Love ’em or hate ’em, recruiters and vendors need to get used to the reality that Microsoft now owns the two most popular professional … Read more
The Changing Nature of Work is Putting HR in the Driver’s Seat
The concept of employees as “lifers” is about as quaint as VHS training videos. While much is made of employees’ tendency to job hop, that trend takes a … Read more
To CEOs and CHROs: This Is What You Need to do If Talent Really Is a Priority
Dear CEO and CHRO, After years of reading those McKinsey and Gartner ‘what are the CEO’s priorities’ survey results, I felt I needed to send … Read more
Here’s What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Google’s New Job Search
Indeed’s tagline used to be “One search. All jobs.” Looks like Google took offense. Long rumored to be getting back into the job search … Read more
Is Your Diversity Recruitment Struggling? Maybe You’re Making These Mistakes
Lack of workforce diversity has placed a magnifying glass on the hiring practices of organizations in all industries. It’s about being more thoughtful in … Read more
How to Shop For Talent During the Holidays
A great time to look for the employees who could help you build your business next year is when you’re doing your holiday shopping this year because… When … Read more
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Talent Acquisition
AI for recruiting is on everyone’s mind these days with a lot of talk on how it’s going to transform recruiting. Artificial intelligence for recruiting is … Read more
How To Build A Strategically Valuable Talent Pipeline
When we hire, we are bent on finding talent with performance that soars, an attitude of learning and an interest in the long haul. All those variables are … Read more
Creating Talent Personas Should Be Part of Your Recruiting Strategy
There’s lots of buzz around talent personas these days. As a program recruiter at heart, I’ve always been on the bandwagon of casting a wide but focused … Read more
One Way To Make a Former Star a Boomerang
When you get a call asking for a reference on a star employee who left you, you’ve just been put on notice that he or she is looking for a new job. So, … Read more
The Top 4 Talent Management Trends You Should Watch For in 2016
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 25 … Read more
How You Can Quickly and Easily Use Mobile to Engage More Candidates
According to Recruiter.com, 79 percent of smartphone owners have their phones with them 22 hours a day. Times are changing, and now, more than ever, many … Read more
I Can’t Stand It When Snotty Recruiters Refer to Candidates as “Crapplicants”
Just last week, I heard several mature and qualified recruiters use the word crapplicant at a technology conference. (Jerks!) Crapplicant is an offensive … Read more
HR Tech 2015: Technology Is Not Only Coming After Recruiters, But Sourcers, Too
I keep hearing about companies that are increasingly struggling hiring the talent they need currently and for future growth. The one solution that … Read more
Raiding Volkswagen: It’s Always OK to Take Talent From a Company in Trouble
Unless you have had your head in the sand, you are aware that Volkswagen is in serious trouble because it appears that it tampered with pollution control … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What Do You Do If You’re Not Attracting Quality Applicants?
Have you been asking yourself why your organization is not attracting quality applicants? If the people who apply are not of the caliber you want and need, … Read more
When it Comes to Diversity, Just Focus on Talent and NOT Superficial Assumptions
“We have 25 different nationalities in this building.” “Throughout the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] we have 47 different nationalities. We are proud … Read more
The Best and Worst Times to Rehire Former Employees
Your employee left in search of bigger and better things, but now they’re back. After pursuing other opportunities, they’re knocking on your door, looking … Read more
Tech Insights: Yes, We Really Need That App Too (The Endless World of HR Tech)
I often hear about new HR software and I always secretly hope it will turn out to be tedious or irrelevant so I can safely ignore it. However, it is … Read more
Passive is Passé – Executives Say Active Job Seekers Make the Best Candidates
Recruiters may favor passive candidates, but C-suite executives say their best candidates are those actively looking for a job. Overwhelmingly, they find … Read more