Talent acquisition professionals love to share their stats with people — especially time to fill. If it’s too long, they use it as proof they’re under … Read more
The Resurgence of Recruiting Whiplash
The March job report showed a series high 11.5 million job openings in the United States. That continues a trend of organizations struggling to fill new … Read more
Why Does It Take a Crisis for Recruiters to Help?
When Russia invaded Ukraine over a month ago, millions of Ukrainians fled their homes with little time to worry about anything but escape. Once they had … Read more
Disruption Is Overrated: Implementing Small Changes for Big Impact
The only thing constant is change. Stop me if you’ve heard that one before. At this point, the only thing constant is people talking and writing and … Read more
The Collision of Pay Negotiation With Recruiter Responsibility and Authority
If you’re in recruiting and have a social media account, you probably read about the recruiter who posted about making a lowball offer to a candidate … Read more
We All Say We Value Transferable Skills, and Yet…
Has there ever been a phrase as overused and under-defined as “transferable skills”? It’s often raised up like some sort of universal solution to all your … Read more
Recruiting’s Naughty List
It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? I don’t need to recap the rollercoaster ride of 2021 for anyone reading this. You’ve been living it. A major theme from … Read more
The Unsexiest and Most Overlooked Way to Retain Recruiters
Unless you’ve avoided the internet entirely over the last month or so, you have no doubt read about the Great Resignation in which everyone is going to … Read more
How Much Do You Trust Your Hiring Managers?
No, the title of this article is not a trick question (although it kind of feels like one, doesn’t it?). Hiring managers are a vital component of the … Read more
Candidates Deserve Feedback, Not Excuses
Anyone who has looked for a job knows how frustrating it can be. Between the bad job postings, the lack of pay transparency, and the many, many hoops the … Read more
Are You Failing at the Easiest Way to Improve the Candidate Experience?
Hello [FIRST NAME]! We value you as a customer… I get some variation of this at least once a week. Let me tell you, nothing screams “value” like not … Read more
Does Your Business Trust Your Recruiting Team?
Not the kind of trust that makes people wonder if they’d leave their dog with you for the weekend. I’m more interested in whether your business leaders … Read more
Recruiting for Controversial Companies
There’s nothing like a little scandal to suddenly turn candidates into investigative journalists. When the news broke about Basecamp this week, I … Read more
Making Sense of Recruiting Metrics
Editor’s note: This article is also part of a series highlighting speakers at the upcoming ERE Digital event. Click here to view other articles in the … Read more
The Ugly (Un)Employment Bias
When the pandemic first hit, people weren’t entirely sure what it meant for business. As states implemented stay-at-home orders and travel ground to a … Read more
Strategy Safari: A “Dream Maker” Job Post Is a Recruiting Nightmare
Why do so many organizations completely miss the mark when it comes to job titles? I haven’t been able to get this question out of my head after seeing a … Read more
Strategy Safari: The Irony of Focusing on Candidate Experience
If ever there were a phrase that causes talent acquisition professionals to roll their eyes, it’s “candidate experience.” Born out of the desire to place … Read more
Strategy Safari: Who’s Behind the Curtain of Your Recruiting Process?
Whenever organizations look to improve the candidate experience, they tend to focus on process. After all, inefficiencies in the recruiting process can … Read more
Strategy Safari: Not Your Typical Article About Empathy in Hiring
We are in the middle of Crazy Town, and apparently no one has a map. Covid is at record-high levels across the United States, and there doesn’t seem to be … Read more
Strategy Safari: A New Talent Acquisition Metric to Start Using
Ask leaders of any organization where they have the biggest process pain points. Most will mention recruiting. And really, who can blame them? Even though … Read more