Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    We know hiring is frozen, but it doesn't mean you have to abandon candidate experience and pipelines. Abandoning recruiting now is a strategic misstep.

    Use this to write a new nurse job post. Free example included.

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that most of us have never had to write crisis communication messages for a pandemic before. Admittedly, I haven't.  I'd be the worst crisis communicator ever. For one thing, I have anxiety. I have no poker face and I sweat a lot. I am […]

    The job post bullets people are using today aren't working. Learn how to write for mutual experiences instead of creating skill lists.

    I started fighting my way to new job titles, and their accompanying self-validation, long before this. Then I had a reality check. Job titles are completely made up.

    Why mirror corporate America if I can make something even better? As entrepreneurs, we should be the ones trying innovative workplace models.

    Offboarding shouldn't be the end of your relationship with former employees.

    We can't have augmented writing tools without writing training because machines process inputs. People determine what good is.

    If you are going to spend time writing a LinkedIn profile, make sure you update the profile photo.

    The best of 2019’s recruiting content from Three Ears Media, plus our favorite writers, podcasters and more.

    Watch and see how online assessments helped a pizza delivery driver to become a software developer at one of the biggest technology companies in the world.

    An HR leader contacted me about using the they pronoun at work. Here's our conversation and my advice.

    Today, it's like pulling teeth to get anyone to share anything, let alone a half-assed job posting or your excellent video. But I don't think it has to be that hard.

    I present the 6 worst job postings I've ever seen... with a little snarky commentary from me, of course.

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    Tell me one thing you have in your life that you obtained without vulnerability. So why does most leadership training leave out vulnerability?

    People want to connect. They want to believe that 40 hours of their life every week will mean something. That's not happening in a list of "3+ years experience."

    All of the worst recruiting email templates sound the same.

    Knowing what candidates are googling can only help you recruit them. 

    The style of the writing itself influences how people respond. Learn to apply this candidate reading map to your recruiting email.

    Writing better job posts means we have to do things in a whole new way.

    If you have "3+ years experience..." on your job posts, you need to watch this video for advice on creating better content for attracting candidates.

    A 90% response rate on recruiting emails isn't folklore. It's real life when you use this tactic.

    Candidates should not feel "interrupted" by your recruitment marketing.

    The problem is that creativity is added to job postings without any meaning. 

    The whole "it worked one time so I'm recycling it for the 99th" is getting old. If I can recite your recruiting email, it's not good enough - ok? But this is.