When recruiters get to talking about the future of recruiting, the discussions invariably lead to prognostications about technology. Many seem entranced by … Read more
LinkedIn’s Coming Solution to the ‘Get Me More Like’ Problem
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there, to paraphrase Lewis Carroll. Now that might have worked for Alice, but when your … Read more
Google’s Rabbit Hole — Innovatively Sourcing Top Talent Based on Their Search Words
Google’s seven-month old “rabbit hole” recruiting program simply has to be classified as innovative. The program has two major components. The first (a … Read more
How to add Facebook or LinkedIn connections’ birthdays to your recruiting CRM
Note: This post represents my personal views and not necessarily those of my employer. Someone recently forwarded me a question posted about a month ago on … Read more
The War With Talent, Part 3 — Elimination vs. Personalization
This final installment of a three-part series about the increasing tension between employers and talent (i.e., the war with talent), explores the role … Read more
What’s In Your HR Tech Stack? Here’s What 785 Other Companies Have
Have you ever thought about all the HR technology your company has? If you’re a recruiter, you surely have an opinion about your talent acquisition … Read more
Why Make Applicants Jump Through Rings of Fire?
I attended a recruiter networking luncheon in Dallas about a year or so ago and sat down next to a well-dressed corporate recruiter who was having an … Read more
Tech Insights: Measuring What Matters, or How HR Should We Evaluate EAPs?
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) make sense because they improve productivity by helping employees with personal problems. Of course, that presumes they … Read more
We’re Reversing the Job Search Process by Making it Personal With Video Introductions
The job search process has not changed with the advent of technology and the Internet — all we did was take our job postings from print and put them … Read more
Neuroscience and Biometrics Can Dramatically Improve Your Recruitment Messaging
Use cross-pollination to bring proven tools like biometrics into recruiting You probably don’t know it, but most of your recruiting messaging and marketing … Read more