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Tag: Recruiting

  • Reinventing Recruiting: An Interview with Terry Terhark of randrr [Podcast]

    Tried to find a new job lately? It’s easy to feel like a rat in a wheel, running faster and faster yet getting nowhere. Despite this being a candidate’s market, it’s easy to feel like you are never going to get ahead of the game. In today’s conversation (click here to listen), Ben Eubanks interviews…

  • Employee Referrals: A Players, Diversity Hiring, and Key Benefits

    Employee referrals are not a new topic in the HR and recruiting space. But the truth is that many companies phone it in when it comes to referrals, often leaving them with lackluster results. It takes a little time, effort, and intention to get a referral program into good shape, and the benefits are far-reaching.…

  • Sourcing: How to Find Great Talent on Purpose [Podcast]

    [Email subscribers click through to listen to the episode] Sourcing isn’t a new activity in the talent acquisition world. There have always been hard to fill jobs, but we’re seeing more of this kind of issue than ever before. In fact, a recent CareerBuilder study puts the cost of open positions at nearly $800,000 annually,…

  • 2017 Priorities for Talent Leaders: Strategy, Process, Impact

    The new year brings new challenges and opportunities as we attempt to whip our HR and recruiting functions into shape. One of the new projects we’re working on at Lighthouse is our Global Talent Acquisition Sentiment Study. With more than 400 votes, we are helping to narrow down the most pressing priorities and topics across…

  • Hiring at the Push of a Button: An Interview with Wonolo Cofounder [Podcast]

    The idea of a “gig” isn’t anything new, but the concept of using gig workers as an alternative source of talent certainly is. More companies are starting to realize that getting a job done doesn’t always have to mean creating a requisition, posting a job, interviewing candidates, and making an offer. In the case of…

  • New Research: What Candidates Really Want from Employers

    Last week I published some new research that frankly surprised me. When we hear about video interviews, assessments, and hiring processes, we expect candidates and employers to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. But it’s not the case. When asked a series of questions, both groups responded similarly, and the priorities for each group…

  • Talent Mobility Webinar: How to Recruit and Retain Internal Talent

    I realized this weekend that I didn’t let you guys know about a free webinar I’ll be doing tomorrow with RecruitingBlogs. If you’re interested in joining me for the session you can sign up here.  Talent mobility. If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s the practice of using internal talent to fill roles as…