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,...
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25 Days Off Wasn’t Enough to Recover From Burnout.
I took 25 days to recover from surgery believing it would cure my burnout. But time is not enough...
Employer Branding’s Next Chapter: Why Measurement Matters More Than Ever
After doing this work for nearly two decades, it is remarkable to watch employer branding evolve. And no, despite...
Introducing the Winners of the 2026 Rally® Awards™
The 2026 Rally® Awards recognize the very best in Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding. Now in its seventh year,...
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...
Are There Really Jobs, or Just Openings Nobody Plans to Fill?
This episode brought to you by: The Recruiting Life & Career Intelligence Weekly. Find both newsletters at https://newsletter.jimstroud.com Are...
Looking in the mirror and finally seeing myself.
Seeing myself in the mirror for the first time in a long time is one of the reasons I...
2026 Workplace Pronoun & Belonging Guide for HR & Recruiters
Three Ears Media’s Pronoun and Belonging Guide offers recruiters and HR leaders actionable frameworks to build inclusive workplaces. The...
Strategic Omissions – Business-Like Actions That Make Recruiting More Strategic
All talent leaders try to be strategic, but most fall short. And it’s not because leaders don’t get the...
The Robot Isn’t Coming for Your Job. The Spreadsheet Is.
Brought to you by: The Recruiting Life Newsletter – Clarity on what’s happening now and next in the world...
7 Questions Your Recruitment Marketing Data Should Answer
Recruitment Marketing teams can get performance data from many places: advertising channels, social platforms, email tools, careers site analytics,...
Conviction, Crank, and Craft with Rox Talent Lead Erin Wilson
Show Notes Rob reunites with Erin Wilson, Talent Lead at Rox and a returning champion from the very first...
Crisp SVP People Ops Joe Bast
Rob welcomes back Joe Bast, now SVP of People Operations at Crisp, for a wide-ranging conversation that covers what...
“Futur-View” Interviews – Reveal How A Candidate Will Act In The Future (When a future focus is essential)
Their accurate view of the future is a key sign that you have a top candidate. So when you...
Re-Thinking Retention with Langan CHRO Donovan Mattole
Donovan shares how he deliberately hires business leaders into HR, why TA and retention must operate as a single...
How Employer Brands Build Trust in the Age of AI
Why leadership credibility, workplace culture, and employer brand strategy will define the future of work across Canada and the...
The Resume Is Losing Power: What Recruiters Are Using Instead
For decades, the resume has been the foundation of hiring. Recruiters scanned for job titles, years of experience, education,...
The Future of Work: Smaller Companies, Fewer Jobs, Bigger Questions
Are companies using AI to innovate, or simply to cut people out of the equation? In this episode of...
Focus Groups To Convince Hiring Managers To Change Job Posts
How I used focus groups to convince hiring managers we should overhaul our job posts. The post Focus Groups...
Rethinking Failure – Consider Hiring Those Who Have Failed And Learned From It
In our competitive and fast-moving world, failure is now a certainty. And even though it may sound counterintuitive, instead...