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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...

Cost-per-hire metrics, demystified
Calculating cost per hire involves summing all internal and external recruitment expenses and dividing by the total number of hi...

10 signs you need an applicant tracking system
Think of a shortlist of your most effective business tools. Now ask yourself how many of those you wish you’d heard about and st...

Questions to ask about your key recruitment metrics
Hiring metrics, reports and recruitment KPIs are only as useful as the questions they answer about your business. So, before we ...

What is resume parsing and how an applicant tracking system (ATS) reads a resume
An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes by parsing, or electronically analyzing, the text. It extracts key data like na...