Last week Google surprised the small to mid-company landscape by announcing that Google Hire will shutter in September 2020. Google Hire was launched with great fanfare a little over two years ago as a top job candidate search, posting, and…
Category: talent acquisition
Experience does not predict the success of new hires. Here are better methods…
Empirical researchers have long pointed out that more than five years of previous experience did not predict great job performance for new hires.[i] A new review of 81 studies looking at the correlation between prior job experience and performance in…
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Meet Angela Hood, CEO and Founder of ThisWay Global
I was delighted to interview Angela Hood, Founder and CEO of ThisWay Global in Austin, TX, for my upcoming video podcast series. Angela leads an award-winning artificial intelligence platform for recruiting. Look for Angela and her team at HR Tech…
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Do you trust your gut too much when hiring?
Highly regarded CEOs such as Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and Jack Welch have said the most critical decisions made by leaders is whom they hire. Should you leave such important decisions to your gut? Unfortunately, too many leaders do, and…
Going short and long to attract job candidates
In an economy of full employment, you must lure workers away from their existing jobs with something new or substantially more. A survey released on July 25, 2018, by Harris Poll (in collaboration with Glassdoor), identifies the priorities job seekers…
HR can match marketing at building brand
Human resources today has access to the same digital technology that have been available for years to marketing leaders to build brand, find and land new customers. These tools include chatbots, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and soon blockchain. These technologies…
Hack Recruiting On Sale Today!
Are you wondering if artificial intelligence and chatbots work for recruiting? Curious about the best ways to minimize unconscious bias? How to establish great interviewing techniques in your company? Which screening assessments to use? The best applicant tracking systems for…
‘Hack Recruiting’ goes on sale August 1
HR and recruiting leaders now have a reliable source where they can get clarity on what job candidates want from an employer, the best interviewing and assessment methods, and which digital technologies truly drive value. The source is my book,…
Every recruiting department needs a job candidate net promoter score
Every business process needs metrics and measures. These are used to track progress, to warn the process owners about obstacles and concerns, and to assure the organization’s success. Recruiting is no different. The top-level metrics should be displayed on a…
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How companies get recruiting wrong
Many companies go about recruiting in the wrong way. They focus too much on experienced candidates, overspend on the process, and they don’t get the best results. Worse, however, they ignore two much more cost-effective and productive methods of recruiting:…