Why do software engineers leave their jobs? I asked this question in a large Slack group for programmers, and, well, it got a huge response — I think there … Read more
Innovations in Recruiting From an Amazon Recruiting Leader
In my hometown of Arlington, Virginia, we are all talking about our newest corporate neighbor, Amazon. At ERE’s recent conference in Washington, … Read more
What Women Candidates Want From Recruiters
What we already know about recruiting women: it’s ineffective, insufficient, and often a dismal failure. We acknowledge there’s a problem. What we … Read more
How to Promote LGBTQ Equality in Your Recruitment Process
There’s an uncomfortable reality haunting us: we continue to live in a society where people are frequently discriminated against based on their sexual … Read more
Some Ideas for Finding Veterans
Companies continue to express interest in hiring veterans, but in many cases aren’t sure how to find them, or what to make of their skills. Ferguson … Read more
All You Need to Know About the Highest-paying Tech Jobs
Tech jobs are constantly on the rise, and the tech recruitment train is showing no signs of slowing down. As a consequence, the technical hiring industry … Read more
Hiring for Culture Is Stupid
Culture is one of those “trends” in HR/recruiting that we just need to let die. It’s stupid. The whole idea behind it, although well intentioned, … Read more
The Challenges and Benefits of Hiring Refugees
Refugees: it’s a group of potential employees you may not have thought of. People who’ve seen them in action, including their ability to learn … Read more
The New Potential: Should You Look for Shy-pos?
A new conversation is happening in talent reviews globally that is confusing leaders and their HR partners alike. That conversation references what we call … Read more
Break the Language Barrier Between Recruiters and Veterans
Just a few years ago, only 20 percent of companies surveyed had developed a formal program for recruiting veterans. And in spite of an ever-tightening … Read more
Hiring Formerly Incarcerated: Shelley Winner Continues the Fight
Shelley Winner pleaded for a job at a big technology company, despite having a criminal record that got her red-flagged. It worked. Since then, she has … Read more
The ‘Tech Company’ You May Not Be Hiring From But Should
With technology often the equal of the private sector, the military can be an overlooked source of employees. You’ve read about the Army (lessons … Read more
What’s in Your Funnel? Increasing Diversity Representation at the Executive Level
An effective diversity recruiting strategy isn’t only about which job boards you subscribe to or the candidate discovery/rediscovery tools you use. It’s … Read more
Executive Search, Ripe for Disruption
Let’s play a guessing game. Guess the average CEO pay in 2018 across America’s largest corporations. I’ll give you a hint. It’s increased 940 percent in … Read more
Recruiting in Europe? How Talent Acquisition Differs Overseas
When we talk about regional differences in employment regulations, the uniqueness of the American at-will employment contract often comes up. In most other … Read more
Google for Jobs’ Impact on Job Boards
Is Google for Jobs the end of the job board? Although it’s not launched in most European countries yet, the major European job boards seem to think … Read more
Does Sociology Hold the Secret To Diversity Hiring?
How can sociology — the study of social interactions, relationships, and patterns –be the key to helping you create a more diverse … Read more
Philips Is Trying to Implement a True ‘Gig Economy’ Talent-acquisition Model
Philips North America is trying to go where few organizations have gone. Its talent-acquisition and talent-management leaders are working with business … Read more
Recruiting for Apollo
Getting to the moon, 50 years ago as of July 20, required an army of scientists, engineers, and technicians, recruited to work on developing technology and … Read more
This Huge Organization Is Using an Intriguing New Tool to Forecast Its Difficulty in Recruiting
An organization that brings on more than 70,000 hires annually has contracted with a small group of number-crunchers to build it a fascinating … Read more