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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!...

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...

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....

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...

Outrageous Recruiting Is Back… Because The Competition For AI Talent Is Now So Intense

When your conservative recruiting can’t compete with $100M sign-ons, your aggressiveness must increase. This Is A Think Piece –...

The 10 Commandments Of Recruiting – A Checklist Of What Makes A Recruiter Strategic

Few have what it takes to qualify as a strategic recruiter. One of the actions, for example, is developing...

Interviews – Getting Employed Candidates to Show Up (A checklist for improving interview attendance)

Employed candidates are the most valuable because their skills and experience are up-to-date. But because they are busy working,...

Extended Recruiting – Stops Recruiters From Dropping New-Hires “Over The Wall” (The benefits of remaining in touch)

Recruiters are your best friend during hiring, but most disappear after you accept. But “extended recruiting” changes that. Ending The...

Recruit During The Summer… When The Jobseeker Pool Is The Largest (The right time recruiting strategy)

Surprisingly, August had the most jobseekers, while July and June ranked #3 and #4. Yes, it’s true. Over the...

Thank You’s… Don’t Underestimate Their Impact On Recruits (They can boost engagement and the candidate experience)

Remember, not saying thanks is bad, but an insincere thank-you will be a complete candidate turnoff. Frequently Thank Your...

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