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.

Putting the Conversation in Conversational AI Recruiting With ChatGPT

Lance HaunJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Excitement about ChatGPT has been swirling in the tech space since right before the winter holidays. Its public release, along with wide open access to … Read more

To Gamify Your Hiring Tech, Grab Your Checkbook (and Probably Your Lawyer)

Lance HaunDecember 7, 2022December 6, 2022

“How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?” “Explain the internet to someone who has never heard of it before?” “How many golf balls … Read more

Managing Your TA Tech Stack Through a (Possible) Downturn

Lance HaunNovember 9, 2022November 5, 2022

You might’ve heard that the economy is a little weird right now. Inflation is on the rise, the stock market has thoroughly embraced the bear, and yet, the … Read more

What’s Steak and What’s Sizzle in Recruiting Tech Right Now

Lance HaunOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022

After every HR Technology Conference, I always take a look at my notes and see if there are any trends from the various vendor and practitioner … Read more

Why Would a Tech Provider With Two Prominent ATS Solutions Add a Third?

Lance HaunSeptember 8, 2022September 7, 2022

It’s merger-and-acquisition season in the work technology sector. The whole industry has been infused with investment levels of historic proportions over … Read more

How Technology Can — And Can’t — Get You Through a Disruptive Labor Market

Lance HaunAugust 8, 2022August 6, 2022

If you’re a talent acquisition leader, a recruiter, or just a casual observer, you’ve probably noticed things have been a little weird lately with the … Read more

Good, Fast, Cheap: With Recruiting Tech, You Should Be Getting All Three

Lance HaunJuly 5, 2022December 9, 2022

There’s a well-known adage about things being good, fast, and cheap. You can choose something that is good and fast, but it won’t be cheap. You can choose … Read more

Lessons for Talent Acquisition Tech From…the U.S. Federal Government?

Lance HaunJune 9, 2022June 8, 2022

You’ve probably heard: It’s tough to find talent for many roles right these days. Now, imagine your organization took twice as long as other companies to … Read more

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