LAS VEGAS — There’s an amazing difference in how talent acquisition leaders and hiring managers see recruiting at their company. TA leaders … Read more
Tests Are Better at Hiring Than You
When hiring managers and recruiters use their discretion to overrule the results of assessment tests, their hires do less well than workers selected … Read more
What’s the State of Talent Acquisition In 2016?
When it comes to hiring managers, agency recruiters have a lot in common with their counterparts in the corporate world. Both are discouraged by the … Read more
Take 10 to Take Our Talent Acquisition Survey
Did you know the average cost of hire is $4,200? That 45 percent of a recruiter’s time is spent filling jobs due to attrition? That last year it was … Read more
Recruiting’s Not the Hot Skill It Was (But Here’s What Is)
First the bad news: Recruiting failed to make LinkedIn’s list of the year’s 25 most in-demand skills. After making the list of the most … Read more
It’s a Candidate-Driven Market That is Only Getting More Competitive
Perm and temp placements will continue strong through the end of the year and may even increase, as more companies are reporting plans to add headcount. … Read more
Job Boards Still a Leading Way to Fill Vacancies
As more than one survey has pointed out, job boards are far from dead. The latest survey, from the International Association of Employment Web Sites, shows … Read more
BMW, Amazon Are Tops in Reputation
The “Ultimate Driving Machine” company has powered its way to the top of the list of the world’s most reputable companies. The Reputation … Read more
ACA Has Little Impact on Employer Plan Enrollment
The impact of the Affordable Care Act on employers and employees has not been as great as many feared when the controversial health insurance law was … Read more
Few APAC Professionals Changing Jobs, but Those Ready to Relocate Prefer North America
Half of all mid- to senior managers and professionals working in greater China and Singapore would relocate to North America for a promotion or to gain … Read more
You Like Your HR Tech Vendor and Think the Software ‘Isn’t Crummy’
By margins so overwhelming they leave no room for doubt, HR practitioners enjoy working with their tech vendors and don’t think the software they … Read more
2 Percent Raises Not Making Tech Workers Happy
Paralleling the national average wage growth, tech workers saw their pay rise 1.9 percent last year to an average of $89,450 annually, more than twice what … Read more
The War for Talent Comes to Colleges
College graduation may still be five months away, but if you haven’t already been out on the campus recruiting circuit, you’re behind. Two out … Read more
Surveys Agree: More Employers Will Add Jobs, Making Recruiting Even More Competitive
The pace of hiring will quicken in 2015, as more employers plan to add staff than at any time since the start of the recession. Surveys by a trio of … Read more
Agency Recruiters Say Companies Need to Move Faster
Candidates are quicker to turn down offers, increasingly rejecting them within weeks of their first interview. It’s another sign of what the vast … Read more
November’s 208K New Jobs to Put Pressure on Wages
Private sector employers added 208,000 jobs in November, the seventh time this year that job growth has topped 200,000. The report from HR services and … Read more
A Turkey of A Song (You’re On Your Own for the Bird)
As our Thanksgiving gift to you ERE brings you this special edition of turkey-flavored Roundup. (And I thank you in advance for not leaving comments like, … Read more
CFOs Becoming More Involved With HR
CFOs are becoming more involved in human resources issues, as companies more and more break down traditional silos in favor of ever greater collaboration … Read more
As More Employers Plan Hires, Recruiting Workers Will Get Harder Still
In what could be the strongest finish since before the recession, an increasing number of employers say they intend to hire full-time permanent workers … Read more
In IT, College Degrees Take Backseat to Skills, Experience
By a surprisingly large percentage, CIOs put more emphasis on skills and experience than on tech degrees from prestigious universities. A Robert Half … Read more