If you don’t think it’s important for you to favorably impress job applicants and make sure they have a positive experience — whether you hire them or not … Read more
A ‘Most-wanted List’ — a Forward-looking Way to Hire Exceptional Talent
One of the most frequent questions that I get is, “What are the best practices in recruiting?” Well, one best practice that always appears near the … Read more
5 Ways to Keep Your Runners-Up in the Running For Future Jobs
The hiring process is often harder than you think — and not always for the reasons you expected. Many times you interview one great candidate after … Read more
Do You Know What Your Candidates Are Thinking?
It’s here! The 2015 Talent Board North American Candidate Experience Research Report was published a couple of weeks ago. And if you have any interest at … Read more
I’ve Got Data Showing Whether Higher-paid Recruiters Are Worth More or Not
Predictive analytics is one of the hottest topics in business today. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood and misrepresented. Predictive analytics is … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Internet Job Postings
While this is not an endorsement for the Indeed job board, they just issued a set of guidelines I encourage everyone to use when posting your firm’s job … Read more
I’m Tired of Hearing About Candidate Experience
If you’re like me, you tend to grow tired of the latest buzzwords in the talent acquisition community. Over the last 1-2 years, candidate experience (or … Read more
Your Career Site Is Your Most Important Recruiting Channel
If you take away just one lesson from the CandE research report from the Talent Board — and just one would be a mistake — it’s this: … Read more
Five Ways HR Technology Can Make Your Life Easier
If you’ve been in the industry for long enough, you’ve no doubt noticed a lot of evolution in the world of human capital management technology. We now have … Read more
It’s Time to Start Recruiting, and Managing, Generation Z
The Millennials are so yesterday. Now it’s time to start thinking about recruiting Generation Z — defined as those born between the mid 1990s and 2010 and … Read more