What’s the most appealing aspect of working at your company? Is it the hip cafeteria? Is it your brand recognition in the industry? Is it your position as … Read more
Average Time to Fill is 41 Days: Dissecting the Findings of iCIMS’ Workforce Report
The year of the Great Reset. That’s how software provider iCIMS has dubbed 2023 in its newly released Workforce Report. (Having labeled this year as that … Read more
Deciding Between Location-Based vs. Value-Based Compensation
What do companies with in-person and virtual employees do when many of their workers can choose their own cost of living (COL)? Historically, salaries were … Read more
Is LinkedIn’s New Internal Hiring Tool a Solution to the Wrong Problem?
Turnover costs a fortune. Given that employees want growth, first place companies often look to fill positions is within their own workforces. Yet matching … Read more
New Research Reveals Surprising Findings About Quality of Hire
Finding meaningful metrics has proven to be recruiting’s white whale since the first candidate applied for the first job. The challenge lies in the fact … Read more
Employers Feel Increased Pressure to Raise Wages
Employers hoping for some sort of respite from pressure to increase wages will be sorely disappointed, writes Raghav Singh on TLNT (ERE’s sister site … Read more
The Disappearance of Women Leaders
A new study from LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company finds that “women leaders are leaving their companies at the highest rate in years, and the … 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
How Credit Karma Saved Its Recruiters
Increasingly, chatter about hiring freezes and slowdowns is turning into more than just chatter. And as more economists predict a recession, it’s critical … Read more
A Recruiter Preparation Plan for Being Laid Off
Like most recruiters, I once wanted to be something else. In my case, I wanted to be a journalist. The first lesson I was taught as an aspiring reporter … Read more
Spotting Toxic Employees in Job Interviews
The hiring research has long been clear that most new hires don’t fail for lack of skills; attitude is the overwhelming cause. Sometimes, attitude … Read more
What’s Steak and What’s Sizzle in Recruiting Tech Right Now
After every HR Technology Conference, I always take a look at my notes and see if there are any trends from the various vendor and practitioner … Read more
Leveraging Internal Mobility to Drive Diversity and Inclusion
A strong internal-mobility program is an incredible asset to your business — not just for the usual and obvious reasons but because there’s also a rising … Read more
Hiring Managers Are Not Hiring Experts
Funny story. Recently, a friend of mine wanted to tack on a side hustle and give grocery delivery a try. They got their first order and they were like a … Read more
The Destruction of Talent Mobility Through Talent Hoarding
When it comes to internal mobility, there are still too many talent leaders perpetuating myths and untruths and plain old B.S. Some of this was recently … Read more
The Myths of Labor Shortage and Labor Surplus
On the one hand, the fear of layoffs is central to many employees’ concerns. On the other hand, recruiters and hiring managers report that it is … Read more
The Challenge of Hiring for Teamwork
Teamwork is one of the most important competitive advantages for every organization, especially in a remote/hybrid work environment. At a time when … Read more
The Value of Values in Talent Attraction
The social and pandemic-driven disruptions we’ve seen over the past few years have brought many changes to both our personal and work lives, including 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
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