Big data is a big deal and understanding what it means should come without a 100 page disclaimer and a masters course in statistics. But our HR teams aren't typically constructed with the statistical chops to understand the sum and influence of those numbers on each other. Which makes sense considering that up to this point, HR has managed transactional numbers rather than…

While the phrase "we're all tech companies now" is bordering on entry into the cliche hall of fame, what it means to recruiting strategies in every type of business is bordering on crisis.

See, while there are hundreds of highly competitive jobs at Microsoft or Google, there are infinitely more jobs posted at thousands of companies you have probably never even heard…

Someone called me a faggot.

Now, this is the first time I’ve ever been called a faggot. Typing that f-word twice actually makes me feel really uncomfortable. I don’t think it’s an ok word to use. In fact, I can’t think of a single instance in which using it is ok. I googled just to confirm the “dictionary definition” is in fact a bundle of sticks. But even the digital…

Why is transparency so important to employer branding? 

How do you build transparency in your organization for a better employer brand?

Why is it so important for your employer brand that your team is human? How does that idea translate into action?

These questions and more answered in our…

If you've been hesitating to post on RecruitingBlogs for any number of reasons, just don't - ok?

I'm not sure what everyone's opinion is of our site, but I can tell you what I've learned managing this community over the last few years. The most important lesson? We need your voices for this blog to be a great community, not just another recruiting content…

"Employee Dissatisfaction was a secret. It was closeted. Now it is anything BUT” – Jay Baer

We have a kick-ass new Resonate podcast with Jason Seiden. This week, Jason meets with Jay Baer Founder of Convince and Convert and one of the top podcasters across every…

Not sure if you should attend #truLondon? Here's why you can't miss this event Friday, September 4th at the Dutch Hall in London City.

Participants will come from the people space, thats anyone from HR, recruiting, talent acquisition, developers, job board professionals etc with no bars on anyone taking part - everyone is welcome.…

PPC, or pay per click, is a strategy many marketers use to buy keyword based traffic to their websites. In fact, many companies from startup to Fortune 50 spend millions of their advertising budgets on "owning" certain keywords each year. So why wouldn't you try PPC for recruitment marketing? The best recruiters think like marketers, right? 

Well, yes - but we don't…

Instagram has a new API. Now, I'm confident that most people in the recruiting industry go "oh, ok" and move on because it just doesn't really matter to their recruiting and employee engagement efforts.

Yet.

This API is an indicator that maybe we should start paying attention to how we can reach our audience on Instagram; we don't have to let the marketers have…

I read a post on RecruitingBlogs this morning that said you get the most views on a Facebook job ad. I'm calling BS in my first ever video blog post. 

Yeah yeah, I know video isn't your favorite for recruiting but there are big benefits to using video on…

Dear recruiter-



You're a jerk, ya know. This is the e-mail you send me, really? I honestly don't even know how you got my contact information or why in the world your CMS thought I might be interested in being a "supply executive." 



Now, if the fact that this job is absolutely irrelevant to me wasn't enough to make me…

You already know that the way candidates look for a job is changing – now, most candidates are likely to look you up and research your company before they ever express interest directly to employers. Since the job search process happens completely online, this means failing to deliver an outstanding candidate experience even before the recruiting process really begins is…

This is definitely embarrassing to admit but I learned how to ride a bike pretty late in life. By late, I mean I learned on an adult bike when I was about 12 because someone pushed me down a hill.  Hold your giggles, please.

I’ll never forget the exhilaration of realizing “hey! I’m riding a bike”… just seconds before I hit a literal bump in the road and went flying…

Call them purple squirrels or whatever you want, but finding candidates isn’t so easy. Your job is to find those (fill in whatever animal and color you want here), and to find them before they’re talking to someone else about another opportunity. But without the right skills, the hunt takes time.

And you know the saying “time is money.” That is never truer than in our…

Could a 4 day work week work for your company?

 Here’s the math: 4 days x 8 hours a day = 32 hour workweek.

No catch, no secret “well we work 10 hour days 4 days a week,” but a real live shortened work week. I can almost hear the nervous thoughts and I can confess, they started in my mind too – things like “that’ll never work” and “how would I…

1. Go to https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
2. Scroll down past the creator to All Memes. Here you can see the most popular memes created recently and also see some of the available images. Another option? Just type a phrase into the search bar or upload your own.
3. To upload your own meme image, save…

OFFICIAL RECRUITINGDAILY, LLC MEME CONTEST

RULES & GUIDELINES

AKA - Our stab at being legal and legitimate.

CONTEST TIMELINE

Contest officially begins when we post the blog on RBC and all entries must be submitted by Friday April 17^th at 5PM EST. Winners will be announced Monday, April 20^th at 4:20ish PM EST.

CONTEST JUDGES

All of us at…

Do you have a March Madness bracket? I personally have a few running right now. My strategy to pick this time? Random.

My logic here is that every year before now, I’ve gone on ESPN and checked the predictions from the sportscasters. I have that little bit of hope that this could be the year I actually win a bracket contest. And do you know who I lose to? Usually it’s…

Let's be honest, if we took a look at the technology you're using to interview even 5 years ago, I bet it would look almost the same as it does today. Maybe a new platform or two but essentially the same sh*t, different year, despite the blogging community and a ton of startups who have spent plenty of time trying to convince you to try this, that and the other thing to…

Let’s face it. As a recruiter, you’re out there on the front lines, rolling up your sleeves to source, screen and slate the top talent on the market. You’re able to do whatever it takes to find that always elusive purple squirrel, that needle in the proverbial passive haystack, and, against all odds, turn them into interested, engaged applicants.

Too bad you can’t get…