The biggest generation in U.S. history is now the largest generation in today’s labor market, yet in the public sector, millennials are a minority. … Read more
Candidate Experience? One Company Is Thinking About the Applicant Experience
Close followers of the talent-acquisition field know that there has been a lot talk of the candidate experience; some folks have thought about redefining … Read more
Social Media Can Make the Candidate Experience Great
How do you define “candidate experience?” HR influencers who have discussed the candidate experience share similar views. In a 2013 blog post … Read more
Yello Raises $31 Million in Series C Funding Round
Yello, a Chicago-based recruitment software company, announced on June 21 that it closed its series C funding round, having raised $31 million. JMI Equity, … Read more
How to Keep Candidates Warm During the Recruiting Process
One of the biggest complaints candidates have about working with internal and external recruiters is the spottiness of the communication between them. … Read more
Digital Marketing Leads the Next Generation of Talent Acquisition
Recently, I was talking with Charles, CEO of a small but rapidly growing company, about his success with talent acquisition. A fellow CEO had recently … Read more
Sourcing References: Mining Your Database
In my last article, titled Sourcing References, I outlined my go-to approach for using references as a source for finding candidates. In this article, I … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Open Doors and Interview Rewards
With unemployment at record lows, making your jobs easy to apply for has never been more important. And that’s especially so for hourly workers. Here … Read more
We Are Fishing with The Wrong Bait
It is your turn to step up to the mic. Your audience is waiting for your message. The message of the others in this competition is swirling around their … Read more
How to Use Data to Make Better Hires
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of people analytics, but the evidence for its impact has been sparse. Now, though, we have emerging evidence … Read more