Using a remote workforce allows you to tap into a larger talent pool and lower overhead costs. However, a remote team is only effective if everyone is … Read more
Stop Being Scared of Remote Workers
For many, “telecommuting” is still a dirty word. For all the anxieties surrounding remote work, its potential to empower your workplace cannot … Read more
Hiring at an All-remote Company
Ryan Malone, CEO of SmartBug Media, was told that an all-remote workforce might work for a few employees, but not if he hit 10. Later, as his company grew, … Read more
No Office, No Problem
Amira Learning is like a growing number of companies (including ERE Media) nowadays: all remote. Using Slack, Google Documents, and Skype, the company … Read more
Maybe Your Recruiters Can Be Remote
Remote or onsite recruiter: Which is best for your organization? To answer this question, we really need to know what you are trying to achieve by hiring … Read more
How Commuting Is Affecting Your Recruitment Strategy, and What You Can Do About It
Commuting is changing rapidly. New U.S. Census data tells us that the number of “super commuters”– those who travel 90 minutes or more to their … Read more
Remote Work Still Works, If It’s Managed Correctly
The idea that remote workers are good for businesses is at a crossroad. On the one hand, more American employees are working remotely. A Gallup survey … Read more
Insights from 11 Leaders on Recruiting and Hiring Remote Workers
Whether hiring remote workers or in-office workers, the goal is typically the same: find the best person for the job and the company. But when it comes to … Read more
Innovation Is Now the #1 Business Driver, So IBM Abruptly Drops Remote Work
If innovation is essential to your firm’s success … learn the value of “coming to work” IBM is a firm that for years has been a highly visible public … Read more
3 Things You Need to Know to Attract Talent Away from the Competition
Just because you’re on a diet, that doesn’t mean you can’t look at the menu. Top-quality job candidates may be content in their current roles, but that by … Read more
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: The Next Frontier
It’s early, but virtual reality is showing some promise as a recruiting tool. Employers ranging from the British Army to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia … Read more
Oh, the Talent You Could Get if Everyone Could Work From Anywhere
You’ve got a great candidate for the job. But, they’re in the wrong city. The manager wants them in the office. You, the recruiter, don’t … Read more
4 Keys to Successfully Leading Virtual Recruiting Teams
It is 5 p.m. on a Friday in Austin, Texas and I have just received an urgent email from a recruiter on my team who needs to discuss a new position and the … Read more
A Best Practice Template for Managing Remote Teams
The recruiting profession has been on the forefront of people working remotely or virtually for the last decade. This trend is not going to stop anytime … Read more
There Is No Talent or Skills Shortage if You Can Recruit Talent Away From Your Competitors
Recruiting is just like fishing. You may think that there is a shortage of fish, when the real problem is where you fish and what bait you use! I simply … Read more
The 2 Most Important Parts of Running a Remote Talent-acquisition Team
Susan Hailey, VP of global talent acquisition, Medidata Solutions, is talking about managing far-flung recruiting teams at ERE’s October conference … Read more