Which are you hiring: people or talent? Talent brings skills and competencies that will help you achieve your mission. People can fill a position and do a job.

Talent can see things and do things others can’t or won’t see. People will get some work done and collect a paycheck. read more »

Open Positions within an organization generally imply that budget has been approved to fill a position and, at least theoretically, there is an effort to locate a qualified candidate. It may seem odd that I’m making these statements with so many timid qualifiers. An open position is an open position – right? Well, the challenge for many companies is managing the open positions. Even with the plethora of great and not-so-great recruiting, on-boarding, and applicant tracking systems, the actual management and visibility of open positions is still an ordeal for many managers and HR departments. read more »