Minutes ago at the LinkedIn TalentConnect Conference the 2011 inaugural Recruiting Award winners were announced live – in front of the nearly 2,000 conference attendees and USTREAM viewers.  The winners were awarded with $5,000 in cash and prizes, in addition to a contribution to a charity of their choice from Talent HQ. When the awards […]

RecruitingAwards.com Nomination Deadline Monday September 12, 5PM EST In our final quest to identify the best of the best in corporate recruiting, we’re giving away an iPad 2 for anyone who submits a nomination. The three Recruiting Awards categories are: Talent Hunter – Nominate » Recruiting Innovation – Nominate » Recruiting Organization – Nominate » […]

It’s that time of year, where HRO Today announces the top recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) vendors.  This is the fifth annual “Bakers Dozen” customer satisfaction ratings – based on customer feedback. The RPO Baker’s Dozen List, was developed from information culled on over 45 RPO providers selected that were reduced down to the final 13. […]

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 […]

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 […]