Bring the heart back to Staffing

So “The heart of Rock and Roll” as Huey Lewis sang, is still beating. The question is how is the heart of staffing? From the things I have seen, and heard I seriously question if the “heart of staffing” even exists anymore.

What I mean by the “heart of Staffing” is the reason we do…

Company Fit?

So we all know what it is, we all know what is really means, but how often do we use it correctly and how often do we use it to make things easier for us. The term “company Fit” really stands for the way in which your personality, work style and ethics, and over all demeanor fits within a given company or even…

Can you look at yourself in the mirror?

Long ago I made a promise to myself. I promised myself I would live by 4 simple rules.

1. I would never do or say anything that would make me not like the person I see when looking in the mirror
2. I would not  do or say nothing that I would not be willing to share with my wife…

                                                         Why do I Love being a Staffing Professional!!

So I have been in staffing for over 20 years. In fact it was 20 years last week. It started me thinking why did I get involved in staffing, why do I love it so much. Now some who are in staffing will say it is the money, some the freedom, especially if you are a…

Converting a Military job to the Civilian World and more!!

So one of the most difficult things to do is convert a military occupational classification (MOC) or job to a civilian job. It is hard because the MOC’s typically do not carry standard titles, and the verbiage used to describe it is military talk. The problem is without…

The moving target that is the job Description!!

We have all seen it and dealt with it. A job Description (JD) not written with us being involved, that says almost nothing, and when you speak to the hiring manager (HM) and ask question they give you almost nothing.

Part of the problem is the HMs…

Constructive versus Destructive!!

So over the last few months, I have read allot of posts, replies to posts, etc that have been made in various social media sites, from Twitter, ere, facebook and more. Over that time I have come to realize there are basically 3 types of responses; One that is truly social with no real intent of…

Boolean Operators Updated!! 

So this is an update to my all inclusive list of operators. The update is as of 1/16/13, of course I will have other updates as I find new operators. Why you ask, well as I said below there are always new ones being discovered.

So, as most of you know there are allot of…

The 3 leadership styles all successful leaders use!!

All successful leaders, from Eisenhower to Patton, all understood the three primary leadership styles. They all knew how to use them, and when to use them.

The three primary leadership style are; participative, delegative and authoritarian.

Participative - is…

The Few, the Proud, the Looking, and why you should hire them!!

Yes, we are talking about the military. Every year thousands of these proud warriors get out, and face an uncertain future. Not knowing what they should do.

However, there are some things everyone should keep in mind, concerning the military. There…

The Overly Cocky Candidate!!!!

We have all had one, in most cases several. For me the ultimate overly cocky candidate was the one who basically told me, I would hire him, I would pay him this much, he would start when he wanted, he would get stock, and so on. He basically made it clear he was too good for the company but…

Proactive vs Reactive vs Just in time vs Pipelining!!

So one thing I have been hearing a lot of is Proactive vs reactive vs just in time vs pipelining. Or more specifically what do they mean. So here we go;

Proactive; when someone, usually a staffing professional, proactively goes out and searches for…

Mirror, Mirror!!

How we communicate with our coworkers, hiring managers and candidates will impact our ability to do our job. The question is how do we do it, how do we communicate with all those people with all those different personalities and communication styles.

Well it is very simple, You mirror the person…

Standing up to the Hiring Manager (HM)!!

One of the biggest issues I see with staffing professionals is an unwillingness or inability to stand up to their HM and present a case for why the job description is bad, or why they need to pay more, or why what they are looking for does not exist within the confines they…

Who should you follow!! Updated

So in reality you should not strive to be a follower but a leader. That said this post is about who out in the industry should you follow. Mind you this is the UPDATED list and there will be more updates coming. By follow I mean on twitter, connected to on…

Title Search can be a waste!!

So a lot of sourcers still like to search by title. I mean the full title as listed on their job descriptions (JD). The only problem with this is there are a lot of different titles that can be used for the same job. For example you need a developer. You JD say Sr. Developer. That’s great but I have…

Job Hoppers = no hire…Really

Yup I said it, and this is going to be one of my most controversial posts to date. First let me start by saying this is mostly for corporate staffing. We all know that Hiring Managers (HM), HR, and a lot of Staffing Professionals(SP) have a bias against anyone who has had too many different jobs…

Mining for Gold that is already there!!

ATS, HRIS, CRM what do all of these have in common? Answer almost every company has them, but most do not use them right. To that end let the mining or more correctly strip mining begin. How many companies have a candidate database(DB) of some kind, filled with candidates no one ever…

What do candidates really want from staffing process??

What do candidates really want from staffing process? How do they really feel they should be treated? What is good candidate service and satisfaction? These are the questions that staffing professionals have wondered for years. The…

The Call!!

(note this post is mainly geared towards corporate staffing professionals)

So often when calling a potential candidate, most recruiters go into their sales pitch about a position they are looking to fill, if the person they are talking to seems interested, they might…