Become great at hiring

A common question I’m asked by colleagues in Recruiting, Human Resources, and People Operations is: How do you actually do interview training? First, the fact that you’re planning interviewing…

You’ve been working on a hard technical search for weeks (or maybe even months) without much progress. You posted your job and waited. And waited. Very few qualified or nearly senior enough…

When you’re a recruiter in a rapidly growing company, you know that you’re going to have to spend the majority of your time filling roles. Functioning well as a team, becoming thought leaders in the…

Reference calls. Probably not the most thrilling part of an interview process, but when conducted thoughtfully, they can provide invaluable insight that you just can’t get through interviews and…

It’s no secret that referrals are the best way to find the best talent . Hires coming from referrals are more likely to be a good fit, perform better, and stay longer in a company . Some companies…

People don’t leave companies – they leave their managers . Good managers inspire, motivate, and support their direct reports and teams, while not-so-good managers can lead to wasted resources and…

As a recruiter who manages a recruiting team for a company that sells recruiting software , I’m often asked “Wait... what? What do you do?” But that’s not what this post is about. This post is about…

Candidate experience is now more important than ever. In the era of social media, where people have the ability to share messages with wide networks with just a few taps and swipes, experience is…