February 20, 2025

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

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

Danae Harper Joins Proactive Talent as Lead Consultant, Employer Branding

Proactive Talent, the recruiting and employer brand consulting firm revolutionizing the way fast-growing companies like Calendly, Postmates, and Gong.io as well as enterprise firms like GE, GoDaddy and Motel6 attract and hire top talent through its unique and holistic approach, continues its

A Happy Look Back

Got hit with a burst of nostalgic pride today. As we are preparing plans for kicking off several new clients in the New Year, I see this memory of when I kicked off my VERY FIRST Proactive Talent client exactly 5 years ago.Fast forward to today and we are kicking off our 150th client on January 4th.