There are 8 common recruiting practices that are becoming obsolete, just as newspaper ads and application forms did years ago. Smart recruiting leaders need to be aware that these common practices like fit, salary disclosure, drug testing, and non-competes are already being pushed aside at top companies. This gradual obsolescence …
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Mispronouncing The Names Of Diverse Candidates – A Stealth Diversity Killer
Mutilating unusual names may seem inconsequential, but it hurts diversity hiring, both now and in the future. In today’s talent marketplace, every organization is fighting to hire as many diverse and international candidates as they can. Unfortunately, many of these candidates have names that are unfamiliar to most US hiring …
Read More »Interview Trick – Excite Candidates By Adding A “Feedback Minute”
A minute of positive feedback can instantly make an ordinary interview memorable! Let’s face it, in today’s challenging recruiting marketplace, a critical part of a great candidate experience is each successful recruiter must continually do things that excite the candidate and make their company stand out from all the rest. …
Read More »Death By Interview – Another Stealth Killer Of Recruiting Results
Excess interviews frustrate candidates, but they don’t improve hiring decisions.
Read More »Top 8 Diversity Killers – Stealth Assessment Areas That Hurt Diversity Hiring
The diverse are often dropped after failing assessments on minor factors, not because of overt discrimination during hiring. Yes, almost every organization today sets high goals for diversity hiring. Unfortunately, I find that most fail to meet their diversity hiring goals, not because of major institutional discrimination. But instead, due …
Read More »Your Job Offer Process Needs Upgrading… So More Finalists Will Say Yes
What’s wrong with most job offer development processes? Almost everything!
Read More »Your Job Offer Process Needs Upgrading… So More Finalists Will Say Yes (Part 1 of 2 parts)
What’s wrong with most job offer development processes? Almost everything!
Read More »Need Applicants? Fear Of Covid Is The #1 Cause Of Applicant Resistance
Realize that recruitment messaging can mitigate this "fear of contracting COVID."
Read More »Losing Your Fight For Talent? – Shift To A “War For Talent” Strategy
It’s naïve to think you’ll win a talent war without the elements of a war strategy.
Read More »It’s “The Right Time” To Raid Texas… For Its Tech And Diversity Talent
If you’re not familiar with this powerful but often underutilized strategy. “Right Time Recruiting” suggests that you identify the specific windows (i.e., time periods on a calendar) when the odds of successfully landing your most desirable recruiting targets are the absolute highest.
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