Maisha Cannon
Author

Maisha Cannon

Maisha Cannon wrote 32 articles for the TextExpander blog between 2017 and 2024 on recruiting best practices, outreach message templates and resources for recruiters.

Articles by Maisha Cannon

Showing 1–9 of 30 · Newest first

Are You Setting the Right Recruitment Goals?

Recruitment goals work best when they are specific and measurable. Compare goal-setting frameworks for recruiting teams, including SMART, CLEAR, OKRs, and FAST goals, and see why an agile approach to goals helps.

Maisha Cannon

Ask a Recruiter: Aaron Mullenix

Recruiter Aaron Mullenix talks about starting his recruiting career at Riot Games, what fuels him and keeps him up at night, his recruiting superpower, passion projects, and three tech tools that shaped his work.

Maisha Cannon

Ask a Recruiter: Tangie Pettis

Talent acquisition leader Tangie Pettis looks back on her first job, how she found recruiting, what energizes her, her recruiting superpower, and the software tools she depends on throughout a decade-long career.

Maisha Cannon

26 Recruitment Quotes for Inspiration & Motivation in 2026

Recruitment quotes offer recruiters and sourcers a fresh perspective during busy hiring cycles. Read 26 quotes on inspiration, motivation, and hiring quality, with notes on what each group of quotes reveals.

Maisha Cannon

Your Guide to Recruitment Best Practices

Industry leaders share the recruitment best practices they rely on. Get 10 practices, from data-driven hiring and candidate experience to employer branding, passive candidates, and talent gap analysis.

Maisha Cannon

15 LinkedIn Recruiting Message Templates Worth Using

LinkedIn recruiting message templates give recruiters a head start on outreach to passive talent. Adapt 15 templates built around mutual connections, shared groups, standout skills, career goals, and more.

Maisha Cannon

How to Solve Common Recruiting Problems: 5 Common Challenges

Recruiting problems like limited talent pools, candidate ghosting, and unresponsive hiring managers have practical fixes. See the situation and solution for five common challenges, including sourcing time and engagement.

Maisha Cannon

The Secret to a Powerful Recruiting Email

A recruiting email gets more responses when it adds value. Use the A-D-D approach, writing outreach that is authentic, delightful, and different, and run through a few final checks before you click send.

Maisha Cannon