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In These New Recruiting Videos, a Robot Takes Over the Job and Fails Miserably
A robot takes over a teaching job, and it doesn’t go well, in a new set of videos aimed at attracting teachers to Louisiana. It’s part of a … Read more
This Startup Wants to Keep You From Losing People on Your Career Site
KC Donovan, a long-timer and conference-frequenter in the talent-acquisition and HR tech field, is leaving Clinch— and starting a new … Read more
‘We Hire Not Just for Skills, But for Culture’
“We’re not just looking for technical skills. We want people who fit.” That’s a familiar refrain. But what does it mean to fit? I … Read more
Nike Is Giving Its Recruitment Brand the Same Feel As Its Consumer Brand
Nike is in the midst of a soft launch of a new career site, one it’s likely to officially announce next week. It’s a significant refresh of the … Read more
What You Say in an Interview May Be Less Important Than How You Say It
Amidst all the preparation both sides do for a job interview, very little is done when it comes to non-verbal communication. But employers give candidates … Read more
The Latest Police Recruiting Video Is So Wacky It Has Its Own Blooper Reel
Out of New Zealand this weekend comes a new police recruiting video complete with a leashed police cat, a gyrating dancer, and a set of bloopers that run … Read more
The Most Popular Articles of the Month
Back by popular demand, here are the most popular posts of the past month. You may notice that some of them were published months and even years ago, but … Read more
Little Rock Breaks Up With Amazon Like We Broke Up With Our High School Boyfriends and Girlfriends
Little Rock, Arkansas, says it doesn’t want Amazon’s new headquarters — and does so in a breakup video (embedded below) telling Amazon … Read more
This Actually Is Sounding Like the Uber of Recruiting
Many in the talent-acquisition field have joked about the number of times some startup has claimed to be either the “Uber of recruiting” or the “eHarmony … Read more
Madison, Wisconsin, Says It’s ‘Ground Level for the Next Big Thing’
The impatient. The chasers. The restless who thirst for something new. The seekers. Nomads for the unexplored. Scholars, thinkers, artists, mechanics, and … Read more
Security Giant Telling Organizations They’ll Get $400 for a Hire
Allied Universal, the 150,000-employee security company hiring about 50,000 new employees over the next few months, is trying a new spin on referrals, … Read more
Another Site for Using Contingent Workers Is On the Way
Yes, there are already sites in the hot contingent-worker management field we’ve mentioned before on these pages: Catalant, Sense, Toptal, … Read more
A Startup You’ve Never Heard of Could Be a “Game Changer,” According to Some Big Names in Talent Acquisition
An obscure Brazilian startup is moving to Florida and along the way is impressing a couple of big names in the talent field. The startup’s founder … Read more
Career Sites Have Come a Long Way. Are We Measuring the Payoff?
Compared to a decade ago, career websites are vastly improved, complete with videos, testimonials, better messaging and value propositions … even … Read more
Clever New Videos Tell You Who a Packaging Company Is *Not* Hiring
What does a 70-year-old company in the packaging business do to stand out among potential hires? Ernest, based in the Los Angeles area, has opted for a … Read more
The Latest on Kimberly-Clark’s Quest for ‘Original Thinkers’
Remember the hunt for “original thinkers” from Kimberly-Clark, from a year ago? Part of an effort to make its workforce more innovative and … Read more
Another Recruiting Technology Launch, More on eHarmony, ZipRecruiter
A trio of tidbits for today: Vervoe is launching in the U.S. with a funding round of $1 million. For small/medium-size businesses and currently used by … Read more
AI, Blockchain, ATS Searches, and More From the Recruiting Technology Grapevine
Some folks and some companies I’ve been chatting with: Martin Dangerfield, out of the UK, will be launching a tool used to search your applicant tracking … Read more
Career Sites Launch: Nestle, Kaiser Permanente, OfficeMax, Value City, CDW, JPMorgan Chase
New corporate career sites are sprouting up that are less copy-intensive, more mobile-friendly, more video and photo heavy, and easier to navigate. Some … Read more