Communication

OK, some personal factoids up front just for a little bit of context: I’m currently 37, best I can tell via doing the math. I was married/with someone for about… Read more

According to the annual survey of the Forum for Inhouse Recruitment Professionals in the UK, creation of talent pipelines has been an important priority for inhouse recruitment leaders for the… Read more

Stop us if you’ve lived this nightmare before: You have a couple of great candidates in your current recruiting process, at least per top-of-funnel evaluations. You want to get them… Read more

The wakeup call: Chatbots now, voice soon Remember in 2010 — about three years after the iPhone was released — you heard that mobile Internet was taking over the world?… Read more

This article was co-authored with Abhijit Bhaduri. There are many good reasons for predicting human performance at work. The vital few are truly different: First, at any level and in any… Read more

Email is a complete cluster-fuck to almost everyone. We all complain about it, but secretly love how much we get, because it makes us feel (a) busy/high and (b) relevant. Both matter… Read more

By last report, Google received three million employment applications per year. Most other companies aren’t so lucky. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for service roles is… Read more

Hi. My name is Mike Wolford and I’m a sourcer for an amazing company.  I think you have great experience and I have a great job for you.  We are… Read more

Checklists are boring.  Same goes for email checklists.  They inherently stifle and limit creativity. They seem like an unnecessary distraction to the real work that I need to do.  I… Read more

Per a recent Gallup survey, 7 in 10 Americans believe AI tech will eliminate more jobs than it creates. The numbers are all over the map based on different research,… Read more

The rise of AI in various industries is an interesting, far-reaching discussion. We’ve written about its applications in the recruiting space, and so have dozens of others. It’s definitely a… Read more

Full disclosure: I’m a marketer, not a recruiter. But we all know that the overlap between marketer and recruiter is significant. The area in the center of a marketer/recruiter Venn… Read more

The GDPR deadline looms large, but many recruitment organizations are far from ready. The new directive brings about numerous changes and all organizations handling personal data of EU citizens have… Read more

“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.”… Read more

In the early days, I definitely made my share of bad hires: The employee who stole equipment. The salesperson who never made a sale. The woman who continually fell asleep… Read more