Last year, a startling 75% of companies reported having difficulty recruiting qualified candidates. It doesn’t matter how skillful or experienced your … Read more
Best of ERE: Top 5 Candidate Experience Stories of 2022
Last year at this time I wrote: “I have a prediction for 2022. Candidates will still hate recruiters. OK, ‘hate’ is a strong word. I get … Read more
‘You’re Hired — Until You’re Not’: Amazon Revokes Job Offers
Got the call today. Recruiter sounded like she was in tears, clearly has been doing this all day. That’s one of a number of comments online in the past … Read more
Will a Hyper-Focus on Retention Backfire?
With talent shortages at a 16-year high and economic uncertainty looming ahead, employers are laser-focused on retaining key talent. But companies also … Read more
Inside Spectrum’s Assessment Strategy
Assessments are a standard part of the hiring process at many organizations, but that doesn’t mean companies are leveraging them in the best ways. Sure, … Read more
Latest Findings on Giving Feedback to Candidates Show Missed Opportunities
For today’s job candidates, getting employers to offer feedback during the recruiting process is almost as hard as getting them to offer a job. Come to … Read more
The Glitter Bombing of Recruiting
Recruiting and fashion have more in common than you think. What is popular one day is gone the next, with trends popping up and flaming out faster than … Read more
How Technology Can — And Can’t — Get You Through a Disruptive Labor Market
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