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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

There are a bunch of sweeping stereotypes ascribed to Gen Y workers, and most of these generalities are generally completely false, which shouldn’t be a surprise. Workplace generational theory is… 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

When I first became a recruiter, I approached this profession with a sense of excitement; it was a breath of fresh air after years spent slaving away in the financial… 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

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

At its core, recruiting is more or less an exercise in making a good first impression; from the 6-8 seconds the average recruiter (if such a thing exists) spends reviewing… Read more

There’s nothing our society loves more than sweeping stereotypes and convenient categories by which we can define and slap a label on the people we meet; we put great faith in… Read more

One of the most important but intangible factors in recruiting and hiring job candidates is the often-misunderstood concept of “cultural fit.” Simply put: you want to make sure you get… Read more

It’s inevitable, when you’re a recruiter in general, but one who happens to write about recruiting in particular, that you’re going to get hammered with a ton of asks for advice… 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

There have been a ton of articles written about applying sabermetrics to workforce analytics – hell, Billy Beane keynoted the one and only TLNT conference in history to talk about… Read more

There I was, packed into the sweatbox that was the small club in the heart of downtown Austin, pressed up against that weird mix of slick, suit clad biz dev guys,… Read more

Nothing sucks worse than making a bad hire. When that happens, recruiters have no one to blame but themselves for failing to meet the one objective that’s the most critical… Read more

If you’ve read it in a blog post once, you’ve seen it re-tweeted, re-shared and re-posted 1000x:Recruiting=marketing. Or to some degree, recruiters should adopt elements of marketing into their strategy… Read more