For today’s recruiter, there can’t be enough talk about extensions and other ways to find potential candidates’ information. I mean how many tools are … Read more
Honesty in Phone Sourcing
Phone sourcing is probably where most of us are uncomfortable. I know I was when I started. How do you ask for the “Engineering Manager” without their name … Read more
Walking Employees Downstream Improves Retention, Productivity, Recruiting, and Engagement (Part 2 of 2)
Implementing a walk-them-downstream retention and recruiting approach Part II of this two-part series focuses on implementing a “walking employees … Read more
It’s Time to Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Candidate Assessments
Candidates are quickly learning that with unemployment at 3.7%; jobs are easy to come by. In fact, in a recent survey, 72.8% of employers are struggling to … Read more
Our Consumer Marketing Mirrored Our Recruitment Marketing (Not the Other Way Around)
Almost three years ago, I came on board to lead the talent-acquisition team for Main Event Entertainment, a Dallas-based family entertainment center with … Read more
Go Where You Have Never Been – A #SourceCon Seattle Purple Squirrel Track Preview
It was a year ago I presented to an enthusiastic crowd at SourceCon Royale in Vegas, when I discussed Proactive Talent Acquisition and Sourcing Strategy to … Read more
Walking Employees Downstream Improves Retention, Productivity, Recruiting, and Engagement (Part 1 of 2)
The Powerful Impacts From Showing Employees That Their Work Is Meaningful Forget engagement survey results. If you really want to kickstart actual hands-on … Read more
The Best Sourcing Tool
During my trainings and at conferences I hear people ask this question all the time, “What’s the best recruiting tool out there right now?” I figured I’d … Read more
How to Give Candidates Feedback
Do you give all your candidates feedback that you screened? What about candidates who interviewed? Sometimes, giving candidate feedback can be the most … Read more
The Lines Between Consumer and Employment Branding Are Blurring
As the talent field has made the shift in its employer-brand focus from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have,” there’s another significant trend that’s … Read more