talent acquisition

"If You Were An Animal, What Kind Would You Be?" - When You Hear This Question, Get Up And Leave The Room Immediately!

Joshua Letourneau — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:35:41 -0400

So the interview is going well - You're in upper management and have led many successful behavioral interviews yourself in the past. All indications are that you're knocking it dead . . . and then the person on the other end of the line (or across the table) drops a bomb:

"If you were an animal, what kind would you be?"
OR
"If you came back to life as an animal, which would you come back as?"
OR

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The Hidden Beauty Of Dysfunctional Teams!

Joshua Letourneau — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:00:36 -0400

That despite it all, things still find a way to get done. I mean, how many times have we seen a team of buddies that all loved one another, and spent nearly every minute of every day together . . . but couldn't collaborate together to change a lightbulb if they needed to?

Sure, there's probably a happy medium (well, not probably), but before we lower the gavel on dysfunctional teams, let's keep one thing in mind:

When the focus is on outcomes, and not activities, things normally find a way to work themselves out.

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Hertz's Green Strategy: Is There a Marketing Lesson for Talent Acquisition?

Joshua Letourneau — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:30:34 -0400

Talent Acquisition (HR and/or Internal Recruitment) could probably gleam a thing or two from a new & engaging (at least to me as a marketing-head) Hertz commercial I watched this morning (see video below). I make that statement because Hertz's new commercial is indicative of a marketing strategy that is not only well thought out, but also extremely well integrated. To take a page from a Marketing Guru I learn from each day, Seth Godin:

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Job Seekers, Beware!: Why Job Board Resumes Are Often Seen As "Re-circulatory Garbage"

Joshua Letourneau — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:00:39 -0400

Take a good look at the attached image and you'll begin to understand the analogy between Job Board resumes and the notion of "Re-circulatory Garbage" . . .

Take another look at let it sink in a little bit. The majority of candidates I speak with do not truly understand the ramifications of having their name, address, and phone number, etc. public on a Job Board for the whole world to see. Think about it for a minute: Do you really want your information to be used as wallpaper for every corporate and third-party recruiter out there?

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Hi and Welcome!

Amy Lewis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:21:34 -0400

Welcome to the world of the Human Capital Institute on Fast Company!

If you aren't already familiar with the work we do, I encourage you to check us out at www.humancapitalinstitute.org

As the next few days go by, I will be actively working to fill out content here in the group, so I would love to hear from you if you have suggestions on what you would like to see here.

Thanks for doing your part to advance the decision science of strategic talent management.

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Human Capital Institute

Amy Lewis — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:47:13 -0400

Strategic Human Capital Management is the most powerful lever for innovation and growth in today's knowledge economy. In fact, corporate market value is increasingly defined as the sum of human intangibles - ranging from the public perception of a company's intellectual capacity, to its perceived ability to create new solutions, enter new markets and respond to change.