An applicant tracking system (ATS) is a software application designed to improve the recruitment process by making hiring simpler and more efficient. Applicant Tracking Systems allow companies of all sizes to stay organized and productive throughout the hiring process by managing job postings, filtering resumes, organizing applicant information, contacting applicants, and scheduling interviews.…

What you should learn from first interviews is fairly basic. Are they qualified and eligible? Cool. They can move onto the next round. But now you’ve brought them all the way in for another interview, and you need to start weeding out job candidates…

Picture this: It’s your very first day at your new job and you’re nervous. You walk into your new office and are suddenly relieved when you find out there is a fun onboarding process in store. The onboarding process confirms that you made a good decision by accepting this job and you look forward to your future with this company.

 The…

Managing employees in an office environment can be difficult, but it’s far more challenging to manage them from home. When you work remotely, you will need to put in the extra effort to keep track of your employees' performances, to improve their workloads and to give them as much encouragement…

This morning a group of People and TA leaders gathered in the EverQuote offices in Cambridge to talk about employee lifetime value. The full video is below, and here are the notes.

Marketing’s Journey

First off, it’s always helpful to learn from those who have gone before us. In this case, marketing has spent the last few decades moving from a world of spray and pray brand advertising, to a more analytical mindset where every dollar spent on advertising is…

So day 3 Purple Squirrel, as always I will hit the high notes and focus on tools, and methods.

Amy Miller and A tale of Two Interviews. This presentation was about her Journey to …outreach limbo, meaning lots of outreach little return. To being the “BEAST” of a recruiter she it today. Lots of trial and error, lots of ups and…

The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing was the perfect theme for the 2019 California Staffing Professionals Conference (CSP), where we explored how almost anything is possible with the right people, skills, systems, processes and leadership.

As we prepared for…

Practitioners shouldn’t feel shy about taking charge on a demo. Granted, the salesperson is adept at giving you an efficient overview of what the product does and how it’ll fit into your overall HRTech stack. But, you know what’s important to you.

You should definitely go into a demo with a list of questions to ask. If you’re at a loss for words, here is what we could consider the ultimate list of questions to ask an applicant tracking system vendor on a demo. It’s worth noting, you…

1. Introduction

You most likely know Glasgow as one of the friendliest cities on earth or for its reputation as the former shipbuilding capital of the world. 

But what you might not know is that Glasgow is one of the best places to live and work in the UK.

Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow is known for its rich…

We recently chatted with BambooHR’s head of Talent Acquisition JD Conway about what HRTechnology he’s using, as well as some general advice on how to buy HRTech.

For context, BambooHR is a 500…

I am sure that most of the owners at Staffing agency have received an email marketing letter from offshore companies in India/Philippines outlining their services and how they could be game changer. There are bunch of such companies out there but it’s really difficult to find one good company. Some of these companies die within months of incorporation…

We recently caught up with Jay Curry of TalentRobot to ask him what his favorite HRTech tools are and why. Jay is an experienced recruiting and HR leader who’s spent a lot of time in house, and recently launched his own business where he’s gotten to see the insides of many different companies.…

THE QUESTION IS: ARE YOU DELIVERING A GOOD CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE?

I am going to talk about how you can improve your candidate experience. After all, effective recruitment depends upon how happy the candidates are who…

Many people are concerned that AI is going to take their job, or somehow make the world a scarier place to live in. While there may be some cause for concern, especially in the distant future where we have limited predictive powers, AI is mostly going to change the world for the better.

Just like AI has the ability to transform our healthcare, education and transportation systems, this same type of technology is going to have massive impacts on recruiting. In fact, it’s already…

So day 3 Key Note, as always I will hit the high notes and focus on tools, and methods.

Kristi Wawro and the Grass is Always Greener. This is a very non tool orientated talk. However one thing she talks about is the Sourcing Menu which includes: Talent Communities, Req Support, Competitive Intel, and Sourcing Training. The Idea…

Having one or more jobs these days is becoming more and more popular, with a whopping fifth of workers in the UK considering the opportunity predominantly the millennials.

The term ‘side hustle’ was originally coined in the 1950s and is defined as ‘a way to make money from your passion, interest or hobby’. However, it’s said…