Author Archives for Shanan Marshall

RECRUITER EFFICIENCY & EFFECTIVENESS by John Marshall, PhD

August 10, 2022 1:08 pm Published by Leave your thoughts The overwhelming shift to online recruitment was a windfall to talent acquisition professionals, particularly those responsible for high volume recruitment. It is an easy process to source and hire candidates if quantity is the only issue. Online sourcing strategies through the major job search engines like Indeed, can provide a continuous flow of candidates to recruiters and hiring managers for consideration. As discussed in previous blogs, many of these candidates are not high quality and can be overwhelming to recruiters without the appropriate technology and tools. To help recruiters identify quality candidates from this flow, most organizations pre screen demographics which are often are either inaccurate or embellished questions/items. In our 2021 Summer Blog Series our talent analytics team researched the predictive power of demographics and found that only 6 factors predicted future performance. To further complicate the search for quality candidates, some recruiters are reinforced for quantity only. The quality......

MEET THE NEW SMG

August 9, 2022 10:54 am Published by Leave your thoughts It’s time we reintroduce ourselves.  More than 40 years ago, Self Management Group was founded to help select, develop and retain top performers. A lot has changed since then. Increased competition for high-quality candidates is elevating the role of talent acquisition into a new strategic competence. Talent acquisition professionals are now expected to offer a point of view on how a company’s people impact the bottom line and how to guide the organization’s approach to talent in lockstep with its strategy.  These pressures have only made the Self Management Group’s role, mission and vision more relevant and timely. A new brand for a new era.  As the world of talent acquisition continues to reinvent itself and evolve, so too are we.    We’re excited to launch a refreshed brand that reflects the modern and sophisticated nature of our world-class tools, technology and insights.  In transitioning from Self Management Group to......
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