I’d like to cast my vote for Time’s 2022 Person of the Year: the Recruiter. The thing about recruiters, though, is that here’s a long-standing joke in our … Read more
Current Challenges Around Recruiting Recruiters
In Episode 40 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks with Tim Sackett (HRU Tech, Fistful of Talent, The Tim Sackett Project) on best practices when hiring … Read more
Happening on TLNT: Oversight vs Surveillance
As many workers continue to work remotely, so too continues the interest in monitoring them. Or is it surveilling them? Or is it micro-managing them? Or is … Read more
The Broken Business Model of Staffing Agencies
Every day, staffing companies of all sizes give away one of their most important services for free — their expertise in recruiting. The hard work of … Read more
I’m Black, and I Don’t Feel Like I Belong in Corporate America
In all of the HR/recruiting departments in which I have worked over the past 26 years, their idea of diversity was typically one Black person, usually me. … Read more
Recruiting Roulette – Round 2
Last week, we brought you our first batch of Recruiting Roulette players from ERE Digital 2.0. This week, we’ve got another round of players from the … Read more
Who’s Ready to Play Recruiting Roulette?
What happens when you fill a bag with random rapid-fire questions about recruiting and then pull those questions out to ask talent acquisition … Read more
Willis Towers Watson’s New Head of Recruitment Talks Leadership, Mistakes, and More
Meet Robert Navarrete, director and head of North American recruitment at Willis Towers Watson. Having joined WTW in January, Rob brings to his new role … Read more
A Leader’s Journey From Agency to In-House TA
Meet Nicole Cox, head of talent acquisition at healthcare company Ontrak, Inc. Nicole built her career in the staffing agency and recruitment process … Read more
Staffing Pros Are Optimistic. Should They Be?
You probably don’t need to see more data, more stats to understand that the last several months have been a difficult period for the staffing industry, but … Read more
Are Staffing Agencies Underusing Redeployment? (Yes.)
Remember the days when everyone was talking about talent shortages? Just last year, 54% of companies globally revealed they experienced a talent shortage. … Read more
7 Ways to Be a Better Recruiter in 2020 (Or Maybe Not!)
Let’s begin with the best part about being a recruiter: flexibility. You may have unusual hours and a less predictable workflow than other … Read more
Who Makes a Great Recruiter
As the skills shortage persists, so does the demand for recruiters. The increased demand has put a further strain on an already over-tapped pool of … Read more
Jobiak Says It Has Remedy for What Ails Staffing Agencies Dumped By Indeed
Back in October 2018, Indeed handed staffing agencies their very own version of a pink slip. Stating third-party recruiters must now pay to appear in … Read more
10 Tips for Starting Your Own Technology Staffing Company
I’ve worked as a recruiter for J. Jill, SAP, and then started the boutique recruiting firm Boston Tech Talent, and offer you up these suggestions if … Read more
Recruitsy Aims to Become ‘Glassdoor’ for Recruiters and Staffing Agencies
We rate everything these days. Restaurants, employers, doctors, dog walkers — pretty much everyone and everything is under the microscope. … Read more
How Recruiters Can Fix Intake Meetings
Ever go into a kickoff meeting, winging it with a hiring manager without having a strategic partnership plan? Recruiters can’t afford to not have a … Read more
The 3 Biggest Misconceptions about Automation in the Staffing Industry
The impact of automation on jobs is one of the most widely debated topics in the global technology sphere, and the question of how automation will impact … Read more
LinkedIn Launches 3 New Targeting Options for Advertisers, Catches Up with Facebook, Twitter
If you’re new to marketing, explaining ad retargeting goes something like this: Every time a new visitor comes to a web site, the code drops an … Read more
These Are the 6 Things I Look for When Hiring Recruiters
Many industries are experiencing explosive growth, and that typically means you need incredible gifted recruiters. This is where I come in; my specialty is … Read more