There’s no doubt that hiring qualified people is important. Having top-notch talent who do quality work will help your company reach its goals. … Read more
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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
How We Built Talent Acquisition From the Ground Up: 5 Steps
No job is perfect. However, once in a lifetime a job comes around that has everything you could ever desire. I had the opportunity to step into a role that … Read more
4 Ways to Repel Top Talent With Scarce Skills
Let’s acknowledge that, despite our widespread desire to offer a great candidate experience to every applicant for every role, talent acquisition functions … Read more
Talent Acquisition Optimization: Automated Process or Automated Chaos?
When it comes to talent acquisition, one of the biggest mistakes HR leaders make is believing you can optimize the process by automating it. That’s … Read more
How a Talent-acquisition Team Can Look at Its Own Hiring Plan
One of the most important operational drivers of a company’s future success is its headcount plan for the coming year. Although they may drive the process … Read more
Recruiters: Stop Asking for Referrals and Start Giving Respect
“Find out who they know!” “Get some names!” Every recruiter has heard those or similar phrases from their manager. It is reasonable to expect a recruiter … Read more
Revelation! Unconscious Bias Hurts Your Hiring Results Across All Candidates
One of the primary reasons why increasing amounts of technology are entering the recruiting space is the recognition that recruiters and hiring managers … Read more
Want Managers To Focus On Retention? — Show Them The $ Impacts Of Turnover
Almost everyone in talent management agrees that managers don’t place enough emphasis on employee retention, despite the fact that retention is often … Read more
If You’re Growing a Company and Its Talent, Don’t Forget to Grow Up
I first learned about the concept of a “tech startup” when I was in college about 10 years ago. My friends and I all joined a website called “thefacebook,” … Read more
Digital Marketing 101: A Primer for Corporate Recruiters
Just a decade ago the e-commerce industry was starting to gain steam, and many retailers lacked the inclination to invest in selling online, or lacked the … Read more
What to Do When Two Candidates Are Tied in a Dead Heat
Sometimes, choosing the right candidate for a job is a clear-cut decision — experience, skillset, and cultural fit will align in such a way that … Read more
Hire 360° People — Because They Add Situational Awareness and a Strategic Perspective
If you are a manager who operates in a complex environment where problems seem to come at you from all sides, you can dramatically improve your business … Read more
Fast to Hire and Quicker to Inspire: How to Help Managers Speed Up Employee Selection
Hiring is one of the most important tasks done by leaders in your organization. When they get it right, their job (and yours) is made easier. When they get … Read more
Hopefully You Did These 8 Things With Your Job Candidate
Conventional thinking tells us that first to the finish line wins. And that is usually the case. But consider this scenario: You interview a number of … Read more
The Top 10 Strategic HR and TA Metrics That CEOs Want to See
Unfortunately, most of those who create metrics in HR and recruiting don’t really understand the strategic mindset of CEOs. And, as a result, the metrics … Read more
Talent Tech Is Hot … But Without the Right Foundation, It Will Likely Disappoint
There is a revolution currently occurring in talent management and recruiting. Many firms are following Google’s lead and shifting to a data-driven model … 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
This Could Be the Most Impactful Recruiting Article of the Year — Timing Is Everything in Recruiting
This “think piece” is designed to get you to use timing to recruit when the competition is low. If you are not one of the few who understand the tremendous … Read more
Why You Should Use Team-building Activities In Your Hiring Process
A group interview during the hiring process has become a more common technique to interview candidates and assess their capabilities. A group interview … Read more