Category: Recruiting

If you search “recruiting” online, nearly every article mentions one of the following: “the competition for top talent,” “…to win the war for talent,” or my personal favorite, “the skills gap….” You’ve probably heard by now that the unemployment rate is 4.9% in the United States. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts employment (job […]

I saw a tweet from an HR executive that read, ‘>“Do I have data? No, #HR analytics are overrated. I go with my experiences.” I won’t name the executive because I don’t want anyone to troll him online. He is actually a great guy and a friend. However, when I read that tweet, I thought […]

A shocking new trend is emerging and worrying employers everywhere: employee satisfaction and engagement does not necessarily lead to retention. Before, employers could rest easy knowing that having highly engaged employees meant having a happy, productive, and loyal workforce. Now, even employees who claim to be satisfied and engaged in their jobs still say they […]

As we start off a new year, it’s time for companies to ramp up their processes for finding, selecting, and retaining high-quality talent. This post will discuss some of the trends and issues that are projected to be important in 2016. We will look at the employer side of the equation with a rundown of […]

With the end of the year being right around the corner, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your valued readership. It has been a pleasure to share the latest trends, best practices, and tips from our knowledge and experience with you, our readers. We hope that you have […]

Most hiring managers and recruiters have encountered some sort of hiring discrimination in their career. However, it is extremely hard to prove that this discrimination exists, especially in a court of law. Actions like unconscious bias often leave even the hiring manager or recruiter unaware that he or she is discriminating against a candidate. Name-blind […]

As the economy continues to improve, more companies are increasing their business activity while hiring additional employees to keep up production. While this is great news for companies’ bottom lines, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are increasing their hiring budgets. In fact, many companies want (nay, need) to hire more employees, but they want […]

The economy seems strong while heading into this election cycle. November 2015 unemployment figures hit 5% for the first time since April 2008. Job creation also continues to grow steadily, with an additional 271,000 non-farm jobs created in October 2015. Many industries are seeing growth, and unemployment is down. Consequently, competition for the best talent […]

The profession of HR has seen a number of changes in the last several years. Some of these changes have moved from the realm of a “trend” that some departments were trying out to a “best practice” that is accepted as the way to do business. Here are five such trends that are, or are […]

Recruiting is a field where “gut instinct” and keen intuition are important to help you know at first glance what people are made of. However, recruiters should be careful not to jump to irrevocable conclusions. When it comes to assessing talent and hiring, doing your due diligence is critical, no matter how intuitive you are. […]

“Employee turnover” may sound like a simple term, but when asked, most HR people cannot explain the concept concisely. Often, this question prompts another in response: “what turnover rate are you talking about?” Multiple types of turnover Turnover is not a single figure. It can be determined on multiple levels and for different reasons. What […]

In general, the eight-hour workday is regarded as the standard for earning a living. However, it hasn’t been that long since our agrarian ancestors allowed the sun to set their work schedule. At the beginning of the industrial revolution, a separation between work and private lives became an accepted reality. Since then, not much has […]