At Recruiting Toolbox, we do a lot of work to help companies improve who they hire and how they hire. And the how part sometimes involves some pretty basic – but critical – changes. Today, almost all companies have a big focus on improving diversity. But we’ve noticed some processes that are still outdated (very 2005) that can lead hiring teams to make unfair...
Posts by John Vlastelica
-
- Topics:
- Recruiting Strategy,
- Soft Skills
-
Should our hiring managers have to be certified before jumping into an interview and making what is often a half-million dollar (or more!) decision? In other words, should our companies require a License to Hire? Thinking about these questions made me remember the first time I realized that just because someone I was recruiting for was a VP in our company, it...
- Topics:
- Quality of Hire,
- Diversity
-
When I was a young recruiter, during my intake meetings I learned to ask the Hiring Manager, “What’s your ideal target candidate profile?” I wanted them to describe their perfect candidate — beyond the laundry list of 37 must-have requirements on the job description, tell me about all of your preferences for target companies, target schools, and personality type...
- Topics:
- Recruiting Strategy,
- Diversity
-
A culture of recruiting — where all hiring managers, not just recruiters, help to attract and recruit top talent — doesn’t happen by...
- Topics:
- Hiring Managers
-
While it’s always important for recruiters to keep their skills sharp, whenever hiring slows down or reqs are put on hold it becomes...
- Topics:
- Talent Leadership
-
In the past month, I’ve been hearing from many talent acquisition leaders who are looking for ways to develop their teams during a...
- Topics:
- Talent Leadership,
- Coronavirus / COVID-19