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Confession: I have a tendency to use these terms interchangeably at times. Truth is, I shouldn’t. Knowledge, skill, and abilities (aka KSAs) are three different things. And it’s important to know the difference – even though the difference can be subtle. Knowledge is the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. For example, an employee…
Recruiting leaders are constantly looking for strategic opportunities, which admittedly are rare in this progressive field. There is only one big missed opportunity in strategic recruiting and that is harnessing consumer data to direct source passive prospects. Unless you have adopted a big data approach to recruiting, you will undoubtedly be shocked to learn that…
“It’s the work (stupid).” That is the gist of the answer that you get when you ask top performers, “What would attract you to a new job?” If you were Picasso, wouldn’t you only be attracted to a new job if it provided you with the opportunity to “do the best painting of your life”?…
What could be more important in a fast-moving world than keeping up with developing trends? Unfortunately, many in recruiting are so busy that they forget to set aside time to follow or act on these important emerging trends. The Many Benefits of Tracking Emerging Trends in Recruiting Not following trends can be a mistake because…
I am frequently asked, “What is the most exciting and impact job in the corporate world?” While others may answer differently, to be the most exciting and impact job is clearly recruiting. It is full of excitement because every day as a recruiter you are in a head-to-head competition to attract top talent, and fortunately,…
Ever since the Declaration of Independence, “the pursuit of happiness” has been a national goal. However, only recently has a more narrow focus on employee happiness become a talked-about item among business and HR leaders. Some call it a trend but I call it another distracting fad that will take the needed focus away from…
Civil is one of the least preferred branches in engineering. Few people today want to be involved in building roads, bridges, buildings – actual engineering work. The software industry with its big brands, cool campuses, and mainly mental work is more attractive. But as they say, nature has its own corrective mechanisms. So it is…
TOI reports: Nightmarish times are back for Indian pilots fresher jobs out of flying schools. As many as 600 Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)-holders are currently jobless and engaged in a nerve-wracking competition to enter that coveted cockpit even as vacancies for the post of trainee pilots have become as rare as on-time flight departures. On…
Let’s talk about the modern challenges of human right! So, Where Do We Start? As I mentioned in my introduction, there are communities, religious groups, ethnic minorities, and indeed human right whole nations who are strangers or oppressed in their own land. Many other peoples retain their homes in their own lands but when it…
Most of us spread the majority of our days thinking about, searching for, and reaching for our next opportunity. I personally did exactly that for many years. There are opportunities everywhere. Some of them are better choices than others. Do you know which of them are right for you and which of them are not?…