Diversity hiring initiatives have boomed in recent years. Companies of all sizes, especially in the tech sector, have invested in programs to attract … Read more
iCIMS’ New CEO Talks About Vanity vs Value Metrics
What should companies be doing differently now to improve hiring? Which metrics should matter most to employers? Is candidate experience as important today … Read more
Talent Acquisition Shifts From Bringing People In to Helping People Out
Once upon a time, when companies laid off workers, their severance packages — if they got any at all — included outplacement services. People would get … Read more
40 Million New Reasons Why AI Continues to Drive Recruiting Technology
If you’re still wondering about the role that AI will play as recruiting technology evolves, there are about 40 million new reasons to believe it will … Read more
How CVS Partners to Recruit Talent During the Pandemic
“Coronavirus is here, and we need your help.” With that simple call to action by CVS Health, the company launched an initiative that has become one of the … Read more
Are We Ready for Automated Voice Interviewing?
Is it possible to have a robot do a phone interview? I already wrote about the research on physical robots doing in-person interviews, but could a robot … Read more
One. That’s How Many Interviews You Need to Hire the Right Candidate.
If you’re like most companies, you’ve already shifted to virtual interviews because let’s face it: The traditional process used at many organizations … Read more
Looking for a Job Has Changed Forever — and Here’s Why
Editor’s Note: For over two decades, John Sullivan has been a consistent contributor to ERE.net. Throughout his 1,024 articles (wow, right?), he has … Read more
The Ultimate Recruiting Story: Part 2 — The Recruiter’s Perspective
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles that tells the story of what recruitment can and should look like. You can read the first … Read more
The Ultimate Recruiting Story: Part 1 — The Candidate’s Perspective
Editor’s Note: This is more than just one candidate’s story about how a new job totally transformed her life. This is the story of what … Read more
Strategy Column: Should You Google Candidates?
Editor’s Note: You are reading the first article by ERE’s new strategy and leadership columnist, Mary Faulkner. In case you missed the post and video … Read more
Meet Tengai and Sigmund. They May Steal Your Job.
Who are Tengai and Sigmund? They’re your replacements, sort of. Last year, the Swedish recruiting firm TNG launched Tengai, “the world’s first unbiased … Read more
“Is Interviewing the Redheaded Stepchild of HR?”
Editor’s Note: A reader recently wrote in about this article: “Please get with the times and avoid biased and insensitive language. Especially … Read more
What Does It Really Mean to Be Candidate-Centric?
Low unemployment, war for talent, everyone’s after the same people. We all know the state of affairs. But do we know how to get ahead of them? Well, yes, … Read more
What Do the Best Recruiters Have in Common?
Aaron Hurst is an expert on the science of purpose at work. He is also the CEO and co-founder of Imperative, a social-learning platform that enables … Read more
6 Questions to Spot Which Candidates Will Be Productive Employees
You have the great productivity tools at your company. Great. But that doesn’t mean your people will actually be productive. How, then, can you tell which … Read more
It’s 2020 — Are You Still Unhappy With Your ATS?
The title of this article is a loaded question, for sure — because if there’s one thing that often unites talent acquisition professionals regardless of … Read more
Best of ERE: Great Recruiting Is Great Interviewing
You can’t be a great recruiter unless you’re a great interviewer, right? Right. To help you ask the right questions, in the right ways, at the … Read more
White-Glove Treatment Guarantees a “Wow” Candidate Experience for Exceptional Applicants
When hiring managers demand that we must land truly exceptional candidates, recruiters need to realize that it takes much more than the standard candidate … Read more
Would You Hire People With No Résumés, Interviews, or Background Checks?
“When people say they want to work, we say yes. We give them an opportunity with no questions asked, no résumés, no interviews, no background checks. … Read more