Posts tagged: Marketing your company

Does Your Company Have A Bad Reputation In the Market?

Q. A few years back our company had a bad reputation in the industry. Since then we have changed management and most of the issues are long gone, but our reputation still lingers. We have been told this is affecting our ability to hire people. Recruiters have told us some candidates won’t go forward after [...]

Thursday January 19th, 2012 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Your Reputation Can Impact Hiring Top Talent

We were retained to conduct a search for a VP of Marketing. The position had been open for more than six months, during which time the company had interviewed ten people who showed little interest in the position or the company. In fact, one offer had been turned down. At first glance this seemed strange, [...]

Thursday December 8th, 2011 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Is Your Website a Magnet OR a Turn-off for Talent

Brad and I recently did a radio show on this subject. You can download the entire broadcast of the radio show from our weekly Internet Radio Show on LaTALKRadio.com. By the way, did you know that you can access our ENTIRE Library of every radio show we’ve produced. At the end of every show, we [...]

Tuesday September 7th, 2010 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Retaining Top Talent With Non-Monetary Rewards Part 1

As a recruiter for almost thirty years, I have interviewed and spoken with thousands of candidates.  More often than not, compensation isn’t the reason we are able to get them interested in a new opportunity. Most of the time compensation is a secondary concern. In fact, both myself and my partner, Barry Deutsch, have a [...]

Friday January 15th, 2010 in , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Letting Employees Go Is A PR Event

Most have heard that hiring is a PR event. You should make sure that, whether you hire the person or not, they leave your company wishing they got the job. That way, they will speak highly of your company to others that might want to work there. This is especially true in small industries and [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Cost Per Hire Versus Value Per Hire Which Is Most Important

The cost of a bad hire rarely impacts an organization, however, the value of a great hire can often transform an organization. As executive recruiters, we hear about the “cost per hire” regularly. It seems like every time HR calls, this topic comes up. However, I would suggest that a far better discussion for HR [...]

Monday November 30th, 2009 in , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Finding Top Talent in a Down Economy: It’s Still Hard Work

Just because the haystack is bigger, it doesn’t mean that there are more needles in it. There’s a misconception in the market now that finding good people is suddenly easy. HR people, hiring managers, and the general public believe that when unemployment is high, recruiters just have to run an ad and tons of top-notch, [...]

Monday November 9th, 2009 in , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Why is your employee referral program a failure?

Why do most employee referral programs fail to achieve success? Your employees are your greatest source of outstanding talent! Why are they not whispering in the ears of their former co-workers, associates, friends, neighbors, and acquaintances who can deliver the results you need? In over 25 years of executive search, hiring and sourcing consulting, and [...]

Saturday August 22nd, 2009 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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