If you want to make your hiring a routinely formal business process, being pretty good at everything is usually good enough. The real problem with hiring … Read more
Is LinkedIn’s New Internal Hiring Tool a Solution to the Wrong Problem?
Turnover costs a fortune. Given that employees want growth, first place companies often look to fill positions is within their own workforces. Yet matching … Read more
New Research Reveals Surprising Findings About Quality of Hire
Finding meaningful metrics has proven to be recruiting’s white whale since the first candidate applied for the first job. The challenge lies in the fact … Read more
Is a Video Interview an Interview If It’s Asynchronous?
I’ve spent the better part of the last 15 years working at fast-growing companies building out talent acquisition teams. I’ve seen a lot of new-fangled … Read more
Inside Spectrum’s Assessment Strategy
Assessments are a standard part of the hiring process at many organizations, but that doesn’t mean companies are leveraging them in the best ways. Sure, … Read more
How Credit Karma Saved Its Recruiters
Increasingly, chatter about hiring freezes and slowdowns is turning into more than just chatter. And as more economists predict a recession, it’s critical … 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
Spotting Toxic Employees in Job Interviews
The hiring research has long been clear that most new hires don’t fail for lack of skills; attitude is the overwhelming cause. Sometimes, attitude … 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
The Purge: How Philips Removes Inefficiency From Its Hiring Process
Hiring processes often focus on finding more people or adding more tools, but how often are they analyzed for waste to subsequently drive greater agility? … Read more
How Much Should — and Shouldn’t — You Engage Hiring Managers?
When you really think about it, it’s a minor miracle that anyone ever gets hired. There are so many moving pieces that have to align — the req approval, … Read more
Leveraging Internal Mobility to Drive Diversity and Inclusion
A strong internal-mobility program is an incredible asset to your business — not just for the usual and obvious reasons but because there’s also a rising … Read more
Hiring Managers Are Not Hiring Experts
Funny story. Recently, a friend of mine wanted to tack on a side hustle and give grocery delivery a try. They got their first order and they were like a … Read more
The Deprioritization of College Degrees in Hiring
“College degrees. It’s no wonder they’ve long been coveted. As recently as 2017 not having one was a serious impediment to employment and … Read more
New Research Into Hiring Habits of Middle Managers Reveals “Dumb” Preferences
It’s a popular sentiment that great leaders should (and do) hire people who are smarter than they are. That admonition has been espoused, in myriad … Read more
The Glitter Bombing of Recruiting
Recruiting and fashion have more in common than you think. What is popular one day is gone the next, with trends popping up and flaming out faster than … Read more
Recruiting’s Dirty Secret: Managers Don’t Want to Hire Innovators
Plenty of companies say they want to hire innovative and creative people, but is that really true? Sure, innovation sounds fantastic, but true innovators … Read more
Job Seekers’ Sentiments on Abortion Bans May Complicate Recruiting
One-third of job seekers will not consider working in states with abortion bans, according to a new study of 1,000 job seekers conducted this month by … Read more
The Challenge of Hiring for Teamwork
Teamwork is one of the most important competitive advantages for every organization, especially in a remote/hybrid work environment. At a time when … Read more
The Persistence of the Worst Interview Question
What’s the most common interview question asked by the hiring managers at your company? If your organization is like most, it’s “Tell me about yourself.” … Read more