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    If over half of the Fortune 50 have stock photos on their career site, you probably do too. But do these photos really matter for candidate conversion?

    My perspective on privilege is probably a little different from most. But this is one of those thoughts I couldn't get out of my head.

    You can use assessment in nontraditional ways to enable people across your company to recruit where they shine: when they speak.

    If the recruitment marketing plan doesn't feel right, don't do it. This post is about that lesson and the most important criteria for doing what works.

    “I don’t know what Tweeter is, but I think you’ll be good at it.” Famous last words from my CMO at VisualCV. This was in 2009, just two years after Twitter launched. The audience was mostly marketers trying to see if this thing was worth their time and bloggers trying to get someone to listen. […]

    The differences, the deal breakers, and the bottom line for millenials when it comes to working from home.

    Our formula to help you create blog posts candidates actually want to read using stories that contextualize the job.

    Thinking back on life and launching our new offering for HR technology vendors

    Don't censor yourself for the "normal" of everyone else.

    The relationship between HR and marketing doesn't have to be so difficult. Here's how, live from HR Tech Conference 2018.

    I’ve been there, done that with HR Tech. But this year, I'm taking a different approach.

    3 ways your company should be using personalization for recruiting content.

    For the first time in years, I’m taking 15 days off work so of course, I'm writing about it.

    A guest post from our friend Dominique Rodgers in honor of our friend Jason Seiden and his daughter, Elle.

    If you really want to attract and retain great people, invest in the profoundly uncool things they actually want. 

    #ATributeToElle on empathy and the unpredictable nature of being alive.

    In our first guest post, Melissa Martini breaks down the formula to help you write great job ads without a budget.

    Template isn't a dirty word. Here's our best recruiting email template with customization options that work.

    You need to write your employer brand with your actions, not your blog posts. And with all the no's we have to say in talent acquisition, we're missing an enormous opportunity to do good and be kind.

    HR can change the world and this year's SHRM reminded me how.

    This week at SHRM 18, I had a blast with bloggers from around the world. Here's just one night of the fun. Full recap post coming soon...

    My next thought when I think of Pride is actually shame. This is my story and my hope for the future generation this pride month.

    A job ad or description, whatever you want to call it, leaves an impression on people - good, bad, or otherwise. What impression are you leaving?

    Recruiters have to turn to new talent pools for tech talent, even if they're young.

    Why work doesn't work for everyone and more on the fallacies of work in my work therapy episode of the Let's Fix Work podcast.