The traditional employer-employee power dynamic is in a state of transition. With access to real-time information, stories, and anecdotes, employees today … Read more
Google Enhances Job Search API to Provide Commute Info, Multiple Language Support
Of the three solutions Google launched targeted at helping job seekers and employers come together, the job search API, dubbed Cloud Talent Solution, gets … Read more
Our Consumer Marketing Mirrored Our Recruitment Marketing (Not the Other Way Around)
Almost three years ago, I came on board to lead the talent-acquisition team for Main Event Entertainment, a Dallas-based family entertainment center with … Read more
Chatbots Remain Hot As Paradox Announces Series A, Additional Offices
Chatbot solution Wade and Wendy wasn’t the only one raising money this month. Phoenix-based Paradox, maybe better known for its voice assistant … Read more
Walking Employees Downstream Improves Retention, Productivity, Recruiting, and Engagement (Part 1 of 2)
The Powerful Impacts From Showing Employees That Their Work Is Meaningful Forget engagement survey results. If you really want to kickstart actual hands-on … Read more
Evaluating Your Team to Get the Right People in the Right Seats
In the podcast below, I talk to Katie Weber, CEO of KMW Recruitment, about the importance of workforce planning and the impact that planning alone has on … Read more
It’s About the Work, Not the Job Description
It was a mid-sized technology services company in the middle of the U.S. The company had always been challenged finding and retaining good technology … Read more
The Lines Between Consumer and Employment Branding Are Blurring
As the talent field has made the shift in its employer-brand focus from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have,” there’s another significant trend that’s … Read more
You Might Pay People Less If You’ve Got a Great Employment Brand
Many of the most sought-after employers are able to pay a discount to their competitors in terms of salary, because they are compensating their employees … Read more
Separating the Recruiting Function From HR — A Strategic Opportunity!
Arguments for Separating the Recruiting Function From HR Note: This “think piece” is part of a series of articles that are designed to stimulate your … Read more
Recruitment Marketing in 2019: The New Black Hole (and How to Fix It)
Let’s pretend I’m the head of marketing for a company that sells a specialized product to a targeted audience of elusive corporate HR leaders — a … Read more
Chatbot Gold Rush Continues With Wade and Wendy Raising $7.6 Million
With messaging apps like TextRecruit and Canvas getting acquired recently, it’s no surprise that chatbots, which are a natural progression of the … Read more
Change the Way You Think About Job Descriptions
Before you hire, you need a clear understanding of what you need, and why. What is required needs to be focused on the work that needs to be accomplished. … Read more
Moore’s Law, Alternate Degree Programs, and a More Diverse Workforce
In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore noticed that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their … Read more
Why Is It That You Can You Continuously Track an Amazon Package But Not Your Job Application?
This is wrong: you can easily track the progress of a $29 Amazon package of socks, but not your job application that you put numerous hours into. It … Read more
Game-based Assessments for Hiring — What You Need to Know
Are game-based assessments the future of employment testing? In the podcast below, I talk about that question with Ben Hawkes. He’s an I/O … Read more
My Dog-DNA-kit Order Makes Me Think More Companies Should Advertise Jobs to Customers
Whether or not you believe passive candidates are the best candidates, I think we can all agree that getting your job postings in front of more people is a … Read more
Maybe Your Recruiters Can Be Remote
Remote or onsite recruiter: Which is best for your organization? To answer this question, we really need to know what you are trying to achieve by hiring … Read more
What to Do About Job Seekers Who Aren’t Reading Job Descriptions
Reading this article word for word will take about three to four minutes out of your day. That’s not a ton of time in the grand scheme of things … Read more
Redesigning Recruiting: Here’s the Way Forward
Recruiting, like so many other services, is undergoing massive disruption. Everything is changing. The expectations of hiring managers, job seekers, … Read more