Firms compare their products to their competitors, so also make it easy to compare jobs side-by-side.  Win Most Employer Comparisons By Weaponizing Opposition Research Making stark side-by-side comparisons may be uncommon in recruiting, but they are a standard practice throughout business, especially during these times of fierce business competition. Most …

TA must shift from its “can’t we all get along mentality” to an aggressive competitor mentality. This shift must occur because both the need for talent and the competition for it (in critical areas like AI) are now becoming the #1 business success factor. A factor that’s more critical than …

Higher uncertainty has made “communicating a positive company outlook” an essential retention tool. Yes, a combination of uncertainty-creating factors, including large layoffs, a volatile economy, and the fear that a lack of AI capability will make some companies noncompetitive almost overnight. And this sudden high level of uncertainty has created …

When everything changes at breathtaking speed, learning becomes a critical success factor. Let’s Begin With… The 4 Underlying Premises That Support A Shift To Speed Learning Premise #1. We are experiencing the fastest rate of change… in recent history – The recent phenomenal growth of AI has further accelerated the …

The damage caused by excessive workloads is well-known but surprisingly, few proactively manage them. Yes, it’s common among teams for work to naturally gravitate to top performers because of their track record for getting things done. And as a result, many that assign work to others follow the long-established “busy person …

One joke can quietly hurt diversity, raise anxiety, and make interviewees feel like they won’t fit.  In addition, most of these icebreaker jokes don’t even meet the practice’s primary goals of relaxing the candidate, reducing anxiety, and making the candidate more open to talking.  So why do so many interviewers …

The easiest way to raise the interview’s low predictive value is by reducing candidate anxiety. Yes, it’s a fact that Google research, unfortunately, found that most interviews were no more predictive than a coin flip. And academic research has further shown us that one of the primary reasons for the …

Tired of weak results? Blame cautious recruiters that won’t try more aggressive recruiting tools. Understanding Why Extreme Recruiting Approaches Are Necessary  One of the primary reasons why most hiring managers have long been frustrated with the number of top candidates that they are receiving. This is because risk-averse recruiters (most …

AI’s capability is so great that TA leaders that can’t drive the transition will be replaced. Note: The goal of this short piece is to get TA leaders to plan for their transition into AI. AI is currently dominating both national and business news, and that importance will persist for …

Not seeing enough strong applicants? Blame screeners that are overly focused on finding weaknesses. Yes, the #1 screening error in most organizations occurs when your screeners are exclusively focused on “screening out” all resumes that contain even a single weakness or flaw. During their “hunt for weaknesses,” these screeners purposely …

One of the primary reasons why increasing amounts of technology are entering the recruiting space is the recognition that recruiters and hiring managers harbor a great deal of unconscious bias, which has a negative impact on a firm’s recruiting results. I live in the Silicon Valley, where in an effort …