We were curious to compare how often HR updates the career website vs how often marketing updates the corporate site. The results tell us that talent … Read more
Career Site Metrics You Should be Tracking
Marketing teams track everything that happens on their site. These insights allows them to understand what tactics are working, and how to drive more … Read more
The Two SEO Queries That Recruiters Should Care About
Over 30 percent of Google searches are related to job searches. But, the majority of these search results are completely dominated by Indeed, LinkedIn, … Read more
Dell Is Making Its Career Sites More Visual, More Modern, More Mobile
Dell is partway through a major update to its career sites; some of it’s live now, and in a few weeks new changes will go up. The Dell EMC merger of two … Read more
Embed Code Basics for Your Careers Site
The candidate experience can be greatly enhanced through embed codes that pull in unique content and tools like chatbots, Spotify playlists, Instagram … 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
Quick Wins for Your Corporate Recruitment Website
My good friend Matt Alder recently wrote an excellent piece on this website on why a recruitment website is so important. He also did research showing that … Read more
The Future of Career Sites
The corporate career site has now been with us for 20 years. In that time technology has advanced at a blistering pace, mobile devices and social media … Read more
What 1 Million Chatbot Conversations Tell Us
A lot of companies are contemplating adding a chatbot to their careers site in order to drive higher conversation rates into the applicant tracking system, … Read more
The 5 Things Driving Online Applicants the Most Crazy
Half the U.S. job candidates who participated in our study this year say they have quit an online application. This is an increase of 6 percent compared to … Read more
How We’re Shaking up the Misconceptions of Employer Brand in the Telco Industry
We’re an iconic Australian consumer brand in the telecommunications sector, but when it comes to having an employer brand, it simply didn’t exist … Read more
A Recruitment Marketing Refresh Is Happening for a Giant of Corporate America
The 180-year-old Fortune 36 company Procter & Gamble, famous for brands like Crest, Charmin, Dawn, and Downy, is revamping its career site and its … Read more
‘Here to Create’ — Behind the Scenes of Biggest Employer Brand Campaign at adidas
Everyone loves a good story. Stories are the North Star that guide everything from the people we hire to the products we build. They shape what we create, … Read more
Where Job Candidates Most Research You
There are so many different solutions for “employer branding” out there. You can invest in review sites, social media, employee testimonials … Read more
Nike Is Giving Its Recruitment Brand the Same Feel As Its Consumer Brand
Nike is in the midst of a soft launch of a new career site, one it’s likely to officially announce next week. It’s a significant refresh of the … Read more
Reinventing Your Career Site: How One Company Did It and Won Big
Eighty percent of all job searches lead back to what is often the first place candidates will interact with your employment brand — your career site. … Read more
Career Sites Have Come a Long Way. Are We Measuring the Payoff?
Compared to a decade ago, career websites are vastly improved, complete with videos, testimonials, better messaging and value propositions … even … Read more
Clever New Videos Tell You Who a Packaging Company Is *Not* Hiring
What does a 70-year-old company in the packaging business do to stand out among potential hires? Ernest, based in the Los Angeles area, has opted for a … 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
Your Career Site Is Simply the Paper (or Kindle) to Your Employer Brand Story
Redoing your career site does not mean you have an employer brand strategy. I’ve even heard some of my follow HR peeps wonder why their career site … Read more