Talent Management in Action: One People Manager's 3-Pronged Approach to Fully Developing His Team
I would define my people management style as part Michael Scott and part therapist. Like Michael Scott from “The Office,” I am quite candid by nature and tend to lead…
4 (Totally Fixable) Reasons No One’s Visiting Your Career Site
It’s completely normal in today’s world to research each decision we make—most people won’t go out to dinner or see a movie without first reading reviews. The same practice occurs…
Real Lies, Realized: 10 Fake HR Tech & Recruiting “Trends” You Should Really Ignore.
For an industry whose professional certification involves “competency based assessments,” there’s a surprising amount of incompetence when it comes to sorting out the product marketing buzz and BS coming from…
The Adventures of Joe’s LinkedIn Resume
LinkedIn profiles are often considered to be “new resumes.” It’s true, that if a professional fully fills out her LinkedIn profile, that profile works instead of a traditional resume, at least…
It's Time to Re-evaluate Your Application Process
According to The Little Grey Book of Recruiting Benchmarks, candidate applications are the largest origin of hire — accounting for around 50 percent of all hires — but they are…
Election 2016: Hiring Trends In Swing States
We all know the 2016 election will be a special one, and not just because it features two of the least popular candidates in recent memory. Less widely discussed is…
Casting a Wide Talent Net and Finding Phenomenal Talent With Machine Learning
Having a lot of candidates for a job sounds like a good thing but most recruiters will run away from the idea because they don’t have the right tools…
The Unique Challenges of Mass Recruitment in India
Ask any Indian HR professional and they will tell you that when it comes to acquiring talent their biggest burden is to sift through applications. Add to that what a…
iCIMS Appoints Daniel Springer to its Board of Directors
Leading recruitment software provider announces new board member and move to make CEO, Colin Day, chairman of the board MATAWAN,
The $1M Difference Between Good and Great People Practices: A Case Study
In my last post, I explained which People Practices have the greatest impact on employees: onboarding, hiring, talent management and development, and culture. Making even small improvements in these programs…