The title of this article is a loaded question, for sure — because if there’s one thing that often unites talent acquisition professionals regardless of … Read more
Would You Hire People With No Résumés, Interviews, or Background Checks?
“When people say they want to work, we say yes. We give them an opportunity with no questions asked, no résumés, no interviews, no background checks. … Read more
Personal Branding: The Game-Changing Approach to Winning Trust
Building trust is crucial in recruiting. A personal brand allows you to win trust in scale. Last month, I spoke at the ERE Recruiting Conference in … Read more
There’s Enough Talent Out There If You Can Spot It
I’d like to share an interesting case study from the Netherlands with all of you as well as what we can learn from it. The municipality of … Read more
Wake Up America: Despite Slow-Moving U.S. Consumer Privacy Regulation, Organizations Must Approach Privacy and Security Critically
According to several cybersecurity reports, a significant amount of data breaches and security incidents are caused by employee negligence or error. … Read more
Experience for Hire: Why to Go With the Career-Changer
Picture a stereotypical 20-year-old talking with her cousin from Washington, D.C. about her lack of future plans. I was a sophomore in college and the … Read more
How Can I Transform My Talent Acquisition Capability When I Don’t Have X?
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
Hiring for Culture Is Stupid
Culture is one of those “trends” in HR/recruiting that we just need to let die. It’s stupid. The whole idea behind it, although well intentioned, … Read more
Data Privacy: The Real Issue in the LinkedIn v. hiQ Ruling
The ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp affirmed that the automated scraping of publicly accessible … Read more
A Look at Life After ‘Google Hire’
Google Hire recently became the newest Google tool to be retired, with Google deciding to slowly phase out its recruiting platform by September of 2020. As … Read more
Google Hire, We Hardly Knew Ye
Google recently announced that it will shut down its ATS, Google Hire, in a year. The decision comes 17 months after the ATS was launched. Hire will join a … Read more
New Decade. Different Recruiting Skills and Tools Required
Over the last five years, we have seen that the top concern of all executives is finding, hiring, and retaining talent. As we approach 2020, company … Read more
Cutting Way Down on Interview Scheduling Time
We’ve all experienced it: trying to coordinate calendars to accommodate an interview. It’s a big time suck from someone’s day. Olivia Melman … Read more
What’s Working and Not With AI, and What the Future Holds
The dog days of summer are as good a time as any to look at where we are with AI. I’m referring to everything from chatbots to assessment tools to … Read more
Entelo’s Buying ConveyIQ
Continuing a wave of acquisitions in the recruiting-technology field that includes iCIMS buying Jibe, the sourcing-tool Entelo is acquiring ConveyIQ, which … Read more
Why You Need to Use the Full Power of the Google Recruitment Juggernaut
Just like that, Google has entered the job recruitment industry. This is game changing. Currently, 70 percent of job searches start on Google, typically … Read more
Imagine Negotiating Your Salary With AI
Job hunting isn’t what it used to be. Technology has transformed the process from painstakingly walking door-to-door handing out printed resumes to … Read more
The Trade-off Between Filling the Job and Filling It With Someone Who Fits the Culture
You have a high performer. Everything seems fine. Then, they quit. And, the whole team’s productivity and happiness goes up. It’s a common … Read more
Invited to an ‘AI for Recruiting’ Meeting? Here’s What You Need to Know
While 42 percent of HR leaders believe artificial intelligence and machine learning are “among the biggest transformation challenges they will face in the … Read more
Recruiting for Apollo
Getting to the moon, 50 years ago as of July 20, required an army of scientists, engineers, and technicians, recruited to work on developing technology and … Read more