Do you like to leave pipelined talent hanging in the dark? Silly question, but most of you probably answered “No,” but based on what I’ve seen … Read more
5 Elements to a Killer Job Ad
Despite the rapidly changing climate of online job searches, the job ad remains a valuable resource to recruiters. With steeper competition in the digital … Read more
The Best Times to Hire on Mobile
Ask any job search expert and they’ll tell you there are better times than others during the year, or season, or even a given day to search for jobs. … Read more
5 Secret Techniques to Transform Your Recruiters Into Digital Marketers
For at least five years, recruiters like you have been told that you need to think more like marketers. The market has changed and the challenge is … Read more
Goldfish Have a Longer Attention Span than Job Candidates
A Microsoft study shows human attention spans to be eight seconds in our mobile-device-driven world. Goldfish have an attention span of nine seconds, … Read more
What Employer Branding Is — and What It Isn’t
Some people still aren’t clear on what exactly employer branding is. Here are the basics to get you started. Employer Branding Is More Than a Tagline … Read more
The Final Generation — Recruiting Gen ‘Z’
The millennials are so yesterday. Now it’s time to start thinking about recruiting Generation Z — defined as those born between the mid 1990s and … Read more
Native Advertising — The Next Big Thing in Recruitment Advertising
I have always encouraged recruiting leaders to borrow effective practices from the business side of the enterprise and to adapt them to the recruiting … Read more
CareerBuilder Forecast: Companies Expect 2016 Hiring to Match Last Year
Hiring plans for 2016 look a lot like what companies expected last year, according to CareerBuilder’s 2016 U.S. Job Forecast. CareerBuilder says U.S. job … Read more
Take a Sales Approach to Recruiting (and No It’s not the Same as an Employment Brand)
Most recruiters know that, in this hot talent market, you need to woo candidates. Yet even that may fall short. To land those A players, you need a more … Read more