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Recruitment & Talent Acquisition


Why Job Titles Are Important for Recruiting Top Talent

Job titles include the most important words in your job descriptions because they’re how candidates find your jobs and assess whether they qualify to apply. Candidates have limited information when scrolling through job postings to decide whether they want to apply for the role. Optimizing your job titles gives candidates a clear idea of the … Continued

Strategies for Aligning Compensation Planning with Today’s Workforce

In today’s rapidly evolving work environment, employers face the challenge of attracting, retaining, and motivating top talent. To remain competitive, companies must align their compensation planning strategies with the expectations and needs of the modern workforce. New pay transparency laws in the U.S. also make updating your compensation planning necessary.  Related: 5 Compensation Trends HR Leaders … Continued

What is Ethical AI in Hiring?

Artificial intelligence (AI) in technology and applicant tracking systems (ATS) have become indispensable tools for companies worldwide. According to Aptitude Research, 55% of hiring managers have invested in AI recruitment. And most Fortune 500 companies are using AI technology to filter resumes before they get to hiring teams and recruiters. Automation, driven by AI, allows hiring and recruiting teams … Continued

Setting Your Retail Seasonal Hiring Up For Success

Because of increasing demand for talent during peak periods such as holidays, special events, or seasonal fluctuations, especially for retail hourly roles, recruiting teams must be able to plan carefully, streamline processes, write clear job descriptions, forecast for seasonal fluctuations and maintain an active hiring funnel.  With industries like retail and food service experiencing significant … Continued

The Role of the Recruiting Software Manager 

Emerging technologies and the rapid acceleration of the tech-driven recruitment process mean that many recruitment managers and HR professionals have been doing the work of a recruitment software manager ad hoc, with little support or training, on top of their existing responsibilities. We’re seeing a shift with more HR roles in job postings that look … Continued

How Creating an Intentional Candidate Experience Can Better Your Brand

How candidates are treated reflects upon how employees are treated. While new tools and technologies like automation and generative AI can help improve time-to-hire, one major roadblock that can lead to a poor candidate experience is little-to-no human interaction at various stages in the recruitment process.  Creating an intentional candidate experience means designing and implementing … Continued

The Benefits of Apprenticeships in the Trucking Industry

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported a shortage of 80,000 drivers last year, an all-time high that could reach 160,000 by 2030. To keep up with demand over the next decade, the trucking industry must recruit nearly one million new drivers to close the gap caused by demand for freight, projected retirements, and other issues. In December … Continued

Q&A from “Unlocking Hidden Talent: Revolutionize Your Recruitment with Skill-Based Hiring” 

Welcome to our Q&A blog on skill-based hiring for revolutionizing recruitment. In this blog, we address the most common questions organizations have regarding skill-based hiring and provide concise, actionable answers. Check it out!   How can skill-based hiring improve recruitment outcomes for organizations?  Skill-based hiring can significantly improve recruitment outcomes for organizations in several ways:  Overall, … Continued

Skills-First Hiring to Become Gold Standard for Recruiting

If you’re a recruiter, you’ve likely had to play the skills vs. experience game before. If you’re smart, you probably chose the applicant with all the relevant skills — even if they don’t have the experience. This is a very untraditional way of hiring, but it’s becoming more and more prevalent. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Future … Continued