If you’re a talent acquisition leader, a recruiter, or just a casual observer, you’ve probably noticed things have been a little weird lately with the … Read more
How Honest Should Recruiters Be?
One of the realities of being a recruiter is that at some point in your career, you are going to work somewhere that hiring conditions are less than ideal. … Read more
Candidate Survey Shows Dissatisfaction With Hiring Processes
Labor markets and workforces have witnessed significant transformation in recent years. Despite all the displacement and financial stress caused by the … Read more
Developing an LGBTQ-Friendly Hiring Process
One of my friends is trans. He transitioned over a year ago. He’s the top salesperson in his entire recruiting agency; yet he gets dead-named every single … Read more
What’s New and Fresh in the Candidate Experience? Absolutely Nothing
As the leader of Talent Board and the Candidate Experience Awards, I’m often asked about the evolution of the candidate experience. What has changed in the … Read more
Reforming Transaction Junkies in Recruiting
I have been writing and talking about talent acquisition for more than seven years and leading and transforming talent teams for almost 20 years. In all … Read more
The Mid-Year State of Recruitment
Based on the companies and recruiters I’ve spoken with, the general trend seems to be that companies are focusing on evaluating the past in an effort … Read more
Do People Join Companies or Do They Join Managers?
We’ve all heard some version of the expression that people join a company but quit a manager. But is that always true? Could you imagine a situation … Read more
Flashback: It’s Not a Hiring Process. It’s a Hiring Experience.
Editor’s note: Periodically, we’ll be reaching into ERE’s long archives to bring you articles that have significance today. Twenty years … Read more
Recruiting Remains a Haunted Field
It’s scary how pervasive ghosting is these days. According to some very recent reports, 75% of job candidates have been ghosted by a company following an … Read more
The Fairness Perception Problem Plaguing Recruiting
The pandemic was the catalyst — not the reason — that millions of American workers quit their jobs, according to a growing body of evidence that includes a … Read more
How to Cultivate Referrals From Rejected Candidates
Employee referrals are a cornerstone of any sound talent acquisition strategy, especially when upwards of 20%+ of your hires come from referrals. But what … Read more
From the Metaverse to Virtual Wallets: Where Is HR Tech Headed?
Where do you predict HR technology is headed in 2022? This question was posed to talent professionals for their insights. From the metaverse to a focus on … Read more
New Research Reveals Why Candidates Are Abandoning Your Recruiting Process
With the nation’s labor shortage showing no signs of abating, talent acquisition teams are under enormous pressure to keep qualified candidates from … Read more
Understanding Recruiting Expectations vs. Reality
Expected business concerns predicted for 2021 were dramatically different from the challenges leaders actually faced last year. That’s the most notable … Read more
Employer Branding Can’t Fix a Poor Candidate Experience
It seemed like there was a reorg and a rebrand every six months. This was my experience back in the late 1990s when I managed marketing product and … Read more
The Return of Candidate Resentment
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