A new barrier has emerged in outbound recruiting. It’s a virtual version of the “No Solicitations” sign that effectively says “No Recruiters.” This adverse … Read more
Bad HR Tech Implementations — It’s not the Tech, It’s You
It’s funny what causes people to write articles. This one is based out of frustration given recent pieces I have read online, plus comments in social media … Read more
How to Become a Socratic Sourcer
Socrates believed that the path to knowledge was through questioning beginning at the root of one’s own ignorance. In Socratic sourcing, the … Read more
How to Kill Your Recruiting Career in 3 Easy Steps
Are you a new recruiter, just getting started in the business? Or maybe you’re a seasoned recruiter who wants to ensure your career continues to flourish? … Read more
The Top 70 Applicant Tracking Systems (and Other News)
Just a little ‘o this and a little ‘o that from the recruiting grapevine: Keep your eyes on Talentsity, which I mentioned back in 2014, and … Read more
23 Industry & Candidate Insights Every Tech Recruiter NEEDS to Know
In January 2016, Stack Overflow (one of the biggest online platforms where tech professionals can ask and answer questions of each other regarding all … Read more
We Cracked Open Time-to-Fill and Found Some Weird Stuff
Traditionally, the time-to-fill metric has been used as a scorecard for past performance. An organization may use time to fill to assess the performance of … Read more
Read This to Help You Decide Who to Vote for
For U.S. readers, today’s presidential candidates are the finalists in what candidates and the media sometimes talk about as America’s biggest job … Read more
Now There’s A Recruiter Screening Tool For Candidates
A year or so an ago I had the chance to sit down with Tom Leung, the founder of Anthology (formerly Poachable) at the Madrona Venture Group office. … Read more
Jobs, Pay, Labor Force All Up In March
Shrugging off concerns over global economic disarray, U.S. employers continued to hire briskly in March, adding 215,000 new jobs during the month. This … Read more