Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase. ) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. Read the Full Article

The business environment in healthcare is more complex and challenging than any other industry.   Faced with government regulation, physician integration, electronic medical records, workforce shortages and healthcare reform, the industry is in a continuous state of change.   These challenges make it difficult for healthcare providers to achieve its three most fundamental goals – reduce costs, improve patient safety, improve patient satisfaction. Read the Full Article

'Tis but thy name that is my enemy: Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand nor foot, Nor arm nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet In these famous lines spoken by Juliet in William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet – we see a girl struggling to understand why the name of her true love (Montague) is the one thing keeping them apart. Read the Full Article

 No other statement I made at our Impact 2011 conference in April seemed to have touched as many people as that one.   In the hours and days following my presentation, that simple aside turned into the one that opened the doors to conversations with a lot of “non-recruiting” people.   I was hearing from CHROs (Chief Human Resource Officer), CLOs (Chief Learning Officer) and VPs of Global Talent all about what recruiting was when they were coming into the industry and even some of the perceptions around talent acquisition they carried to this day. Read the Full Article

First off, I just want to say Thank You to those who joined us both in person and virtually last week at our Impact 2011: Building the Borderless Workplace conference. Personally, I always get energized by these events, especially when I have the opportunity to participate in real-time conversations with the amazing people who make up the leaders, practitioners, solution providers, media market, and researchers of the HR industry. What a passionate and vocal industry we work in! I wanted to wrap up this week by sharing some insights on what I saw, heard, and personally felt at the conference last week for those who were unable to attend in person:  What I Saw: Although we were in the middle of beautiful St. Read the Full Article