Companies continue to express interest in hiring veterans, but in many cases aren’t sure how to find them, or what to make of their skills. Ferguson … Read more
Some Ideas for Finding Veterans
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
Look Who’s Writing Job Descriptions at This Company
Job-description writing can involve managers, recruiters — even, in some cases, a departing employee, describing what they did on the job for the … Read more
Entelo’s Buying ConveyIQ
Continuing a wave of acquisitions in the recruiting-technology field that includes iCIMS buying Jibe, the sourcing-tool Entelo is acquiring ConveyIQ, which … Read more
Amazon Is Taking D.C’s Talent Fight to a New Level
As if the multi-year boom and low unemployment in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. (where ERE’ll be this fall) weren’t enough, … Read more
Philips Is Trying to Implement a True ‘Gig Economy’ Talent-acquisition Model
Philips North America is trying to go where few organizations have gone. Its talent-acquisition and talent-management leaders are working with business … Read more
This Huge Organization Is Using an Intriguing New Tool to Forecast Its Difficulty in Recruiting
An organization that brings on more than 70,000 hires annually has contracted with a small group of number-crunchers to build it a fascinating … Read more
What the Research Is Saying About Hiring Autistic Job Candidates
Job candidates who are autistic are often thought of as a good fit for technology jobs such as roles testing the user experience of a website. But, … Read more
The 100 Percent Touch Rule for Job Candidates
Candidate experience. Typically that revolves around keeping in touch with job candidates and not doing the disappearing act so many companies have done … Read more
Total Wine & More Wants Job Candidates to Know It’s Not Your Typical Liquor Store
Total Wine’s reach now spans 193 stores in 23 states, as well as online sales in 14 states. The chain’s stores can be as large as 50,000 square … Read more
What Employer Branding May Be Missing
Companies are pulling in candidates with their alluring employment brands … only to find those excited employees turning over at high rates once they … Read more
Like With Dating and Shopping, Job Seekers Are Being Deluged With Choices
Consumers can get overwhelmed with choices, whether it’s on a dating app or a toothpaste aisle. And, so can job seekers, especially with more of … Read more
Dell Is Making Its Career Sites More Visual, More Modern, More Mobile
Dell is partway through a major update to its career sites; some of it’s live now, and in a few weeks new changes will go up. The Dell EMC merger of two … Read more
This Group Is Having a Tough Time Getting Jobs, Often for No Good Reason
Back in 2012 we took a look at what the blind experience on career sites. But what are they experiencing in the job market overall? Charles Curti, director … Read more
To Build Their Talent Pipelines and Employment Brands, Companies Are Hosting Local Events
Career fairs are often low on the lists of the most prolific sources of hire, behind things like employee referrals, job boards, colleges, career websites, … Read more
The Impact of the Tax Changes on Relocation
A lot has been said, and debated, about the changes to the tax code for 2018, both as they affect individuals and corporations. What we’ve heard less … Read more
Surprise! Glassdoor Sold for More than a Billion
Glassdoor’s plans for an IPO have long been one of talent-acquisition’s worst-kept secrets; 2018 was perhaps finally going to be the year, and … Read more
A Recruitment Marketing Refresh Is Happening for a Giant of Corporate America
The 180-year-old Fortune 36 company Procter & Gamble, famous for brands like Crest, Charmin, Dawn, and Downy, is revamping its career site and its … Read more
We’re Back for Day 2 at ERE San Diego
Monday was a great start to the networking and building relationships with peers and mentors. Morning yoga has us all limbered up and ready for the day … Read more
ERE San Diego, Day 1 Recap
Thought we’d share some daily updates, pictures, and videos from #ERERC in San Diego. The first day at ERE is always about networking and getting to … Read more