by Ira Wolfe | Jul 26, 2015 | Recruiting Process, Recruitment
After clicking submit on a job application, more than half of applicants sit and wait like abandoned lovers waiting for the phone to ring. Many companies seem to have adopted the foolish practice of “ghosting” when it comes to dealing with job applicants....
by Ira Wolfe | Jul 6, 2015 | Recruiting Process, Recruitment
You might think that with all the trouble companies are having finding enough qualified and skilled workers that the recruiting function would be working like a well-oiled machine! Think again! Recruiting is broken and management should just hang an “out of order”...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 25, 2015 | Recruiting Process, Recruitment
In many organizations, the success of recruiting effort is measured by how quickly HR can post a job opening and fill it. Discussions between management and HR about how that success is measured and improvements made are laced with anecdotes, hunches, and ambiguity....
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 3, 2014 | Hiring Process, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
How important is company culture when it comes to hiring success? Part of the answer comes from a study published in the Harvard Business Journal. The authors investigated why so many top performers that move from company to company often perform more like comets than...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 12, 2014 | Recruiting Process, Recruitment
From the number of calls I receive and reports I read, attracting skilled workers is not getting easier. Here’s 8 essential ways to find qualified employees. Stop recruiting like it’s still 1970. It’s 2014 -act like it. You are doing business in a new...
by Ira Wolfe | Mar 13, 2014 | Recruiting Process, Recruitment
If a job applicant can book a flight, deposit a check into his bank, or purchase insurance online 24/7, his expectation is that he can search for jobs and apply anytime that is convenient – from office, home, or mobile. In addition, applying for a job online...
