The company’s elimination of 2,200 positions is based on dour predictions for the job market in the coming years. Read more
The Labor Market Outperforms Expectations, but Uncertainty Abounds
An in-depth look at the current labor market and insights for what's ahead. Read more
“This Will Be Tough”: Meta Targets Recruiters in New Layoffs
Plan to eliminate 10,000 more jobs, many in recruiting, would reduce Meta’s headcount by 25% since last fall. Read more
The Dangers of Hiring for Culture Add
You’ve likely aware of hiring for culture fit, choosing candidates with values and attitudes that fit with the organization’s current culture. Hiring … Read more
The Labor Market: Putting Layoffs Into Perspective
All the news about layoffs, especially in tech, can obscure what is in many other ways a strong labor market. Wage growth and inflation offer mixed news, … Read more
A Strategy for Recruiting for Niche Roles
If you grew up along the Front Range in Colorado like I did, you know why it’s a big deal that Casa Bonita is reopening. Yes, the food was disgusting and … Read more
New Research Reveals Candidate Expectations During Pre-Application Stage
Last year, a startling 75% of companies reported having difficulty recruiting qualified candidates. It doesn’t matter how skillful or experienced your … Read more
Talent Acquisition Actions to Take During Hiring Slowdowns
We need to work on that, but we’re too busy right now. It’s likely that you have this thought many times — but when hiring slows down, you have an … Read more
The Growth of Internal Recruiting
With layoffs piling up, especially in tech, many companies increasingly continue to turn to internal mobility to address their talent challenges. Moreover, … Read more
Hiring Managers Are Not Talent Acquisition’s Customers
Each day talent acquisition teams work with HR peers, candidates, hiring managers, and leaders. The dynamics of each of these relationships are unique to … Read more
Tech Layoffs Should Make Tech Recruiting Easier. So Why Isn’t It?
It may feel like the current rash of tech layoffs started with Twitter, but they did not. Twitter was just loud about it. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, … Read more
Is a 2023 Recession Inevitable?
To kick off the year, the first economic and labor-market data released have been mostly positive. And given the pessimistic sentiment that has lingered … Read more
The Emancipation of the American Worker
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposal to ban noncompete agreements. Should the proposal turn into law, it would create a seismic … Read more
The George Santos Problem in Recruiting
This is not a political article. You might think it’s making a political statement, but it’s not. I promise. Over the past month, reports have emerged that … Read more
A Quit Rate That Refuses to Fall
At the start of last year, it appeared as if quit rates would fall. And sure enough, they did. But any optimism that quitting would drop to pre-pandemic … Read more
The Interview Question to Hire for an Entrepreneurial Culture
Business articles are replete with admonitions for companies to embrace a more entrepreneurial culture. Move faster, innovate more, and disband … Read more
Best of ERE: Top 5 Strategy & Leadership Stories of 2022
Talent acquisition is filled with an almost endless array or tactics and processes, but which ones matter most to your organization? Moreover, how do you … Read more
A (Mostly) Positive Labor Market Forecast for 2023
The year is closing with another strong employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For November, the U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs, and … Read more
Recruiting Is Losing Relevance — Sort Of
For the first time in a while, talent acquisition is no longer the No. 1 concern for HR leaders. In fact, it has fallen to near the bottom of the priority … Read more
Confessions of an Executive Recruiter: Why Process Matters
I have been an executive recruiter for about 15 years now, most of that time for an executive search firm that worked exclusively with not-for-profits, … Read more