What are the big things that job seekers are looking for in their next job? You probably have a good idea — a better salary and job title, more opportunity, and perhaps, better benefits or more work/life balance — and…
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The Darkside of a Candidate-driven Market: Ghosting, Catfishing, and No-shows
The terms “ghosting,” “catfishing,” and “no show” are mostly used in the dating world. However, these types of behaviors have become typical in recruiting situations as well, due to the candidate-driven nature of today’s hiring market. In my own agency,…
A Story Inventory Will Allow You to WOW Top Candidates
How Stories Will Dramatically Improve Your Recruiting Results If you want to improve your recruiting results dramatically, one of the smartest things that you can do is to ask your new hires “Why did you say yes?” during onboarding. Most…
Sifting Through the Winners and Losers After Microsoft’s GitHub Acquisition
Microsoft dropped a bomb earlier this week by paying a reported $7.5 billion for GitHub, the world’s biggest collection of tech talent on the web. The move makes Microsoft the owner of the top two professional networks around, once you…
Early Recruiting Steps Determine If Candidates Want to Work at Your Firm
Revelation! Did you know that two thirds (67 percent) of candidates decide on whether they would accept a job at a firm prior to their first interview? Recruiting leaders who have long treated all recruiting steps equally now need to…
Poor Recruiting Is Killing Retail — the Top 12 Tips for Stopping the Pain
The biggest threat to retail isn’t Amazon. It’s poor recruiting! Skeptical? Well, look no further than the recent announcement that the famous and profitable Napa Valley restaurant Terra is closing because “we can’t get staff.” If you work in retail,…
Job Descriptions Are A Branding Opportunity
Do your job descriptions enable candidates to feel your culture? If they don’t, you are missing out on a distinctive branding opportunity and likely wasting precious time sorting through the wrong cultural fits. Brand every piece of content you post and…
10 Candidate Experience Tips That Will Increase Offer Acceptance Ratios
While the surplus of available opportunities may be a major advantage for passive candidates with professional backgrounds in high demand, it is painful for companies who are hiring. Organizations all over the country are feeling the burden of talent scarcity,…
How to Throw a LinkedIn Party and Reach 100 Candidates in an Hour
Imagine a scenario where you find 100 excellent candidates in 90 minutes, and, as a bonus, you make your current employees recruiting evangelists. The one of the best way to achieve this is by throwing a LinkedIn party. What It Is The…
Indeed Gives Nod to Craigslist as it Solidifies its Defenses Against Google for Jobs
A former Indeed executive reached out to me last week regarding Google’s recent dive into Indeed’s waters and the launching of Google for Jobs. He requested anonymity, but his message went like this: Hey Joel, Read this article yesterday and was…
Dear Hiring Manager: An Open Letter
Dear Hiring Manager, I understand that you’re busy. Probably more than ever since your company has likely remained lean following the Great Recession. That’s why I’m suggesting you take on an important task. One that may seem counterintuitive. Your company…
Wait, What? McDonald’s is Hoping to Hire How Many People With the Help of Snapchat?
Recruitment with Snapchat has predominantly been a sideshow. Aside from a dash of employer branding with Spectacles, their eyeglasses, and a little dabbling Down Under, there has been nothing of significance. And certainly nothing that would get the attention of a serious employer. Granted,…
Insights from 11 Leaders on Recruiting and Hiring Remote Workers
Whether hiring remote workers or in-office workers, the goal is typically the same: find the best person for the job and the company. But when it comes to recruiting and hiring remote workers, the methods employed by many remote companies…
Here’s What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Google’s New Job Search
Indeed’s tagline used to be “One search. All jobs.” Looks like Google took offense. Long rumored to be getting back into the job search game, we got our first visual confirmation of that a few weeks ago, when Google Hire first…
My Favorite Interview Question
It’s a no brainer that knowing the reasons a candidate has applied for a job will help you win them over in the offer stage. My favorite question in a screening interview is … We’re all taught to tell employers…
Google Quietly Launches ‘Badass’ Hiring Tool for Employers
Looks like Google isn’t taking Facebook’s move into the employment space lying down. The company is quietly introducing a new product called Google Hire. Someone I know who has seen the product, but wishes to remain anonymous, thinks pretty highly…
It’s Time to Set Talent Acquisition Free
It is time to cut the tether on talent acquisition. It is time to release it from the harbor of HR and let it move out into the business where it belongs as an independent operating, standalone business function. Mentioned…
Actually, Recruiters Are Marketers
Recruiters are not marketers, or researchers, copywriters, sourcing experts, or data analysts, according to a recent article by Graeme Johnson right here on ERE. While that article was chock full of true statements and accurate analyses of recruiter strengths and…
‘Change the World, Stay in STEM,’ Microsoft Tells Girls in New Video
In a new minute-and-a-half Microsoft video, girls are asked what they want to do to change the world, and then are delivered the bad news: “odds are, you won’t solve these problems.” That’s because of the low number of females…
Yes, It’s Time to Add Snapchat to Your Recruitment Advertising Radar
Get off my lawn! Snapchat’s recent IPO has me feeling crotchety and crusty. A company that exudes youthful optimism has unfortunately brought out my cynical side. “This stock will be trading at $12 in a year,” I said to anyone who…