Many recruiting leaders have a hard time getting their function fully funded. One of the primary reasons why is because we don’t quantify in dollars the … Read more
You Can’t Remember Every Candidate’s Story
I’ll never forget him. The network engineer who waited until one minute before an onsite interview was supposed to start to send me an email saying … Read more
Is Your Company Resisting the Future of Hiring?
The CEO of Uber recently posed one of the most important questions talent acquisition leaders can ask about their own organizations. Appearing during the … Read more
The HR Technology Conundrum: Is It Helping or Hurting Us In Doing Our Jobs?
A common concern in the workplace is communication and how we utilize technology to facilitate it in a way that is useful to everyone. When I started in HR … Read more
How Much Can We Really Demand of the People We Hire?
A few weeks ago I interviewed for a job there was no way in hell I’d ever get. Of course, that fact wasn’t apparent to me at first. But by the second … Read more
The New Job Blues: You’re Hired, But Your New Boss Is Suddenly Fired
Facebook messenger popped up: Did you hear the news? The person messaging me was a new co-worker. I just stared at the words, a sick feeling of knowing … Read more
Early Dismissal of Candidates Will Cost You a Hire
The other day I was looking for a senior account executive in Texas for a software company. As a recruiter and a sourcer, my job is to find the best … Read more
How Google Has Now Brainwashed Us All About Hiring
It was just a matter of time before the company that vows to do know evil would eventually take over the function that is the most hated in the world. … Read more
The Best and Worst Times to Rehire Former Employees
Your employee left in search of bigger and better things, but now they’re back. After pursuing other opportunities, they’re knocking on your door, looking … Read more
5 Questions Your New Hires Don’t Expect You to Ask – but You Should
New hires will always have a deluge of questions to ask about their new workplace. How does everything work? Who will I work with regularly? What does this … Read more