Recruitment Marketing

With hundreds of employers voluntarily subjecting their hiring process to the intense scrutiny involved in being adjudicated by nearly 95,000 applicant responses, the 2014 Candidate Experience Awards did more than… Read more

Two years ago, I applied for a job at a very well-known retail company. I was applying for some web or marketing job, and I had to run the hour-long… Read more

Recruiters always talk about finding “top talent,” but the truth is, most of the time, it’s damn near impossible just to find even minimally qualified ones, no matter how mediocre… Read more

If you’re like me, you’re probably sick of hearing so much lately about a supposed talent shortage. Much of that hype has focused on the fact that with unemployment down… Read more

There’s been a lot of discussion about the many similarities between customers and candidates, particularly as relates to  improving candidate experience. It’s a convenient comparison, sure, but before adopting this… Read more

I have not been without a job since I was 16 years old. I have done more than my share of things for the paycheck, from bagging groceries to being… Read more

There’s nothing new – or even remotely interesting – about the concept of social recruiting, yet for some reason that doesn’t seem to stop this industry from discussing and dissecting… Read more

When I was a district manager, I honestly believed I could develop anyone. I believe in people. I believe in potential, I believe in Harvey Dent. Wait, that last one… Read more

The workforce has had the advantage of being an employee’s market for a few years now, which often leaves employers scrambling to uncover what key factors will lead to retention…. Read more

There are already thousands of talent acquisition technology startups focusing on reinventing, revolutionizing or reimagining recruiting, with hundreds of new platforms and providers appearing every year. Getting a full view of the market landscape… Read more

As someone who’s more or less grown up with the commoditization and corporate adoption of social media, and as someone who gets paid to do this stuff, I’ve seen a… Read more

There’s a cottage industry out there of industry analysts, speakers, consultants and bloggers dedicated to the HR and recruiting industry, and the fact is, these “experts” must be seeing something… Read more

Ask pretty much any CEO these days, and they’ll tell you that the old cliche that “employees are every company’s biggest asset” rings true – in fact, manifold surveys support… 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 one… 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