The events of the past year have accelerated investment in talent acquisition technology. According to a new report by Aptitude Research, 44% of companies … Read more
Best Hire Ever: 10 Things You Need to Know About Amazon Employees Crushing Unionization
In Episode 32 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn runs down the recent blowout vote by Amazon employees to say no to union representation at the company’s … Read more
Making Sense of Recruiting Metrics
Editor’s note: This article is also part of a series highlighting speakers at the upcoming ERE Digital event. Click here to view other articles in the … Read more
The Lies We Tell About Talent Assessments and Candidate Experience
Assessments create a poor candidate experience. It’s a charge many of us have heard many times. Here’s the truth, though: The charge is valid — but only … Read more
Stop Using ‘Exciting,’ ‘Growth,’ and ‘Motivated’ in Job Ads
Why would a great candidate want to work at your company? I’m not talking about someone with no other prospects and who’s willing to work anywhere as long … Read more
3 Hiring Tech Challenges for Post-Pandemic Talent Acquisition
Well, it was somewhat nice while it lasted, right? For recruiters — at least the ones who kept their jobs and weren’t in the industries that were hit … Read more
New Criteria for “Best Places to Work” Lists
2020 had to be a tough year for organizations that administer “best place to work” lists. After years of fine-tuning their application processes to uncover … Read more
Your Tech Is As Biased As You Are
Unconscious bias not only affects hiring decisions — it also affects hiring systems, data, and processes. For example, in 2014, Amazon engineers built an … Read more
New Research Reveals Shocking Attitudes Among Recruiters
New research by The Talent Acquisition Institute of North America reveals some interesting attitudes among TA professionals. The findings, based on a … Read more
To Eliminate Hiring Failures, Stop Being So Optimistic
I’m pretty certain that you’re optimistic, confident, self-efficacious, and resilient; those are essential characteristics to achieve success. … Read more