We started measuring quality of hire a couple of years ago. What started out as a simple exercise to see how we were doing turned into an interesting … Read more
We Owe Job Applicants 2 Things – So Why Are We So Bad At Doing Them?
There are those who talk about the candidate experience, those who talk with others about the candidate experience, and those who experience the candidate … Read more
Why Are We So Obsessed With Finding “Passive” Job Candidates?
Here’s a question that begs for a good answer: are we overdoing it with the search for passive job candidates, already? It’s something worth … Read more
Stop With the Recruiting Fashion Trends
It’s a brand new year, great things are on the horizon … and for me, I have had it up to my eyeballs with a particular topic. I am so fed up with this … Read more
A Recruiter Competency Model for Passive Candidates
This article is part of my continuing series on passive candidate recruiting. The key principle underlying all of these articles is that you can’t recruit … Read more
Lou’s Rules for Recruiting Passive Candidates
A recent survey we conducted with LinkedIn clearly indicated the 83% of their fully employed members classified themselves as passive candidates. It seems … Read more
Evaluate Your Candidate Experience
This week, I had the pleasure of receiving some feedback from two candidates who recently completed the hiring process, each with a different end result … Read more
Recruiting Passive Candidates 101
This will be my shortest, and my last article for ERE. At least for 2011. Regardless of the timing and its length, it may very well be my most important … Read more
For Adidas, QR Codes Are Already a Big Thing
John Sullivan asked: Are QR codes the next big thing in recruitment technology? For adidas, an award winner last year, they’re already a big thing. … Read more
Does Your Company’s Passive Talent Acquisition Strategy Need a Chiropractor?
Of late I’ve been making the contention that the strategies and tactics used to recruit active candidates is fundamentally different than the ones used for … Read more