I can’t quite put my finger on the exact moment I knew that my sexuality would be my secret. I don’t even know what made me think it … Read more
Marketing — Not TA — Should Own Employer Brand
For years, HR and talent acquisition teams have been told to “think like marketers.” That’s mainly because marketing is known for … Read more
High-Volume Hiring When Talent Supply Is Low
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and what you have are some big high-volume hiring challenges. The good, of course, is that as the … Read more
New Research on Exceptional Candidate Experiences
Experiences define and shape our economy. Consumers are more likely to make additional purchases, refer friends, and remain loyal to a brand when they have … Read more
Allianz’s New Approach for Improving and Measuring Candidate Experience
Everybody’s looking for something or some way to improve candidate experience. But what if we’ve been looking for the wrong things? And trying the wrong … Read more
The Lies We Tell About Talent Assessments and Candidate Experience
Assessments create a poor candidate experience. It’s a charge many of us have heard many times. Here’s the truth, though: The charge is valid — but only … Read more
Is a Great Candidate Experience Possible in High-Volume Recruiting?
A company’s culture and values are drivers of a strong brand. This is something so obvious, so ingrained in employer branding that it can sometimes cause … Read more
She Wasn’t the Obvious Candidate to Hire — Until She Was
Would you hire a shy 22-year-old Middle Eastern American woman over a confident, well-spoken candidate? The young woman comes across as timid, and she is … Read more
What Does It Mean to Always Be Recruiting?
In a recent Recruiter Realness post, I shared some of my favorite insights from other recruiting pros. One of those highlights came from Josh Rock, an … Read more
A Traumatic Job Search: “I Was Rejected for Embodying Company Values”
Chad Sanders, author of Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph, was asked during an interview with Brené Brown what he learned … Read more