People Analytics

A new force has emerged in the HR and recruiting world that is transforming the workplace – people analytics.  People analytics refers to using data analysis techniques to understand and improve processes that affect human capital. This requires collecting, cleaning and making sense of employee data to make informed business decisions.  HR is slowly becoming… Read more »

Metrics and Their Place in Recruiting

It’s something most Recruiters have heard while interviewing an Agency Recruiter looking to change jobs, “my company focuses too much on my numbers.” No doubt, being micro-managed sucks and it’s not an effective way to run a team, but paying attention to valuable performance data and micro-managing are two totally different things. Sales Support Metrics… Read more »

Recruiter Relationships That Last

Making and maintaining our connections. It was over three years ago when I connected with a software engineer, we’ll call him Jim. Jim was a great candidate, he talked me through his career, skill set, projects, etc. but at that time he wasn’t really looking for a job. During my conversation with Jim, he mentioned… Read more »

Sample Schedule for Busy Recruiters

What does your daily recruitment timeline look like? With multiple tasks and moving parts across the recruitment process your day can take an unproductive turn quickly. Did you know having a routine can increase your productivity and improve your placement rate? From a time management standpoint, there are two ways to work your desk, production-oriented… Read more »

Why Recruiters SHOULD Sweat the Small Stuff

Recruitment Professionals know that success means sweating the small stuff. Anyone who has been in the industry for longer than a week knows that this is a ‘dog-eat-dog world.’ You lose focus for just 10 minutes in this business and you could find yourself losing out to the competition. You absolutely cannot end up falling… Read more »

Company Culture Starts With The Candidate Experience

Your recruiting process is part of your corporate culture. What makes your company stand out from the rest? I’m sure you have reasons for why a top software engineer chooses your organization over all their options – so what is it? Differentiators – as employers, we all have them, and they are promoted in a… Read more »

Timing is Everything in the Career Search and Hiring Process

Timing is a powerful influence and determining factor in many important happenings in one’s life. As a Technology Recruiter, I zero in on the importance of timing during the career search and hiring process. I’ve concentrated my discussion in this post on the Software Engineering world, particularly the FinTech arena. Why is timing everything? Tech… 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 »

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 »

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 »