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
Following Glassdoor Acquisition, Indeed Embraces Employer Branding With New Report
When Glassdoor got gobbled up by Indeed’s parent company last week, I speculated that the two would eventually become one. If not one brand, I … Read more
The Last Recruiter: AI and Recruiting
A long time ago, in a conference room far, far away, I was asked by an HR executive if the ATS I was implementing would eliminate the need for recruiters. … Read more
Report: Candidates Are Bailing on You Because of Poor Glassdoor Reviews
Turns out, crappy anonymous reviews are costing you candidates. Earlier this month, popular ATS iCIMS released a report entitled, “The Modern Job … Read more
Crowded Promises to Bring Back the Dead with ‘Crowded Refresh’
It’s not quite October yet, but it’s never too early to bring back candidates from the dead. At least that’s what Crowded, a solution … Read more
I’m a Responsible Babysitter, But Something Tells Me That Job Alerts Aren’t Working
I’m concerned about job alerts. These are the micro-apps that job boards, applicant tracking system vendors, and others, have created to keep … Read more
How to Keep Candidates Warm During the Recruiting Process
One of the biggest complaints candidates have about working with internal and external recruiters is the spottiness of the communication between them. … Read more
Digital Marketing Leads the Next Generation of Talent Acquisition
Recently, I was talking with Charles, CEO of a small but rapidly growing company, about his success with talent acquisition. A fellow CEO had recently … Read more
Google Just Bought a Virtual Reality Company that Developed a Job Simulation App
With all the buzz around AI, automation, and machine learning, it’s easy to overlook the impact virtual reality and augmented reality could have on … Read more
The Hype of Candidate Engagement and Candidate Experience
It seems that 2016 was the year when recruiters fixated on improving candidate engagement and the candidate experience. There were hundreds of articles and … Read more
The Talent Community Company You Forgot About is Resurfacing
You’ve heard of the long list of mostly new companies getting into the field of recruitment marketing, talent communities, talent pipelines … … Read more
Here’s an Explanation of a Workflow to Keep in Touch With a Passive Candidate
In digital recruitment, behavior matters more than you ever thought Have you identified your personas, segmented your database, and set up the campaign … Read more
A Recruiter’s Guide to Talent Segmentation
One of the toughest challenges that recruitment organizations face is understanding who is in their talent community, how one candidate is different from … Read more
Sourcing — Measuring What Works
Unless you’ve been practicing your best Rip Van Winkle impression for the last few years, it’s impossible not to have noticed companies adding talent … Read more
And Now a Talent Community the Talent Has to Pay for
“Join our talent community” are the four words gracing many career-related websites. Now, one community is saying, you also will be paying … Read more
The Key Operational Components of an Effective Talent Pipeline
Let’s face reality: most sourcing efforts are extremely rushed. As a result, there is a high probability that in key jobs, your sourcing effort will … Read more
The Many Benefits From a Talent Pipeline – And How It Improves Quality of Hire
If you’re looking for a powerful strategic recruiting approach that has powerful long-term impacts, you really only have two choices: employer branding, … Read more
3 Trends to Watch in Recruiting and Sales
New apps, social media, nudges … we’re always trying to catch the latest trends to stay ahead of the curve and impress our clients, vendors, … Read more
Candidate Engagement — Is That What You Really Want?
Albert Einstein said, “Nothing happens until something moves.” Recruiting operates under a similar rule: nothing happens until someone does … Read more
A ‘Most-wanted List’ — a Forward-looking Way to Hire Exceptional Talent
One of the most frequent questions that I get is, “What are the best practices in recruiting?” Well, one best practice that always appears near the … Read more