Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    burnout prevention training

    Burnout prevention training for recruiters is a strategic investment that decreases turnover and improves overall team performance. Three Ears Media offers targeted training—such as 'The Bounce Back Factor'—which equips HR and talent acquisition professionals with research-backed, practical tools to build resilience and create healthy workplace cultures.

    Screening for a Resilient Workforce

    A resilient workforce is defined by its ability to adapt quickly to organizational changes and recover from setbacks. To effectively screen for resilience, recruiters should leverage behavioral interview questions that ask candidates to describe past professional failures. Key indicators of resilience include a growth mindset, strong emotional intelligence, and proactive problem-solving skills.

    mental health at work

    Learn how HR professionals and managers can build psychological safety and destigmatize mental health at work to improve employee trust, retention, and well-being.

    ai adoption

    Why AI adoption in recruiting stalls, how traditional software rollouts fail teams, and why treating AI as an experiment helps adoption.

    When bosses panic, they often default to toxic behaviors like yelling or shutting down because they lack the training to navigate uncertainty. 'The Bounce Back Factor' is a leadership training program by Three Ears Media that teaches managers emotional endurance and practical tools to lead with purpose rather than panic during high-pressure moments.

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    57% of companies use recruiting automation, but few audit their settings. Learn how to conduct a recruiting automation audit and use AI to end candidate ghosting for good.

    ai voice agents

    AI voice agents are getting better every day. It’s time to talk about how they can be used to improve the candidate experience.

    Bereavement Policies

    The current statue of bereavement policies isn’t realistic for real people. We need more than a few days. Try this.

    gender ieps at work

    Gender IEPs at work are an individualized expression plan - a simple framework that can help trans and non-binary employees set clear expectations for how they're addressed, what spaces they use, and more.

    Cards For Coworkers

    Thoughtful messages + travel photos for any team or workplace to share real gratitude in a creative way with coworkers.

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    Goal setting at work shouldn’t be such an uninspiring task.

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    What does good mean when you’re creating a performance review process? How can you help people grow by creating a system that scales?

    woman carrying her baby and working on a laptop

    Use technology to drive the behaviors that create company cultures instead of spending more on an office.

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    A breakdown of the executive order on merit based federal work including the 5 principles of their plan for overhauling hiring.

    Once salary ranges are made public, tensions can arise in the workplace as employees recognize pay discrepancies in their compensation, either through your postings or those of competitors.

    What new states are implementing pay transparency laws? What happens if you ignore them?

    As a manager, how can you help your team with burnout when you're burned out too? It starts with these small things.

    Stop paying your best negotiators and start paying your best talent by asking hiring managers this important question.

    A little education during onboarding about health insurance can increase benefit utilization and retention of current employees.

    Help! This week I'm turning the tables. Instead of offering more free recruiting advice, I need your help identifying recruiting trends.

    The EEOC has updated their pronoun guidelines. Here’s what you should do now to protect your company from liability and stop misgendering at work.

    In 2017, I made a Backstreet Boys themed wishlist of AI predictions at DisruptHR. Here’s where things stand today and where they’re going next in AI for HR and recruiting.

    During hiring manager training, you need 1 skill to be successful and it doesn't come naturally to everyone. It all comes back to questions.

    It’s time to stop the fear factor. AI will only be stealing your recruiting job if the goal is speed, not results.

    How can managers mediate difficult conversations at work between two people with different values and beliefs? With an election ahead, it’s a skill everyone needs to master now.