I decided to write this after reading seeing a post on a website called Blind. A few weeks ago someone asked for some advice on how to show appreciation … Read more
New Decade. Different Recruiting Skills and Tools Required
Over the last five years, we have seen that the top concern of all executives is finding, hiring, and retaining talent. As we approach 2020, company … Read more
Happy Global Talent-acquisition Day, Recruiters!
Happy Global TA Day, recruiters! (Celebrated each year, the first Wednesday in September.) Recruitment marketers like me celebrate your skills today! Let … Read more
A Short Plan for Breaking Talent Acquisition Up With HR
Human resources is a Frankenstein department comprised of every function that didn’t fit into another department. Recruitment, benefits, employee … Read more
Recruit Always and Everywhere
Lorraine Ladd, associate director of talent acquisition for alliantgroup, is recruiting in an area with 2.4 percent unemployment. That’s a lot of … Read more
A Day in the Life of a Hospitality Recruiter
For the last four years I have had the challenge of recruiting for the hospitality industry — trying to fill positions that are for the most part … Read more
Who’s In Charge of Hiring (Answer: No One)
Sourcers are in charge of sourcing. Recruiters are in charge of recruiting. HR business partners are in charge of managing and scoping the business need. … Read more
Recruiting’s Missed Strategic Opportunity — Competitive Intelligence Gathering
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about activities that recruiting should be doing, but most do not. During a job interview with a … Read more
What’s On the Minds of Talent-acquisition Leaders
It’s 7:25 a.m. on a crisp NYC spring morning and I’m sitting at the back table at Ai Fiori at the Langham Hotel in Manhattan waiting for the last of six … Read more
Recruiting Is a Science Not an Art — How Intuition Hurts Recruiting Results
The future of recruiting is scientific, data-driven, and businesslike. The roadblock to that transition is our current “art not science” approach where … Read more