Measure dumb things. Get dumb results.

Another recruitment tech dunk Measure dumb things. Get dumb results. Seems pretty straightforward. If you collect and measure data and work to improve those metrics, but doing so doesn’t get you closer to your goal? You’re wasting time on the wrong stuff. Vanity...

No’s don’t kill you. Maybe’s do.

Bad processes that just won’t die. Hiring leader: “No, don’t rule them out. Keep them interested just in case.” —- 3 months later —– Recruiter: “They chose another candidate and won’t be moving forward.” Candidate (in their mind): “Yeah, no...

The “yell at the server” types

#tbt to frequent lunch meetings When I meet someone in the business world who’s a bit ”challenging” I refer to them as a “yell at the server” type. Because ethics and values don’t live in a vacuum. The way people treat those they don’t *have* to be polite to speaks...

Recruit like it’s 2021

#tbt to when hiring managers were all in on selling In 2021, the hardest part of recruiting: every candidate seemed to have multiple great offers.  The salary inflation era. What a time. That was a middle-of-the-funnel problem. Everyone was open to looking. But...