Talent acquisition is increasingly becoming a matter of risk management. A new survey of business leaders by PwC reveals that talent acquisition and … Read more
How Honest Should Recruiters Be?
One of the realities of being a recruiter is that at some point in your career, you are going to work somewhere that hiring conditions are less than ideal. … Read more
Hiring practices are the new litmus test for company values
It’s a well-known fact that – in these tight labor market times [there are more than 11 million job openings right now] – it’s candidates that continue to … Read more
These Are the Worst Ways to Begin a Job Post
Have you ever visited a website, read one or two sentences, lost interest, and left? If you have, then you should understand how most candidates approach … Read more
Best of ERE: Top 5 Job Postings Stories of 2021
Your hiring process may be great, but if your job posting doesn’t lure enough of the right candidates, then nothing else matters. With that in mind, … 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
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
How to Check If Recruiters and Hiring Managers Are Out of Sync
It’s often taken for granted that an organization’s recruiting function and its hiring managers are on the same page in terms of who should (or … Read more
Why Should Recruiters Write Job Postings?
Have you ever ordered groceries online? I can’t allow that level of trust with a stranger. They aren’t going to compare prices and make sure I … Read more
The Problem With Emphasizing Employer Branding in Job Posts
Job postings often emphasize employer branding by focusing on the company. The problem with that is that a job post should focus on…the job. In his … Read more