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....
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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...
Employer Branding Metrics: Measure What Matters to Drive Real Business Impact
When it comes to employer branding metrics, there’s no shortage of numbers to track—impressions, clicks, engagement rates, sentiment scores....
Making the Business Case for Employer Branding
Budget season is here, and talent leaders are facing a familiar challenge: how do you secure investment in employer...
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...
AI’s next casualty… Remote Job Interviews (Why AI cheating is bringing them to an abrupt halt)
A whopping 20% of candidates use AI to improve interview scores, and it may exceed 50% in 2 years...
Do Seemingly Harmless Workplace Catchphrases (Like Quiet Quitting) Require Action? (Or should you ignore the hype?)
Because these catchy phrases are popular, some employees might assume it’s okay to copy them. Yes, these seemingly innocent...
5 Innovative Ways To Identify “Hidden” Exceptional College Talent (Technical recruiters may also need to recruit there)
Unemployment for computer science grads is 2x that of art history majors! WOW. With such an unusual occurrence, it’s...
The People Vs The March Of Technology – The Case Against Hiring People (Contrasting employee productivity with technology’s)
An employee is productive a mere 12.5 hours a week. So learn why a “people first” policy is costly....
From Career Fairs to Culture Feeds: The Evolution of Employer Branding
Employer branding has come a long way. What once lived at career fairs and in recruitment brochures has evolved...
Frustrated With Disengaged Employees? Start Hiring The Self-Motivated (Hiring steps to follow)
Having to work with disengaged employees is a major frustrater for managers/teammates. So, limit that frustration by filling your...
ICE Is Hurting Your Corporate Recruiting… And Your Business Results! (Even if you don’t hire the undocumented)
Unknowingly, ICE is reducing job applications from the immigrant community. And that can have significant business impacts. Especially in...
3 Subtle Ways To Keep Prospects In Your Talent Pipeline Engaged
Exceptional prospects often demand an extended trust relationship with a recruiter. So, top recruiters maintain an ongoing talent pipeline...
Interview Dropouts Are A Costly Hidden Problem (10 quick ways to reduce them)
The interview phase has the highest candidate dropout rate (25%) of any hiring step. Because only a small percentage...