Daily Archives: December 16, 2008

Social Media to Replace Recruiters? Right, Just Like Robots Are Doing All the Work Today….

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I love it when lame studies project the elimination of an entire industries.  Ever see the movie 2001?  Weren’t we all supposed to be chilling at this point, allowing the computers and robots to do all the work, while we moved toward the plane called self-actualization?

Right.. I know… We’re still doing the work. That sucks, but hey, it’s job security.

Here’s another bold prediction.  Some experts see the downfall of recruiting agencies, which you and I know as “headhunters”.  It seems this set of experts sees the rise of social networks, combines it with how the younger generations like to connect, and concludes that soon we won’t need headhunters.  The social networks of the younger generations will do the work, and the employee referral will rise as the preferred alternative to headhunters.

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Audio from my Radio Show on WHO Newsradio 1040

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A few weeks ago (Nov 26, 2008) I filled in for local radio talk show host Jan Mickelson on the world famous 1040 am WHO radio station in Des Moines. I talked mostly about subjects pertaining to the world of work, which as you know is my specialty. Since I have had so many requests to listen to it, I am now posting the audio. WHO was phenomenal to work with and I enjoyed the experience tremendously and look forward to doing it again.

I want to again give a huge thanks to Van, Joel, and Jan for allowing me the opportunity.

I hope you enjoy the broadcast.

Much Love to the Poor Performers out there

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One might think lousy economic conditions would make companies more selective during recruiting. Instead, employers appear content to endure poor performers rather than take a chance on unknown commodities, a new survey suggests. Caliper, a management consulting firm in Princeton, New Jersey, finds that nearly seven in 10 employers find it easier to manage “the devil they know” than to take risks on hiring unknown new people. A mere 31 percent say the opposite, according to Caliper’s survey of 190 U.S. hiring managers from various industries. Caliper says the results underscore employers’ need to move beyond surface qualifications and rely more on behavioral interviews and personality assessments when making hiring decisions.