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Transforming Recruitment Marketing: From Data to Insights
Posted on November 26, 2025 1 Comment
The article critiques traditional recruitment marketing practices that rely on spreadsheets, arguing they fail to provide meaningful insights. It highlights inefficiencies in recruitment strategies and emphasizes the need for data-driven approaches using advanced analytics. A webinar is promoted to guide professionals on leveraging AI for effective recruitment marketing metrics and improving hiring outcomes.
Still Crazy After All These Metrics: The Myth of Quality of Hire
Posted on November 20, 2025 Leave a Comment
Just like there’s no accounting for taste, there’s no baseline for “quality.” It’s like the concept of relative value; quality, as an abstract theory, operates at the intersection of subconscious biases and budget availability.
Ask ten TA leaders what quality of hire means and you’ll get twelve answers.
Unplugged: Insights from a Decade of RecFest
Posted on October 9, 2025 Leave a Comment
There aren’t a ton of events that put the needs of practitioners over the needs of the sponsors first, or who focus more on building a meaningful community that’s more than a mailing list,
Fortunately, though, there’s RecFest, one of the highlights of the overcrowded conference calendar year.
Spin Cycle: How Recessions Reshape Talent Acquisition Strategies
Posted on October 1, 2025 3 Comments
If the last recession taught us anything, it’s that recruiting is the first to get cut and the last to get forgiven. But it also taught us that recruiting is not only resilient, it’s also down times that determine who wins (and loses) top talent when the next upswing occurs.
LinkedIn Hiring Assistant: Clippy Makes A Comeback
Posted on September 4, 2025 4 Comments
LinkedIn’s Hiring Assistant, which just expanded its availability globally after a year in pilot, is being framed as a milestone in recruiting automation. In practice, it’s more like Clippy got a makeover, learned how to parse job descriptions, and started sending templated InMails.
It’s just as obnoxious as it sounds.
Snark Attack 