Category: Recruiting

Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.

5 Reasons to Consider a CRM

Recruitment can be a labor-intensive, costly, and long process. Even if your hiring pipeline is streamlined, juggling which candidates are where isn’t always simple. Enter: a solid candidate relationship manager (CRM).

Amid the Hiring Frenzy, Take a Long-Term View of the Job Market

Amid the recovery from the COVID recession, employers and workers have found themselves in a jobseeker’s market. Businesses are lavishing benefits, high salaries, and aggressive promotions on candidates in hopes of luring and retaining talent. For many employees, especially younger generations eyeing a big promotion at a rival firm, the situation may seem to present […]

Favorites from 2021: Recruiting Strategy

Every company recruits talent differently based on a myriad of factors including industry, company culture, and location. Recruitment also changes by the open position, time of year, and urgency of the hire. Since COVID-19 swept the world 18 months ago, HR managers and recruiters have had to pivot and try new things to attract and recruit […]

Hiring and Onboarding in the Remote Era: Looking Back at 2021

As 2022 quickly approaches, the Great Resignation weighs heavily on every HR professional’s mind. In the past year alone, leaders have seen an unprecedented amount of turnover. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of November 1, there are over 11 million job vacancies.

Gen Z

Recruiting Gen Z: Looking Back at 2021

Within the next 5 years, Generation Z will make up over 25% of the American workforce. Because the future of work rests in the hands of the next generation, today’s leaders are focused on recruiting and training the newest age of skilled workers. But in this competitive job market, recruitment is more challenging than ever. […]

6th Circuit Rules on Stolen Trade Secrets, Noncompetes

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Ohio employers) barred two former employees from using stolen trade secrets for their new business but vacated the lower court’s judgment enforcing a three-year noncompete agreement because the employer hadn’t proven the restriction was reasonable.

How to Measure ROI on Recruitment

Metrics continue to drive many of our business decisions. After all, the goal of your company isn’t just to serve clients with your services or products; it’s to create a sustainable income for you and your employees. So measuring the money that comes in—and goes out—is vital. Some costs are easy to track—the cost of […]

5 Tips for Recruiting Top Tech Talent

With a record 4.3 million Americans having quit their jobs in August, industries across the board are facing a dire worker shortage. Chief among these industries is technology, with a staggering 65% of technology leaders agreeing that hiring challenges are hurting the industry. Tech workers know they have leverage, so it’s in the hands of […]

Help Wanted at Yellowstone Ranch

One of my current vices is the television series Yellowstone, which I’ll admit I was drawn into in a big binge-the-first-3-seasons-in-3-weeks way. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, it centers on patriarch John Dutton and the Dutton family, who for generations have owned the Yellowstone Ranch in Montana on which […]

HR Works Podcast: The Future of Talent

Guest: Nolan Church, Co-founder and CEO, Continuum In this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, we are joined by Nolan Church, co-founder and CEO of Continuum, a talent marketplace focused on connecting venture-backed, pre-IPO companies with exceptional People executives in fractional and part-time consulting and advising roles. Listen as Nolan shares his forecast for […]