When you ask candidates how they will do something using today’s tools vs. how they did it years ago, you quickly discover that behavioral interviews only reveal the tools that the candidate used in the past. However, in an ever-changing world, what you really need to know is which tools …

Experience using AI tools will soon be the most needed skill, so targeting users of AI job search tools makes sense. Unfortunately, most in recruiting don’t realize that, even though there is a great deal of talk about hiring AI experts to develop their own internal AI systems. In reality, …

Competitor talent mapping identifies the best recruiting targets at your competitors. This competitive intelligence approach’s strength is identifying top talent at your competitors before you need to recruit them. So that there is time to assess thoroughly, and in some cases, build a relationship with them. This extra pre-hire time …

A think piece… of arguments that challenge the popular view. Recruiters love to help, so without giving it a second thought and without formal approval, some regularly provide a hiring preference to candidates from underdog or disadvantaged groups that frequently struggle to get a good job. However, in the interest …

With record applications (up 45%), mostly from AI agents, 20% of employers are considering pay to apply. “Pay to apply” is a process for discouraging the shotgunning of applications by charging a small application fee to candidates. And incidentally, the “AI agents” driving this massive increase in resumes aren’t people. …

Having to work with disengaged employees is a major frustrater for managers/teammates. So, limit that frustration by filling your team’s vacancies with self-motivated new-hires. First, the self-motivated (SM) produce the second-highest level of hiring impacts (after hiring top performers). Also, unlike quiet quitters and other disengaged toxic employees, managers and …

Alert: It’s now a business imperative to fill your strategic impact jobs with top talent. So if you’re struggling to successfully recruit for your strategic impact jobs in hot areas like AI and robotics,  this article will provide you with some answers and action tips on how you can improve …

AI and Quantum Computing tech leaders are worth their weight in gold, but they can be easy to offend. Many of your recruiting targets will not be active job seekers, which requires a different approach. Be aware that you may literally anger these leaders simply by calling them “a candidate.”  …

I’ve advised recruiters during 8 different hiring downturns on how to avoid being laid off. Unfortunately, today, I am once again alerting all corporate recruiters to prepare for another round of recruiter layoffs. This time, the cuts are driven by a combination of emerging business and recruiting factors, including reduced …

Imagine your anger when, after a 3-month search, a finalist who said yes accepts a last-minute competing offer. Ouch! But this type of nightmare shouldn’t be a surprise. Today, 47% of candidates report that after saying yes, they would remain open to a late arrival offer. You can blame this …