Joshua Jones

Joshua Jones is director, talent solutions with ERE Media. He supports conferences and publications focused on human resources, talent acquisition, and talent management. Prior to joining ERE Media, he dedicated nearly seven years as a recruiter and sourcer to tackling hiring challenges for companies and organizations nationwide.

Memorable Moments From LinkedIn’s Talent Connect: the Pledge to Help Others, and the Program for Prisoners

Joshua JonesSeptember 30, 2019September 30, 2019

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

The Europeans and Their GDPR Are About to Torpedo Your Recruitment Process

Joshua JonesApril 6, 2018April 3, 2018

Does your company have a job opening in Europe? If so, there’s a good chance your existing referral program is about to get torpedoed. With GDPR … Read more

A New Technique in Marketing Has Intriguing Possibilities for Recruiters

Joshua JonesDecember 7, 2017December 7, 2017

What do Lexus and Papa Johns have in common? They’re using cutting-edge marketing tactics that most of the talent-acquisition world isn’t using but … Read more

You Too Can Control Your Hiring Managers and Make Them Do What You Want

Joshua JonesMarch 15, 2017March 9, 2017

A few years ago, a hiring manager I was working with in Dallas reviewed a slate of my candidates and asked me to set up immediate interviews with two of … Read more

Taking Control of Recruitment Metrics

Joshua JonesMarch 6, 2017March 6, 2017

Metrics are essential to tracking and improving the success of any recruitment team, but with a dizzying number of tools and measurements on the market, it … Read more

Recruiting for Those Hard-to-Fill Positions

Joshua JonesFebruary 16, 2017February 16, 2017

While traditional recruiting strategies continue to evolve over time and new sources of hire are developed each year, some roles take an unconventional … Read more

Let’s Stop Slinging Recruiting Mud, and Start Supporting Each Other

Joshua JonesApril 8, 2015July 23, 2015

Few professions are as hard on newcomers as the recruiting industry. Entry-level, or just oblivious, recruiters have a tough row to hoe and the challenges … Read more

Walking the Walk of ‘Conscious Capitalism’ and Other Thoughts From Austin

Joshua JonesMarch 15, 2015July 22, 2015

If you’ve never visited the Whole Foods World Headquarters in Austin, Texas, drop by sometime. The location is a blend of shopping and office space and … Read more

How To Write An InMail Subject Line That Gets Results

Joshua JonesNovember 13, 2014March 17, 2016

If you’re not getting the response you want from your InMails, the problem could be as simple as your subject line. With LinkedIn again tightening up … Read more

Out in the Real World, a Lot of Jobs Just Aren’t That Amazing

Joshua JonesOctober 23, 2014July 21, 2015

It’s difficult to attend an HR and recruiting centered conference and not find yourself sitting among a choir while one of our industry’s messiahs preaches … Read more