February 20, 2025

An Exciting New Chapter – Will you join me in building the future of Recruitment?

Should You Use Stock Photos and Actors for Recruiting?

To be or not to be authentic? That is the question at stake. When company leaders discuss using employee photos or stock photos on the website, on recruiting materials, or even internally, I hear a collective sigh from talent brand practitioners around the world. We are authenticity advocates who

How To Communicate with Remote Workers

The guest today is Brenden Kumarasamy . Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools

Are there enough recruiters to go around?

According to CNBC, there are more than 11 million open jobs in America as of March 10, 2022. To quote them directly...

Proactive Talent Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2022 (Newswire.com) - Proactive Talent is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Proactive Talent. This year, 100% of Proactive Talent employees said it's a

Recruitment Marketing: What It Is, and Things To Think About

Before 2020, recruitment marketing (RM) roles were viewed as tactical positions. But when the pandemic hit, recruitment marketers became “chief empathizers.” They served as both documentarians and storytellers and helped their companies humanize their internal and external communications during a

How To Increase Employee Engagement with Remote Workers

In this episode, Jim Stroud speaks with Stephen Costigan and Thomas Fisher of Metaspark to discuss employee engagement with remote workers, challenging Henry Ford's vision, how individual work impacts on the organization and how to understand your employees without spying on them. Stephen and

More Creative Recruiting Strategies

We have several free resources available related to attracting, hiring and retaining talent. One of the more popular ones is our Creative Recruiting Strategies guide. One reason why it is so popular is because of the current talent landscape. Consider the current research on Talent Acquisition by

How To Fix a Toxic Workplace

Is workplace drama standing in the way of productivity? Do colleagues fight over petty issues? Are teams more concerned about protecting their territory than getting the job done? Is bad behavior being tolerated? These are just a few of the signs that a toxic workplace is impeding organizational

What To Think About When Recruiting Recruiters

We offer an array of hiring services, and because of that, we often recruit recruiters to service our clients. When hiring recruiters, however, there is a lot to ponder. A lot has changed since my earlier career as a recruiter, and to prove that I looked at a 2010 job description for a recruiter