Recruiting Tools

Being late to make an offer guarantees you an ugly prom date! And the only way to ensure that you have a chance to get the most attractive date is to be the first one to make an offer. And the recruiting world is no different. In our function, it’s …

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A record 1 in 3 under-35 adults lived with their parents in 2025. So, lacking a proper handshake, Liam may live in your basement forever! It’s ironic that during a time when hiring managers complain they can’t hire enough next-generation (aka next-gen) talent, these same hiring managers are rejecting a …

Most struggle to get the attention of applicants. Clickbaiting may be the answer! Unfortunately, a great deal of recruitment messaging is routine and dull. So often, important messages go unnoticed, and when they are spotted, the time that potential applicants spend on those messages is minuscule. However, clickbaiting recruitment messaging …

Surprisingly, summer months rank in the top 5 of applicant volume. And during 2025, the summer months of August, July, and June literally ranked 1, 2, and 3 in the months with the highest US applicant volume. So the critical lesson that hiring managers and smart recruiting leaders need to …

How often have you heard the “I wish we could stay here” phrase while you were on a vacation trip? Well, if your company has retail locations throughout the US, offers remote jobs, or has jobs that happen to be close to popular vacation areas, you have an opportunity this …

Their accurate view of the future is a key sign that you have a top candidate. So when you need a forward-looking candidate for a key job, you should add a futur-view interview to capture both a candidate’s forecast of upcoming problems and how they plan to act in order …

Spirit’s massive shutdown should have activated your “layoff recruiting” process. This is a targeted recruiting strategy designed to let you cherry-pick the very best “released talent” who have recently been laid off by a major corporation. And this year, when you add Spirit’s sudden 17,000 employee release to the massive …

Remember that you felt guilty when, as a highly loyal employee, circumstances forced you to quit. And then you wished there was some way to repay the company/manager that had been so good to you. Well, fortunately, there is a way for a loyal employee to make one last contribution …

Fortunately, candidates who are passionate about working at your company provide many benefits. First, a candidate who is passionate about your company will remain fully engaged for years. Second, these candidates should also be prioritized because the best managers frequently refuse to hire candidates who fail to demonstrate their deep …