Ted Bauer
Originally from New York City, Ted Bauer currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas. He's a writer and editor for RecruitingDaily who focuses on leadership, management, HR, recruiting, marketing, and the future of work. His popular blog, The Context of Things, has a simple premise -- how to improve work. Ted has a Bachelors in Psychology from Georgetown and a Masters in Organizational Development from the University of Minnesota. In addition to various blogging and ghost-writing gigs, he's also worked for brands such as McKesson, PBS, ESPN, and more. You can follow Ted on Twitter @tedbauer2003, connect with him on LinkedIn, or reach him on email at [email protected]
Content authored by Ted Bauer
What Are Indeed’s Best City For Job Seekers 2018?
We won’t delay the suspense — it’s San Jose, California. In fact, here’s the entirety of the top 12: Now let’s talk a bit more broadly about some trend lines… Read more
Big day in the RecruitingDaily world today
Short post, but wanted to alert you to two things going on today: We’re hosting HRTX Boston all morning (and early afternoon) at the offices of Bullhorn. We’ve got about 8-10… Read more
Will People Analytics Really Get Mainstream In The Next Few Years?
If you’ve never heard of ‘people analytics,’ essentially it’s a concept that takes Big Data and applies it to HR and management. Since I often write about Big Data, HR,… Read more
Listen To Recruiting and Talent Leaders
Earlier this month, we got together for one of our HRTX unconference events in downtown Dallas. It was actually among the best-attended ever, so that’s fun — and hey, if… Read more
Virtual Reality in Recruiting: Insights From HRTX
One of the more interesting things we heard at our event HRTX (HRTech Experience) Dallas came from the track on college recruiting. It was interesting in part because it ostensibly… Read more
Insight From #HRTX: Some Recruiting Issues Seem to Never, Ever Get Solved
We’ve had two #HRTX events this year — one at Brazen’s offices in Arlington, VA and one in Dallas, TX sponsored by the good people at Monster — and look,… Read more
Gen Z Dilemma: How Do You Get 20-Year-Olds to Want to Work For You?
We may have a little bit of an over-discussion on all the generational differences currently co-existing in the workplace (Silents, Boomers, X, Millennials, and now Gen Z), but even with… Read more
Here’s the Inside Scoop on What You Missed at #HRTX DC
As Jim Nantz might open things up: “Hello, friends.” Last Thursday (Feb. 8), we had our first #HRTX 2018 event of the year in Arlington, VA at the home of Brazen,… Read more
Want to Collaborate With Your Recruiting Peers? Then #HRTX DC Is For You
Let’s start with a confession: I’m not actually a recruiter. You may gasp (GASP!) at this, because if you’ve seen my byline at all — here or elsewhere — I… Read more
Steve Jobs Was Right: We Should Really Be Recruiting For Experiences
There are two concepts we can somewhat conclusively believe to begin this argument: There are some people who believe San Francisco will someday become what Detroit has become (and is… Read more
Are We Really Hiring From a Sense of Purpose? 5 Good Reasons Why We’re Not
We’ve all heard words like “mission,” “vision,” “purpose,” and “sense of purpose” bandied about at all-hands meetings. Sometimes they’re defined. Often times they’re not. It can feel like a lot… Read more
Extensions, Tools & Hacks: RecruitingLive w/ Dean Da Costa
Our sourcing tools expert / sourcing superstar Dean “Finding What Cannot Be Found” Da Costa will be offering another chance to chat live about what sourcing tools work, which ones… Read more
(Sweet Little) Recruiter Lies, Chapter 1: “We’ll Keep Your Resume on File”
Out of the various soul-sucking elements of a standard hiring process, one of the bigger ones has to be when they send you a note that says, “We’ll keep your resume… Read more
Remind Me Again — Why Do We Still Have Resumes?
I literally do not (and have not ever) understood the basic resume. Why is this still a thing? In the era of LinkedIn, which is apparently worth $26 billion but… Read more
Yes, We’re All Pretty Delusional When It Comes to Social Recruiting
The idea of social recruiting — the concept whereby hiring managers, HR types, and others look at your social media profiles as a way to (a) find you; or. (b)… Read more