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Recently I was at the best recruiter conference for tech recruiters on the planet — Talent42. This topic came up; the head of a major tech firm said it was… Read more

Today, some 38 percent of workers say they feel more comfortable working as an agile employee (aka independent) than a permanent employee. Why? Here are the Top 3 reasons: “Flexibility… Read more

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are parameters by which organizations monitor the success or development of every staff member. All companies have them and most people have their personal KPIs connected… Read more

Hiring staff isn’t just a one-way activity – it’s a contract between two parties. So when interviewing candidates, it’s as much about advertising your organization as it is for the candidate to… Read more

  It’s estimated there are approximately 28,000 companies competing in the HR Technology space, and some mornings, opening my inbox feels a little like I’m being bombarded by every single… Read more

I think it’s safe to say that most organizations have at least a rough resemblance of a referral program, and if you don’t, it’s time to cross that bridge. But… Read more

Google has announced the release of Google Hire, an applicant tracking system for G Suite customers – and its first step into the HR Technology market.

It’s an ongoing mantra that supposedly has a lot of people spooked — automation is growing rapidly and is eventually going to eliminate a lot of jobs. Well, a new… Read more

Chrome Extensions can add a boost to your productivity, but if you are not using the right one for what you need, they can be a major time waster. As… Read more

“I always tell you how I don’t need you but please, please, don’t leave me.” – Pink Being in a corporate recruiting community, we expend lots of energy to find,… Read more

No one got into recruiting or human resources to spend their time wading through new technology. And yet here you are, awash in apps, tools, startups and tech that you… Read more

Here’s a trend I can get behind — Using text messaging for early-stage interviews with job candidates. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on this new trend recenty, and it made me… Read more

William Tincup posed this question recently on Facebook: “Why don’t we talk about ‘Recruiting Operations’ as a critical role within all recruiting teams?” It got a huge response, with most… Read more

If you’re a recruiter, hiring manager, or head of talent, you’ve undoubtedly heard the conventional wisdom that recruiting in the summer is hard with a capital “H.” Countless articles have… Read more

If elusive candidates are purple squirrels, then recruiters are raccoons. If this sounds crazy, allow me to give you a little raccoon lesson. Raccoons are attracted to shiny things, so much so… Read more