LinkedIn Talent Solutions flat-out gets me! They recently released their 2023 Global Talent Trends report, and you all know I’m a nerd for talent data, and this report is always impressive. I encourage you to download and check out this report (2023 LinkedIn Global Talent Trends report). Here are my takeaways: While slowing, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s equal across …
America’s Greatest Threat is Lack of Labor!
By HRU President Tim Sackett I spoke to a group of upcoming high graduates yesterday, and it got me to thinking about the future. I don’t dump on young kids like most people do today. My feeling is we all sucked when we were young. We grew up. Got experienced. And we suck less. But we look at young people …
3 Things You Can Start Today and Be Instantly Better at Recruiting!
You’re not as effective as you could be right now! Do you know why? If you’re like me, you might start blaming some things: your tech, your boss, your company, your co-workers, etc. It’s easy to blame others for our inefficiencies. It’s incredibly difficult to own it and fix it! I’ve got some fixes! Heck, I wrote an entire book …
Should You Ever Ask About Pay During a Job Interview?
NO! YES! I DON’T KNOW! WHY ARE WE YELLING!? This question gets asked so often by all levels of individuals who are going through a job search. From entry levels to seasoned professionals, no one really knows the correct answer because, like most things in life, it depends on so many factors! First off, you look like an idiot if …
Does working for a bad boss help your career more than a good boss?
By HRU President Tim Sackett If you’re like most people, you’ve probably worked for some good bosses and some bad bosses. The best bosses I worked for were supportive and empathetic. They cared about me as a person and supported me as a professional. The bad bosses usually just focused on themselves and what I could do for them. I …
Is More Efficient Recruiting Always Better? #TruthBomb
If you’re in HR or TA and read this blog on a regular basis, you know I’m all for making our recruiting process as efficient as possible! Primarily because so many of us are woefully inefficient in using our technology and the belief that a more involved process must be a better process. I’m a little nervous about the future …
Join us at DisruptHR Lansing!
We’re hosting DisruptHR Lansing 2.0 on September 28th at the Lansing Brewing Company in downtown Lansing. We want you to join us! What is DisruptHR Lansing? DisruptHR events are held in over 150 cities worldwide. It’s a two-hour event with 12-14 speakers, and each speaker only talks for 5-minutes! Big ideas in a short time brought to you in a unique format. …
Talent Acquisition Trends with Friends! ATSs are buying ATSs and the Jobs Report!
By HRU President Tim Sackett Last week I sat down with two of the best in the business when it comes to TA knowledge, my partner in crime on HR Famous, Madeline Laurano, and our good friend, Kyle Lagunas. Jobvite acquired best-of-breed ATS Lever after acquiring a whole bunch of other great TA technologies over the past two years. This now gives …
DisruptHR Lansing 2.0 Call for Speakers is Open – Event Date – Sept 28th!
We’re hosting DisruptHR Lansing 2.0 on September 28th at the Lansing Brewing Company in downtown Lansing. What is DisruptHR Lansing? DisruptHR events are held in over 150 cities worldwide. It’s a two-hour event with 12-14 speakers, and each speaker only talks for 5-minutes! Big ideas in a short time brought to you in a unique format. Each speaker gets 20 …
7 Things a Tech Startup Can Teach You About Your Own Success!
By HRU President Tim Sackett My buddy John Hill works for Techstars as the VP of Network. Go connect with him, he’s completely an awesome guy who will sit down and have a beer with you and talk about how to change the world for hours! Last week he got to meet the latest crop of Techstar startups and came away motivated with some great …