The Strength Of No Brandon from Cloakhire believes you can base your entire business off the strategy of “go for no.” What? Really? Here’s his thinking: most people don’t like to be sold to, but they do like to buy. (Think about Amazon’s...

  FEBRUARY 2020 – Talent Acquisition News Pardon the interruption! As many seem to agree, January was a long year. Luckily, we’re halfway into February now, and with 2020 in full swing, it’s time to look at the state of the industry,...

Managing the unmanageable: can technology help overcome the challenges of managing large teams of gig workers? Scheduling and managing hourly workers are challenging. Event-based companies such as caterers, entertainment venues, or party planners are very familiar...

  Recruitment has evolved drastically in the last few years with widespread changes in strategies and the technology used to implement them. Unlike before, you no longer get to pick the talent, the talent decides where to go. Finding and hiring the right...

  Finding skilled and high-quality candidates is the number one challenge for recruiters. It’s no wonder. As a country, we’re at full employment. For the first time in 20 years, there are more job openings than there are people unemployed....

  There’s a market-share war occurring in technology and its implications are widespread, presenting major challenges to recruiters. We’re in the later innings of an expansion cycle and market share is top-of-mind for executives.  Companies have...

  Perhaps you have had a similar experience. Your manager brings you a new job from a client. We need a tester! ASAP! Pronto, pronto, Andale, Andale! You get a short description, which is way more than you usually get, so you can’t complain. There is some...

    We aren’t a “–insert term here—” we are a Technology company!   Heard that line before?  The first thing I would say is, don’t play along.  How do you recruit differently now that you are hiring for...

  “Oh, I wish I had called the candidate sooner. He got an offer from somewhere else!” “We need to start from scratch the candidate we offered the job has ditched us!”. “We can’t find candidates for these skills!” Does...

  Over the last few years, I’ve covered Gen Z a lot. I’m talking articles, webinars, speaking engagements – you name it. To the extent that some have questioned my authority on the subject, given that I’m apparently not a member of the...