The Great Resignation — or Reshuffle or Rebooting or whatever you want to call it — isn’t the only talent trend that will be impacting employers in 2022. … Read more
¾ of Employers Fail to Seek Candidate Feedback
I don’t know if your candidates’ experience is great or terrible. And you might not know either. Research shows that only 26% of companies are … Read more
Recruiters Who Give Recruiting a Bad Name
It’s important to be open and upfront. Personally I take a lot of pride in candidate experience. I consider it one of my calling cards and it is of utmost … Read more
Best of ERE: Top 5 Candidate Experience Stories of 2021
I have a prediction for 2022. Candidates will still hate recruiters. OK, “hate” is a strong word. I get it. So here’s my prediction: … Read more
Recruiting Tech Should Stop Imitating Amazon and Yelp
I heard it early on in my career: Recruiting is sales. In some ways, that’s right. Part of your job might be contacting a lot of people. You could be told … Read more
Feelings Cannot Be Automated in Recruiting
Back in 2010, just about every headline had something to do with replacing the recruiter with a machine. Everyone wanted recruiting to be automated, with … Read more
The Simplest Steps That Lead to the Biggest Impact on Candidate Experience
In November, there were 10.9 million open jobs in the United States, a number that has more than doubled since the depth of the pandemic. With the Great … Read more
How the Delta Variant Is Shaping Talent Acquisition Trends
“What is one talent acquisition trend you’re seeing that is being shaped by the Delta variant?” This question was posed to talent … Read more
Candidates Deserve Feedback, Not Excuses
Anyone who has looked for a job knows how frustrating it can be. Between the bad job postings, the lack of pay transparency, and the many, many hoops the … Read more
Yesterday’s Advice on Candidate Experience Won’t Fix Today’s High-Volume Hiring Challenges
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
Rethinking TA on Global Talent Acquisition Day
Happy Global Talent Acquisition Day! Today is a time when we traditionally focus on celebrating the skills of TA professionals. This year, as in past ones, … 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
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
These Two Groups of People Could Immediately Solve Your Recruiting Struggles
We’ve all seen the reports and stories of companies struggling to hire, with candidates ghosting companies and rejecting offers. But for all of the … Read more
Transforming the Candidate Experience at Citizens Bank
Meet MaryAnne Pelland. Mary is head of talent acquisition strategy and services at Citizens Bank, and she and I recently had a conversation infused with … Read more
Stories of Covid Killing the Candidate Experience
Not long ago, job interviews took place in extravagant office buildings where you would be greeted by a warm receptionist who would notify the hiring … Read more
How to Provide an LGBTQ-Friendly Candidate Experience
I can’t quite put my finger on the exact moment I knew that my sexuality would be my secret. I don’t even know what made me think it … Read more
Marketing — Not TA — Should Own Employer Brand
For years, HR and talent acquisition teams have been told to “think like marketers.” That’s mainly because marketing is known for … Read more