Werk, a job board platform focused on schedule flexibility, announced on August 4 that it closed its seed funding round, having raised $2.9 million. … Read more
Engineer’s Anti-Diversity Memo Gets Sharp Rebuke From Google
A political firestorm has erupted at Google over a 10-page memo by a software engineer challenging the company’s diversity efforts, declaring that … Read more
The Definitive Action Guide For Minimizing Bias and Increasing Diversity Hires (Part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of a two-part article covering action steps on how to minimize biases that negatively affect diverse recruiting. The first part of … Read more
The Definitive Action Guide for Minimizing Bias and Increasing Diversity Hires (Part 1 of 2)
There has been a great deal of recent coverage on unconscious biases. However, almost all of the attention has been on becoming aware of these unconscious … Read more
Building New On-ramps for Returning Women
You know that guy who won’t let you in when you’re trying to merge onto the highway? Well, that’s corporate America for returning women. Three million … Read more
‘Don’t Look Too Hot!’ — Powerful New Dad-Daughter Video From HP Makes Fun of Interview Advice
HP is celebrating Father’s Day early with a video mocking the frustrating and sexist advice females are given when preparing for an interview. The … Read more
Wonder Woman – Why Every Firm Needs to Hire One
The Wonder Woman movie has been a blockbuster success at the box office, at least in part because both the main character and the director are women. … Read more
Open Letter to the CEO and CHRO: You’re Disconnected On Talent Priorities.
Dear Mr/s CEO and CHRO, I needed to send you this important note after reading all those McKinsey and Gartner “What are the CEO’s … Read more
Diversity’s Revolving Door — With 2x the Turnover, a Diversity Retention Program Is Needed
Most firms have no idea that they have a revolving door that is bleeding diversity talent, because unexplainably, they don’t measure and report diversity … Read more
A New, 30-Second U.S. Marines Recruiting Video Comes With a Twist
The U.S. Marines have unveiled a recruiting video showing footage of a Marine as a kid walking down the school hall; later playing rugby; and then in … Read more
Predictive Analytics, Bias, and Interviewing
For centuries people have been captivated by the idea of predicting the future (and I’ll be offering my own predictions on the stage in a few days). … Read more
Do You Work At a Dinosaur Recruiting Function? A Quick Assessment Checklist
I read an excellent think piece the other day by Kaela Wax. On her blog she stated that as an outsider, after closely studying the recruiting industry, she … Read more
‘Change the World, Stay in STEM,’ Microsoft Tells Girls in New Video
In a new minute-and-a-half Microsoft video, girls are asked what they want to do to change the world, and then are delivered the bad news: “odds are, … Read more
Facing a Shortage of Candidates? Discover and Use the Right ‘Attraction Factors’
They call it talent attraction for a reason. Because, obviously, the primary role of the function is to literally “attract” the very best candidates. But … Read more
Bleak Employee Morale at Uber — and What You Can Learn From It
Today would not be a great day to be the head of talent acquisition at Uber (with apologies and much support to our colleague who holds that position). On … Read more
Blow-Up Your Diversity Approach and Maximize Business Results With Customer Reflection Diversity
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about diversity Why Your Firm Needs to Target Diversity in Sales, Service, & Product … Read more
It’s Time to Have a Genuine Discussion About Diversity
When I discuss diversity recruitment, someone always asks, “Why should I use diversity sites?” or “I have plenty of candidates apply to my jobs. Why take … Read more
Revelation! Unconscious Bias Hurts Your Hiring Results Across All Candidates
One of the primary reasons why increasing amounts of technology are entering the recruiting space is the recognition that recruiters and hiring managers … Read more
The Top 5 Talent Surprises That Could Spoil Your 2017
It’s hard to think of an exception to the rule that “it’s always better to be prepared than surprised.” As a result, most professionals do read … Read more
How Changing the Compensation Conversation in Interviews Solves More than the Pay Gap
A few months ago, Massachusetts pushed pay transparency forward when Governor Charlie Baker signed a law prohibiting employers from asking candidates about … Read more