Talent acquisition professionals love to share their stats with people — especially time to fill. If it’s too long, they use it as proof they’re under … Read more
Lessons for Talent Acquisition Tech From…the U.S. Federal Government?
You’ve probably heard: It’s tough to find talent for many roles right these days. Now, imagine your organization took twice as long as other companies to … Read more
The Best Way to Assess Whether You’re Asking Useless Interview Questions
A key purpose of interview questions is to differentiate between great and poor candidates. In other words, if you go through a series of interviews and … Read more
Injecting Radical Transparency Into the Hiring Process
The hiring process is more like a poker game than a grown-up conversation. It’s all there: Employers and candidates keep their cards close to their chests, … Read more
The Employee Engagement Cliff Explains Why Many New Hires Quit
Recruiters generally do a great job of pitching candidates. It’s pretty typical for new hires to start their job bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and … Read more
Technology Can’t Fix Hiring — Except Where It Can
I love looking at new technology and reimagining what is possible when you get that amazing piece of functionality that was previously missing. I’ve heard … Read more
Recruiting Remains a Haunted Field
It’s scary how pervasive ghosting is these days. According to some very recent reports, 75% of job candidates have been ghosted by a company following an … Read more
The Fairness Perception Problem Plaguing Recruiting
The pandemic was the catalyst — not the reason — that millions of American workers quit their jobs, according to a growing body of evidence that includes a … Read more
The Problem With Traditional Hiring
“Contemporary talent pools and workplaces have undergone a radical transformation,” points out write Josh Millet on TLNT.com, ERE.net’s … Read more
How to Solve Disagreements Over Whether to Hire a Candidate
Some candidates are instant and undisputed rejections for every member of the hiring team. Just as there are those who are obvious and unanimous … Read more