Storytelling lies at the heart of employer branding. For more than 15 years, I’ve had the privilege of helping global brands like VMware and SAP as an in-house leader and through my consulting practice here at Proactive Talent, companies like Siemens Energy, Uber, GE, Boston Consulting Group,

The hiring and recruiting industry is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and automation like never before. From screening resumes to predicting employee success, AI-powered tools promise to save time, reduce costs, and improve decision-making. But how do you know if these tools are actually

Navigating Economic Recovery and AI Advancement: How Recruitment Leaders Can Thrive Amid Change

Over the last 15+ years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the most iconic and fastest-growing companies in the world, pushing boundaries in talent acquisition. I’ve seen it all—from social recruiting’s early days to the rise of employer branding and now the wave of advanced AI. The

Our CEO, Will Staney, was a guest on the podcast - "Recruiting Future with Matt Alder" today. The podcast and podcast description is below. Enjoy.

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

When it comes to machines analyzing data to detect patterns and then make decisions, people vary in their comfort levels with the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). Despite the discussions evaluating the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence, there’s no doubt AI

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

A few years ago, I wrote a blog about some of my favorite hiring assessments out on the market. One of the assessments I wrote about was the Predictive Index. Since writing that blog, I had the opportunity to engage with the Predictive Index platform at a deeper level as an end-user. And it turns