Knowledge, community and non-stop action! Attending the 10th anniversary of SourceCon this September in Austin, Texas, was a dream come true. SourceCon has been, and is, a common conversation topic around the Objective Paradigm office. My colleagues Ben, Robyn, and Sarah had attended the last two in Anaheim, CA (you can read about their experiences… Read more »
4 Quick Ways to Ramp Up the Candidate Experience
As a Talent Acquisition Professional, what does “candidate experience” mean to you? To me, candidate experience is every single touch point that you have between your company and the candidate before, during, and after the recruiting process. Here are some quick tips from my experience consulting at a variety of software and startup companies… Read more »
Chicago Summer 2017: Have a life outside of work.
Summertime! There is nothing more exciting than summertime in Chicago. The weather is warm, the Cubbies are winning (fingers-crossed), the hot dogs are grillin,’ and there are plenty of things to do. The teams at Objective Paradigm and Talution Group love getting out and experiencing Chicago AND it’s proven if you want to be happy at… Read more »
Compensation Regulations
Change is good, right? So what’s with all the chatter on the new impending regulations around compensation? NY is one of the first states to roll out a plan that would ban employers and third parties (agencies) from asking candidates for their current and historical salary information. The rules will likely be different from state-to-state… Read more »
SourceCon: First Time Caller, Long Time Listener
SourceCon: First Time Caller, Long Time Listener SourceCon: We Control The Robots took place March 13 – 15, 2017 in Anaheim, CA – prior to the conference, Sarah Goldberg, Senior Sourcing and Research Specialist, and I put together a post highlighting our excitement. Keeping that conversation going, here’s a quick recap of my first SourceCon… Read more »
Using Snapchat for Business: The Pitfalls and The Highlights
Social media is not easy, but it’s important. It’s nearly impossible to win more clients or candidates without a strong online presence. If I Google a company and all that comes up is a website that looks like it hasn’t been touched since 2007, I might hesitate before using that product (unless it’s a retro… Read more »
Remote Tech Talent: Work Authorization
Work Authorization in 2017 Thinking about expanding your talent pool to new locations? My last post talked about the increased willingness tech organizations have in retaining top talent via a remote work scenario. This post surrounds work authorization and some of the changes we’ve seen over the last few years and what we can expect… Read more »
Training Tools: Grovo
Onboarding Your Team to Recruiting Technologies Finding the balance of what technologies are right for your team and implementing processes for their use can be a challenge. At Objective Paradigm we ensure that everyone – especially any new hire – knows the baseline standards and best practices of the tools we use and why. In… Read more »
Corporate Wellness Initiatives: Yoga Time!
Put some wellness in your workplace – how about yoga? As a member of the Sourcing and Research Team at Objective Paradigm and an enthusiastic yogi, I was thrilled when Managing Partner, Ryan Pollock, asked if employees would be interested in attending group yoga classes! The idea was for our office to have the option of… Read more »
Giving Back Fuels the OP Culture
Happy Giving Tuesday! The team at Objective Paradigm has ‘joined the movement’ and you should too! Dayna Stoller, HR Generalist at OP, updates us on OP’s culture of giving back. OP News: OP marked 17 years in business this past October and celebrated with an in-office drive for coats, toys, and turkeys – how… Read more »