Here’s a puzzling business model: A HR tech application to help write job advertisements. It’s puzzling because, surely guys, we must be expert at this … Read more
Push Hiring Managers Beyond Their Comfort Zone
It’s a perennial recruiting challenge: telling managers their expectations aren’t realistic; that they’re asking for a candidate who … Read more
The 4 Biggest Complaints Candidates Have About Recruiters
Job candidates sometimes bash recruiters. Most of the complaints are due to their misunderstanding of a recruiter’s role. However, some of the issues are … Read more
How to Snag Your Dream Candidate Without Going Broke: Speed, Fit, and Focus
Recruiting is a numbers game, but that doesn’t mean the only number that matters is the one with a dollar sign in front of it. Many organizations wonder … Read more
It’s Embarrassing: Every Business Function Measures Quality, Except Recruiting
Recruiting Is Literally the Last Function to Measure It’s Output Quality Quality is such an easy-to-understand thing. It is an improvement in performance … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Getting Applicants to Talk Truthfully About Tough Topics
People have a propensity to meet our expectations, so make sure you tell interviewees that you expect the truth. When you do this, you change their … Read more
Selling Your Client to Purple Squirrels
As recruiters, we are no doubt aware that competition exists on every account and every project. Adding to that complexity, every company wants you to find … Read more
Employers Are Losing More Candidates as Time To Fill Rates Grow Longer
It’s taking companies longer than at any time in the last 15 years — maybe even longer than ever — to fill a job, and that delay is causing organizations … Read more
Employers Are Losing More Candidates as Time to Fill Continues to Grow
It’s taking companies longer than at any time in the last 15 years — maybe even longer than ever — to fill a job, and that languor is … Read more
We’re Reversing the Job Search Process by Making it Personal With Video Introductions
The job search process has not changed with the advent of technology and the Internet — all we did was take our job postings from print and put them … Read more