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A Modern Day Snipe Hunt: Today’s Insane Push to Hire a “Purple Squirrel”
There’s a good reason why no one ever finds that elusive “purple squirrel” when they’re recruiting for a job. It’s because 999 times out of a thousand, they don’t exist
Recruiting Is Broken. That’s Why We Need to Develop Our Own Talent
Recruiting is broken. It’s a deeply flawed talent system
Don’t Ban The Box. Ban Criminal Background Checks, Instead.
There is a myth that’s been perpetuated in our perpetual prison state that the purpose of incarceration is rehabilitation. The term “debt to society” has become ingrained in our vernacular…
What Exactly Are Machines Learning? RecruitingLive w/ Jim Stroud
The thought process of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning as it relates to recruiting is this. If you show a computer all of your company’s superstars, it can then…
Is HR Ready (and Willing) to Adapt to All the Tech Changes in Recruitment?
From self-driving vehicles to smart appliances at home, recent and upcoming technological advancements and changes promise to make our lives easier, more efficient, and more cost-effective. For businesses, innovation needs…
Looking For That Dream Applicant? They’re Probably a Team Player
If you ask the average hiring manager what they’re looking for when interviewing new candidates, most will probably mention some variation of skills, experience, and qualifications. After all, the most…
Why Hiring Managers Never Call Back
Hiring managers have their hands full when there is a job position to be filled. They sift through a lot of resumes and evaluate candidates to make sure that they…
Talent Shortage? Maybe You Need a Good Employee Value Proposition
“There’s a shortage of talent.” That viewpoint is constantly popping up in the news
Another Year of Crappy Raises. Should It Matter to Recruiters?
Every summer for nine years, I have written a blog post that nobody really wants to read. That’s because it always seems to give the same bad news — that…
Personal Data, Public Record: What hiQ v. LinkedIn Means for Recruiting and Hiring.
Throughout its history, LinkedIn has slowly, albeit deliberately, evolved from what used to be a fairly innocuous social network into one of the internet’s most extensive sources of personal data.…