A job interview is a lot like speed dating. In just a short hour or two, you’re expected to get to know a person and see if they’re a good fit for your … Read more
The State of Employer Branding Today — and Tomorrow
Several employer branding reports have come out in the last few months, including surveys from Futurestep, Universum, BLR, and my agency Brandemix. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Top 10 Mistakes That Interviewers Make
10. Failing to create a job description How can you hire the best person for the job if you haven’t defined what “the best” is? In addition to listing … Read more
Just What Really Is “Top Talent,” Anyway?
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. The business community (and that … Read more
HR Basics: 4 Common Hiring Mistakes You Really Need to Avoid
Employees are one of the most important assets to a business, so that’s why hiring the right candidates is crucial to a business’ success. You want your … Read more
As Attitudes Shift, Companies Find That “Boomerangs” Are Coming Back
It used to be that being a “job hopper” was a bad thing. Employers wouldn’t touch someone who moved around a lot. And employees almost never wanted to go … Read more
New SHRM Survey Shows Growing Reach of Hiring From Social Media
Two-thirds of all companies have sourced new hires in the last year from social media. And, no surprise here, LinkedIn is the most popular site for making … Read more
What’s Wrong With In-House Executive Search
A few years back I participated in a discussion about an article on the corporate recruiter site, ERE.net. “Executive Hiring Gone Rogue” by Shanil Kaderali … Read more
The Seven Highly Effective Habits of Sourcing by @JimStroud
Here are a few ideas for you to consider to make sure you’re a highly effective sourcer. Be curious / when I started I had no idea what I was doing … Read more
How Many Job Seekers to Make a Hire?
536. That’s the number of people it takes to get from the top of the funnel to a hire. After 10 million applications from 50 million job seeking … Read more