This post on what you should look for in a modern recruitment platform was originally published in October 2018. It was updated in January 2022 with new information about hiring platforms. Recruiting software is popular among talent acquisition teams. 75% of hiring professionals use either applicant tracking or recruiting software…

There’s no better year than 2022 to prioritize employee retention — after all, we’ve all heard of the Great Resignation. An estimated 38 million U.S workers quit their jobs in 2021, either to start a new one or to leave the workforce altogether. That’s led to a scarcity of available…

This piece on text recruiting was originally published in June 2018. It was updated in January 2022 with new data and information about SMS recruitment. Millennials and Generation Z workers make up a whopping 46% of the full-time workforce in the U.S. When it comes to recruiting, that’s important, since…

Today, most of us use dedicated, powerful software (or even several different pieces of software) to perform our jobs each day. Applicant tracking software, also known as an applicant tracking system (ATS), plays a prominent part in talent acquisition strategies for most HR teams. 94% of HR professionals said that…

HR recruiters are in uncharted territory in 2022: unemployment is low and Americans continue to resign in record numbers. 73% of workers who haven’t quit are considering it. Those who do are getting hired again right away, indicating they’re quitting with confidence. According to Economic Policy Institute president Heidi Shierholz…

This article was originally published in October 2017. It was updated in January 2022 with new information and statistics around diversity recruiting and hiring. Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace matter — job candidates demand it, and inclusive teams are more successful overall. 76% of job seekers say that…

Performance reviews are a challenging part of performance management. In fact, only 13% of employees and managers — and just 6% of CEOs — feel their company’s performance review system is useful. These discussions are essential to strengthen bonds between managers, team leaders, and employees, so it’s important to make…

This article about employee performance review questions was originally published in December 2019. It was updated in December 2021 to reflect new information and data. Employee performance reviews require a thoughtful balance — they shouldn’t be avoided, rushed, or off-the-cuff. They deserve proper preparation in order to be most effective…

Employee engagement is higher than ever — but even so, only 20% of workers globally are engaged, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workforce: 2021 Report. The costs of disengagement, however, are not so low, estimated at over $8 trillion annually in the U.S. Recently, we looked at the…