People who enjoy meeting others thrive in recruiting because networking is natural to them. Nonetheless, connecting with candidates can be overwhelming if … Read more
Your LinkedIn Profile Doesn’t Have to Be As Bad As It Is
’Tis the season for holiday wrap-ups, best-of’s, and how-tos. I will never understand why this happens. We don’t magically have more time … Read more
Best Hire Ever: Breaking Down the 2020 Recruiter Nation Survey With Kelly Lavin and Tim Sackett
In Episode 20 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn breaks down the 2020 Recruiter Nation Survey from Jobvite with Kelly Lavin (SVP of Talent at Jobvite) and Tim … Read more
Stable Recruiting Practices in an Unstable World
As an increasing number of employers ramp up hiring in the coming months, it’s worth revisiting numerous hiring practices to ensure that companies are … Read more
Is It OK to Hire Someone With a Racist Background?
In light of the current social-justice movement, companies large and small are scrupulously examining their policies, positions, and practices for evidence … Read more
The Three Minds of Successful Employer Branding
By now, you either understand the power of employer branding or you do not. If you are in the latter camp, I can’t imagine why you’re reading this, so I … Read more
A Buddy Hiring Program Attracts, Retains, and Increases Productivity
Gallup research found that working with your best friend was a powerful motivating factor, so McDonald’s and the Army now have buddy hiring programs. … Read more
Hiretual Adds Market Insights and Candidate Personas to Its Candidate Sourcing Tool
Google might disagree, but LinkedIn is the gold standard when it comes to people data. There are a lot of sourcing tools that beat their chest about the … Read more
Indeed.com Survey: Here’s Why People Don’t Share Your Job Openings on Social Media
Employee referral programs are consistently at the top of the source-of-hire list. Refer a friend to your employer, and if they get hired, you get paid. … Read more
Need Top Performers? Hire Candidates With a Strong Professional Network
Actionable Tips for Hiring Those With Powerful Professional Networks Everyone knows the power of networks. But many hiring managers and recruiters are … Read more
Yes, It’s Time to Add Snapchat to Your Recruitment Advertising Radar
Get off my lawn! Snapchat’s recent IPO has me feeling crotchety and crusty. A company that exudes youthful optimism has unfortunately brought out my … Read more
How to Recruit on LinkedIn, Fast, Without Breaking the Bank
Recently I discussed the slowdown in tech hiring, which is already reflected in today’s longer and more difficult hiring cycles as hiring managers are more … Read more
The Many Benefits From a Talent Pipeline – And How It Improves Quality of Hire
If you’re looking for a powerful strategic recruiting approach that has powerful long-term impacts, you really only have two choices: employer branding, … Read more
Your Talent Pipeline Needs a Roto-Router Because It’s Not Producing
A comprehensive name-capturing guide for identifying who should be in your recruiting pipeline Let’s get straight to the point: having an external … Read more
eSports — An Under-the-Radar Social Media Community That Recruiters Should Use
The dream of every corporate recruiting leader is to discover a phenomenal secret source that few in recruiting are even aware of. That recruiting source … Read more
6 Trends That Will Change How You Recruit In 2016
As the scales of the labor market in 2016 tip further in favor of candidates, recruiters will be forced to search for more innovative ways of sourcing … Read more
U.S. Workers Rely First on the Internet When Job Hunting
Americans are as likely to turn to the Internet when searching for a job as to their friends and connections, and many of those who do consider the … Read more
SHRM Survey: 2/3 of Companies Made Social Media Hires
Two-thirds of all companies have sourced new hires in the last year from social media. And, no surprise here, LinkedIn is the most popular site for making … Read more
How Recruiters Can Benefit From Reddit
Fishing out talent has never been easy, and with ruthless sourcing by employers from job communities on social media it has become even more competitive. … Read more
The Most Buzzed-about Social Recruiting Posts of the Week
Social media recruiting is on the rise, with 93 percent of organizations now using at least one social channel for talent acquisition. I recently analyzed … Read more