This question in the headline has been posed to me several times. For context, we are driving a transformation of the way we do talent acquisition. In a … Read more
Stop Being Scared of Remote Workers
For many, “telecommuting” is still a dirty word. For all the anxieties surrounding remote work, its potential to empower your workplace cannot … Read more
Hiring for Culture Is Stupid
Culture is one of those “trends” in HR/recruiting that we just need to let die. It’s stupid. The whole idea behind it, although well intentioned, … Read more
Collaborative Recruiting — Making ‘Every Employee a Recruiter’ Improves Hiring Results
Top firms use collaborative recruiting because it “turns every employee into a recruiter” and a brand ambassador. Expanding involvement also improves … Read more
The Challenges and Benefits of Hiring Refugees
Refugees: it’s a group of potential employees you may not have thought of. People who’ve seen them in action, including their ability to learn … Read more
Rainy Mondays and Chilly Economics — Recruiting in a Downturn
There was a sales manager who used to say he “loved rainy Mondays.” It was a little crazy to hear, since no one was excited about Monday in … Read more
The New Potential: Should You Look for Shy-pos?
A new conversation is happening in talent reviews globally that is confusing leaders and their HR partners alike. That conversation references what we call … Read more
Hey Google, Your Job Board Needs a Lot of Work
Google for Jobs was launched to much fanfare. I lost track of the number of commentators saying … ”This is the moment Indeed has dreaded blah blah … Read more
Alert — Recruiting’s Future Will Be Dominated By a Full Cycle Self-Service Phone App!
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thoughts around the future of recruiting Forget what you’ve read about the future of recruiting, because … Read more
Build a Successful Campus Recruiting Team
With employers facing the tightest labor market in decades, more and more companies are turning to college campuses to source talent for internships and … Read more
Sifting Through the Cost per Applicant Data
Cost per applicant benchmarks are a great way to understand how your paid media is performing when you are putting dollars behind job postings. The folks … Read more
A Good Way to Waste Money, Time, and Attention: The 7 Most Common Reasons Employer Brand Initiatives Fail
The numbers are impressive. When you have a strong employer brand, you can see up to a 50 percent drop in cost to hire and up to an 80 percent increase in … Read more
Break the Language Barrier Between Recruiters and Veterans
Just a few years ago, only 20 percent of companies surveyed had developed a formal program for recruiting veterans. And in spite of an ever-tightening … Read more
Do You Know That You Are Part of the Golden Age of Recruiting?
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the tremendous progress that the recruiting profession has made Few in recruiting … Read more
Hiring Formerly Incarcerated: Shelley Winner Continues the Fight
Shelley Winner pleaded for a job at a big technology company, despite having a criminal record that got her red-flagged. It worked. Since then, she has … Read more
The ‘Tech Company’ You May Not Be Hiring From But Should
With technology often the equal of the private sector, the military can be an overlooked source of employees. You’ve read about the Army (lessons … Read more
New York’s Engineering Pay Is Hitting Silicon Valley Levels
Hiring software engineers has become increasingly difficult this year, particularly in New York. If you’re like many of the startups we’ve … Read more
What’s in Your Funnel? Increasing Diversity Representation at the Executive Level
An effective diversity recruiting strategy isn’t only about which job boards you subscribe to or the candidate discovery/rediscovery tools you use. It’s … Read more
Memorable Moments From LinkedIn’s Talent Connect: the Pledge to Help Others, and the Program for Prisoners
Last week 4,684 or so talent acquisition and HR practitioners from around the world gathered in Dallas, Texas, to attend LinkedIn’s 10th annual Talent … Read more
Before Your Throw Away That Long, Boring Pre-employment Test …
While the topic of candidate engagement and experience with assessment has been written about many times before, the stakes are higher than ever. The prime … Read more