Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    Candidate Generation and Nurturing

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    If we can both admit there’s no experience required for your internship, why are we requiring degrees in internship job postings?

    Convincing a hiring manager to ditch those degree requirements isn't always easy. Here's the conversation (and the why) behind making the decision to get rid of education requirements.

    Is it normal to have 4 interviews? How many is too much? Advice for recruiters and candidates on the interview process.

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    If you ask better questions during the hiring manager intake, it's a lot easier to write a great job posting and hire the right person.

    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.

    Most job postings require a location, so how do you post a remote job? Here's your how-to and advice to posting remote jobs.

    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.

    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 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.

    How many is too many when it comes to the interview process? Warning: this post may make you cringe at interview reality.

    This video shares 3 simple, practical rules for writing better job postings. 

    If you're dedicated to getting your employee referral program right, it's not about more posters or bigger bonuses.

    Here’s a twist on Take Your Child To Work Day: create a place your kids want to work. 

    Watch this 3-minute video to learn 4 critical elements of great blog posts for candidates and the golden rule of great career site content.

    Writing recruitment marketing isn't about flash. It's about clicking with candidates

    We can stop guessing when it comes to job titles now. Job titles are one of the single greatest judgment factors for a candidate clicking on your ad, yet so many people are still posting "Manager 4." Why? In some cases, laziness. In most cases, we just don't know any better and we are tasked […]

    This video will teach you 3 subject line templates and how to tell a better story in your recruiting emails that will get responses.

    Talent personas are the creative genius behind great recruiting strategies that attract junior tech talent.

    Advice for bringing kindness to the candidate experience with better communication.

    Don't talk to me about automation until I don't have to manually upload my work history after I just uploaded my resume.

    When did normal manners get left out of recruiting processes? Here's how to say thank you with tips to write better rejection letters.

    Most talent communities aren't communities at all. This is what makes a good talent community.

    See how returnships can benefit and build your intern program.