Hunt-Scanlon Corporation is a leading market research firm, online data provider and industry consultant to the executive recruiting and human capital industries. The company provides a wide range of information products and services relating to executive search, staffing, online recruiting, human resources and corporate diversity.

Many hiring companies are discovering that finding and attracting management-level Latinos and other diverse talent can be a recruiting challenge, and candidate availability is only a part of the problem. These diversity recruiting tips will help you reach the management-level Hispanic candidates you need to remain competitive and meet your recruiting goals.

Even as companies lay off workers in response to economic slowdowns, they still often search outside company ranks for candidates to fill open executive and management positions.

This can largely be traced to a lack of succession planning. When companies fail to identify, mentor and train employees to advance within the organization, the result is an inadequate internal talent pool for open positions. HR experts tell the Wall Street Journal that companies should admit they've “dropped the ball on talent development” and take steps to improve.

• 60 percent of companies have no succession plan of any kind, according to a survey by the Society of Human Resources Management
• Nearly half of 20,000 employees surveyed at 100 large global companies said they don't receive enough feedback from their managers to help them improve their performance.

Simply posting a job listing online isn't enough to attract A-grade candidates. These 5 tips will help you create job ads that connect with candidates and increase the effectiveness of your online recruiting.

A professional emphasis group of SHRM emphasizing employment, selection, staffing and recruitment.

BlueSteps is a service of the Association of Executive Search Consultants, the worldwide association for retained executive search firms. It offers a one-step link to more than 5,000 search professionals at leading search firms worldwide.

Provides training seminars and news about the developing industry of on-line recruiting.