Now almost 20 years into the new century, we are seeing the results of an era built on technology from mobile phones to machine learning. We have many … Read more
A Smart and Simple Way to Share Culture
We’re all looking for free, simple ways to share our culture with prospective talent. Toast has found a unique way to build its employer brand: … Read more
A Culture of True Transparency Has Helped This Company Soar
I talk to and meet many companies on a daily basis. Each and every company is a special snowflake … or so they think. Your product or service might be … Read more
Indeed.com Survey Reveals Top 10 Workplaces for Millennials, What They Want
Millennials. They’re a big deal. Maybe you’ve heard. Shear numbers alone mean we can’t ignore them. In fact, more than one in three … Read more
Talent-acquisition Departments: Stop Doing Stuff That Doesn’t Matter
The recruiting industry in general likes to poke fun at how corporate talent acquisition departments across the board struggle to do actual recruiting. … Read more
Glassdoor Survey: Culture May Be the Secret Sauce That Makes Candidates Move for a Job
I know this from personal experience: It’s never an easy decision to pick up and move somewhere for a job. But as a new research study from Glassdoor … Read more
Job Seeker Nation Report: 82% of Workers Seeking New Opportunities
If there’s one thing that jumps out from Jobvite’s 2018 Job Seeker Nation Study, it’s this: they hit you immediately with the huge … Read more
WrkRiot CEO Faces 20 Years in Prison for Fraud, Royally Screwing Over Employees
Life can be chaotic at a startup. You never know how long the company can milk its investment cash, and being acquired is a luxury most never experience. … 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
How to Make Baby Boomers Your Secret Weapon in the War for Talent
The skills needed for tomorrow’s workforce are changing more rapidly than university curricula can teach them. Some even doubt that the university system … 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
New Class of 500 Startups Has Been Announced; These 4 are Workforce Related
500 Startups is ramping up its next group of companies to go through its early-stage startup program. Announced on August 8, there are 36 startups in the … Read more
Build a ‘Superteam’ — a Recruiting Strategy That Can Lead to Industry Domination!
The most powerful business strategy and the one with the highest capability for literally driving your firm to industry dominance may be building a … Read more
Failure to Launch: Millennials in the Workforce
Millennials are now the largest living cohort in America, numbering about 75 million. Every generation is different from the ones that came before, but … Read more
Wait, What? McDonald’s is Hoping to Hire How Many People With the Help of Snapchat?
Recruitment with Snapchat has predominantly been a sideshow. Aside from a dash of employer branding with Spectacles, their eyeglasses, and a little … Read more
How Intuit Changed Its Recruiting Game in 10 Days
When you hear about a company using virtual reality, it’s usually assumed it is for a game or product experience. Many of the big players in Silicon … Read more
The State of Recruitment: Operating with Integrity
Frequent corporate missteps have hit the headlines recently in the traditional press, not to mention social media channels where numerous cringe-worthy … Read more
Let’s Get Serious: Culture Fit Matters
There’s a new trend afoot among the “thought leaders” bubbling up: culture fit doesn’t matter, it’s all about values. Focus … Read more
Uber’s Culture Is A Reflection of Its CEO
If any part of the charges of sexual harassment and favoritism made by a former Uber engineer hold up, company CEO Travis Kalanick should go. The VCs who … Read more
What Google’s Response to a 7-Year-Old Has to Teach Us
The story of how an intrepid 7-year-old from the agricultural city of Hereford in the UK boldly wrote Google for a job has been told around the world. In … Read more