HR Technology

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

Despite our near obsessive fixation on “employee engagement,” this term remains largely amorphous and highly ambiguous, a subjective subject at best. Inherently, HR knows that an engaged workforce is more… Read more

The first sentence in the CareerBuilder press release about their latest survey says it all: “Your candidate experience is probably worse than you think.” I wouldn’t call myself an expert on… Read more

How to Leverage Your Standout Culture to Attract Candidates Developing relationships takes time and honesty, not just a great pick-up line. For your organization, developing a standout culture gives you… Read more

Call this the “clear the air” opening line for what otherwise is an informative article, at least that is the goal around the judgement that has most likely, and for… Read more

Posted with permission from Jan Tegze If you want to succeed at sourcing, you need one important tool — your brain. Luckily, your brain cannot be stopped by any LinkedIn Terms… Read more

Trust me on this: there are a whole lot of HR conferences out there. The most prominent among them generally tend to be shit shows, where the overwhelming crowds and… Read more

Everyone knows that lots of recruiters screen candidates on social media, but did you know how many employers are doing it? Would you believe 7 out of 10? According to… Read more

“Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who predict don’t have knowledge.” – Lao Tzu The recruitment industry has an uncertain future because recruitment will die … and soon. Recruitment… Read more

Chapter III: Your Greatest Asset Isn’t Your People. It’s the Data About Your People Last of three parts An industry “influencer” recently posted a “SCAM ALERT” (his emphasis, not mine)… Read more

Chapter II: His Master’s Voice — The New HR Echo Chamber Second of three parts Perhaps the most dystopian view of the future I’ve seen came from a somewhat macabre… Read more

You know this if you have had to do it, but finding the right talent solution — and talent solution provider — can be a huge challenge, one that can… Read more

Part I: Hitting The Deck First of three parts If you’ve never been to Terranea along the coast just south of Los Angeles, it’s hard to describe one of the most… Read more

Technical talent comes at a premium, and the market for skilled developers is going to continue to heat up. Traditional business models are being upended by software solutions. Take the… Read more

About 20 years ago, I fell into this business wide-eyed, filled with wonderment, and not sure what the new day was going to produce. I was young, but not too naïve…. Read more