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Poaching- Recruitment Market 2010 -The War For Talent Is On

By Sharon L. Florentine

Maximize Your Profitability. Build and Execute A World Class People Strategy

Executive Forum - January 16 & 17, 2011

How Can You Improve Performance Metrics and Employee Productivity?

A study of the Corporate Executive Board found that since the recession began, managers have become less effective at defining employees roles and accountability. Before the recession, only 60% of employees said their managers did an okay job of...

2010 Goal Setting and Accountability

It is January 26th, Have you Set your 2010 Goals and Action Plans yet?

From The Trenches-Strategic Positioning For Recruitment and Staffing Firms

KeenHire's Keen Recruiting Institute began it's 1st 2010 training session on Friday, January 22. It is an exciting course for me to lead as I have 3 member companies who have already taken Keen's Talent Strategy 3.0 / NAPS CERS course in attendance and 3...

Some Aspects For Staffing Companies To Think About

A trend I have noticed is those who cut all costs necessary to operate their businesses are financially in worse shape than those who have methodically evaluated where to focus cost cutting.

Choosing Your Talent Wisely-Save Money By Doing Your Homework

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 30, 2008 | War for Talent
SPECIFIC HOLISTIC HIRING TECHNIQUES THAT SAVE MONEY.

Choosing Your Talent Wisely With An Internal Hiring Process

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 28, 2008 | War for Talent
WHAT IS AN INTERNAL HIRING PROCESS AND HOW DO WE CREATE ONE?If you hire someone you don’t really know, for a position you have not thoroughly defined – chances are neither the person, nor the position will deliver. Hiring the right people right from the...

Choosing Your Talent Wisely The First Time

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 26, 2008 | War for Talent
What does it take to Build the right team? Have you ever thought you hired the workplace version of John Wayne, only to find out you’ve been duped and ended up with a Woody Allen? Poor hiring decisions are costly mistakes that can range from 150...

Retention Is Everyone’s Issue

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 27, 2008 | War for Talent
One might argue that retention is not a recruiters issue and should be none of their concern. I have a different opinion, I think it is very much a recruiter's issue and that as an industry or an as individual we need to step in and show concern for...

Recruiting The New Generation Taking It By Storm!

by Margaret Graziano | Jun 09, 2008 | War for Talent
My adventure in training the “20 some-things�? What a cool experience it was for me to work side by side with some young people in the recruiting industry. Their desire, passion, curiosity and openness were as energizing to me as a good morning run, the...