Last weekend, The New York Times published an article with an intriguing premise that seems to pop up in different forms on occasion here at TLNT: that the … Read more
Stop Thinking Like HR When It Comes To Effective Tech Recruiting
When Steve Yegge took the stage at Talent 42–the Seattle based tech recruiting conference and the brain child of Recruiting Toolbox‘s John … Read more
4 Ways To Create Better Online Content For Recruiting
When I left college and started my life in recruiting and HR, I never imagined that my job would involve creating great content. And if you’ve spent … Read more
Creating And Accounting For Luck Within Your Sourcing Process
As scientific as the hiring process has become, there is one thing I know to be true: luck still plays a role in how people get hired. If you have worked … Read more
The Importance Of Sourcing Mr. Irrelevant
Even if you don’t pay close attention to NFL football, you might have heard that Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck was drafted by the Indianapolis … Read more
Should Sourcers Be Using Personalized Search? And Before You Say No….
Sometimes best practices get flipped on their head. I remember putting together affirmative action program plans and how many of the so-called best … Read more
Bacon Carts And Public Displays Of Creative Recruiting
There are a lot of things people will do to recruit tech hires. And apparently, it is all about the bacon. By bacon, I mean the smoked pork product of … Read more
Lies, Damn Lies and Social Network Statistics
Did you hear? Pinterest is more popular than LinkedIn. And by popular, we mean by traffic, not by number of members. It might be better for driving revenue … Read more
You Can’t “Recruit Socially” Using LinkedIn? Who Cares?
Very few things ruffle my feathers. I’m easy like Sunday morning. But the debate over whether or not LinkedIn is a social network (or that if someone … Read more
Yes, Sourcing Tools Matter
Across the street from my place, there is a large park I like to walk through when it is nice. Beside the tall trees, there is also a large, green field. … Read more