January 09, 2025

Forget the Perks: Why Companies Should Focus on Cultivating Meaningful Work and Belonging

Fine Tuning Candidate Experience

Our Founder & CEO, Will Staney, was a guest on the video series and podcast by peopleHum to discuss tuning the candidate experience right, tackling the most important things organizations forget when trying to attract candidates well as advice to organizations who are still hiring during this

TribePod: History of RPO and its Future with Steve O'Brien

In this episode of TribePod, the History of RPO (recruitment process outsourcing) and its Future is discussed with Steve O'Brien - President of Talent Solutions at Job.com and Will Staney - CEO of Proactive Talent. ABOUT STEVE O'BRIEN Steve O’Brien serves as President, of Talent Solution at

How Does Unconscious Bias Affect Recruiting?

One of the privileges of working at Proactive Talent is the ability to give back to the industry in terms of free resources and thought leadership. Quite recently, I was fortunate enough to share my thoughts on tackling subconscious bias in recruitment. I was a guest on a video series and podcast

TribePod: An Interview with Josh Miramant

In this episode, Courtney Lane interviews Josh Miramant. ABOUT JOSH MIRAMANT Josh Miramant is the CEO and founder of Blue Orange Digital, a data science and machine learning agency with offices in New York City and Washington DC. Miramant is a popular keynote speaker, futurist, and a

Will Automation Increase or Decrease Salaries?

One of the perks of working at Proactive Talent is the conversation. Between client calls, project engagements and virtual lunches, we discuss trends in our industry, the impact of those trends on our clients and the latest Netflix show we are obsessed with. One of our virtual watercooler chats

Seven Highly Effective Habits of Sourcing

I’ve been sourcing in some capacity for two decades and I have seen many tools and trends come and go. (Anybody remember Friendster? ICQ? Usenet?) However, there are some tactics that have remained constant. No matter the next cool tool or shiny new chrome extension, Sourcers who develop these

TribePod: An Interview with Bob Ryan and Keith Goudy

In this episode of TribePod, Courtney Lane interviews Bob Ryan and Keith Goudy. ABOUT BOB RYAN Robert J. (Bob) Ryan, a global business leader, is an Executive Advisor at Shields Meneley Partners. Bob’s career has included key leadership roles with companies ranging from $500M to $84B that

The High Cost of Unfilled Jobs

Just before the Christmas and New Year holidays, I read that US Employers were cutting back on hiring. Here’s a quote from US News and World Report [December 4, 2020]. With the viral pandemic accelerating across the country, America’s employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month, adding

TribePod: An Interview with Robin Paggi

In this episode of TribePod, Courtney Lane interviews Robin Paggi. Robin Paggi brings years of experience as a human resource practitioner and trainer to her role as Training Coordinator at Worklogic HR Legal Solutions, which allows her to provide clients with advice and training based upon