We are at an interesting crossroads for recruitment marketing (and all digital marketing, for that matter), with fresh approaches to proven tactics and strategies rising among talent teams, powered by deep data insights, automation, and amazing creative. The future of recruitment marketing will be marked by significant growth, genuine curiosity, and a more integrated strategy that encompasses the entire talent journey ..read more

There’s a common understanding among most talent acquisition teams this year — the need to optimize resources in accordance to the ebb and flow of our economy and job market. Even the federal government’s HR leaders, hiring managers, and recruiters are asking, How best can we find and quickly hire the right talent to fill our open positions?  The answer they arrived at — perhaps serving as a market indicator around hiring trends — may surprise you in its simplicity: skills-based assessments ..read more

It’s common to associate “Fortune 500 company” with success because to achieve Fortune 500 status, an organization must get results – which is often the culmination of well-thought-out strategies, well-executed planning, and outside-the-box thinking.   At HR Tech’s virtual Tech Talk, I had the pleasure of speaking with a talent acquisition leader at one of those innovative companies, DICK’S Sporting Goods.  As a Fortune 500 retail company, DICK’S Sporting Goods must remain nimble and adapt its recruitment marketing strategy to meet the needs and expectations of an ever-changing ..read more

Workforce planning never takes a break. So even though we’re just coming out of the 2022 Black Friday weekend, most organizations are already prepping for 2023 seasonal hiring. (There’s no rest for talent acquisition professionals or product managers) -- especially not with the labor market continuing to flex in not-so-talent-acquisition-friendly ways.  According to a proprietary survey by Jefferies of strategic organizations, the state of the labor market will make recruiting and retaining workers even harder, with job openings in the global economy continuing to exceed the number of un ..read more

It’s no secret that the talent acquisition landscape has experienced challenges as shifting priorities, and a lack of qualified candidates take center stage. Fortunately, HR tech can change all that, making this the perfect time to reflect and give thanks for the ways talent acquisition technology saves the day and helps organizations reach their hiring goals ..read more

As threats of a recession loom and the talent landscape remain in flux, many organizations are taking a closer look at their existing talent acquisition and employee retention strategies with a keen eye toward opportunities for optimization. Those who adopt an agile recruitment approach will garner increased resilience amid economic turbulence, employee turnover, candidate expectation shifts, or other influencing factors.  Agile hiring strategies are based on proven Lean methodologies used for years in the manufacturing and software industries. The approach is simple. The recruitment pro ..read more

We’re in the final stretch of 2022 and are gearing up for 2023 hiring. That may seem daunting, especially in today’s labor market. While some organizations have been partaking in layoffs and are slowing hiring, fearing a potential recession, Jefferies reports that strategic organizations still expect the labor market to remain tight in 2023.  What does that mean? 72% of respondents say the labor market will continue to tighten despite the uptick in unemployment. This is because the number of job openings in the global economy will continue to exceed the number of unemployed. The predicte ..read more

Time and time again, talent acquisition professionals cite finding quality candidates as one of their greatest challenges. As most organizations actively advance their diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives, it’s an excellent time to revisit your military hiring strategy. An underrepresented population when it comes to inclusive hiring, veterans both need and deserve consideration. As a rule, military hires are an incredible asset to organizations, having received extensive advanced training in their areas of expertise. Disciplined, quick to learn and trained to deliver qualit ..read more

When asked about their challenges, talent acquisition and HR professionals pointed out that their tech stacks don’t “play well” together. In other words, their platforms aren’t seamlessly integrated, leading to disconnects, a lack of visibility, workarounds, and time-consuming manual processes that don’t make the most of their time — or relationship-building skills.  It can’t be overstated what a powerful thing integrated tech is for these teams — or how much time and effort integration saves. With a single platform doing the sourcing, attraction, marketing, programmatic advertising, cre ..read more

Article was originally posted on Kermit Randa's LinkedIn.  Looking back even three years will paint a vastly different picture of the candidate journey than what companies and candidates experience today. From technological advancements and process improvements to candidate expectations and employer adaptations, the world of talent acquisition hasn’t just changed, it has quite literally transformed.  Traditional hiring practices have fallen to the wayside for large companies. Not only do they lack dimension and transparency, they are simply ineffective in today’s competitive market ..read more