The answer to the title of this article depends on what we mean by “personalized.” So let’s start by pointing out that about 50% of sourcing time is … Read more

The answer to the title of this article depends on what we mean by “personalized.” So let’s start by pointing out that about 50% of sourcing time is … Read more
I see you out there with your job alerts and your talent networks and communities. I sign up for them all the time. You know what you send me: Very little. … Read more
Recruiting desirable talent is fundamentally bi-directional: candidates sell themselves to companies, and companies sell themselves to … Read more
How can talent acquisition serve its purpose more successfully right now? By being more strategic. But what does that really mean? We throw around the … Read more
Access to this article is limited to fierce competitors Most CEOs are fierce competitors. They love my strategy of “targeting your competitor’s top … Read more
This question in the headline has been posed to me several times. For context, we are driving a transformation of the way we do talent acquisition. In a … Read more
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thoughts around the future of recruiting Forget what you’ve read about the future of recruiting, because … Read more
Most organizations that are facing a talent shortage blame a variety of external factors, even though the actual culprit is the way their firm recruits. … Read more
As if the multi-year boom and low unemployment in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. (where ERE’ll be this fall) weren’t enough, … Read more
Join any serious discussion with talent acquisition professionals these days, and the conversation inevitably turns to out-of-the-box ideas to hire new … Read more
Everyone’s talking about employee engagement. But engagement really starts with the interview. And, to really get job candidates engaged, hiring … Read more
Lorraine Ladd, associate director of talent acquisition for alliantgroup, is recruiting in an area with 2.4 percent unemployment. That’s a lot of … Read more
There may be a disconnect between candidates and employers, an incongruence in where candidates and employers spend time searching each other. This is … Read more
One study found that 70 percent of companies say time to fill was reduced when using text messaging as the primary form of communication. But could you be … Read more
Recruiters look for job experience and then sort by skill level. But an alternative is to look for “skills experience,” which better reveals hidden … Read more
The business of connecting with candidates via text messaging has been a clear winner in the recruitment space the last few years. Readers will remember … Read more
Last month I went on an epic vacation (yay me!) and I got to do one of my favorite things (don’t laugh): write my out-of-office message. I know people … Read more
Many recruiters and HR professionals are using text-based recruiting platforms for the first time, and it can be challenging to learn how to best use this … Read more
Are game-based assessments the future of employment testing? In the podcast below, I talk about that question with Ben Hawkes. He’s an I/O … Read more
Total Wine’s reach now spans 193 stores in 23 states, as well as online sales in 14 states. The chain’s stores can be as large as 50,000 square … Read more