Complementary Recruiting – The NFL Shows How To Maximize Collaboration
As the NFL season is about to begin, I wonder how many of those in recruiting have heard of...
Category: Dr John Sullivan
What Is The Most Effective Hiring Source, And Why Aren’t You Prioritizing It?
Referrals are the most effective sourcing channel. And among all referrals, those from top performers are the absolute best....
Referrals From New-Hires – Another Hidden Talent Pool
When new-hire referrals are ignored, wait 3 months to request them. Yes, most are surprised that a simple 3-month...
New-Hire Turnover Has Risen To An Alarming Level – How To Stop The Pain
Last year, new-hire turnover jumped a whopping 15%! So everyone involved in hiring should take notice. This type of...
The Business Impacts From Fast Hiring (Why you should adopt a first-to-offer strategy)
Being late to make an offer guarantees you an ugly prom date! And the only way to ensure that...
Focus On Candidates With A Strong Interest In Your Company (A checklist for improving your candidate screening)
Ignore spammed resumes; focus on highly interested candidates. Unfortunately, it’s not unusual for 75% of today’s received resumes to...
Tips For Hiring Next-Gen Talent (Reducing interview rejections due to weak social skills)
A record 1 in 3 under-35 adults lived with their parents in 2025. So, lacking a proper handshake, Liam...
Clickbait Recruiting – Takeaways From This Powerful Attention-Grabbing Tool
Most struggle to get the attention of applicants. Clickbaiting may be the answer! Unfortunately, a great deal of recruitment...
Talent Lessons From The NY Knicks (How to recruit like a champion)
If you knew their secrets, you could recruit like a champion too! Even though the recent success of the...
5 Powerful Reasons For Recruiting During The Summer (Using the “best time” strategy)
Surprisingly, summer months rank in the top 5 of applicant volume. And during 2025, the summer months of August,...
Vacation Area Recruiting – “I Love This Area, I Wish We Could Live Here Year-Round”
How often have you heard the “I wish we could stay here” phrase while you were on a vacation...
The Costliest Failure In Recruiting – “Settling” For The Number 2 Candidate
You won’t hire a number 2 candidate for a critical job after you discover the high cost of settling....
Competitor Talent Mapping – A Powerful Recruiting Tool That No One Uses (Despite its numerous benefits)
Competitor talent mapping identifies the best recruiting targets at your competitors. This competitive intelligence approach’s strength is identifying top...
Strategic Omissions – High Impact Things That HR Should Be Doing (But Isn’t)
Our chaotic world requires continually adding new capabilities on top of our existing ones. And even though you may...
A Holiday Opportunity… To Cherry Pick Top Talent (Learn why there’s a surplus of talent and little competition)
You’re sure to land top talent if you recruit when the supply is high and the competition is low!...
Should Recruiters Give A Hiring Preference To Disadvantaged Candidates? (Or should they avoid acting like social workers?)
A think piece… of arguments that challenge the popular view. Recruiters love to help, so without giving it a...
Your Job Postings Are Boring Top Performers! (A list of excitement-triggering phrases that cover “the work”)
Job posts have an astonishing 90% failure rate because only 10% of those who view them apply. Fortunately, you...
Government Shutdown Recruiting – A Listicle Highlighting Its Many Benefits
The shutdown has forced millions of well-trained and experienced employees to consider a new job. So why not target...
Pay To Apply… And Other Ways To Discourage Spam Job Applications From AI Agents
With record applications (up 45%), mostly from AI agents, 20% of employers are considering pay to apply. “Pay to...
How AI Is Making Today’s Recruiting Impossible (How to handle AI-generated resumes, applicant volume, and perfect resumes)
62% of resumes have AI-generated content, so 78% of companies must now check for AI use. It’s not an...