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
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
CodeFights Changes Name to CodeSignal, Adds Scoring System for Developers
Rebranding is all the rage this year. RealMatch is now PandoLogic. Jobs2Careers is now Talroo. And now CodeFights is CodeSignal. If you don’t know … Read more
Report Says Fewer IT Pros Needed This Year Than Last
A new study conducted by Computer Economics found that 46 percent of IT organizations plan to increase headcount. This is down slightly from 49 percent in … Read more
Google, Amazon Wanted GitHub Too. Here’s Why It Lost to Microsoft
Microsoft recently buying GitHub for $7.5 billion was a big deal, with a variety of winners and losers in the recruitment industry. By buying the most … Read more
Beware of Requests for User Experience Unicorns
My passion for the past two decades has been user experience, or UX. UX work is all about the connection between users/customers and the overall experience … Read more
Firms Can’t Be Competitive Without Strong AI, But Even Apple Struggles to Recruit AI Talent
If your firm wants to be dominant, it should follow the lead of the world’s most successful firms. So corporate leaders should take note that each of the … Read more
Hiring Software Engineers: Should Round 1 Be a Behavioral Interview, Coding Challenge, or Take-home Assignment?
With the enormous amount of software engineers who are being hired, building a successful hiring process is extremely important. If the hiring process is … Read more
What Worked and Didn’t Work for Us When Quickly Building a Technical Team
Cities like Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and where we are based — Austin, Texas — are typically underserved with highly skilled … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover Trying an ‘Alternate Reality’ for Recruiting
It’s not just for the military; Jaguar Land Rover is now using what’s called “mixed reality” or “alternate reality” to … Read more
Sorry, Alexa and Siri Won’t Find Your Next Hire
Voice assistants at home are becoming big business. Amazon’s Alexa showed-up in 2014. Google Home came shortly thereafter. And now Apple has gotten … Read more
DZone Launches Job Board to Help Employers Target ‘Over a Million Developers’
It may not be Github, Dice, or Stack Overflow, but if you’re hiring developers, there’s a new job board to throw in your marketing mix. DZone … Read more
Meet the Startup That’s ‘Like LinkedIn InMail, Except You Get Paid’
“It’s like LinkedIn InMail, except you get paid!” reads the top of 21.co‘s web page. If you’re looking for a way to monetize … Read more
‘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, … Read more
Getting ‘IT’ Right: How to Make IT Talent Choose to Work for You
At the recent Oracle HCM Users Group global conference, we posted a “Question of the Day” on a colorful board at the Scout Lounge for attendees to share … Read more
Engineers Should Help With Recruiting (Interviewing Is No Longer Enough)
Recruiters have long used their engineering colleagues for candidate interviewing, but these days recruiters should be enlisting engineers for a lot more … Read more
Cognizant Begins Series of Twitter Chats
Fast-growing, Fortune 500 IT services firm Cognizant is trying something new in recruiting: Twitter chats. Cognizant (which has two talent-acquisition … Read more
The U.S. Tech Talent Gulf Is Wide, But Signs Show Job Seekers Inching it Closer
The tech talent gulf remains wide in the U.S., with over 40 percent more employer need than job-seeker interest. This is a large and troubling gap. In our … Read more
Instantly Improve Diversity Recruiting Results With a Bonus for Diversity Referrals
As a result of providing corporate diversity and STEM recruiting solutions, we receive lots of questions in this area. By far, the most frequently asked … Read more
How to Hire a Software Engineer at a Startup
There’s a reason software engineers are the most in-demand employees in the technology industry and, arguably, anywhere in the working world: There are … Read more