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
Do You Work At a Dinosaur Recruiting Function? A Quick Assessment Checklist
I read an excellent think piece the other day by Kaela Wax. On her blog she stated that as an outsider, after closely studying the recruiting industry, she … Read more
The 5 Most Effective Talent-acquisition Metrics to Influence the C-Suite
As we spend insurmountable seconds, minutes, hours, and nights interacting as influencers and navigators to our C-level partners on the front lines of … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Moving Past Culture Fit to “Culture Add”
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
How to Build a Talent-acquisition Strategy
It is amazing how much information and training there is out there for recruiters with regard to tactics and tools to do their jobs. When I got into the … Read more
The Big Squeeze: Too Much Money and Too Few People Means Recruiters Will Struggle
Recruiters in the U.S. can expect to be busy filling a lot of jobs in the coming years. What makes this likely are the massive amounts of money flowing … Read more
Talent Shortage Problem Solved! Create a Recruiting Culture
How leaders can stop worrying about their persistent and damaging talent shortage It’s hard to find a large corporation, a tech firm, or a small business … Read more
My Response: Why The Recruitment Industry Won’t Die in 2018 (or Any Other Year)
If you read enough HR blog posts, you’ll come to believe the recruitment industry is on its last legs. Almost every week, I read about the rapidly … 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