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My response to "We don't need to overhaul our recruiting process"

“We don’t need to overhaul our recruiting process.” I hear this a lot when clients first reach out for a consultation. It makes me laugh to myself because I tend to wonder, if everything is good with your recruiting process, why are you calling me? I recently posted about the 4 Dysfunctions of Recruiting and the 5 Signs Your Recruiting Process is Broken, creating a lot of interest from…

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Recruiting Leaders: Focus on Team Optimization, NOT your Low Performers

Recruiting Leaders: Focus on Team Optimization, NOT your Low Performers

One of the things I love most about my job is the team I work with. We just seem to get each other. Each of us play to our strengths individually but collectively, we function like a well-oiled machine. After many years of corporate America focusing on employee optimization, studies are showing it’s all about team optimization. The Harvard Business Review last month, found that ‘‘the time spent…

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Leaders, don't be fooled by this bad habit!

Leaders, don’t be fooled by this bad habit!

One of the things I love most about my job is the team I work with. We just seem to get each other. Each of us play to our strengths individually but collectively, we function like a well-oiled machine. After many years of corporate America focusing on employee optimization, studies are showing it’s all about team optimization. The Harvard Business Review last month, found that ‘‘the time spent…

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When you bite off more than you can chew

Recruiters are notorious for believing they can conquer the world then complaining because they are overwhelmed. Sprint Recruiting has taught my team and me how to be more successful and efficient by leveraging two week sprints.

Recruiters are notorious for believing they can conquer the world then complaining because they are overwhelmed. Sprint Recruiting has taught my team and me how to be more successful and efficient by leveraging two week sprints. There are a ton of efficiencies to be realized when you focus on what you can and cannot conquer.

Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual attraction…

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What is Sprint Recruiting? A Podcast Interview with upstartHR.com

One of my favorite blogs and podcasts to follow is UpstartHR.com by Ben Eubanks. I can’t express how excited I was to be interviewed on a podcast I listen to by someone I really admire in the HR industry.

Ben and I sort of geeked out on the topic of human resource analytics and the transformation we are seeing as a result of more HR professionals leveraging data to make more informed…

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3 Reasons Why Hiring Veterans is a Winning Strategy

3 Reasons Why Hiring Veterans is a Winning Strategy! #Veterans #Recruiting #SprintRecruiting

I recently read an article in The Motley Fool featuring Daymond John, one of Shark Tank’s successful entrepreneurs, sharing his thoughts on why veterans make great entrepreneurs. Daymond, the founder and CEO of hip-hop clothing company FUBU has created the Heroes to CEOs competition, hosted by Bob Evans Farms, a subsidiary of Post Holdings (NYSE:POST). The contest invites military veterans to…