Tag Archives: Recruiting

The shutdown has forced millions of well-trained and experienced employees to consider a new job. So why not target and then cherry-pick from among the most desirable ones? During this time period, many federal employees and contractors are thoroughly frustrated. To show you why you shouldn’t pass up this rare …

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. …

Because 62% of resumes contain AI-generated content, most employers (61%) have learned that AI resumes make candidates look more qualified than they really are. So now 78% of companies must check for AI use. And sadly, 62% of them have had to bear the expense of firing new-hires whose job skills didn’t …

A whopping 20% of candidates use AI to improve interview scores, and it may exceed 50% in 2 years (my prediction). Why such a rapid increase? From the candidate’s perspective, AI has been wildly effective in deceiving even corporate recruiters. But also because the ethical barriers against its use have …

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 …

Unknowingly, ICE is reducing job applications from the immigrant community. And that can have significant business impacts. Especially in cases when a significant portion of your customer base is comprised of immigrants. So that any reduction in new-hires with immigrant backgrounds will directly reduce your corporation’s ability to communicate with …

Exceptional prospects often demand an extended trust relationship with a recruiter. So, top recruiters maintain an ongoing talent pipeline for their currently non-job-seeking top prospects. That talent pipeline gives busy recruiters more time to build engagement and trust relationships until individual pipeline members are ready to consider your open jobs.  …

The interview phase has the highest candidate dropout rate (25%) of any hiring step. Because only a small percentage of candidates qualify for the interview phase, when interview-level candidates drop out, you are clearly losing the cream of your applicant pool. The same research reveals the impact that your interview …

When your conservative recruiting can’t compete with $100M sign-ons, your aggressiveness must increase. This Is A Think Piece – whose goal is to encourage you to scrutinize the current level of aggressiveness in your recruiting strategy.  If You Haven’t Noticed, “Outrageous Recruiting” (OR) Is Back If you were involved in …

Few have what it takes to qualify as a strategic recruiter. One of the actions, for example, is developing your own distinctive recruiting approach that provides your company with a measurable competitive advantage over your top talent competitors. Do you meet the requirements? Well, it’s not enough to just assume …