Article Tag: recruiting

Why You Should Start a Human Resources Blog

Published May 15, 2018 by Halden Ingwersen

I’ll be the first to admit: I’m biased here. I blog about talent and hiring for a living. I spend a lot of my time researching applicant tracking systems and talent management software, and a big... Continue Reading

Why Gamification at Work Could Change Everything

Published April 24, 2018 by Halden Ingwersen

I’m about to say the most obvious sentence of all time, but stay with me: Games are fun. People love games. We use them to learn as children, to pass the time and to help us... Continue Reading

Are You Blaming Your ATS for Your Bad Candidate Experience?

Published March 14, 2018 by Halden Ingwersen

Update 3/13/18: This post has been updated with fresh tips on how to improve the applicant experience and more recent links and stats to keep you on the cutting edge. Some say that what started out... Continue Reading

3 Applicant Tracking Systems That Will Help You Hire Generation Z

Published November 2, 2017 by Kelsie Anderson

If you’ve labeled your newest tech-obsessed employees as another batch of fresh-faced Millennials, you’ve got it wrong. If one of your new employees or candidates recently graduated from college, they’re part of Generation Z, aka iGen,... Continue Reading

15 Hair-Raising HR Statistics Recruiters Need to Know in 2017

Published October 11, 2017 by Halden Ingwersen

This is the best time of the year for spooky stories, and while some folks (like me) go in for thrills and chills and horror flicks, others need a gentler touch. These 15 recruiting stats from... Continue Reading

5 Recruiting Myths That Could Be Holding Your Company Back

Published September 19, 2017 by Halden Ingwersen

I used to be obsessed with Mythbusters. It’s pretty much impossible NOT to love what with all the cool science, awesome explosions, and snarky one-liners. When I was a kid I even went to see a... Continue Reading

4 Content Marketing Lessons to Apply to Recruitment Marketing

Published June 27, 2017 by Halden Ingwersen

You know those ads for advertising that you sometimes see? The ones that say some variation of “made you look!” For some reason, these signs always make me irrationally angry. I just find them excruciating and... Continue Reading

15 Vital Recruiting Facts Every Hiring Manager Must Know

Published June 13, 2017 by Halden Ingwersen

The job market is constantly in flux. It can feel like you’re searching in the dark—there’s something out there, you just aren’t sure where it is or what it’ll look like until you find it. As... Continue Reading

5 Essential Tips for Creating an Awesome Employee Referral Program

Published May 23, 2017 by Halden Ingwersen

I love my job. (And I’m not just saying that because I’m at work.) I got my job fresh out of college, because a professor introduced me to a former student of her’s, who worked for... Continue Reading

6 Signs You Shouldn’t Make That Freelancer Hire

Published May 16, 2017 by Halden Ingwersen

Internal hires are the best, right? Just click that little box in your applicant tracking system and it makes a world of difference. And having freelances is almost exactly like having an internal hire, isn’t it?... Continue Reading