2010 Archives

May, 2010 - The Contingent or Retained Search

April, 2010 - Immediate Problems? Meet the Interim Solution

March, 2010 - Fighting the Myth of 'The Perfect Fit'

February, 2010 - A Case Study in the Use of Effective Metrics

January, 2010 - The Importance of Business Metrics

2009 Archives

December, 2009 - Our Special ‘End-of-the-Year Retrospective’

November, 2009 - Proactive Ways to Increase Employee Satisfaction

October, 2009 - What's Your Strategy?

September, 2009 - Adding to Your Team on a Tight Budget

August, 2009 - Ineffective Employee Orientation

July, 2009 - The Never-Ending Interview Process

June, 2009 - Neglecting to Sell the Job and the Opportunity

May, 2009 - Hiring a Skill Set Rather Than a Record of Success

April, 2009 - The Unrealistic Job Description

March, 2009 - The 'Common Hiring Mistakes' Series

February, 2009 - Business as Usual . . . Even in a Down Economy!

January, 2009 - Help Us Help Others

2008 Archives

December, 2008 - Presenting Our Year in Review

November, 2008 - Retaining Employees - The Easy Way

October, 2008 - What are Your Employees Worth

September 2008 - Retaining Your Human Investments

August 2008 - Attracting Top Talent in Any Economy

July 2008 - Relocating the New Hire - A Family Affair

June 2008 - Presenting the Complete Employment Offer

May 2008 - Let’s Be Clear—Retention Begins with the Interview 

April 2008 - Your Other ‘Succession Plan’

March 2008 - 10 Steps to a Successful Partnership with Your Recruiter

January 2008 - You Are the Key to Retaining Your Key Employees

2007 Archives

December 2007 -The Best of Simmons Says

November 2007 - Offering Solutions to Candidates in Today’s Housing Market

October 2007 -The Housing Market’s Impact on Recruiting Top Talent

September 2007, What Would It Be Like If Work and Life Were in Balance?

August 2007, Creating a Successful Onboarding Program

July 2007, Onboarding: Worth the Investment

June 2007, Behavioral-Based Interviewing and the STAR Approach

May 2007, Consider the Resume, Hire for the Behaviors

April 2007, Becoming a Major Player in ‘The Second Act’

March 2007, Why ‘WIIFM’ is the Most Important Recruiting Technique

February 2007, Attracting Top Performers Begins With You

January, 2007 - New Year, New View

2006, Archives

May, 2006 - Planning—The Key to Quality Talent Acquisition

June, 2006 - Create More Time to Hire the Right Candidates

July, 2006 - Know Your Company’s 30-Second Story

August, 2006 - The ‘WOW! Factor’

September, 2006 - The Four C’s of a Quality Recruiter

October, 2006 - The MPC and You

November, 2006 - The Art of the Courtesy Interview

December, 2006 - The Clock is Ticking