With this article I begin a series on improving applicant tracking technology. My previous two articles provided an overview of the bigger issues that (in … Read more
Building a Compelling Employer Brand, Part 3
In the first part of this article series, we explored five essential components of effective employer branding: Putting together a team that understands, … Read more
Employment Branding: Calculating the Economic Impacts
Employment branding is a powerful recruiting retention and motivation tool. For most successful organizations, great employment branding efforts revolve … Read more
Building a Better ATS? Part 2
This the second part in my article series on the limitations of applicant tracking systems. Part 1 provided a global perspective on some of the major … Read more
Annual Online Screening and Assessment User Survey Results, Part 2
Towards the end of 2003, I invited ERE readers to participate in my second annual Online Screening and Assessment User Survey. The goal of this … Read more
Building a Better ATS?
Applicant tracking systems are somewhat unique in the level of frustration and dissatisfaction they engender among users. The churn of clients between ATS … Read more
The 8 Elements of a Successful Employment Brand
Many organizations are starting to see glimmers of faster paced growth. As a reaction, many are becoming more aware of the need to build their employment … Read more
(Not So Artificial) Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary technology tool that has started to change the way that many of us search for and find candidates. If you … Read more
Distinguishing Between Assessment Science and Snake Oil
One of the great things about reviewing online staffing assessment tools is seeing how psychological science and technology come together to positively … Read more
Automating the Staffing Process for Hourly Jobs: Part 2, The Risks
Part 1 of this article series reviewed the benefits that can come from using automated staffing solutions for hourly jobs. Here in Part 2 we’ll … Read more
Technology and Your Brand
Recruiting and talent management is more technology-enabled than ever. Technology tools support everything from candidate attraction and assessment to … Read more
The Power of Collaboration: A Lesson From New Zealand
Applicant tracking systems have been around since the early 1990s. Most large organizations have installed applicant tracking systems now, and most … Read more
Do Online Pre-Screening Tools Really Work?
Before you read this article, please take a moment to help us learn more about your organization’s online hiring process. Rocket-Hire and ERE are … Read more
One-Test Wonders: “Single Assessment” Solutions
Over the past few years, we’ve spent a lot of time assisting many different types of organizations select and deploy a variety of staffing assessment … Read more
Beyond the Status Quo: 3 Innovative Sourcing Tools
When it comes to using technology to re-invent the hiring process, we have the job boards to thank for getting the ball rolling. It was job boards that … Read more
Delivering a Balanced Employment Brand Experience
Beyond balancing the unlimited creativity and seductiveness of the Internet lies the challenge of delivering on and perpetuating the promise of the … Read more
Getting Feedback on your Corporate Career Section, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the importance of the corporate careers website as the centerpiece of a corporate sourcing and recruitment branding … Read more
Getting Feedback on your Corporate Career Section
In traditional European urban design there was always some type of “town square” or central public piazza where the town’s people would … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan, Part 2
As discussed in Part 1 of this article series, the successful integration of the Internet into a recruitment marketing plan relies on two phases: planning … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan
Though it has been widely adopted by human resource professionals both as a source of candidates and a recruitment tool, the Internet is still often viewed … Read more