“Can assessments and a positive candidate experience peacefully coexist?” Gerry Crispin, co-founder of CareerXroads and the TalentBoard, has an answer: … Read more
Data, Metrics, & Analytics
Could We Hire 2 Personalities for the Price of 1?
I’ve been doing a lot of research into modern assessment tools, including everything from games to even DNA assessments. Two types of assessments I … Read more
Checking-In With Recruiting Chatbots and Their ‘Anti-Ghosting Magic’
I first wrote about chatbots in April 2016, shortly after Facebook had announced that its popular Messenger product would open up to developers. I called … Read more
Recruit Your Super Bowl Lineup
This article is way overdue. To be exact, it is now four years overdue. On February 1, 2015, I was sitting at a hotel lounge in Las Vegas watching the … Read more
Getting Real About AI for Recruiting
AI is the buzzword of moment, and perhaps the buzzword of the decade. Research firm Gartner considers AI among the top technology trends for 2019. Billions … Read more
Hire Smarter … Based on the Way That a Candidate Solves Problems
The Most Effective Problem Solvers Are Intellectually Curious and Consultative Once you realize that most of the work done by professional-level employees … Read more
A Hidden Source of Talent: Reducing Recruiting Waste
If one cannot increase the supply of a resource, one must increase its yield. — Peter Drucker. I have yet to learn about a recruiting process that … Read more
6 Recruitment Trends for 2019
Now almost 20 years into the new century, we are seeing the results of an era built on technology from mobile phones to machine learning. We have many … 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
The 2 Most Important Employer-branding Metrics
If you’re starting from scratch on your employer-branding metrics, there are two major buckets you should be thinking about in order to have a strong … 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
Cybersecurity Essentials for Recruiters
According to a recent report by Juniper, cybercriminals will steal around 33 billion records from companies in 2023. For the recruitment industry, this … Read more
Executive Shake-Up Going Down at Crowded.com
Changes are coming to the executive suite at New York-based startup, Crowded. Co-founded by Howie Schwartz and Joe Rubin in 2015, the software … Read more
What You’ll Recruit for in 2022
The World Economic Forum has just released its annual Future of Jobs Report. Among the findings: New, emerging jobs will increase their share of all jobs … Read more
Real-Life Recruiting Robots Are as Creepy as You’d Expect
Text messaging with a bot is one thing. Asking Alexa and Siri what today’s weather looks like is another. But a robot you can actually touch and feel … Read more
5 Key Metrics for Your Talent Pipeline
Many talent-acquisition teams are starting to proactively nurture pools of candidates into pipelines or talent communities. When a new req comes in, a … Read more
The Future of Recruiting Will Combine Hiring Machines With Psychology
When it comes to AI-based hiring assessment tools, we are presently at the bottom of the Technology Adoption Curve staring upward. Those brave enough to be … Read more
5 Reasons to Be Thankful This Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Good food, cold beverages, and professional football wrapped in a single day of indulgence. Plus, no gifts to … 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
Improve Talent Performance by Adding Prescriptive Actions to Your Metrics
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about a major omission from your talent metrics. Can you imagine the frustration that a manager … Read more