Over the last few years, we’ve all experienced a shift in the dynamic between employers and talent. Employers are having a hard time finding candidates for … Read more
Interview guide platforms – giving you the data you know you need
If you had to pick just one step in talent acquisition as the most important one of all, which step would you choose? I’d choose the interview. Not only is … Read more
The Part of Recruiting No One Wants to Own
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