I’ll never forget reading the classic Wuthering Heights at book club. After the first reading I didn’t see the fuss, to me it just seemed like another novel with archaic language. However, when it was discussed at book club, I saw the book through a whole new light. After listening to one member’s interpretation of…
“A company is only as good as its employees” – anyone trying to hire top talent. Recruiters say the biggest problem they are faced in today’s market is talent shortage. When a job is posted, it receives over 180 applications per position and of those applications, about four to six candidates make it to the…
Sponsored by Perengo The Holy Grail of recruiting is to reach the right candidate with the right ad at the right time — all the time In the field of HR advertising, programmatic recruitment offers employers the ability to reach qualified applicants at scale. While there’s a lot to explore in this area, in this…
With most things in life, nothing is ever perfect and the same can be said about candidate experience. And whilst you might have the best intention to give future employees the best candidate experience, there are times when you may fall a little short. Our expert panel this week share some of the candidate experience…
We’ve said it many times before: timing is everything in recruiting. So often it makes the difference between winning enough attention of talented prospects to bring them into your hiring funnel, or getting brushed off as “just another recruiter.” For many recruiters, text messaging is the secret sauce in getting the timing right. It puts…
Toxic leadership is a big problem in the business world. Despite the massive growth in interest in company culture in recent years, toxic managers still exist. They are bad apples having a detrimental effect on employee retention and productivity. Most of all, toxic managers are destroying the good fabric of the business. It’s increasingly recognized…
Sometimes companies lead with mission and values, but stories are what makes it real for candidates. In this interview, Lauryn Sargent of Stories Incorporated talks about what makes a good story and gives examples of story content that effectively communicate concepts like culture and values. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or SoundCloud. Why stories? Why now? We’re…
When you get to the stage of inviting a candidate to come in for an interview, you are already halfway towards employing them, sometimes even more. You have read their CV, liked their qualifications and experience and their references are solid. Maybe you have done pre-screening on the phone and they ticked all the boxes.…
Today’s best employee candidates are busy, and may not be looking for your job or any new job. They have many competing sources of information, advice, and networking, and are choosy – often cynical – about what they read and hear. Thus, in reaching your best potential candidates requires finding and entering the world they…