LinkedIn knows how to put on a show, and this year they didn’t disappoint at its annual Talent Connect Conference in Anaheim, California. The headliner this morning was CEO Jeff Weiner and the announcement from Sarah Beth Anders that LinkedIn…
Diversity
Improve Your Diversity Sourcing With These Simple Tricks and Tips
Diversity and Inclusion is the hot topic of conversation for more and more companies these days. The importance of attracting a diverse candidate pool has become a mainstream conversation. Diversity doesn’t just mean age, gender, disabilities, veteran status anymore. Diversity…
Is Your Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Leaving Someone Behind?
For all that Mary Poppins said, ‘that we should begin at the beginning’ (since it is, after all, a perfect place to start), we’re going to start out a little bit later. Let’s assume that you’ve already realized that you…
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…
The Snowed in Airport Song; a Story of Inclusion
“As long as we live there is never enough singing.” – Martin Luther I recently traveled to Seattle for a speaking event. It was a good time, and I guess, from the feedback I was warmly received. I don’t overtly like…
Why Diversity Sourcing is so Hard
Promoting cultural diversity via talent acquisition has been an initiative we’re all writing into our strategic goals. We know organizations that have broadened cultural diversity have the potential to outperform competitors by 35%, creating a huge opportunity for HR to…
Finding Female Engineers on LinkedIn
Shout out to Jim Stroud for sparking this bit of creativity. The conversation was about finding women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) and we had a room full of people tossing out ideas. (It was during the first…
Building Your Talent Bench Before You Need It – Sourcing For Pipelines
The end of a company’s fiscal year is often the time where organizations go through headcount review and strategy forecasting. Typically, depending on your organization, your talent acquisition team may see a slowdown of sorts, as requisitions go to hold,…
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage
The 1st Infantry Division of the US Army has a saying: “No mission too difficult. No sacrifice too great. Duty First!” Over 30,000+ veterans are placed in corporate America each year and there are over 7,500 companies that do the hiring…
You Can’t Sit With Us: The Truth About Cultural Fit
There are many times when a recruiter finds a perfect candidate and the candidate has everything needed to do the job plus more. The candidate also has great references and a go-getter attitude. The candidate interviews several times with the…
Sourcing Military Talent – Basic Training In Recruitment Do’s and Don’ts
Increasingly, organizations are committing to hire veterans, whether because it is the right thing to do, or because veterans are an invaluable source of talent or because, as a government contractor, they must comply with a 6.9% hiring benchmark. Or…
5 Techniques to Improve Diversity Hiring Practices in Your Company RIGHT NOW! by @Sioffy
The issue of diversity in recruitment and hiring practices is one of the biggest being faced by our industry in 2015 – particularly for those of us recruiting and hiring within technical industries. But why is diversity hiring so important…
Social Network Just for Military Helps Veterans Get Jobs
When active military are ready for a new assignment, seniority allows them to request certain postings. Military procedure is that they discuss the options with a human resources officer. Even the best of the HR officers, though, can only hope…
SourceCon Webinar: Connecting Veterans and Employers
Attention! This webinar is for the brave and the bold, the organizations that wish to recruit them, and anyone who is interested in what it really takes to help veterans and recruiters. Please join decorated staffing professional Dean Da Costa…
Narrowing the Search for Diverse Talent
Talk to consultants, in-house human resources executives, and industry trend watchers, and you’re apt to hear about the ongoing battle for right-fit talent. It’s a complex issue, but it boils down to a single (if sweeping) question: How does the…
Ask Jackye Clayton About Diversity – “Is White a Color?”
There is a ton of information on recruiting diverse candidates. Most articles start the same, mentioning how important it is to have a diverse culture and yadda yadda yadda and then you see those three words: “People of Color.” To…
Diversity Recruiting Requires Close Cooperation Between Employer and Sourcing
Many organizations do a good job of diversity recruiting at the college and mid-management level, but often fall short when it comes to the senior management ranks. It is well-recognized that having women and people of color in the top…
Where My Girls At?
The philosophy of pursuitology is to change recruiting from the inside out. It is not enough to want diverse employees, you have to change your perspective on how you look at diversity and inclusion. In my “Must be Able to…
Sourcer or Sorcerer? Developing a Diversity Sourcing Program
In today’s market, there is a gap between open job positions qualified candidates. Further still, the customer landscape is becoming more diverse and as a result, companies have to focus on the needs of their customer base. Do you know…
Must be Able to Drive a Zoo Vehicle
Your company has implemented a diversity initiative, and you are ready to go. You flip on your computer and see great candidates yet, none of them seem to be the right fit. The more you look for candidates, the harder…