Depression, anxiety and other mental health issues affect many in the recruiting industry. It would be easy to overlook this because of how well recruiters … Read more
Sometimes We Recruiters Forget that Looking for a Job Is the Hardest Thing
In a post about the homeless a while ago I made a pretty bold statement, even for me, which is rare: “The three most stressful life events according … Read more
Stop, I Beg You Fellow Recruiters … Please Stop What You Are Doing If It Is Not Working
It seems like every time I write an article for ERE or SourceCon I am annoyed with something. It’s like this place is my destination to vent. I’m not an … Read more
How Recruiters Can Fix Intake Meetings
Ever go into a kickoff meeting, winging it with a hiring manager without having a strategic partnership plan? Recruiters can’t afford to not have a … Read more
Stop Making Excuses, Ignore the Mean Online Trolls, and Start Leading Talent Acquisition
What do you want to achieve in life? What will be your legacy? The average UK worker spends more than 12 years of their life at work, and most of us want … Read more
It’s Time to Build a Strong Foundation of Core Fundamentals for Recruiting
I’m a big proponent of innovation in the talent acquisition space. When it comes to innovative talent-acquisition technology, I’ve been an early adopter, … Read more
These Are the 6 Things I Look for When Hiring Recruiters
Many industries are experiencing explosive growth, and that typically means you need incredible gifted recruiters. This is where I come in; my specialty is … Read more
Recruiters Are Not Marketers
When the concept of recruiters thinking more like marketers was first thrown around as a concept in the early 00’s, as a recruiter I thought it sounded … Read more
You’ve Got to Get to Know Your Industry Better
The No. 1 statement of hubris I’ve heard from other recruiters has been, “I do awesome and I don’t need to know my client’s … Read more
Talent Acquisition’s Biggest Challenges In 2017: Tangie Pettis
Over the last couple weeks we got to hear from Jeremy Eskenazi, Riviera Advisors, and Jennifer McClure, from Unbridled Talent. This week we had the … Read more
The Skills a Recruiter Should Have — Part 2
It’s great to see that an article I wrote a ways back continues to be a hit within the ERE community: 8 Skills Recruiters Should Have. Due to its … Read more
Keep Your Recruiting Job Despite Technological Advances And Economic Downturns
Warning: if you want job security as a recruiter, start preparing now Listen up. If you are a corporate recruiter, you need to be worried about your job … Read more
6 Ways Recruiters Can Bring Their Purpose to Their Work
It turns out that purpose is more important to recruiters than it is to any other profession – even more than people working in education or … Read more
14 Skills to Save Recruiters from AI
2016 was the year that we realized that our jobs may actually be in jeopardy to a computer. The rise of companies like Olivia, Arya, and Mya brought to … Read more
Here Are 10 Spoons of Advice for Managing Your Recruiting Energy
When your day is full of sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, reporting and more, it’s important to stay focused. I’m going to show how … Read more
Introducing ATAP: Driving the Future of the Talent Acquisition Profession
The talent acquisition profession is one that has grown and evolved over the years, mostly by necessity. It has happened without standard education, … Read more
How Our Own In-house Talent Acquisition Is Standing Out From the Crowd
In 2016 SAP needed to stand out from the crowd and have its biggest year for employment branding, with actual employees telling their own life stories. … Read more
How Talent Advisors Influence with Data Insights
In a recent post, Rob McIntosh noted that talent acquisition leaders want their recruiters to “turn up differently” today and he went on to identify a … Read more
Memo to Recruiters: Don’t Want To Be Replaced By A Robot? Stop Recruiting Like One
Like you I have seen the many articles the past months with statistics that say that X percent of the workforce is one day going to be replaced by a robot. … Read more
Talent Advisors and Exceptional Hiring Managers
Over the last decade of my career, I have spoken to and received feedback from hundreds of talent acquisition, HR, and business executives. One theme rings … Read more