In most workplaces. It’s still one size fits all in policies, processes, and tools. We no longer live in a data-poor world, but we continue to use … Read more
The Brexit Debacle: What it Means for Talent
Brexit is coming. On March 29, 2019, two years after the referendum to leave the European Union, the UK is scheduled to formally leave. The date may yet be … Read more
How We Are Experimenting With Talent
Drug development entails risk. Clinical trials are elaborate and expensive experiments, and unfortunately sometimes promising hypotheses prove false. This … Read more
A Look at Job-candidate Expectations Shows Europe Is No Monolith
Thanks to a growing talent shortage in their local labor markets, international recruitment is becoming an interesting option for many companies in Europe. … Read more
Happy New Year to Recruiters, Now Prepare for the Downturn
If you work in recruiting and you are not personally worried about an upcoming downturn, realize that many others are thinking about it. For example, … Read more
Rethinking Who We Hire and How AI Can Help
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural-language processing have changed work and, along with it, the focus of recruiting. Over the past 20 … Read more
Seeking to Improve Diversity and Inclusion? Consider These Recommendations
Talent-acquisition professionals in any specialty ranging from university relations to sourcers to Candidate-experience directors are working hard to find … Read more
The Odds Microsoft Buys Upwork Just Went, Um, Up
Microsoft doesn’t want to lose its hold on enterprise computing. It ousted IBM from that mountaintop many moons ago, and it’ll be damned if … Read more
‘Corporate Skill Pivots’ May Signal the End of the Permanent Employees
Forget the job threats created by the march of the robots, because the new skill sets required by radical new technologies are much more likely to cause … Read more
Fixing the Talent Shortage: Drop the College Degree Requirement
After serving their country and gaining valuable experience in the process, many of our nation’s veterans still struggle to find jobs when they return … Read more
The First Step to Creating an Equitable Company Culture Is Asking the Right Questions
I recently asked my Facebook friends, many of whom are in staffing, if they noticed that leaders in recruiting are disproportionately male. I explained … Read more
Survey Finds You Gotta Know How to Recruit Vets If You Want to Hire the Very Best Ones
With Veterans Day coming on November 11, it’s an occasion to again raise a very good question — “Why aren’t we doing more to hire … Read more
What We Should Take Away From Amazon’s Embedding Bias in Its Algorithm and Stopping the Project
A while ago I wrote an article warning recruiters about embedding their bias in their selection algorithms. The problem, as I described, is we all have a … Read more
We’re Helping U.S. Military Veterans Transition to Civilian Life
As a human resources professional, I often witness recruiters struggle to find job candidates with the technical skills and experience their company needs. … Read more
Instead of Complaining About a Talent Shortage, Let’s Expand the Definition of Talent
Recruiting today misses talented people who may not directly fit the job description, or model of the “ideal hire.” Traditional hiring practices … Read more
What the European Job Board Market Looks Like in 2018
There is no single European job board market leader. There are 24! Below, I examine the use of leading job boards in Europe, including Monster, StepStone, … Read more
Glassdoor’s Talent Hack
Glassdoor’s HR team is using a very interesting tactic to attract talent. Specifically, it is using their Robots.txt file to communicate with … Read more
How to Have a Very Global Talent-acquisition Career
I’m very lucky that at this point in my career I get to give back to the next generation, and have the opportunity to mentor some wonderful people who will … Read more
The Two SEO Queries That Recruiters Should Care About
Over 30 percent of Google searches are related to job searches. But, the majority of these search results are completely dominated by Indeed, LinkedIn, … Read more
How to Design and Implement a Winning Internship Program — and One That Will Grow the Ideal Employee of Tomorrow
Gone are the days of hiring interns to fetch coffee and complete administrative work. Today, interns are recognized as providing a true value to the … Read more