Author: Carl Kutsmode

Good conferences always offer great opportunities to stay on top of challenges, best practices, and future trends. The best conferences also offer new take-away ideas to implement within our own organizations. The recent ERE conference held in Chicago in late September delivered the goods on both fronts. As the moderators of an almost-two-hour-long Think Tank session […]

We wish to thank Gregory Stobbe SPHR JD, an independent human resources consultant, for the “must read” content below on an important change in the law that takes effect January 1, 2015. Ban the Box! Who is behind the Ban the Box movement, you ask? (Hint: it is not those anti-corrugated cardboard activists again). It […]

Recently published in the National ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives) Consultants’ Forum, newsletter, this article answers the question, “Why are some healthcare consultants more successful than others?”  Having worked in executive search consulting for more than 20 years, I agree that the difference between an average consultant and a great one can be hard […]

The latest issue of the Chicago Chapter of ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives) newsletter includes an article on how to get the most out of working with an external executive search provider. The eight tips range from budget-setting to background checking – and all are key to ensuring you get the maximum impact from […]

Upwardly Global is a not-for-profit devoted to helping work-authorized, skilled immigrants rebuild their professional careers in the U.S. Upwardly Global creates partnerships with employers who benefit from access to this talent pool and provides customized training and support for these new Americans to help them achieve their full economic potential in the U.S. The outcome […]

Decisions, Decisions. Consider Your Options When Faced with Your Next Hiring Spike Jane Doe, head of recruitment at fast-growing ACME Corp, was not having a good day. Three hours ago, the head of sales requested assistance in hiring 50 new business development reps over the next 6 months to support a new national product launch. Jane, […]

We’re the first to admit that job fairs have gained a tarnished, “old-school” reputation in recent years. For most of us in the recruiting business, these mass hiring sessions conjure up visions of cattle calls in dingy hotel ballrooms. Using a shotgun online and traditional advertising and job posting approach, these events notoriously attract a […]

There’s a proliferation of tools that all claim to make candidate sourcing easier. Some of these have been around for years; others are relatively new. At the Chicago STAR (Society of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment) Staffing Symposium held earlier this month, TalentRISE hosted a luncheon discussion on a dozen or so of the most popular […]

Engaging passive candidates using social media can be challenging.  It’s not that recruiters don’t want to engage the passive candidates that, by some estimates comprise 75 percent of the workforce … it’s that they often really don’t know how OR don’t have the time. In this article recently published on ERE.net and co-authored by Vince Milne, one of […]

Last week, TalentRISE’s own Carl Kutsmode and Vince Milne hosted an ERE.net webinar on the latest social recruitment strategies aimed at passive candidates.  The session included a discussion of current best practices, tools and tips as well as suggestions on how to monitor and measure results.  A recording of the well-attended event can be accessed […]