Hiring

  It’s safe to say that when we look back on 2019 in years to come, diversity and inclusion will stand out as a significant theme. D&I is dominating conversations… Read more

When I started working as an IT recruiter I had absolutely no IT knowledge, whatsoever. The truth is I did not have the faintest idea of what Java or JavaScript… Read more

“Recognizing where funnel management goes wrong, offers the opportunity to figure out where things go right” Nurture Recruitment, Don’t Micromanage It The science behind recruitment funnels feels a bit like… Read more

  For the past two years, I’ve been helping to grow Slack’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which have played an integral role in promoting our dynamic culture. Traditionally created to… Read more

  Often times, job descriptions can be vague, misleading, or written in a way that limits diverse hiring. Your best diversity, retention, and engagement strategies will be for nothing if… Read more

  In some circles, these algorithms acquire the image of a ‘bias-free stakeholder’ in the hiring process. Often managers assume that because the software is devoid of emotions (unlike humans),… Read more

  “companies need to both embrace new technology and retain talented recruiters” AI may have only recently emerged into the popular consciousness, but it is certainly not new. People have… Read more

5 Steps To Get Out of the Recruiting Box Have you heard this in the last 90 days?  We need to think outside the box.  I’m sure that after that… Read more

  “boilerplate job descriptions won’t cut it in today’s market” When creating a job posting, do you simply copy and paste from one template to another, or do you take… Read more

Some things can be left to chance. Your recruitment marketing strategy isn’t one of them. It’s important to have a plan — specifically an agile, strategic, omnichannel talent marketing plan,… Read more

  Every year, LinkedIn does an annual ‘Global Talent Trends Report’ that is widely read across the industry. The biggest talent acquisition problem that the 2019 report published earlier this… Read more

  Despite the high cost associated with recruitment, too often hiring decisions are made on gut feel. Top organizations are leading the way by leveraging data and metrics to improve… Read more

Recruiters Fail At Soft Skills Assessments for Recent Grads.  But it can be fixed… Soft skills rank at the top of the list for in-demand, entry-level professional roles. Seven of… Read more

  While the roots of video interviewing extend further back, it’s generally accepted that the practice began around the early 2000s with the rise of video teleconferencing. While this innovation… Read more

  Most companies struggle to attract and hire technical talent. While much of this is due to a shortage of capable coders, software developers also possess a unique skill set… Read more