HR always seems to be trying to fix something. That’s a good thing, because work can always be made better. But what exactly is HR fixing? Or rather, what … Read more
The Evolution of Career-Changing Candidates
Given the upheaval of recent months, it should come as no surprise that job and industry shifts are proliferating. The coronavirus crisis (and associated … Read more
Great Stories of Employers Stepping Up During the Pandemic
No one would deny that planning is key to success. Developing a long-term plan usually contains two key components: a company vision and a corresponding … Read more
4 Questions About Gig Workers That Make Companies Squirm
As gig workers become more prevalent, companies must increasingly consider — and often reconsider — all sorts of questions related to employing such … Read more
What Drivers Want Should Determine California’s AB5 vs. Uber and Lyft
Following a recent temporary reprieve granted by a California appeals court, Uber and Lyft recently managed to avoid having to follow through on their … Read more
Best Hire Ever: California Has No Love for Gig Workers (featuring Phil North & John Hollon)
In Episode 12 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn chats with with Phil North (VP of People at Handled) and John Hollon (managing editor at Fuel 50, senior writer … Read more
The Misalignment Between Talent Acquisition and Talent Management
A couple of recent articles here on ERE.net got my attention: “Let’s Stop Pretending That All Jobs Are Equally Valuable” and “Can You Identify the … Read more
Stop Treating Contingent Workers Like…Contingent Workers
To manage the challenges of a major recession, companies often rely on the flexibility and skills of an external workforce — contingent workers, … Read more
Can You Identify the Critical Roles in Your Organization?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused employers across all industries around the globe to evaluate which workers their business really need to function. Whether … Read more
Let’s Stop Pretending That All Jobs Are Equally Valuable
Does your organization have a one-size-fits-all orientation toward recruiting? Or does it recruit based on an intentionally built recruiting strategy that … Read more
Educate Hiring Managers on Their Competitive Landscape — Recruit When Competition Is Low
Everyone should already know that the best time to recruit is when the competition is low. However, it’s difficult to find corporate recruiters who … 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
Recruiting’s Role in Futurizing Your Firm’s Skill Sets Must Begin Today
Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the strategic role of recruiting Your firm’s future skill sets needs are increasing … Read more
Evaluating Your Team to Get the Right People in the Right Seats
In the podcast below, I talk to Katie Weber, CEO of KMW Recruitment, about the importance of workforce planning and the impact that planning alone has on … Read more
Happy New Year to Recruiters, Now Prepare for the Downturn
If you work in recruiting and you are not personally worried about an upcoming downturn, realize that many others are thinking about it. For example, … Read more
Hiretual Adds Market Insights and Candidate Personas to Its Candidate Sourcing Tool
Google might disagree, but LinkedIn is the gold standard when it comes to people data. There are a lot of sourcing tools that beat their chest about the … Read more
Implementing Innovations Requires a “Future-Acting” Workforce
If your firm competes against serial innovation and top-market-cap firms like Amazon, Apple, and Google, you already know that you must match their “speed … Read more
Building an Advanced Talent Acquisition Function Today: Process and Optimal Operations (Part 2 of 3)
In part one of my article of how would I build a talent acquisition function today, we covered the people (resources) and skills you would use when … Read more
How to Create a Rising Tide of Talent Within Your Organization
Great leaders lift up the people around them. They help employees harness their natural abilities, guide the development of their skills, and support them … Read more
The Future of Recruiting Is an Internal Talent Consulting Group, As Technology Handles Daily Recruiting Tasks
8 Things To Do When You Want Recruiting To Be More Strategic The march of technology is already underway in recruiting. And that means that most day-to-day … Read more