Successful communication with candidates seems to be one of the most significant challenges for recruiters. Contrary to what it appears, not only IT recruiters face this issue. This problem concerns Polish market as well as the Western countries. The saying…
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Examining the Interview Process to Improve Candidate Experience and Employer Brand
I came across an old SHRM article yesterday titled, “Why Hiring Is Taking So Long—and What HR Can Do About It?”, As I made my way through the article, I almost cried tears of validation. As the SHRM article points out,…
The Psychology of Color in Recruitment
You might have already learned about how typography influences readers and how people could be influenced through different content formats. But did it ever occur to you that there is a connection between colors and the reactions you can obtain…
Creativity in Sourcing
Sourcing is a difficult task. Often plan A, plan B and not even plan C bring the expected results. That’s why persistence and creativity are sourcers’ most crucial characteristics. It doesn’t mean that creating a sourcing process is a wrong…
Sourcers and Recruiters Need to Own It!
One of my personality quirks is oversharing. The acronym TMI was invented with me in mind. Sharing, oversharing, transparency and honesty are integral to life and the business of staffing. I’d like to start the discussion by telling you one…
Using Your Profile to Attract Candidates
There has been quite the conversation about company branding in our industry and how this is helping drive candidates into the process. Why Coca-Cola or IBM need a branding team is beyond me, I am pretty sure they are well…
New Tool Alert – Build and Nurture Talent Pipelines With TopPick
Creating pipelines is a necessity for today’s staffing professional. The ability to have a set list of potential candidates for reoccurring roles is a must. That said there are very few tools that do an excellent job of allowing you…
The Power and Importance of Storytelling in Recruitment
Since the beginning of time, we’ve told stories to share ideas, events, and knowledge. Storytelling is one of the oldest ways to get people together. Back in the days when there was no TV, internet or other perks specific to…
How to Influence People Through Different Content Formats
You might have already learned about how typography influences readers and how the text, format, and font could help you to improve candidates’ responses or affect people to take some action. But did you know that the human brain reacts…
How Telling a Great Story Makes Such a Huge Impact
Maybe you work for a company that has an impressive brand name recognition, and the whole world wants to work there. Perhaps you work for a company in your city that has most people you cold call pick up the…
How The Top Polish Sourcers Search For Candidates Outside of LinkedIn
The truth is that if sourcing is one of your tasks at work, you need to be creative. When it comes to searching developers, LinkedIn is very often not enough. What’s interesting, I see more and more developers asking what…
Comparing Top Diversity Sourcing Tools
I’ve been interested in diversity sourcing for many years now. I’ve helped build sourcing teams and have created sourcing strategies designed to address diversity challenges at several companies, including Fannie Mae, Starbucks, and Apple. Today, we have substantial evidence that…
Create a List of Attendees From a Mobile App
This is an excellent tutorial to create a list of attendees from a mobile app. If you are learning to code or you are a little bit familiar with programming, then you will enjoy this. What is the mission? Go…
Sourcing With Style – Creating Memorable Content
In the era of videos, emojis, and gifs, the written word is still a powerful way to share our thoughts, stories or how we learn. We have used stories for generations to pass on knowledge to others. It is still…
Got Too Much To Do? Use the 80/20 Rule
Most people have heard of the 80/20 rule, or as it’s more formally known, Pareto’s Principle. Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian economist who first noted the 80/20 connection at the University of Lausanne in 1896. He showed that 20% of…
What is the Blockchain and Why Does It Matter?
Why did Bitcoin rise in value? Everyone gets caught up in the bitcoin bubble craze when they could be learning about the technology that enabled the bitcoin. In the cryptocurrency world, Bitcoin, otherwise known as BTC, and the blockchain it…
Recruiters, You Don’t Have Time for Excuses
We all are looking for excuses, some of us just from time to time, and some of us more often than others. Recruitment is full of excuses even if we are not ready to admit it publicly. Many recruiters in…
Why South Africa Needed an Online Community to Assist People Entering the Job Market
South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world with the 2017 stats sitting at 28%, according to Stats SA. We realized that there are many talented young people in South Africa who need advice on how to…
How to Explain to Your Friends and Family That You’re a Sourcer
“So, what do you do?” is one of the first questions you will hear in every conversation with your relatives, friends you haven’t seen for a long time or people you just recently met. The question seems simple, but sometimes…
You Don’t Need Dedicated Sourcing If You Do These Things Well
I don’t think a dedicated sourcing function has to be included in a TA organization. The reasons TA organizations hire dedicated sourcers vary, depending on the size and scope of the organization. Some bring on sourcing teams to help offload…