Recruiting

Mind the gap: Review applicants’ resumes to recognize red flags—and also uncover hidden gems

01/23/2025

A candidate’s resume is more than a list of credentials—it’s a narrative of their professional journey. But what happens when the story includes a gap? Do you stop reading, or dig deeper?

Strategies to bridge the graduate-to-professional gap in 2025

01/15/2025

Recent data reveals a critical challenge for HR professionals: 24% of recent graduates are entering the workforce unprepared for professional environments. This gap between academic and workplace readiness is creating significant implications for recruitment, onboarding and retention strategies.

Survey: Proposed tariffs could trigger layoffs, slow hiring

01/06/2025

Almost 30% of employers say they’re preparing to cut labor costs in anticipation of President-elect Trump’s promise to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China.

Avoid ‘overqualified’ label, often just another way to say ‘too old’

12/20/2024

Warn hiring managers to refrain from calling job candidates “overqualified.” It’s a legally explosive term that’s often construed as a polite way to call someone too old. At the very least, avoid using the term in front of applicants or in any written materials describing them, such as interview notes.

Prepare now for the January job-search surge

12/20/2024

Turning the calendar brings both good news and bad for employers regarding the job market. On the plus side, many new candidates begin the job-search process. Unfortunately, some of your current workers may be among those looking for opportunities elsewhere. With time of the essence, managers interested in acquiring new talent should prepare now.

Hiring on the rise: 63% of employers plan to add positions

12/16/2024

Among managers who plan to increase hiring, 56% cited company growth as the primary factor influencing their hiring decisions for the first half of 2025.

Consider disclosing starting pay—it may be mandatory

12/06/2024

You may have noticed lately that more recruiting ads include the starting salary range the employer plans to pay. That was almost unheard of a decade ago. Credit the change to the rapid expansion of the pay-transparency movement.

The hidden rules of writing job ads that actually work

11/20/2024

According to hiring expert Steven Smith, most organizations still use outdated job-posting strategies that severely limit their candidate pool. While companies pour more money into recruitment and make minor tweaks to their approach, Smith says they’re missing fundamental shifts in how online job boards and candidates alike operate in today’s digital landscape.

DOL toolkit explains how to adopt ‘skills-first’ hiring

11/18/2024

The Department of Labor wants employers to embrace a “skills-first” approach to hiring that relies less on education credentials and more on real-world job qualifications to make hiring decisions.

Gen Z workers face continued resistance from hiring managers

11/04/2024

Young people are having a hard time shaking the perception that they lack the soft skills necessary to succeed in the workplace. A new survey of 1,000 hiring managers by ResumeTemplates.com found widespread resistance to employing members of Generation Z.