If recruiters spent their days analyzing and reporting on every metric out there they would have absolutely no time to recruit. Trends like social recruiting are only useful if recruiters know exactly what works and what doesn't. Big data and the use of metrics has become increasingly more

Have you ever walked in the Expo Hall at the HR Technology Conference? Over 8,500 attendees and 400 vendors line up to walk the floor of the world's largest HR Technology conference. From assessment to learning, and outsourcing to testing and surveys, the types of technologies out there that are

All month we’ve been talking about recruiting optimization. We’ve talked about preventing burnout, we’ve talked about the relationship between the hiring manager and recruiter, and today we’re talking about how to train your actual recruiting team. Recruiting optimization goes deeper than the

The hiring manager and recruiter relationship is one of the most sacred relationships in the sourcing world. Without constant effective communication good candidates can be lost in the shuffle and potentially lost altogether. Research by Bersin by Deloitte revealed that developing strong

The cost of replacing a worker is expensive. The direct cost of replacing an employee according to the Society of Human Resource Management can range anywhere from 50 to 60% of an employee’s annual salary with total costs associated with turnover ranging from upwards of 200% of their annual salary.

Whether you’re with her or with him, today is election day! 229 days ago, Ted Cruz was the first to announce that he was running for president under the Republican ticket. What we didn’t know is that this election cycle would be filled with over ten different candidates vying for their party’s

This morning my, 7-year-old, football obsessed, son asked me, “If Matthew Stafford steps down from the Lions QB position, will Dan Orlovsky have to take his place?” I told him that may not happen because the Lions (his absolute favorite team) will know that Stafford is retiring and will recruit and

Next week I will be emceeing ERE’s annual conference in New Orleans. To say I'm excited would be an understatement because the theme for the event is something near and dear to my heart. The theme this year, “Transform Your TA Department, Transform Your Business,” speaks volumes as to the current

If you’re a recruiter or sourcer, do you often find yourself starting your day early or staying up late to coordinate interview scheduling, pull together spreadsheets and reports, or search for tools that can improve your sourcing effectiveness? If you’re a talent acquisition leader or recruiting