In the past, recruiting has focused almost exclusively on finding external talent. But the future will look different as TA departments will — should — tap … Read more
Finding Fluidity: Hiring for a Skills-Based Culture
As uncertainty persists and market demands continue to shift, the people we hire today may very well need to be reallocated or reskilled tomorrow. This was … Read more
Can Tech People Thrive in Non-Tech Roles?
The World Economic Forum recently estimated 133 million new jobs will be created by 2022 to help meet the demands of digital transformation. That’s a … Read more
It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts: Creating an Internal Talent Marketplace
Research indicates that the average worker will have 10 to 12 jobs in their lifetime. What’s more, most professionals change jobs up to five times during … Read more
Happening on TLNT: Can HR Fix People?
HR always seems to be trying to fix something. That’s a good thing, because work can always be made better. But what exactly is HR fixing? Or rather, what … Read more
Internal Recruiting Is Making a Comeback
With the new world of work changing hiring practices, internal mobility is becoming more and more relevant as companies look within their organization and … Read more
Strategy Safari: Work Is About Finding Skills, Not Filling Roles
A recent survey from Salary.com found that 66% of responding employers either reduced their workforces or enacted pay cuts in response to COVID-19. That’s … Read more
Does a Desire to Remain on Unemployment Make a Worker Less Loyal?
There are a lot of people writing and talking about the federal and state financial support available for people affected by the COVID-19 virus. Many of … Read more
Why Your Firm Has a Talent Shortage Explained (Bluntly)
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
‘Stay Interviews’ and ‘Exit Interviews’ Are Recruiting Tools
Many organizations, of all sizes, ask employees to participate in exit interviews as part of the out-processing checklist. There are a number of valid and … Read more
Hire for the Company, Not for a Manager
Hiring by committee is a critical decision that you must make in the early days of the company, or must instate if it’s not present. No single individual, … Read more
Following Glassdoor Acquisition, Indeed Embraces Employer Branding With New Report
When Glassdoor got gobbled up by Indeed’s parent company last week, I speculated that the two would eventually become one. If not one brand, I … Read more
Let’s Change the Whole Definition of a Full-lifecycle Recruiter
“Full-lifecycle recruiter” is a misnomer, inferring a finite lifecycle limited to talent identification through the new hire onboarding process. Let me … Read more
The App That Calls Itself ‘The Real Time Glassdoor’ Is Coming to Your Desktop
While most employers are familiar with Glassdoor and Indeed as platforms for submitting anonymous employee reviews, far less are familiar with Blind, a … Read more
WOW Hiring Managers by Projecting a Candidate’s Performance and Promotion Trajectories
Imagine a recruiting session with your hiring manager where you are selecting from among three finalists who all seem to be about equal in their required … Read more
A New Career Option for Recruiters: Managing the Internal Talent Network
Recruiters have always been tasked with the responsibility of maintaining a network of contacts outside the company so that when openings become available … Read more
This Wharton ‘Startup Challenge’ Winner Wants to Improve Your Internal Hiring
Startup Twine, created by Wharton MBA 2017 graduates Joseph Quan and Nikhil Srivastava, beat out 28 other semifinalists to win the University of … Read more
At Cisco, We’re Trying to Create Our Own ‘Gig Economy’ for Employees
As consumers, we’ve come to expect that when we want something, we can get it. Whether that’s a taxi, a grocery delivery, or your favorite ice cream … Read more
The War With Talent, Part 3 — Elimination vs. Personalization
This final installment of a three-part series about the increasing tension between employers and talent (i.e., the war with talent), explores the role … Read more
Revealing the ‘HR Professional of the Decade’ – Laszlo Bock of Google
A Case Study Compilation of the Amazing HR Practices That Make Google the Benchmark to Learn From Using any set of assessment criteria, Laszlo Bock of … Read more