This past week, I joined the 7.5 million people who downloaded the Pokémon Go mobile game and began my journey to catch all 151 original Pokémon monsters. … Read more
Onboarding: Engage, Retain, Succeed
The first few weeks on the job are critical for new-hire retention. It is in these crucial few weeks that a new employee is assessing whether they have … Read more
The ‘Uberization’ of Recruitment: What You Need to Know
The ‘online gig economy’ is such a buzzword these days – but what exactly does it mean? In a nutshell, the online gig economy is basically about workers … Read more
One Way To Make a Former Star a Boomerang
When you get a call asking for a reference on a star employee who left you, you’ve just been put on notice that he or she is looking for a new job. So, … Read more
Memo to Recruiters: Don’t Want To Be Replaced By A Robot? Stop Recruiting Like One
Like you I have seen the many articles the past months with statistics that say that X percent of the workforce is one day going to be replaced by a robot. … Read more
Go Beyond Job Postings: 3 Effective Ways To Attract And Hire Top Talent
Research shows that job boards on average gather 43% of all applications companies receive for new job openings. But while job boards may have the highest … Read more
Are ‘stay interviews’ the key to improving retention at your company?
A key to achieving success in human capital management is maintaining some control over employee turnover. It’s hard to run a profitable business if your … Read more
Time to Fill Sets Record In April at 29 Days
Across all industries and all jobs, it took employers an average of 29.3 working days to fill a vacancy in April. That trumps by almost a full day the … Read more
What the #$##@ Is Human-centered Design and Why Should Anyone in Recruiting Care?
Jill inherited a recruiting function in a large company with operations in numerous locations across the world, although her primary concern was for the … Read more
Important Recruiting Lessons from LeBron, Stephen Curry, and Other Game Changers
LeBron James and Stephen Curry are without a doubt both great basketball players. However, those in recruiting should also realize that these two game … Read more