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Key hiring metrics: Useful benchmarks for tech roles
Key hiring metrics for the tech industry include time to fill, qualified candidates per hire, and interviews per hire. These met...
Gamification in recruiting: How and why to give it a shot
{first 10-digit prime found in consecutive digits e}.com This, Google’s famous billboard mathematical riddle, is a sensational e...
Don’t blame AI for gender bias – blame the data
In early October 2018, Reuters reported that Amazon - which emphasizes automation as a major part of its brand - had scrapped it...
Benefits of specialized recruitment software vs HRIS
“Why buy software that is recruitment-focused, when we could spend our money on software that tackles every HR task in our organ...
Terrible reasons for choosing an ATS
There are many reasons you might find yourself looking for a new ATS. Speed, efficiency, usability… but how did you end up with ...
Data-driven recruiting 101: How to improve your hiring process
Traditional recruiting used to rely on luck and intuition more than data, which was time-consuming to amass and analyze. Recruit...
What is the average time to hire by industry?
Time to hire is the number of days between when a job requisition is approved and the day an offer is accepted by the candidate....
Why are you still using hiring spreadsheets?
Hiring great people is the key to building a successful business. Given this, you’d think most companies would use specialist hi...
Time to reboot the gamification of recruitment
It’s safe to assume that Casey Wardynski didn’t foresee the scale of what he was starting back in 1999. As chief economist of th...
I’m too busy to hire – my mobile ATS is my only solace
My professional success depends on hiring the right people at the right time. But I constantly feel like I have no time at all. ...
How companies succumb to sunk cost culture
In theory, companies are meant to act rationally, efficiently and in their own economic self-interest. But humans manage them, s...
Key HR metrics: The most important metrics you should track
HR metrics measure how effective the results of your HR operations are, including elements such as employee retention and recrui...