Candidate Experience

Do Facebook Job Ads Encourage Bias?

A federal class-action lawsuit claims that Facebook job ads are enabling discrimination against older job applicants.
Jennifer Colletta is managing editor at HRE. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in writing from La Salle University in Philadelphia and spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before joining HRE. View Article
Jennifer Colletta
Tue Jul 10th, 2018 | 3 min read

Job Seekers Weigh In on Harassment, Bullying

New research finds job seekers place a high value on how companies deal with harassment and bullying.
Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. View Article
Michael J. O'Brien
Tue Jul 10th, 2018 | 3 min read

How to Make Onboarding Better

If you want new talent to actually enjoy their onboarding experience, then think back to what your own first day of school was like.
Bill Boebel is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Pingboard. He previously was chief technology officer at Rackspace Email and co-founded Webmail, the largest business-grade email hosting company at the time. Bill also co-founded Capital Factory, which helps entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas, build great companies. View Article
Bill Boebel
Tue Jul 3rd, 2018 | 6 min read

Recruiters Beware: Treat Candidates Well or Lose Them

If your candidate experience is lousy, you risk losing customers, not just potential new employees.
Neil Griffiths is vice president for global brand, marketing and communications at Korn Ferry Futurestep. View Article
Neil Griffiths
Tue Jul 3rd, 2018 | 4 min read

Do You Know What Your Candidates Want?

Job seekers are placing a priority on good benefits packages.
Andrew R. McIlvaine is senior editor for talent acquisition at HRE. He oversees coverage of talent acquisition and recruiting and also edits the weekly Recruiting Trends Bulletin e-newsletter and its associated website, RecruitingTrends.com. View Article
Andrew R. McIlvaine
Tue Jun 26th, 2018 | 3 min read

A Festival of Ideas

The Ideas & Innovators session at last year's Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech Conference was entertaining and thought-provoking.

Elaine Orler is founder and CEO of Talent Function and program chair of the Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech Conference. View Article
Elaine Orler
Tue Jun 26th, 2018 | 4 min read

Moving Talent Acquisition Toward Greatness

Keynoters at the 2017 Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech shared their ideas for improving recruitment.
Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. View Article
Michael J. O'Brien
Mon Jun 4th, 2018 | 4 min read

A Promising Proposition

Seeking to rebuild its once-mighty empire, Dell has cultivated a compelling employee-value proposition to attract and retain top talent.
Julie Cook Ramirez is a Rockford, Ill.-based journalist and copywriter, covering all aspects of human resources. View Article
Julie Cook Ramirez
Mon Jun 4th, 2018 | 6 min read

When Great Recruiters Shine

By providing coaching to candidates, recruiters can ensure they don't overlook potentially great talent.

Tanya Axenson provides oversight and strategic direction for HR teams across all companies as global head of human resources at Allegis Group, which provides a full suite of talent solutions to clients worldwide. Axenson holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is a board member for the YWCA of Annapolis. View Article
Tanya Axenson
Mon Jun 4th, 2018 | min read

To Use, or Not Use, a Chatbot?

It's important to have a realistic understanding of chatbots' capabilities and limitations.
Steve Hamrick is vice president of product management at SAP Jam. View Article
Steve Hamrick
Mon Jun 4th, 2018 | min read

The Movement to Ban Salary Questions

A growing number of jurisdictions are banning questions about previous salaries.
Daniel Solo is the founder of Second Line Advisors and is an industry leading expert within the Risk, Regulatory and Compliance functions since 1999. He has conducted searches for executives in the compliance, risk, legal, internal audit and regulatory affairs functions throughout the world, particularly in financial services. His portfolio of work includes Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Auditors and Chief Legal Officers. He has been noted in various industry periodicals and is engaged in industry events with The Clearing House, SIFMA, ACAMS, RMA and GARP. View Article
Daniel Solo
Mon Jun 4th, 2018 | 4 min read

Can Being Emotionally Intelligent Help You Be a Better Recruiter?

Yes it can, says one of the speakers fromlast year's Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech Conference.
Andrew R. McIlvaine is senior editor for talent acquisition at HRE. He oversees coverage of talent acquisition and recruiting and also edits the weekly Recruiting Trends Bulletin e-newsletter and its associated website, RecruitingTrends.com. View Article
Andrew R. McIlvaine
Mon May 14th, 2018 | 4 min read

Getting Second-Place Candidates to Give Your Company a Second Shot

So-called silver medalist candidates are receiving renewed attention from companies these days.

Rachel Bitte is chief people officer of Jobvite. View Article
Rachel Bitte
Tue May 1st, 2018 | 5 min read

Inside the Underbelly of Hiring

Unconscious bias lurks beneath the surface of talent acquisition. A deep dive can reveal its damaging impact.
Danielle Westermann King, staff writer for HRE, received her bachelor’s degree in English from Temple University. She has written and edited articles for various print and online healthcare publications and is now setting her sights on human resources. View Article
Danielle Westermann King
Wed Apr 4th, 2018 | 13 min read

Why Managers Should Have Their Own Onboarding Program

Start with the onboarding process to limit turnover in your organization’s managerial ranks.
Sharlyn Lauby is an author, writer, speaker and consultant. She has been named a Top HR Digital Influencer and is best-known for her work on HR Bartender, a friendly place to talk about workplace issues. HR Bartender has been recognized as one of the "Top 5 Blogs" read by HR professionals aby the Society for Human Resource Management and best business blog by the Stevie Awards. View Article
Sharlyn Lauby
Mon Apr 2nd, 2018 | 4 min read

Brand Reboot

HR leaders at companies that struggle to show job candidates that they’re exciting places to work can align rebranding with recruiting to attract talent.
Carol Patton is a contributing editor for HRE who also writes HR articles and columns for business and education magazines. View Article
Carol Patton
Tue Mar 13th, 2018 | 9 min read

Motive to Move

More companies are relocating their headquarters to better compete for millennial talent. But making such a move isn’t without its HR challenges.
Will Bunch is a freelance writer based in the Philadelphia region, who writes on human resources and other business topics. View Article
Will Bunch
Tue Mar 13th, 2018 | 11 min read

Shally Steckerl: What I’ve Learned

A conversation with the sourcing pioneer and long-time presenter at Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech.
Andrew R. McIlvaine is senior editor for talent acquisition at Human Resource Executive ®. He oversees coverage of talent acquisition and recruiting and also edits the weekly Recruiting Trends Bulletin e-newsletter and its associated website, RecruitingTrends.com. View Article
Andrew R. McIlvaine
Mon Mar 12th, 2018 | 6 min read

Talent Acquisition in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Do you have the right culture and infrastructure in place to “future-proof” your organization?
Dr. Patti Fletcher is a Leadership Futurist at SAP SuccessFactors and the author of DISRUPTERS: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold. She is a seasoned tech executive, award-winning marketing influencer, board member, angel investor and speaker. She writes for Entrepreneur.com, Inc., Huffington Post, The Guardian and The Digitalist, and has contributed to/been featured on NASDAQ, Bloomberg, Cheddar, DisrupTV, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek and The Muse. Patti advises corporate executives and board members from lean start-ups to Fortune 500s such as SAP, IBM, AIG, Intuit and Kaiser Permanente. She is currently Executive-in-Residence at Babson College WINLab and was formerly EIR at the Simmons College Entrepreneurship program. View Article
Patti Fletcher
Tue Mar 6th, 2018 | 5 min read

Curing Onboarding’s Ailments

Does new-hire onboarding take too long—or not long enough?

Andrew R. McIlvaine is senior editor for talent acquisition at HRE. He oversees coverage of talent acquisition and recruiting and also edits the weekly Recruiting Trends Bulletin e-newsletter and its associated website, RecruitingTrends.com. View Article
Andrew R. McIlvaine
Wed Feb 28th, 2018 | 6 min read