Eggs and rejections should be done over-easy. Turning down applicants with class pays off in your long-term recruiting efforts and reputation as a great … Read more
Show and Tell: How to Attract Early Talent in a Covid World
In March, my little sister received some disappointing news from her university: In-person classes would be canceled until further notice. Pack up, head … Read more
Open To Work In 2020
2020, a year that has changed our world for better and for worse, both personally and professionally. The topic of the LinkedIn feature of “open to … Read more
Maggie Gyllenhaal Didn’t Want to Be Interviewed by Me — at First
These past two years, I’ve worked on the side as a writer and interviewer for the film and TV website Awards Daily. In that time, I’ve interviewed more … Read more
Strategy Safari: Executive Recruiting Sets a Bad Example for All Recruiting
As a recruiting professional, you know the struggles of getting people to follow some sort of process. Decision-makers try to skip steps, interview … Read more
5 Ways to Go Beyond Conventional Employer Branding
2020 has been a year of incredible change and upheaval. For organizations and business leaders, managing the ripple effects of a global crisis requires an … Read more
A New Way to Customize Pitches to Passive Candidates
Recruiting desirable talent is fundamentally bi-directional: candidates sell themselves to companies, and companies sell themselves to … Read more
Smart Interview Questions That Are Actually Stupid
How many times have you really thought about the interview questions you use at your company? And not just the questions but the answers you seek? For … Read more
How To Be Resourceful With Limited Resources
The worst thing that a sourcer can hear is “no.” The second worst is to hear that the company will be cutting the budget. It is a terrifying … Read more
Recruiter Realness: Hire the “Bad Ass C”
[Cue Sophia Petrillo voice.] Picture it. High School. 1993. My cousin exuberantly celebrated the C she earned on her report card like it was the highest … Read more