The biggest threat to retail isn’t Amazon. It’s poor recruiting! Skeptical? Well, look no further than the recent announcement that the famous and … Read more
LinkedIn Embraces Its Inner Snapchat With New Video Features
Launching less than a year ago, LinkedIn was really late to the native video upload game. At the time, I wrote, “Employers will now be able to post … Read more
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Glassdoor
For recruitment professionals, there are few subjects as fun to debate as the role and impact of Glassdoor. For some, Glassdoor is a breath of fresh air, … Read more
Here’s Who Made My ‘Nice List’ in 2017
It’s that time of year again. In addition to the endless loop of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, unlimited supply of eggnog, and ongoing … Read more
Indeed.com Survey: Here’s Why People Don’t Share Your Job Openings on Social Media
Employee referral programs are consistently at the top of the source-of-hire list. Refer a friend to your employer, and if they get hired, you get paid. … Read more
How an ‘Out of Office’ Can Amplify Your Talent Brand
Getting an out-of-office reply can be frustrating. Ugh — you have to wait for someone to return or send another email to their “next in line.” Since … Read more
Spring Cleaning Your Employer Brand
Spring has sprung. There are flowers in the air, a new crop of graduates preparing to enter the workforce, and spring cleaning everywhere. At home and at … Read more
Yes, It’s Time to Add Snapchat to Your Recruitment Advertising Radar
Get off my lawn! Snapchat’s recent IPO has me feeling crotchety and crusty. A company that exudes youthful optimism has unfortunately brought out my … Read more
Is Twitter Dead for Recruiting?
The business media love to talk about Twitter, particularly regarding if and when it’ll be bought out. It’s the greatest-ever source of … Read more
An Obscene Applicant Raises Some Good Real-world Hiring Questions
As you may have read about or seen on TV, I recently rejected someone’s job application via AngelList’s Talent Platform. As an independent recruiter … Read more
Do You Know Your Job Seeker Audience? Why Knowing Them is Necessary to Successfully Socially Engage
If you have decided to begin socially reaching out to talent, and engaging them, you must first know them and know on which social platform they … Read more
How Real-time Video on Social Media Can Appeal to New Grads
Short of touring an office or corporate campus in person, nothing conveys a potential employer’s brand promise and the experience of working there better … Read more
The Most Buzzed-About Social Recruiting Posts of the Week
In the world of social recruiting, likes are nice, but comments and social shares are the measures of true engagement. A like is a check-in, a way of … Read more
An Airline You’ve Barely Heard of Needs Pilots Like Others Need Techies
Republic Airways, an airline you may have flown on without even realizing it, needs pilots badly. So badly, it’s restructuring the company partly due … Read more
Oh Snap! Bringing the Cisco Employer Brand to Snapchat
If it doesn’t scare you, it’s not worth trying. That’s the approach we took as the Cisco Talent Brand team in our latest social media endeavor. Holy cow, … Read more
3 Rules of Thumb for Screening Candidates Without Crossing the Line
Bringing in the best talent possible isn’t just about finding candidates who look the best on paper. To make sure they’re truly a fit for your … Read more
Move Over Marketing, Recruitment Is Also Engineering
Good decision making is essential in talent acquisition and employer branding, and it does not happen by accident. It requires a reasoned choice among … Read more
Measuring Your Employer Brand: What to Track
Your employer brand is what people say about working for your company when the boss is not in the room. Notice that I didn’t just say employees? That’s … Read more
5 Secret Techniques to Transform Your Recruiters Into Digital Marketers
For at least five years, recruiters like you have been told that you need to think more like marketers. The market has changed and the challenge is … Read more
The Most Buzzed-About Social Recruiting Posts of the Week
U.S. Air Force Recruiting’s Hashtag Combo Coombining #ThrowbackThursday with #Womenshistorymonth yielded the U.S. Air Force Recruiting yielded … Read more