Editor’s note: Scroll to the bottom to see a video of the entire discussion. If you source candidates, you’re probably also engaging with them online … Read more
Nurture and Build Pipelines By Improving the Candidate Experience
We all know candidates often interview with more than one company at a time. That’s not bad form, that’s being smart. It makes sense for one to pick the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Top 10 Ways to Guarantee You Hire the Wrong Person
Here are the Top 10 ways to guarantee that you hire exactly the wrong person: You don’t have a clear picture of exactly which mental and physical … Read more
Hiring? Approving Mortgages? In the End, It’s Really the Same Thing
Imagine that Chris wants to buy a house and needs a mortgage. He applies online and is sent an email by an intern asking to schedule time to discuss his … Read more
How Will Facebook Message Changes Affect Sourcing and Recruiting? by @Mike1178
Say goodbye to the “other” inbox and hello to the message request feature. As of October 27th, any Facebook message to someone that isn’t on your friends … Read more
The Simplest, Cheapest Sourcing Tool? It’s Referrals From Job References
Almost everyone in recruiting agrees that employee referrals produce the highest quality of hire (i.e. superior on-the-job performance). But, few are aware … Read more
Technology Insights: Technology to Improve the Candidate Experience
A candidate coming into an interview will have a great experience if the HR team has the resources to orchestrate a carefully run process. A candidate will … Read more
A Recruiters Take on Texting Job Candidates by @GregHawkesMDACC
Back when I was in engineering recruitment, I learned about a free resource called Textnow.com. It’s a cool website that allows you to text … Read more
Want “A” Players? Here’s The One Interview Question You Need To Ask
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Finding B+ players is pretty easy. Finding … Read more
I Can’t Stand It When Snotty Recruiters Refer to Candidates as “Crapplicants”
Just last week, I heard several mature and qualified recruiters use the word crapplicant at a technology conference. (Jerks!) Crapplicant is an offensive … Read more