Robert Sweeney, CEO and founder of technical recruiting firm Facet, told a story on LinkedIn recently about when he was a software engineer at Netflix. One day his boss marched into his office and informed him that he was giving him a raise. He’d been on the job only a few months. “Cool!” Robert said.
You might be thinking, “TED Talks are so 10 years ago.” Or maybe you still consume them like popcorn. Regardless, if you’re a recruiter (or anyone involved in hiring), there are some TED Talks that you simply need to watch. From opening the aperture on who is a great applicant to selling candidates on a
In recent weeks, companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple have made headlines with a strategy to improve their retention efforts: give existing employees a pay bump before they consider leaving for another gig. In an article for Forbes, business consultant and leadership strategist Dan Pontefract writes that flexibility, purpose, and internal mobility are all significant
After decades of unprecedented success on the field — including four World Cup titles and just as many Olympic gold medals — the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) racked up its biggest win last week when it received a landmark contract with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) that guarantees its players equal pay with
Recruiting is a lot like dating: It’s a subtle dance of knowing when to move forward and when to walk away. You can spend hours talking to a candidate, nurturing the relationship, and guiding them through the interview process. In the best case scenario, it’s a good match and the candidate accepts the job. In
In a recent survey of over 52,000 workers spread across 44 countries, consulting firm PwC found that 35% of respondents were planning to ask for a salary bump from their current employer. And 20% of those surveyed felt it was likely that they’d switch jobs within the next year — a number that could easily
“Millennials,” “Generation Y,” “Generation WE,” “The Boomerang Generation,” “The Peter Pan Generation” — we go by many names and were born roughly between 1980 and 2000. Born in 1990, I fall right smack in the middle of this generation, and there is no denying that we are the subject of a heated debate: Are we
Over the past two years, the job market has overcome many challenges. The hiring pendulum has swung from being nearly at a standstill early in the pandemic to a labor market today that’s never been tighter. Amidst these changes, recruiters have been feeling the brunt of these swings. But one thing’s certain: we know recruiters
Recruiters, you deserve a round of applause. Strike that — perhaps a very long vacation or, say, a hefty raise would be more fitting. The past two years have been a roller coaster for your profession. After a hiring slowdown spurred by COVID-19 in 2020 and layoffs across many recruiting teams, hiring has come roaring
Talent acquisition can’t bring diversity to the workforce on its own. Even when a company is successfully recruiting and hiring employees who look like the broader community or their customer base, much still needs to be done to ensure the success of the workforce. That is the Achilles’ heel of many companies, says Cynthia Owyoung
