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6 candidate experience best practices
“Candidate experience is just another HR buzzword.” “Focusing on candidate experience will hurt my time to hire.” “No matter wha...
Handling layoffs: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Do you still have a job at BuzzFeed? What seems like a normal, fun quiz hosted on the popular media website actually carries the...
Ask a Recruiter: How do you improve employee retention in an industry with high turnover rates?
There’s always a war for talent, but it’s especially high stakes in industries such as hospitality, where we’ve seen high turnov...
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...
How to be the worst interviewer
Meet Joe – Head of Digital Marketing at “Fictional Company”. Joe is really good at his job but has been struggling lately, ever ...
How do you design the recruiting process at a company as its new Head of Talent?
My background as a Head of Talent is in a series of startups which generally don’t have any hiring process in place –...
Why you should consider non-traditional candidates
For some professions, career paths are sort of a given, almost pre-defined. For example, if you want to be a doctor, you’ll go t...
Sales career path: A way to attract and retain salespeople
Traditionally, the sales industry suffers from high turnover rates. Every time a salesperson leaves, you need to start a new hir...
Ask a Recruiter: How do you fully engage hiring managers in the recruiting process?
Historically, the responsibility of hiring good candidates has been placed solely with recruiters. This, however, isolates the r...
Ask a Recruiter: Why and how do you use WhatsApp for recruiting candidates?
WhatsApp is predominantly known as a messaging app, but it could be the next big thing in recruitment. We’re living in suc...
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...
The future of recruiting: How you can hire exceptional employees
It’s a common phenomenon to see companies struggling to hire exceptional employees – in fact, 76% of hiring decision maker...