Technology Category
Rethinking Candidate Experience
Posted on October 16, 2013 1 Comment
One of the most pervasive, and ubiquitous, topics permeating the recruitment and talent acquisition industry agendas is that of candidate experience, a focus reflected throughout the HR Technology Conference’s agenda and ancillary events, including the Third Annual Candidate Experience Awards. The recipients of these awards, and the companies considered on the cutting edge of candidate experience, […]
Why Job Boards Still Work (And Always Have)
Posted on September 24, 2013 2 Comments
Having spent time at Monster in the content and social marketing game, I’m probably a bit biased, but with that caveat, I still believe in job boards. And anyone who thinks they’re dead and deliberately ignores them as part of a holistic recruiting strategy is significantly more hindered in attracting top talent than those “old-school” […]
Why Big Data is A Big Deal for Recruiting & Hiring
Posted on September 12, 2013 1 Comment
Big Data is a big deal these days. And for good reason. “Recruiting is becoming a science”, to use LinkedIn Talent Management VP Dan Shapiro’s words, as more and more companies are highly investing in the latest technologies. While we’re all interested in what the future holds for the use of Big Data in recruiting, here are my thoughts […]
Resumes in Real Time: Dynamic Data & Digital Dirt
Posted on September 3, 2013 1 Comment
You’ve probably heard that recruiters hate reading resumes, or are too inundated with them for candidates to really stand out, but that’s not necessarily true. Recruiters hate looking at resumes of unqualified applicants. Any talent acquisition professional doing a search for a hard-to-fill role requiring direct sourcing will tell you that, in fact, finding the perfect […]
Searching Without Seizures
Posted on July 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
If you’re like most sourcers or recruiters, you’ve probably got about another twenty tabs already open on your browser in addition to this one. Fifteen of those, at least, will be hooked up to candidate databases like job boards, an ATS, or LinkedIn. Keeping all these windows open only makes sense (even if it makes […]
Snark Attack 