Tech & Tools

If you’re like most recruiting and talent pros out there, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about “big data,” a concept so seemingly complex that neither pundits nor practitioners… Read more

Recently, thanks to the remarkable and inimitable Amy Ala, I was lucky enough to score ringside seats for a fascinating follow up conversation to a seemingly simple question a candidate… Read more

How Talent Analytics Can Help You Develop a Recruitment Strategy There’s an evolution cycle for Data and Talent Analytics in HR.  Most organizations are currently in a reactive reporting cycle. They… Read more

Innovation and competition have always gone hand in hand, and the recruiting technology industry has historically been no exception to this rule. One has to look no further than only… Read more

With the proliferation of increasingly sophisticated sourcing systems and solutions available to recruiters today, finding top talent today is easier than ever before,  meaning that simply finding the right candidates is no longer… Read more

Hiring Tech Talent Is Easy…Right? Sourcing shallow or competitive talent pools?  It doesn’t get much more competitive than tech talent at the moment.  What can you start doing today to… Read more

Last week I attended the 2015 HRO Today Forum in the heart of historic Philadelphia, PA – birthplace of the American Revolution, cheese steaks and obnoxious sports fans – and came away… Read more

5 Steps to Selecting the Right Job Board  Too many unqualified job applicants. Poor candidate pipeline. High cost-per-hire. Lack of employer brand awareness.  All of these are issue that recruiters… Read more

5 Steps to Selecting the Right Job Board  Too many unqualified job applicants. Poor candidate pipeline. High cost-per-hire. Lack of employer brand awareness.  All of these are issue that recruiters… Read more

Have you ever watched the show Catfish? In short, for those of you who don’t watch too much bad reality television like I do on Sunday mornings, Catfish is a… Read more

Once upon a time (1991, to be exact, the same year Bryan Adams assured us Everything I Do, I Do It For You, Anthony Hopkins ordered up some fava beans… Read more

You’ve heard it before, but even though it’s become so overused it’s almost a cliche, the fact is that hiring is broken – and the evidence is everywhere. From resumes… Read more

Every year in the US alone employers spend $72 billion — that’s billion, with a B — on recruiting services, staff and technology. For some perspective: $70 billion will buy every franchise in the… Read more

Recruiters always talk about finding “top talent,” but the truth is, most of the time, it’s damn near impossible just to find even minimally qualified ones, no matter how mediocre… Read more

When was the last time you used your phone to search the web? Do you perhaps have a few search windows open right now? With the omnipresence of mobile devices,… Read more