Candidates

The Science of Talent Attraction: Understanding What Makes People Click We’re in the tightest labor market in almost seven years, and competition for great talent is fierce. So when you… Read more

If you know me, you know that I love to eat. This hasn’t always been the case; the concept of “good” food is a relatively new discovery for me, and it’s… Read more

Every single day, it seems, there’s some “thought leader” out there shouting about how “we” need to disrupt recruiting (despite the fact that almost none of them, you know, actually… Read more

Successful recruiting hinges on the stories we tell. Candidates ignore bad stories like you ignore Aunt Sally when she gets lost on a tangent for 15 minutes. And the particular stories… Read more

How to Engage Tech Talent like a Pro. Tech Talent stands apart as it’s own unique beast in recruiting. In the tech talent market programmers and developers often have multiple… Read more

Recording coming soon! Are you considering upgrading your job descriptions? Assume for a moment, that most descriptions are poorly structured.  They are completely generic, overly complex and excruciatingly worded documents.  Hiring… Read more

Whether or not you love or hate the often contentious candidate categorization into “active” vs. “passive” job seekers, the truth of the matter is that employers today are increasingly looking… Read more

More Science than Art: Quantifying the Role of Culture in Candidate Engagement The hiring market has shifted. Its emphasis on the needs of your organization are of greater focus. It has… Read more

I was recently speaking with a friend who happened to be looking for work as an HR practitioner, too. And as you can imagine, our shared experiences slid quickly from… 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

I know this comment is probably going to date me just a little bit, but hell, I’m not ashamed to admit it: Billy Joel is like, one of my absolutely… Read more

Earlier this year, as has become something of an annual ritual, the HR and recruiting industry’s pundits (yes, they really exist) released their predictions of talent trends in the year… Read more

Talent Hacks from The Second City Second City has been attracting & developing top talent in our field for over 55 years.  Most noteworthy Tina Fey, Bill Murray and Steven Colbert,… Read more

Have you ever actually applied for a job that’s posted on your careers site? Yeah, I’m guessing from that blank look that the answer is probably never – or at… Read more

First off, what defines a passive job seeker? Let’s see, they aren’t necessarily looking for a job. They are happily employed where they are. They are top performers of their… Read more