Mar 8, 2022 | Hiring, Recruiting
Employee selection processes can seem straightforward, but few organizations get them totally right. To make quality hires that thrive at your organization, you need a proven selection process. You need a plan to mitigate bias and ensure you’re hiring the right person...
Aug 12, 2021 | Hiring, Human Resources, Recruiting, Talent Optimization
We’ve all heard the horror stories. Or maybe you’ve been there yourself. You start a new job, but nobody has anything for you to do. The first week is just hours and hours of dated training videos. Or maybe the company even got your start date wrong…and is...
May 17, 2021 | Hiring, Recruiting, Steve Lowisz
Dear recruiters: We need to talk. Look, I know that the jobs you’re recruiting for aren’t always glamorous. But for your sake…PLEASE stop writing boring job descriptions. And if you’re handed a boring job description from a TA leader or hiring manager, please do...
Apr 20, 2020 | Hiring, Recruiting
Even though the market has changed on a dime, a lot of organizations are still hiring. However, we can’t rely on the same approaches we used even two months ago. Recruiters and businesses must be mindful of the current situation and adapt accordingly. If you’re...
Oct 30, 2019 | Hiring, Recruiting
What’s the secret of success? What makes a leader effective? What can every leader do today to make a greater impact? There’s one thing that every leader needs to succeed. Without this one element, even the best leader’s talents will be wasted. But with it, they...
Oct 23, 2019 | Hiring, Recruiting
Hiring the right people for your team is never easy. But it’s even harder when unemployment is at record lows and we’re facing a skills shortage. There’s a reason why talent attraction and retention are now some of the most commonly cited concerns for CEOs. If we had...
May 24, 2019 | Company Culture, Hiring, Human Resources, Recruiting, Sourcing, Talent Optimization
Did you know that Amazon offers a “pay to quit” program? In short, they will pay employees $10,000 and three month’s salary to quit the company and start a package-delivery business. With an earlier program, Amazon offered employees $5,000 just to quit – no...
Apr 9, 2019 | Hiring, Talent Optimization
Resumes are dying Did you know that the average recruiter spends about six seconds reviewing each resume? Yikes. If you’ve worked in recruiting or talent acquisition, this should come as no surprise. The average job opening receives as many as 250 applicants, so it...
