Lance Haun – ERE

Lance Haun

Lance Haun is the practice director of strategy and insights for The Starr Conspiracy, where he focuses on researching and writing about work technology. He is also a former editor for ERE Media, broadly covering the world of human resources, recruiting, and sourcing.

He has been featured as a work expert in publications like the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, MSNBC, Fast Company, and other HR and business websites.

He's based in his Vancouver, Wash., home office with his wife and adorable daughter. You can reach him by email or find him off-topic on Twitter.

Technology Can’t Fix Hiring — Except Where It Can

Lance HaunMay 12, 2022May 11, 2022

I love looking at new technology and reimagining what is possible when you get that amazing piece of functionality that was previously missing. I’ve heard … Read more

The Disease of More (Tech)

Lance HaunApril 26, 2022April 22, 2022

When legendary basketball coach Pat Riley wrote the 1988 book Showtime, he introduced the idea of “the disease of more.” Riley argued that … Read more

Blow Up the RFP? Let’s Fix It Instead.

Lance HaunMarch 15, 2022March 13, 2022

Your recruiting technology partners hate requests for proposals (RFPs). That’s hate with a capital H. Many recruiting leaders also don’t particularly care … Read more

Salaries on Job Postings: A Technical Problem Wrapped in a Strategy Problem

Lance HaunFebruary 15, 2022February 12, 2022

“Money, get away. You get a good job with good pay and you’re OK.” – Pink Floyd I’ve been introduced to hundreds of people looking for jobs … Read more

Recruiting Tech Should Stop Imitating Amazon and Yelp

Lance HaunDecember 14, 2021December 13, 2021

I heard it early on in my career: Recruiting is sales. In some ways, that’s right. Part of your job might be contacting a lot of people. You could be told … Read more

The Problem of Diversity Among Talent Acquisition Suppliers

Lance HaunNovember 4, 2021November 3, 2021

When people in recruiting talk about diversity, it’s usually about candidates. When it comes to the ways talent acquisition departments and agencies … Read more

The Missing Piece From TA Tech Purchase Decisions: People

Lance HaunOctober 14, 2021October 10, 2021

Last month at ERE Digital, I had a fascinating discussion with Freddy Rivera, a senior technical recruiter at Strava, and Kimberly Jones, a senior director … Read more

Are Evil ATS Robots Secretly Eating People’s Resumes?

Lance HaunSeptember 15, 2021September 13, 2021

It’s clickbait as good as gold: Technology prevents people from getting jobs! If employers want to complain about labor shortages, maybe they should fix … Read more

Hire for Culture or Hire for Skills? How About You Just…Hire?

Lance HaunAugust 10, 2021August 12, 2021

Hiring is tough. Have you heard? Just kidding. Of course you have heard. When you tell the people you’re seeing at the first networking meeting you’ve … Read more

As Talent Pools Get Competitive, Expectations for Recruiting Tech Increase

Lance HaunJuly 6, 2021July 5, 2021

It’s good to be a job-seeker. I don’t mean that in a sort of “labor shortage” context. In fact, I’ve gone on record multiple times that there is no broad … Read more

3 Reasons Recruiters Should Care About IPOs Like ZipRecruiter

Lance HaunJune 9, 2021June 8, 2021

Everyone’s favorite podcast sponsor was actually in the news instead of interrupting it this time. Santa Monica-based ZipRecruiter went public in a direct … Read more

Techsploration: Skipping the Weird Science of Recruiting Technology

Lance HaunMay 12, 2021May 7, 2021

“Hey Siri, how tall is Mount Kilimanjaro?” “You have no appointments for tomorrow.” I love new technology, especially in recruiting. I love getting demos … Read more

3 Hiring Tech Challenges for Post-Pandemic Talent Acquisition

Lance HaunApril 6, 2021April 5, 2021

Well, it was somewhat nice while it lasted, right? For recruiters — at least the ones who kept their jobs and weren’t in the industries that were hit … Read more

Recruiting and the Debate About Ethical AI

Lance HaunMarch 10, 2021March 4, 2021

What does an AI researcher at Google getting fired have to do with talent acquisition? It’s a moment that could spark the beginning of the end for a wild … Read more

Techsploration: What’s Measured in Recruiting Is Not Always What Matters

Lance HaunFebruary 16, 2021February 11, 2021

In one HR job I had, we went through a disruptive technology transition. Of course, pretty much any tech transition is disruptive. Even the best-laid plans … Read more

Techsploration: Will You Still Hate Your ATS in 2021?

Lance HaunJanuary 6, 2021January 5, 2021

“What ATS do you have, and do you like it?” Whether I’m roaming through the halls of the HR Tech conference (in-person or virtual) or on a call with a VP … Read more

Techsploration: Where AI Is Working in Recruiting at the End of 2020

Lance HaunDecember 10, 2020January 4, 2021

The last trade show I went to in person was 2019’s version of the HR Technology Conference & Exhibition. It seems so weird to think of packing into an … Read more

Techsploration: HR Tech’s Newest Unicorn Is…Recruiting?

Lance HaunNovember 12, 2020January 4, 2021

A unicorn is a magical being that my daughter is obsessed with — and also a company that’s valuation has reached $1B. HR tech has had a number of them, … Read more

Techsploration: Driven by Hiring Challenges, Recruiting Tech Tries to Take Advantage

Lance HaunOctober 8, 2020January 4, 2021

During economic downturns, HR technology isn’t nearly as susceptible to the highs and lows of the broader market. One exception to that is recruiting … Read more