The acute talent gaps that businesses are presently facing have been well-documented in recent months. For instance, the Business Conditions Survey by the … Read more
The Problem With Making (Fake) Business Cases to Advance Diversity Hiring
Matt Charney’s ERE article “The Biggest Lie About Diversity Hiring” is a sobering bucket of water to the face. In short, the piece argues that all the … Read more
Recruiting Tech Should Stop Imitating Amazon and Yelp
I heard it early on in my career: Recruiting is sales. In some ways, that’s right. Part of your job might be contacting a lot of people. You could be told … Read more
Recruiting’s Naughty List
It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? I don’t need to recap the rollercoaster ride of 2021 for anyone reading this. You’ve been living it. A major theme from … Read more
A Tailored Approach to Hiring Boomerang Candidates
A study of 31,000 employees who returned to their former employers found that boomerangs often underperform their non-alum peers. At the same time, more … Read more
Spotting the Brown M&Ms in Your Recruiting Operations
It’s the stuff of rock-n-roll legend: In their peak touring days, Van Halen’s contract required every concert venue to place bowls of M&Ms in their … Read more
The Right — and Wrong — Way to Use Work-Sample Tests
Imagine that you’re in a band and you need to find a new guitarist. A friend of yours recommends someone they know who has been playing the guitar for over … Read more
The Hourly Hiring Crisis Is a Process, Not a People, Problem
Sponsored ContentFor the first time since 2008, volume is missing from high-volume hiring, leaving most organizations using traditional recruitment strategies unprepared. … Read more
Bias, Interrupted: 9 Ways to Create a Fairer Hiring Process
You will not eliminate all the bias at your company with a single effort or in a single year — and that should not be the goal. The goal should be to take … Read more
The Simplest Steps That Lead to the Biggest Impact on Candidate Experience
In November, there were 10.9 million open jobs in the United States, a number that has more than doubled since the depth of the pandemic. With the Great … Read more