Got the call today. Recruiter sounded like she was in tears, clearly has been doing this all day. That’s one of a number of comments online in the past … Read more
Average Time to Fill is 41 Days: Dissecting the Findings of iCIMS’ Workforce Report
The year of the Great Reset. That’s how software provider iCIMS has dubbed 2023 in its newly released Workforce Report. (Having labeled this year as that … Read more
The Recruiting of Refugees
In Afghanistan, Abdul (whose last name is omitted to protect his security) had a good job, working as a linguist and cultural advisor. But after the … Read more
Recruiting Practitioners Reveal Their Biggest Struggles Today
What is your biggest struggle in talent acquisition today? This question was posed to recruiting practitioners to gain a sense of their biggest challenges … Read more
How One Company Increased Applications by 400% Per Requisition
A multibillion-dollar technology conglomerate wanted to fuel business growth by improving its talent acquisition rate in a hyper-competitive labor market. … Read more
How Technology Can — And Can’t — Get You Through a Disruptive Labor Market
If you’re a talent acquisition leader, a recruiter, or just a casual observer, you’ve probably noticed things have been a little weird lately with the … Read more
Candidate Survey Shows Dissatisfaction With Hiring Processes
Labor markets and workforces have witnessed significant transformation in recent years. Despite all the displacement and financial stress caused by the … Read more
What’s New and Fresh in the Candidate Experience? Absolutely Nothing
As the leader of Talent Board and the Candidate Experience Awards, I’m often asked about the evolution of the candidate experience. What has changed in the … Read more
Recruiting Remains a Haunted Field
It’s scary how pervasive ghosting is these days. According to some very recent reports, 75% of job candidates have been ghosted by a company following an … Read more
New Research Reveals Why Candidates Are Abandoning Your Recruiting Process
With the nation’s labor shortage showing no signs of abating, talent acquisition teams are under enormous pressure to keep qualified candidates from … Read more
Recruiters Who Give Recruiting a Bad Name
It’s important to be open and upfront. Personally I take a lot of pride in candidate experience. I consider it one of my calling cards and it is of utmost … Read more
Best of ERE: Top 5 Candidate Experience Stories of 2021
I have a prediction for 2022. Candidates will still hate recruiters. OK, “hate” is a strong word. I get it. So here’s my prediction: … Read more
The Unsexiest and Most Overlooked Way to Retain Recruiters
Unless you’ve avoided the internet entirely over the last month or so, you have no doubt read about the Great Resignation in which everyone is going to … Read more
How Much Do You Trust Your Hiring Managers?
No, the title of this article is not a trick question (although it kind of feels like one, doesn’t it?). Hiring managers are a vital component of the … Read more
Candidates Deserve Feedback, Not Excuses
Anyone who has looked for a job knows how frustrating it can be. Between the bad job postings, the lack of pay transparency, and the many, many hoops the … Read more
“How Do I Get Candidates to Stop Ghosting?”
In Episode 42 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn does office hours and answers a listener mail question that’s causing pain everywhere in the world of … 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
What Does It Mean to Always Be Recruiting?
In a recent Recruiter Realness post, I shared some of my favorite insights from other recruiting pros. One of those highlights came from Josh Rock, an … Read more
Recruiter Realness: “Recruiters Don’t Understand Our Day-to-Day Struggles”
As recruiters, we talk a lot about metrics. And that’s exactly what I was going to write about for this article…until I realized, maybe it’s not me … Read more
The Case for Preferring Candidates Without Degrees
The scenario is all too common: The hiring process comes down to two candidates. Both are qualified, but one has a college degree. One does not. As a … Read more