It was in February. I was near the end of an onsite interview for a job with a large technology company and I asked the interviewer when he needed someone to start. He told me he did not have a…
Recruiting
Indeed Goes Anti-Google and Aims for the Heartstrings in New Ad Campaign
Indeed has always been a poster child of efficiency and minimalism. Through the years, while competitors became increasingly cluttered, Indeed stood, and continues to stand, firm to the ideal that less is more. Adhering to Google’s design playbook, it turns…
ZipRecruiter Gains Major Newspaper Network at Monster’s Expense
Career site Monster is facing the defection of one of its largest, remaining North American newspaper publishers next month when Gatehouse Media switches its employment sites to ZipRecruiter. The announcement was made today that beginning October 1, ZipRecruiter would power…
Crowded Promises to Bring Back the Dead with ‘Crowded Refresh’
It’s not quite October yet, but it’s never too early to bring back candidates from the dead. At least that’s what Crowded, a solution that looks to help employers use their existing talent pools that may have gone stale, is…
Security Giant Telling Organizations They’ll Get $400 for a Hire
Allied Universal, the 150,000-employee security company hiring about 50,000 new employees over the next few months, is trying a new spin on referrals, offering money not just to employees but to organizations that may need funding. The company is the…
Need Top Performers? Hire Candidates With a Strong Professional Network
Actionable Tips for Hiring Those With Powerful Professional Networks Everyone knows the power of networks. But many hiring managers and recruiters are surprised to learn that the strength of someone’s professional network is also one of the strongest predictors of…
Newspaper Publisher McClatchy Dumps CareerBuilder for Recruitology
Another newspaper publisher has swiped left on CareerBuilder. This time, McClatchy is doing the dumping. This follows the news from June that CareerBuilder, who still counts McClatchy as a part owner, was selling a majority stake in the company to…
A Guide to College Recruiting as a Smaller Company
Have you ever walked through a bar district and been solicited by staff standing in doorways? They “guard” practically vacant rooms and desperately call out for customers. It always seems like the most popular bars have considerable lines and the…
CareerBuilder Launches Talent Discovery to Ease the Pain of Logging In and Out Everywhere
Earlier this month CareerBuilder announced the release of its new Talent Discovery platform. This addition is aimed at decreasing the amount of time recruiters spend filling employment vacancies by combining all of the company’s products into one offering that integrates…
How a Non-recruiter Learned to Improve Candidate Experience
As an employment marketing writer, I spend a lot of time working closely with recruiters and hiring managers. I am fascinated by their experiences — from the entertaining to the disappointing to the bizarre. But the best stories are the…
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Launches Job Board to Help Former Criminals Find Work
This news probably won’t end up in a movie deal starring Leo DiCaprio, but it’s certainly worth sharing here. In addition to being the original “Wolf of Wall Street,” a character popularized in the 2013 film by Martin Scorsese, Richard…
Skype Finally Gets Serious About Being a Video Interviewing Tool
There’s no shortage of video interviewing tools in the recruiting industry. Green Job Interview, HireVue, Take the Interview, Montage, Wepow, Sparkhire, and Vervoe are just a few off the top of my head. Though each one can talk up their…
Title Inflation in the C-suite
Title inflation lurks in every org chart, rears it head in offer negotiations, and is the subject of heated battles come annual review time. The gradual accumulation of ever-more-impressive sounding labels, titles, and levels of distinction to the jobs we…
Sometimes We Recruiters Forget that Looking for a Job Is the Hardest Thing
In a post about the homeless a while ago I made a pretty bold statement, even for me, which is rare: “The three most stressful life events according to psychologists are, in order, getting married, buying a home and looking…
Aussie Startup Vervoe Lands $1 Million to Take on America
Remember Crocodile Dundee from the ’80s? It’s about an Australian backwoodsman who comes to New York City and discovers the concrete jungle has little resemblance to the outback. It’s a fish out of water story. Australian-born startup Vervoe feels a little…
What Worked and Didn’t Work for Us When Quickly Building a Technical Team
Cities like Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and where we are based — Austin, Texas — are typically underserved with highly skilled engineering talent, making it difficult for large organizations to attract and retain sought after experienced engineers. As a…
Werk Raises $2.9 Million to Improve Workplace Flexibility for Women
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. Female-run venture fund Rethink Impact led the round, joined by SoGal Ventures and Leah Busque. Previous…
Ladders Embraces Its Inner TMZ with Latest Content Strategy
Google for Jobs has put the job board industry in quite a pickle. Before the search giant got into the job search business, managing a job board was fairly straight forward: Use job postings as content, get that content and…
4 Reasons to Proceed with Caution on Google Hire
Google Hire is officially less than a month old, so it’s understandable there might be some shortcomings. However, this is Google, a company with more resources and brainpower than just about any corporate titan on the planet. So, it’s fair…
Ericsson Logs Off LinkedIn, Unplugs the Phone, and Hits the Streets to Recruit
Recruiting industry pundits, including yours truly, spend a lot of time chasing shiny objects. News releases touting artificial intelligence, chatbots, and virtual reality tend to standout more than, say, PR touting a new CEO or homepage redesign. Readers tend to…