The Theory of Constraints Applied to Recruiting

Finding & Removing Recruiting Bottlenecks

More than three decades ago, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt wrote a seminal book, The Theory of Constraints. The concept is simple: every system has a constraint, which limits the system's output.

If we think of recruiting as a chain, starting with creating a desire to work for a firm and ending with a new employee, any step in this chain could limit to the abilit…