On Staffing Advice and Perspectives from HR Leaders

by Burkholder, Nicholas C.; Edwards, Preston J.; Sartain, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780471410690
• ISBN10: 0471410691
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

As HR leaders know, successful staffing is about much more than just hiring qualified people. Its about hiring the right qualified peopleand keeping them. To help you do that, On Staffing covers the new and innovative business initiatives managers from leading companies are using to assess the potential of people and place them in positions in which they can maximize that potential. It analyzes the practices that work, offers strategies for dealing with rapidly changing business and hiring environments, and helps HR leaders prepare for the changes and challenges to come.

Author Biography

NICHOLAS C. BURKHOLDER is a global authority on the acquisition, development, and retention of human capital. He is the founder of Staffing.org and HREngineer, as well as the coauthor of The Executive Career Guide for MBAs, also from Wiley.<BR>

Table of Contents

Preface.

The Revolution Continues (Steve Pogorzelski).

Generational Shift (Bruce Tulgan).

Positionin Success from the Start - Strateic Employee Assessment & Assimilation Oractices (Robert Morgan).

The Critical Role of Recruiting — Strategic Hiring (Wendell Williams).

Recruirting Trends (Deb McGrath).

Employer Branding — The Last Legal Advantage in WInning the War for Talent (Tim Gibbon).

Building a Global Employer Brand in Five (Actually More) Lessons (Rob O'Keefe).

Cross-Cultural Communication (Keibo Saito).

Becoming a Great Recruiter (John Sullivan).

Leadership and Recruiting (Kevin Wheeler).

Top 10 Secrets to Effective Networking (David Manaster and Jim Dalton).

Reversing the Brain Drain (Mike Foster).

A Primer on Internet Recruiting (Tony Lee).

Integrating e-Recruiting and HR Processes (Bernard J. Cullen).

Using Media as an Effective Staffing Tool (John Corrigan).

Outsourced Human Resources (Bruce Ferguson).

Contract Recruiting (John Wentworth).

Outsourced Recruiting (Barry Siegel).

The Partnering of Staffing Relationships from an External Recruiter's Perspective (Karen Bloom).

Boutique Search Firms (Kathy April-Barr).

Using Quality Processes (Gary Hunt).

Hiring is a Process — Not an Event (Lou Adler).

The Staffing Process — With an Emphasis on Volume Recruiying (Arthur E. Nathan).

Day in the Life of an Exempt Recruiter: Explanation and Analysis of Daily Recruiting Activities (Tom Bahlo).

Using Collaboration to Hire Smarter and Maximize Recruitment ROI — In Any Economy (Row Henson).

Radical Recruiting: Using Culture, Public Relations and $0 to Get Results (Nancy S. Ahlrichs).

Low Cost/No Cost Recruiting (John Vlastelica).

Building a Strong Workdorce Through Affiliation (Ron Elsdon).

Replenishing the Workforce (Heather Hartmann).

Key Factors for Managing Your Campus Recruiting Program: The Good Times and Bad (John Flato).

Work Integrated Learning Programs: Proven Value for Staffing Professionals (Peter Franks).

A German Model of Successful Staffing (Anexl Gohringer).

Diversity (James Norman).

When Johnny (and Jane) Come Marching Home: Why Hire Military (Bill Gaul)?

Special Recruiting Events (James A. Link).

Merging Organizations (John G. Kitson).

Selecting High Talent Professionals in the Competitive Global Marketplace (Kent Kirch).

Challenges of Staffing Overseas Operations (David Lowry).

The Challenges of Recruiting for those in Creative Enterprises (Cheryl Fry).

Management Recruitment: Current and Future Models for the Service Industry (Raj Gnanna-Pragasma).

General Management Perspective on Staffing: The Staffing Commandments (Gail Hyland-Savage).

Perspectives On Measures (Joseph P. Murphy).

Financial Impact of New Human Capital Acquisition Technology (Yves Lermusiaux).

Preparing to Take the Next Step in the Utilization of HR Technology (Nick Scobbo).

The Human Resources — Security Relationship (Harvey Burstein).

Staffing and Relocation: Supporting ROI While Attracting and Retaining Talent (Laura Herring).

Human Investment Analysis (Van Papadopolous).

Business and Workforce Environment (Garrett Walker and Elizabeth Hoane).

Elusive and Critical: The Role of Groups Dynamics in Recruitment and Retention (Lawrence J. Quartana).

In Support of Progressive Discipline: Leading Managers to the Fountain of Truth (Fran Dwornik).

Measured Employment Development and Verification of Core Expertise (Richard Swanson and Elwood F. Holton).

Retention - The Key to Human Capital Cycle (Joe Bosch).

It's Time for a Strategic Approach to Retaining Talent (Barbara Mitchell).

Metrics are Everywhere - Why, What and How to Choose (Kim Burns).

How to Make Trends and Influence Strategy: Becoming an Effective Leader of the Recruiting Function (Dan Guaglianome).

Job Market Confidence Index (Carl Haacke).

Conclusion (John G. Kitson Lou Manzi).

Biographies.