Need an edge in your competition for talent? Think December, when there may be 35% fewer job postings trying to attract the normal volume of jobseekers. If … Read more
5 Tips to Create a Terrific Talent Pipeline
The demand for talent is at an all-time high. Of course, you already know that. But to snag the best people, you can no longer (and probably never could) … Read more
Hi, I’m Vadim. And I Don’t Hate You.
I hate recruiters. Who among us hasn’t heard somebody at some point say that? No surprise that recruiting ranks among the most untrustworthy professions. … Read more
Hit Your Competitors Where It Hurts — Adopt the Hire-to-Hurt Strategy
Access to this article is limited to fierce competitors Most CEOs are fierce competitors. They love my strategy of “targeting your competitor’s top … Read more
It Takes a Village to Give Job Candidates a Good Experience
A recruiter’s role in the candidate experience is just the top of the iceberg, says Marie Norman, director of talent acquisition Adobe. Norman leads … 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
Rainy Mondays and Chilly Economics — Recruiting in a Downturn
There was a sales manager who used to say he “loved rainy Mondays.” It was a little crazy to hear, since no one was excited about Monday in … Read more
Hey Google, Your Job Board Needs a Lot of Work
Google for Jobs was launched to much fanfare. I lost track of the number of commentators saying … ”This is the moment Indeed has dreaded blah blah … Read more
Build a Successful Campus Recruiting Team
With employers facing the tightest labor market in decades, more and more companies are turning to college campuses to source talent for internships and … Read more
Sifting Through the Cost per Applicant Data
Cost per applicant benchmarks are a great way to understand how your paid media is performing when you are putting dollars behind job postings. The folks … Read more
New York’s Engineering Pay Is Hitting Silicon Valley Levels
Hiring software engineers has become increasingly difficult this year, particularly in New York. If you’re like many of the startups we’ve … Read more
Before Your Throw Away That Long, Boring Pre-employment Test …
While the topic of candidate engagement and experience with assessment has been written about many times before, the stakes are higher than ever. The prime … Read more
Measure Your Fall Recruiting’s ROI The Right Way
It’s not only back to school for the fall semester for students, but for companies, too. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, … Read more
Powerful Actions for Convincing Top Prospects to Apply in the Public Sector
In today’s highly competitive recruiting market, convincing public-sector recruiting prospects to actually apply for a job requires unique and powerful … Read more
Look Who’s Writing Job Descriptions at This Company
Job-description writing can involve managers, recruiters — even, in some cases, a departing employee, describing what they did on the job for the … Read more
The 8 (Data-driven) Secrets of Great University Recruiting in the U.S.
Recruiters will tell you that theirs is a tough job: lots of plates to spin, low resources, timeline crunches, and a lack of appreciation for a job well … Read more
Boomerang Recruiting — Bring Back the Stars Who You Let Get Away
You could reduce the pain from today’s record turnover by getting some of your very best to return. And that’s often possible because 72 percent of past … 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
A Job Seeker’s Environment Can Kill Your Pipeline
Job seekers are people. People get distracted. So, you have to ask yourself: “Are my recruitment marketing materials attracting and engaging job seekers”? … Read more
Why You Need to Use the Full Power of the Google Recruitment Juggernaut
Just like that, Google has entered the job recruitment industry. This is game changing. Currently, 70 percent of job searches start on Google, typically … Read more