A long time ago, in a conference room far, far away, I was asked by an HR executive if the ATS I was implementing would eliminate the need for recruiters. … Read more
Timing Is Everything — Initiate a December Recruiting Push When Competition Is Low
Timing is always critical in recruiting, and sometimes the best way to land top talent is to wait until the major corporate competition is not active. Data … Read more
Recruiting Chatbot Market Remains Red Hot, Mya Raises $18 Million
The ongoing automation of recruitment marches on with Mya Systems, creator of Mya, securing $18 million in Series B funding last week. This follows a … Read more
Lever Aims to Eliminate ‘Talent Graveyard’ with Nurture Recommendations
Add Lever to the list of companies looking to raise the dead of your talent pool. Last week, the recruitment software provider introduced Nurture … Read more
How to Create a Rising Tide of Talent Within Your Organization
Great leaders lift up the people around them. They help employees harness their natural abilities, guide the development of their skills, and support them … Read more
How to Reduce the Risk When Hiring An Industry Outsider
The purpose of this article is to deconstruct the risk associated with hiring those from another industry. In order to set a risk baseline, I’d like … Read more
I’m a Responsible Babysitter, But Something Tells Me That Job Alerts Aren’t Working
I’m concerned about job alerts. These are the micro-apps that job boards, applicant tracking system vendors, and others, have created to keep … Read more
How to Throw a LinkedIn Party and Reach 100 Candidates in an Hour
Imagine a scenario where you find 100 excellent candidates in 90 minutes, and, as a bonus, you make your current employees recruiting evangelists. The one … Read more
Digital Marketing Leads the Next Generation of Talent Acquisition
Recently, I was talking with Charles, CEO of a small but rapidly growing company, about his success with talent acquisition. A fellow CEO had recently … Read more
Hoops and Hurdles and Holy Cow That’s a Long Recruiting Process, Oh My!
You may have been the recruiter, the hiring manager, or the candidate in this horrific Oz of terrible recruitment, and we all know how it looks. Resume … Read more