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.

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

Techsploration: Recruiting and Its Tech Aren’t Ready for Mass (Re)Hiring

Lance HaunSeptember 15, 2020January 4, 2021

Don’t call it a comeback. The immortal words of LL Cool J are resonating through nervous recruiting departments across the country as they conservatively … Read more

Techsploration: It’s Time to Look Beyond the Standard

Lance HaunAugust 6, 2020January 4, 2021

Conventional wisdom says that recruiting software might be one of the worst types of technology to be selling to businesses during an economic downturn. … Read more

Techsploration: Mass Automation Can’t Help Recruiting Rebound

Lance HaunJuly 16, 2020January 4, 2021

Editor’s note: You are reading the first article by Lance Haun in his role as ERE’s new columnist as he covers the world of TA technology. In case you … Read more

Techsploration: Talking TA Tech With New ERE Columnist Lance Haun

Lance Haun and Vadim LibermanJuly 15, 2020January 4, 2021

You cannot be an effective talent acquisition professional unless you are managing talent acquisition technology effectively these days. Easier said than … Read more

Announcing the Reimagined Recruiting Innovation Summit

Lance HaunFebruary 22, 2013July 22, 2015

I’m very pleased to announce that we have opened registration for our annual Recruiting Innovation Summit. The summit will be taking place on May … Read more

If You Aren’t Becoming Mobile, You’re Going to be Left Behind

Lance HaunJanuary 17, 2013July 23, 2015

It shouldn’t be news now that smartphone use is big (and is getting bigger). In late 2012, estimates pegged the number at over a billion smartphones with … Read more

Making Your Recruiting Organization Mobile-Ready

Lance HaunJanuary 16, 2013July 23, 2015

I lived without my smartphone for a whole week once. It was brutal. I told that with a straight-face to a friend while my wife sat adjacent to me, … Read more