Tag Archives: Recruiting

You won’t hire a number 2 candidate for a critical job after you discover the high cost of settling. The definition of “settling” includes “accepting less than the best.” To me, that doesn’t sound like a desirable recruiting result. Until now, after losing your number one candidate, you most likely …

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 …

Our chaotic world requires continually adding new capabilities on top of our existing ones. And even though you may have little time and even less budget. Talent leaders need to find a way to identify and add the new capabilities that your changing environment requires. So, this article lists the …

You’re sure to land top talent if you recruit when the supply is high and the competition is low! Fortunately, we are now experiencing this high supply-to-low-competition ratio. It will remain that way during the rest of this year (2025). So, even if you have limited recruiting resources, realize that …

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 …

Job posts have an astonishing 90% failure rate because only 10% of those who view them apply. Fortunately, you can cut that failure rate for your most valuable recruiting targets (top performers) by up to one third. By merely shifting the content of your job posts away from listing job …

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 …