People analytics are all the rage, partly fueled by a goal to achieve a Moneyball-type assessment of talent. We’re a long ways from achieving the level of … Read more
3 Ways You Can Measure the Quality of a Hire
CEB, after exhaustive research, concludes that 20 percent of new hires are “regretted decisions.” If this is true, why aren’t more companies testing … Read more
3 Steps for Choosing the Perfect ATS
While I currently use Jobvite, I’ve also used five other applicant tracking systems in the past — so I like to think I’ve become somewhat of an … Read more
Is Anyone Using That Dashboard You Created?
In this era of people analytics, many HR leaders feel they ought to be producing dashboards. The problem is that they don’t know why — and that is one heck … Read more
We’re Taking the Plunge and Hiring an Analytics Leader
You might have seen my comment on Raghav Singh’s article about Monster’s fall. I said: “The better companies get at analyzing and using … Read more
So You Want to Recruit for Startup? Here are Five Things You Need to Know
Many recruiters are excited to have startups as clients. It is the adventure and attraction to candidates that seems to lure recruiters. It’s the … Read more
5 Post-Monster-Buyout Predictions for the Future of the Recruitment Industry
The announcement that Randstad had bought Monster was just the latest in an accelerating trend of M&A in the recruitment industry between technology … Read more
Recruiting Problem or Business Problem?
Like most of my articles, I like to write disclaimers up front. In the spirit of transparency, this is part marketing article, but I also included some … Read more
How To Predict Candidate Choices, Chances, and Changes
What if I told you that you could predict the future? Predict when a passive candidate will be ready to evaluate a new opportunity? Not by using a crystal … Read more
A Chat With CareerBuilder, and Other Recruiting/HR Technology News
A few tidbits from the recruiting grapevine: I figured it’d take just a few days after the Monster news before CareerBuilder contacted me and … Read more