SmartRecruiters today announced the company’s official launch and debuted a free online recruiting software targeted for small to medium businesses. The job posting and applicant tracking Software as a Service (SaaS) comes out of its public “beta” phase with 10,000 companies, 200,000 job seekers and 25,000 job openings already processed, proving that its new approach […]

A few weeks ago, I began publishing a 4-part article series on video interviewing and recruiting.  The previous 3 articles are: The Power of Video Interviewing The Benefits & ROI of Video Interviews Advantages of Video Interviewing This is the 4th and final article in the series, where we’ll explore how you know if the […]

The recruiting conference scene has had a lot of changes take place over the past several years, primarily the attendance numbers dwindling.  The impact on attendance has been driven from two main factors; first is the economy, and the second there are more events to choose from today than ever before.  From niche conferences like […]

My previous two posts on video-enabled talent acquisition focused primarily on benefits derived directly from the features available from top-tier solution providers (The Power of Video Interviewing and The Benefits and ROI of Video Interviewing) . Here, I’ll highlight the benefits that arise from smarter decision-making in a more collaborative hiring environment that, in the […]

About 6 weeks ago we shared the news that a new recognition and award platform for the recruiting industry would soon be unveiled.  The RecruitingAwards.com site is now live, and the team is gearing up for the inaugural awards (in corporate recruiting) which will be announced live at the upcoming 2011 LinkedIn Talent Connect Conference […]

Last week, I kicked off a multi-post series on video interviewing. In the first post, I countered some of the common misconceptions about video interviewing with the actual facts: It’s engaging and relevant in ways that video resumes are not; it’s safe and legal; and it’s beyond Skype’s capabilities. With common objections and hurdles removed, […]

Meeting online through video has evolved from an easy way to connect grandparents and grandkids via Skype to a fully integrated part of the talent acquisition lifecycle. How did it happen so quickly? What’s the promise of integrating video interviewing into your workflow? And, what’s next for this technology? I will be publishing a series […]

Announcing the Talent HQ facebook page.. Prior to today, Talent HQ administered a “group” on facebook with nearly 2,000 members, but we did not have a “page”. Since groups on the site do not enable as much community functionality as a pages – this shift will enable us to be more content and community driven […]

Recruiting metrics – a great debate.  For years, dialogue around the most effective source of hires has been a hot topic, while true (indisputable) candidate source data has been lacking.  From poor ATS capabilities, to candidate self reported data on the amazing question the industry wasted years on… “How did you hear about us”? Like […]

In yesterday’s post, “The Effectiveness (Or Not) of Job Postings“, we shared an example of what not to do, and also highlighted the non-traditional approach to posting jobs that Deluxe Corporation is taking with the use of video. Deluxe’s feedback from their customers (both candidates and hiring leaders), and their results, speak for themselves. Using […]

As the saying goes, a picture says 1,000 words.. The level of satisfaction with job seekers and recruiters about the effectiveness of job postings in the online recruiting space. From continued high unemployment and never hearing back to record numbers of applications per job posting and employers chasing the next best thing.  Both Recruiters and job seekers […]

Just over a week ago at the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual conference (#SHRM11), blog posts and articles about the latest product from Monster.com, called BeKnown, were swarming the web. Many were calling the app “game changing”. I weighed in and share an alternative point of view, “BeWare of BeKnown“.  Shortly after publishing it […]