<strong>Q. Our industry is one that is actually growing during this recession.&nbsp; Some of my people are getting calls from recruiters offering them new positions. We can’t afford to lose anyone at this time. Is there any way to keep recruiters away from my people?</strong>

In many companies the answer to this question is, “Yes.” I believe that this is the wrong answer. HR may be accountable for&nbsp; hiring and working with managers to provide candidates, but responsibility for hiring is not HR’s. Especially since the vast majority of companies don’t even have an HR function so what would they do if HR is responsible for hiring?

We have discovered that in many companies the hiring process is random, unstructured, and often the people are not highly skilled at hiring. It is no wonder that for many companies hiring top talent is a challenge.