Editor’s Note

​Despite the fact that organizations have a need (or at least say they have) to hire veterans, it is not quite easy for veterans to land up on a job. There exists a wide gap between the two yet.

Bridging The Gap Between Organizations, Recruiters+Veterans: We need a better way to screen veterans

As someone who works in the recruitment marketing world, my first thought, which I voiced to my husband, was: “So many organizations have veteran hiring initiatives! Talent acquisition leaders are focusing on diversity and military recruiting. This is a good time for you to get out there.

Talent Acquisition Excellence June 2017 Advertisers

Seven Reasons To Take Succession Planning Seriously

As an HR leader, you understand the challenges that hiring the right talent for your organization involves. To minimize these challenges, it pays to have a well-planned approach to succession planning to manage ongoing changes in the workforce—especially the unexpected ones.

10 Interviewer Mistakes That Can Cost You Time And Money: Effective interviewing

Developing effective interviewing skills is critical to organizational success. However, in many organizations, interviews are poorly conducted and interviewers do not possess the skills to accurately predict employee success.

Getting To The Orange-Diversity

One area that many businesses have done a great deal of work in improving over the past few decades is gender equality. Businesses continue pushing forward with more opportunities for women in senior management positions. Women have transformed many industries and have helped make a road map for others to follow in terms of how to create the next generation of pioneers bringing new ideas and insights into the unique processes of their business.

Rethinking The Entry Level Candidate Profile

The programs that many US organizations have in place for college recruiting, and for entry level recruiting in general, are being scrutinized for possible age discrimination.  Two current lawsuits (details here and here) allege that these types of programs can have a disproportionately adverse effect on job applicants over 40 years old.

5 Tips To Maximize Hiring Success: Winning candidate experience

When speaking to some friends who are currently looking for a job, I was amazed by their experiences and how they were being treated in various recruiting processes. Terribly long timelines, lack of communication, false promises, vague assessments, chaotic interviews, botched rejection letters and even cases where the company couldn’t be bothered to get back to them at all!

Best Practices For Effective Job Interviews

Implementing a structured interview process is a key component for any company attempting to hire the best and brightest people for their team. And making sure you are asking questions that are uniquely tailored to your company and the specific role is crucial for any interview success. However, to effectively conduct an interview, one must keep in mind a few other best practices that go beyond simply asking the right questions.

HR Sticky Topic: Recruitment: Learn how to attract the most appropriate candidates

Companies big and small, from a range of sectors, all have to deal with various people issues that translate into recruitment and retention problems. And these days, it’s really challenging for today’s employers to attract the best talent and - even more so - successfully manage the human resource.