Universum’s annual list of “most admired” employers is out, with many of the usual suspects (Google, Apple, Amazon) topping the list. Not … Read more
Candidate Ghosting — Effective Tips for Minimizing This Growing Menace
Ghosting is an emerging issue in recruiting and has now been rated as the No. 1 challenge by nearly 6 percent of employers (Source: LinkedIn). Ninety-five … Read more
A Day in the Life of a Hospitality Recruiter
For the last four years I have had the challenge of recruiting for the hospitality industry — trying to fill positions that are for the most part … Read more
Candidate Feedback: ‘We’ve Just Got to Care’
Communicating with job candidates isn’t necessarily that expensive. It’s more about putting together an efficient process and following it, so … Read more
‘Show Candidates the Love’
You can’t do it for everyone, but a bottle of wine, a basket, and a handwritten note can go a long way when courting a candidate. In the podcast … 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
What’s Wrong With Hiring a Gig Workforce? Pretty Much Everything (Part 2 of 2)
You can’t read a business publication these days without hearing about the gig economy and how it can help companies. However, despite the hype, the … Read more
How to Interview Millennials
Contrary to popular belief, millennials are more than just selfies and what’s-in-it-for-me. They are also among the most tech-savvy, agile, and socially … Read more
How Tech Leaders Can Fill the C-Suite Pipeline and Keep It Full
Earlier this year, two top executives left Facebook following disagreements with Mark Zuckerberg. These departures are high-profile examples of what’s at … Read more
Tactics to Achieving Your Diversity and Inclusion Goals
A very popular rallying cry for diversity and inclusion initiatives that leads the many blog posts on the topic comes from McKinsey, which found that … Read more
What’s Wrong With Hiring a Gig Workforce? Pretty Much Everything (Part 1 of 2)
The gig economy has become a hot workforce topic. However, despite the hype, the concept has numerous hidden management problems. Recently, executives have … Read more
Have You ‘Ubered’ Talent Yet? If Not …What’s Holding You Back?
If you remember the days when we used to have to stand on city streets in downpours, hoping to spot a taxi with a light on that might deign to stop if we … Read more
Making Connections: Where the Candidate Experience and Employee Evangelism Intersect
Developing a truly effective candidate experience is an iterative process, but what’s constant are the connections created, fostered, and grown … Read more
The Hidden Cost of Too Many Job Applicants
One of the top candidate complaints is not getting a callback, an email update, or anything after they apply for a job. This frustration is often amplified … Read more
Hiring for Culture
Lots of recruiters talk about “hiring people who fit the culture.” How that’s done is the hard part. In the podcast below, I talk to … Read more
How to Develop a ‘Glocal’ Employee Value Proposition
In 2010 I got a call from an internal headhunter about a potential job at Roche. “Head of Employer Branding.” “What???” I had been in recruitment for … Read more
Who’s In Charge of Hiring (Answer: No One)
Sourcers are in charge of sourcing. Recruiters are in charge of recruiting. HR business partners are in charge of managing and scoping the business need. … Read more
30 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Tech Specialist
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. — Abraham Lincoln So, you’ve got a tree … I mean … Read more
Why Our Hiring Sources Shouldn’t Be a Secret
There may be a disconnect between candidates and employers, an incongruence in where candidates and employers spend time searching each other. This is … Read more
Recruiting’s Missed Strategic Opportunity — Competitive Intelligence Gathering
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about activities that recruiting should be doing, but most do not. During a job interview with a … Read more