In March of 2016, I decided to leave a corporate talent acquisition job that paid reasonably well to open up my own company. If I look back just a year … Read more
Open Enrollment, Seriously? Yes! And Here’s What You Need to Do Now
It’s a beautiful day here in Michigan! 75 degrees and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. In the north, we get only a limited time to enjoy summer, so when it … Read more
When Making a Speech or Presenting A Topic, What Your Body Language Says Makes A Differenc…
It happens at every conference. The applause begins as soon as you’re introduced. You haven’t even said a word, and yet audiences, by and large, are … Read more
Try This 5-10-minute Experiment if You Are a Real Recruiting Human Being
A great analogy for candidates (both active and passive) these days is a tourist wandering into a foreign food and goods marketplace. What first starts out … Read more
The What, How and Why of Talent Personas
There’s lots of buzz around talent personas these days. As a Program Recruiter at heart, I’ve always been on the bandwagon of casting a wide but focused … Read more
Six Myths of Employee Engagement
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top … Read more
Understanding Your Employees Is the Key to Offering Personalized Benefits Programs
HR professionals today are challenged with developing a long-term reward strategy that suits the individual requirements of each employee. According to my … Read more
After the Brexit Vote, Job Seeking Took a Jump
Check out the graphs below to see what job seekers did after the British vote to exit the European Union. “Many UK-based job seekers started a vote … Read more
Healthcare Hunt (Part 3 of 3) Tips for Human Engagement
When ordering the Starship Enterprise into Warp Speed, Captain Picard would always point his finger and exert the word “Engage!” Sometimes engaging a … Read more
Predicting Which New Hires Will Quit — a Checklist for Spotting Early ‘Flight Risks’
Corporations are currently encountering the highest voluntary turnover rate in a decade. And when they have to refill the position that was vacated by an … Read more