If you lead talent acquisition, you might be excited by the continual stream of helpful new talent acquisition technologies. There are tools to help with … Read more
Agile Talent Acquisition: A Simpler, Faster, Better Model for Hiring
What does agile talent acquisition look like? Denise Dresler has the answer. Dresler is director of talent acquisition at Avature, an HCM software … Read more
The New Executive Director of ATAP
The newly appointed executive director for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals is Kristen LeBlanc. She’s is a Certified Association … Read more
Grit + Gratefulness: Talent-acquisition Leadership Lessons from Allison Kruse
I recently saw a meme on LinkedIn encouraging us to: “Live, Be Curious, Be Thankful, Be Grateful. Enjoy the memories you’re going to make!” … Read more
Knowing Your Business Helps You Recruit Better
I just spent a day in training. It didn’t have anything to do with recruiting. It actually was product and process training for a new sales guy I … Read more
How Can I Transform My Talent Acquisition Capability When I Don’t Have X?
This question in the headline has been posed to me several times. For context, we are driving a transformation of the way we do talent acquisition. In a … Read more
Collaborative Recruiting — Making ‘Every Employee a Recruiter’ Improves Hiring Results
Top firms use collaborative recruiting because it “turns every employee into a recruiter” and a brand ambassador. Expanding involvement also improves … Read more
Do You Know That You Are Part of the Golden Age of Recruiting?
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the tremendous progress that the recruiting profession has made Few in recruiting … Read more
Let’s Turn Around the Perception of the Talent Field
I decided to write this after reading seeing a post on a website called Blind. A few weeks ago someone asked for some advice on how to show appreciation … Read more
New Decade. Different Recruiting Skills and Tools Required
Over the last five years, we have seen that the top concern of all executives is finding, hiring, and retaining talent. As we approach 2020, company … Read more
Happy Global Talent-acquisition Day, Recruiters!
Happy Global TA Day, recruiters! (Celebrated each year, the first Wednesday in September.) Recruitment marketers like me celebrate your skills today! Let … Read more
A Short Plan for Breaking Talent Acquisition Up With HR
Human resources is a Frankenstein department comprised of every function that didn’t fit into another department. Recruitment, benefits, employee … Read more
Recruit Always and Everywhere
Lorraine Ladd, associate director of talent acquisition for alliantgroup, is recruiting in an area with 2.4 percent unemployment. That’s a lot of … Read more
A Day in the Life of a Hospitality Recruiter
For the last four years I have had the challenge of recruiting for the hospitality industry — trying to fill positions that are for the most part … Read more
Who’s In Charge of Hiring (Answer: No One)
Sourcers are in charge of sourcing. Recruiters are in charge of recruiting. HR business partners are in charge of managing and scoping the business need. … Read more
Recruiting’s Missed Strategic Opportunity — Competitive Intelligence Gathering
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about activities that recruiting should be doing, but most do not. During a job interview with a … Read more
What’s On the Minds of Talent-acquisition Leaders
It’s 7:25 a.m. on a crisp NYC spring morning and I’m sitting at the back table at Ai Fiori at the Langham Hotel in Manhattan waiting for the last of six … Read more
Recruiting Is a Science Not an Art — How Intuition Hurts Recruiting Results
The future of recruiting is scientific, data-driven, and businesslike. The roadblock to that transition is our current “art not science” approach where … Read more
Eliminate This Common Issue That Undermines Effective Recruiting and Hiring
Most leaders agree that implementation and follow-through are required for business success. Organizations that execute their well-thought-out plans … Read more
My Journey to a Data-driven Talent-acquisition Team
I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to build a new talent-acquisition team from scratch. I faced the tough challenge of building metrics that enabled … Read more