When I entered recruiting, one of the first things I learned about was timing. I had to make my calls first thing in the morning, send my emails in the … Read more
Tech Insights: An App for Something You May Be Totally Excellent At
Here’s a puzzling business model: A HR tech application to help write job advertisements. It’s puzzling because, surely guys, we must be expert at this … Read more
Don’t Pass on Game-changer Candidates Who Are Still Rookies
Don’t Pass On Game-changer Candidates Who Are Still Rookies Professional sports lead the way in recruiting “game-changer” candidates who are only rookies, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The 10 Most Significant Changes Recruiting New Employees
Last week I got a call from a client I’d done an hourly employee recruiting and selection presentation for in 2011. She started by saying how much … Read more
The 4 Biggest Complaints Candidates Have About Recruiters
Job candidates sometimes bash recruiters. Most of the complaints are due to their misunderstanding of a recruiter’s role. However, some of the issues are … Read more
Why Make Applicants Jump Through Rings of Fire?
I attended a recruiter networking luncheon in Dallas about a year or so ago and sat down next to a well-dressed corporate recruiter who was having an … Read more
Cut Down on the Number of Students Who Change Their Minds
The Wall Street Journal story “The Workers Who Say ‘Thanks, but No Thanks’ to Jobs” last week talked about the jump in students reneging on … Read more
Preboarding Stops New Hires From Walking Away From Already Accepted Offers
What could be more frustrating than working for months interviewing and selecting the perfect candidate, only to have them not to show up on their first … Read more
Employers Are Losing More Candidates as Time To Fill Rates Grow Longer
It’s taking companies longer than at any time in the last 15 years — maybe even longer than ever — to fill a job, and that delay is causing organizations … Read more
We’re Reversing the Job Search Process by Making it Personal With Video Introductions
The job search process has not changed with the advent of technology and the Internet — all we did was take our job postings from print and put them … Read more