http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition Blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:11:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2101296http://www.feedburner.com Unfortunately, it's a common dilemma; hiring the candidate that has the right experience, qualifications, and work history, only to find three months later that their style, approach or behavior are inconsistent with the values of your organization. While skills and experience are critical, research increasingly points to organizational fit as ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/11/13/culture-fit-and-job-fit/ Whether pulling staff from an existing bench or searching for talent outside company walls, building an effective "shared services" team that fits business requirements and meets an organization's finance, technology, and talent demands can be challenging. Not only do businesses need to understand the specific skill sets that each team ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/29/strategy-for-shared-services-recruitment-it-staffing/ QofH is logically a simple operation: define success and then measure the hire against that definition. Pragmatically, however, this task can loom menacingly to talent acquisition leaders faced with decades' old job descriptions and time-strapped hiring managers. "If you can't bring Mohammed to the mountain, bring the ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/29/the-recruiting-quality-catalyst/ Top business schools share a common mission: producing educated and innovative leaders equipped to manage even the most challenging of today's organizational issues. The best have even turned the traditional silo approach on its head to a curriculum of multi-disciplinary entrepreneurial-style management functions. Is it possible to ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/28/recruiting-your-next-leader-from-business-school/ Bill Taylor had a great post on Tuesday with advice for leaders in tight economic times, and it inspired me to tweak it slightly for talent acquisition- I saw many parallels.  Be sure to check out the original post here. 1. Don't just remake your [recruiting] process, reassert ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/23/recruiting-riff-on-bill-taylors-dollars-and-sense-blog-post/ Language diversity (and employees with mastery in more than one) has become a business imperative for many organizations. In the creation of a culture of inclusion between employees, customers, and job seekers, it is necessary to learn how to abandon antiquated hiring biases about candidates that look or sound "like ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/21/bridging-the-language-diversity-gap-in-hiring/ Here's some knowledge for your morning, from C.K. Prahalad and M.S. Krishnan, and to be featured in a webcast this afternoon.  In their new book, The New Age of Innovation:  Driving Co-Created Value Through Global Networks, the authors build upon a thesis expressed as N=1, R=G.  What does this mean?  ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/16/the-new-age-of-innovation/ She's the "Research Goddess" for a reason. Candidate coaching and relationships are a great thing.  Is your work meaningful?  Brazen Careerist Whoa, Nellie.  CollegeRecruiter.com reports "Employers Admit to Disqualifying Candidates Due to Facebook Content." How is top talent dealing with tough times on Wall Street? Sylvia Ann Hewitt http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/10/02/this-week-in-the-talentsphere-3/ In part one we looked at designing a productive internship strategy.  Today we'll look closer at how to recruit interns. Rich (Bottner, President and CEO, Intern Bridge) points out that employers need to think constructively at the compensation they offer to interns- they take the position that all ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/09/29/crafting-an-internship-program-for-the-new-millennium-part-two/ Why does having a well-designed and implemented internship program matter?  According to Richard Bottner, CEO and President of Intern Bridge, for several reasons: Because interns will be ambassadors- or adversaries- of your organization- the difference is entirely in how they are challenged and managed. Because college campuses are viral ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/acquisition/2008/09/24/crafting-an-internship-program-for-the-new-millennium-part-one/