Experiences define and shape our economy. Consumers are more likely to make additional purchases, refer friends, and remain loyal to a brand when they have … Read more
Recruiting for Controversial Companies
There’s nothing like a little scandal to suddenly turn candidates into investigative journalists. When the news broke about Basecamp this week, I … Read more
How to Hire for Potential
Have you ever interviewed a candidate only to realize at the end that you still don’t know anything of real importance about how well the person will … Read more
Elevating Recruiting of Knowledge Workers
In Episode 35 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks with Chris Stanzione, longtime TA leader across multiple industries about the challenges and best … Read more
How Schneider Electric Is Modernizing Internal Recruiting to Find Hidden Talent
In the past, recruiting has focused almost exclusively on finding external talent. But the future will look different as TA departments will — should — tap … Read more
At Best Buy, Nobody Puts Onboarding in a Corner
Is onboarding the responsibility of talent acquisition or talent management? The answer is yes. Of course, there’s more to the answer than that. At ERE … Read more
Allianz’s New Approach for Improving and Measuring Candidate Experience
Everybody’s looking for something or some way to improve candidate experience. But what if we’ve been looking for the wrong things? And trying the wrong … Read more
The Write Stuff: How New Rules on Documentation Will Reshape Your Work
President Biden has made it clear. He is going to be fighting for workers. For recruiters, this means some big regulatory changes that will affect … Read more
Recruiter Realness: Looking Back on 20 Years of Recruiting
In 2001, Electronic Recruiting Exchange (now ERE) held its first event. A lot has changed since the days of “e-cruiting.” And a lot remains the same, for … Read more
The Lies We Tell About Talent Assessments and Candidate Experience
Assessments create a poor candidate experience. It’s a charge many of us have heard many times. Here’s the truth, though: The charge is valid — but only … Read more
3 Hiring Tech Challenges for Post-Pandemic Talent Acquisition
Well, it was somewhat nice while it lasted, right? For recruiters — at least the ones who kept their jobs and weren’t in the industries that were hit … Read more
New Research Reveals Shocking Attitudes Among Recruiters
New research by The Talent Acquisition Institute of North America reveals some interesting attitudes among TA professionals. The findings, based on a … Read more
To Eliminate Hiring Failures, Stop Being So Optimistic
I’m pretty certain that you’re optimistic, confident, self-efficacious, and resilient; those are essential characteristics to achieve success. … Read more
The Future of Recruiting…in 2001
Editor’s note: At ERE Digital: Back to the Future, May 25-27, we’ll be exploring how to move recruitment forward. But you can’t plan for … Read more
Is a Great Candidate Experience Possible in High-Volume Recruiting?
A company’s culture and values are drivers of a strong brand. This is something so obvious, so ingrained in employer branding that it can sometimes cause … Read more
A Candidate Comes With a Noncompete. Now What?
Every person you hire brings risk to your organization. An employee could harass someone. Or steal from your organization. Or steal from a client. Of … Read more
She Wasn’t the Obvious Candidate to Hire — Until She Was
Would you hire a shy 22-year-old Middle Eastern American woman over a confident, well-spoken candidate? The young woman comes across as timid, and she is … Read more
A Catch-22 When Sourcing Black Candidates
Black professionals are 26% less likely than their non-Black counterparts to include photos on their LinkedIn profiles, according to recent research … Read more
Finding Fluidity: Hiring for a Skills-Based Culture
As uncertainty persists and market demands continue to shift, the people we hire today may very well need to be reallocated or reskilled tomorrow. This was … Read more
The Ugly (Un)Employment Bias
When the pandemic first hit, people weren’t entirely sure what it meant for business. As states implemented stay-at-home orders and travel ground to a … Read more