If traditional recommendations about improving candidate experience worked to address current talent shortages, then you wouldn’t be reading this article … Read more
One of Recruiting’s Biggest Cliches Exists for a Reason
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya … Read more
How Marriott Transcends the Transaction to Attract Talent
Attracting and retaining top talent in the midst of tight labor pools is daunting for any organization. At ERE Digital, Sept 23-24, Marriott’s senior … Read more
The Job Incentives That Matter Most Today
Increasingly, employers are turning to perks and benefits to attract candidates and close offers. But which ones will today’s candidates find most … Read more
Money Talks, But Will It Be Enough?: Which Incentives Work Best to Lure Job-Seekers?
What if you posted a job and nobody wanted it? This is the situation that numerous businesses face today, particularly in the service industries and health … Read more
Is TikTok the Future of Hiring?
I can almost hear the sniggering now, dismissing the preposterous idea that a platform like TikTok could ever be considered the future of hiring. Well, … Read more
Former CIA Chief of Recruitment Reveals Talent Intelligence
You may not think your business has much in common with the Central Intelligence Agency, but it does. Whether you manufacture tires or roam the world to … Read more
Solving Candidate Ghosting With Micro-Commitments
It’s likely true that candidate ghosting is higher than it’s been in a while. But we’re not going to waste our time blaming the pandemic or tight labor … Read more
Are You Failing at the Easiest Way to Improve the Candidate Experience?
Hello [FIRST NAME]! We value you as a customer… I get some variation of this at least once a week. Let me tell you, nothing screams “value” like not … Read more
“How Do I Get Candidates to Stop Ghosting?”
In Episode 42 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn does office hours and answers a listener mail question that’s causing pain everywhere in the world of … Read more
A CEO Discusses Mission-Based Recruiting
In Episode 39 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks with Cameron Corder, CEO of the Cleveland County YMCA (NC) on the art of recruiting great talent for a … Read more
Re-Thinking 2021 Talent Acquisition Strategies
May is always a busy time of year. Typically, I’m shuttling from one conference to another and trying to squeeze in as many client meetings as possible … Read more
Allianz’s New Approach for Improving and Measuring Candidate Experience
Everybody’s looking for something or some way to improve candidate experience. But what if we’ve been looking for the wrong things? And trying the wrong … Read more
The Future of Recruiting…in 2001
Editor’s note: At ERE Digital: Back to the Future, May 25-27, we’ll be exploring how to move recruitment forward. But you can’t plan for … Read more
The Ugly (Un)Employment Bias
When the pandemic first hit, people weren’t entirely sure what it meant for business. As states implemented stay-at-home orders and travel ground to a … Read more
Do This to Keep Candidates From Abandoning Your Application
Shopping-cart abandonment is the term for when a customer starts a purchase but then bails out. Marketing professionals hate this for obvious reasons and … Read more
What Does It Mean to Always Be Recruiting?
In a recent Recruiter Realness post, I shared some of my favorite insights from other recruiting pros. One of those highlights came from Josh Rock, an … Read more
Hey, Fellow Recruiters, Pick Up Your Phone!
People who enjoy meeting others thrive in recruiting because networking is natural to them. Nonetheless, connecting with candidates can be overwhelming if … Read more
How to Write Recruiting Emails People Will Actually Open
If you’ve never been in charge of mass-marketing email sends, you probably feel no guilt as you hit delete on yet another promo code. But if … Read more
Women Apply From Venus, Men Apply From Mars
It’s no surprise that corporate America was built by men, for men. Men are three times more likely to get an interview. For every dollar men make, women … Read more