Recruiting: Why Settle For The Tip Of The Iceberg?

Feb, 22 2011
By Greg Ness
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One of the assumptions that can make finding good candidates for a position difficult is limiting your search to people actively seeking a new job. In reality, this number is always only a fraction of the people available who might be good at the job, and consider it if they were aware of its existence.

Time is money

“Time is money,” is a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin. What was true for our forefathers is still true for all of us today. For businesses, time is a strategic resource that needs to be managed on a consistent basis. You can’t re-spend your time. Once time has passed, it is history and no amount of manipulation will reclaim previous minutes, hours or days.

When many people consider recruiting for important positions within a company, the focus is often on cost. That is understandable: CFOs manage companies based on financial budgets, so cost is an important consideration that permeates most management decisions. However, not many companies have somebody who budgets time.

Challenges Facing Business and HR In The Next 10 Years

Most employers and HR professionals agree: one of the key challenge for the future is hiring and retaining top talent. This SlideShare presentation details the results of a global poll to over 400 C-suite and HR executives conducted by the Society For Human Resource Management.