“You see,” Tim says, “‘real’ quality of hire is very complex to measure. That is why so many people use things like 90-day turnover. While you can correlate 90-day turnover as a quality of hire measure, there is little causation. “Here’s the other thing: Quality of hire isn’t a talent acquisition or human resources measure…
The most commonly required skill for TA leaders is communication, a vital soft skill that also tops the list of the most in-demand skills overall. As previously alluded to, training and development is the one skill that appears on both these lists, meaning it’s an already-crucial skill that’s gaining even more importance. Other notable highlights…
Gen Z Strikes Back. It almost sounds like a movie title — maybe a comedy spoof or an action flick with recognizable yet B-list stars? But it’s actually the headline of a recent Business Insider article about a topic that may be near the top of a recruiter’s list of least favorite subjects: candidate reneging….
There’s no question that artificial intelligence, especially generative AI tools like ChatGPT, has had an enormous impact on the world of work. Generative AI can support employees in numerous ways, enhancing productivity, creativity, and efficiency across various roles and industries. However, the widespread excitement around AI may be outpacing employees’ ability to learn how to…
Over the last 20 years, I’ve hosted seven interns in my work as a trade show exhibit salesperson. With one exception, I have paid all of their expenses and structured the internship program myself. Why? Because I wished someone had done the same for me when I was young. After graduating from college, I had…
Reading an article that absolutely nails a topic is one of the most satisfying things in life, isn’t it? I had this recently when I stumbled across a piece that the incomparable Glen Cathey had contributed to the Talent Blog. Delving into the future of sourcing by looking at it through a lens of AI,…
“It feels like women have to jump through flaming hoops to make it to the top of the corporate ladder,” Fortune writes in a recent article, “but even when they’re outperforming their coworkers, female employees still bear the brunt of criticism.” Case in point: According to a recent study by Textio, over 75% of top-performing…
Consider the following candidates: a young man with a master’s degree in mathematics from New York University who holds a patent and has passed his Level 1 Chartered Financial Analyst exam. Or a young woman with dual degrees from Pace University who speaks three languages. What do they have in common? Both are recent graduates…
It may seem like such an obvious thing, but from a candidate perspective this is all working toward creating such a positive framing for the experience. And it goes beyond just the overarching process – set similar expectations for your individual meetings and interviews. For example, reiterate how the first 10 minutes will be a…
I’ve worked with hundreds of organizations large and small to help them build world-class hiring and interviewing practices. Some of the outcomes have been transformative and some (admittedly) have not. There is one factor, above all, that most strongly predicts the outcome. If this factor is present, results can be quite dramatic. Hiring managers and…
Picture this: For months, you’ve been working hard on the strategy for a new learning program. Maybe you’ve even done a full analysis on performance gaps and gathered data to illuminate the most effective direction. You know that the strategy aligns to larger corporate goals and now it’s time to present your findings and strategy…
When Michael Damiano, the London-based head of rare disease and rare blood disorders for UKIE at Sanofi, brought up for paternity leave the first time, he was “apprehensive and quite nervous.” Yet he ended up taking it three times, twice for the birth of his sons and now for the recent birth of his daughter. …
Talent density. It’s a term that’s been popping up in LinkedIn feeds and recruiting newsletters a lot over the past couple of months. Here at the Talent Blog, we recently wrote about talent density, diving into a short history of the term and laying out some of its pros and cons as a talent strategy….
Sometimes, you need big, bold ideas to move the world forward. The printing press. The electric lightbulb. The personal computer. Each of these inventions profoundly changed the world and each started with someone saying, “I’ve got a great idea.” The same holds true for learning and development. At this very moment, learning leaders around the…