After five years of leading product development at GitLab, a tech company that has always been 100% remote, and since having founded my own startup, I have … Read more
Surprise! Latin America Is Not One “Country”
Throughout our professional career, we’ve worked with global companies that have demonstrated that they weren’t truly global by how they did — or attempted … Read more
Possible Recruiting Impacts From the Coronavirus Scare
The growing fear of the coronavirus requires recruiting leaders to prepare for an increase in discrimination against Asian candidates and to become aware … Read more
Break It to Build It — When Tiny Tweaks Just Won’t Do
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series highlighting speakers at the upcoming ERE Recruiting Conference. Click here to view other articles in … 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
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
How to Develop a ‘Glocal’ Employee Value Proposition
In 2010 I got a call from an internal headhunter about a potential job at Roche. “Head of Employer Branding.” “What???” I had been in recruitment for … Read more
Gig Platforms: Inspiration Rather Than Competition for the Recruitment Industry
While gig platforms have grown exponentially in the past five years, have attracted lots of media attention, and received heavy venture-capitalist … Read more
The Brexit Debacle: What it Means for Talent
Brexit is coming. On March 29, 2019, two years after the referendum to leave the European Union, the UK is scheduled to formally leave. The date may yet be … Read more
A Look at Job-candidate Expectations Shows Europe Is No Monolith
Thanks to a growing talent shortage in their local labor markets, international recruitment is becoming an interesting option for many companies in Europe. … Read more
What the European Job Board Market Looks Like in 2018
There is no single European job board market leader. There are 24! Below, I examine the use of leading job boards in Europe, including Monster, StepStone, … Read more
How to Have a Very Global Talent-acquisition Career
I’m very lucky that at this point in my career I get to give back to the next generation, and have the opportunity to mentor some wonderful people who will … Read more
Surprise! Glassdoor Sold for More than a Billion
Glassdoor’s plans for an IPO have long been one of talent-acquisition’s worst-kept secrets; 2018 was perhaps finally going to be the year, and … Read more
Google for Jobs Expands to Canada, India
If you’re a job board outside the U.S., consider yourself warned. Google is coming. It was a just a matter of time, but Google is finally rolling out … Read more
The Europeans and Their GDPR Are About to Torpedo Your Recruitment Process
Does your company have a job opening in Europe? If so, there’s a good chance your existing referral program is about to get torpedoed. With GDPR … Read more
Oh, Canada! Indeed.com Acquires Workopolis
America’s neighbor to the north has a new job search overlord. Announced today, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. will acquire the website and assets of … Read more
GDPR: Is Your Recruitment Team in Compliance?
If your recruitment team executes any search work with candidates, clients, or sources in the EU, you will need to keep up to date with the latest … Read more
Employers Operating in England (and the U.S. Too) Should Get to Know the Apprenticeship Levy
A crucial part of reforming the Apprenticeship Program, the Apprenticeship Levy was created to help grow the quantity and quality of apprenticeships across … Read more
Recruiting Candidates in Europe? Familiarize Yourself with the Updated GDPR Requirements
If you’re recruiting candidates in Europe, you have until May 25, 2018, to familiarize yourself with and prepare a strategy for tackling coming changes … Read more