Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    The only trend you should pay attention to as you're planning 2019.

    The EVP is overrated. There. I said it.

    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. […]

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

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

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

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

    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.

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

    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...

    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.

    Breaking the recruiting mold means a new approach altogether. It's hiring with intent - looking for ability over pedigree. It's a lesson I want to bring to Three Ears Media.

    What IS the tangible difference between employer branding and recruitment marketing? The answer here in 2 min or less.