It’s the stuff of rock-n-roll legend: In their peak touring days, Van Halen’s contract required every concert venue to place bowls of M&Ms in their … Read more
One-Click Apply Job Sites Ruined Hiring
In a perfect world, there would be only one applicant for each job opening. That would be the person best suited for the role. Economists would call it a … Read more
Job Growth Continues to Sink
The 194,000 jobs gained in September was the second-lowest monthly total since the labor-market impact of the pandemic was first felt in April 2020. Only … Read more
New Research Explores Impact of Revamping Recruiting Strategies
With job openings in the U.S. continuing to hit record highs, recruiters are looking for something (anything!) that will make their own jobs easier. But if … Read more
Labor Market Disappoints in August
Thud! That’s what it sounded like when the August job numbers were released earlier this month. The labor market posted very impressive results in the … Read more
The Swell of Job Gains Came…But So Has a Brewing Delta Variant Storm
The labor market report we’ve been waiting for finally arrived in late summer, but there is still a lot of caution in the outlook due to quickly rising … Read more
A Mid-Year Labor Market Ramp-Up: Talent Transitions Continue
Fireworks weren’t the only thing booming as we reached the midpoint of 2021. The U.S. labor market is on fire and looks to be very promising moving into … Read more
‘How Do I Get a Hiring Leader Who Doesn’t Understand Recruiting Off My Back?’
In Episode 41 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn does office hours and answers a listener mail question that’s as old as recruiting itself: “How do I … Read more
Does Your Business Trust Your Recruiting Team?
Not the kind of trust that makes people wonder if they’d leave their dog with you for the weekend. I’m more interested in whether your business leaders … Read more
Creating the Concept of Scarcity for Your Open Jobs
In Episode 38 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks with Tim Sackett (HRU Tech, Fistful of Talent, The Tim Sackett Project) on the concept and value of … Read more
High-Volume Hiring When Talent Supply Is Low
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and what you have are some big high-volume hiring challenges. The good, of course, is that as the … 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
Hiring Professionals Say Covid-19 Has Made Their Jobs Easier
As companies continue to grapple with the huge financial and logistical obstacles posed by Covid-19, it’s easy to focus on the negatives, from mass … Read more
It’s Raining Candidates! Hallelujah?
If you’ve been in recruiting for any length of time, you’ve dealt with that one hiring manager. You know the one. The one who is never satisfied, who wants … Read more
Industry Experience Is Overrated
In the past, the only way to become an Army Special Forces soldier was to have prior military experience. Then, in 2000, the creation of the X-Ray Program, … Read more
A Drunk History of Job Postings
Have you ever watched the show Drunk History? It was on Comedy Central and recently canceled, unfortunately. They would have a storyteller voice over a … Read more
Every TA Leader’s Most Dreaded Req
As a talent acquisition leader, you’re a problem-solver. When you’re tasked with tracking down a rainbow unicorn pegasus candidate, you somehow discover a … Read more
“I Found a Hidden Bias in Our Hiring Process”
I never thought that as a young leader in the startup world, I would lack adaptability. As someone who’s dealt with her fair share of challenges, I didn’t … Read more
How Recruiters Can Fix Intake Meetings
Ever go into a kickoff meeting, winging it with a hiring manager without having a strategic partnership plan? Recruiters can’t afford to not have a … Read more
We Built a Crystal Ball for Recruiting … and Can Predict Which Reqs Will Be at Risk
If metrics are like headlights that allow us to see where our business is going, predictive metrics are the high beams. You can see further out and avoid … Read more