Maisha Cannon wrote 32 articles for the TextExpander blog between 2017 and 2024 on recruiting best practices, outreach message templates and resources for recruiters.
Recruiter one-liners like resume received notes and application instructions come up in every recruiting workday. Subscribe to the Recruiting Snippets Simplified public group in TextExpander to reuse them with short abbreviations.
Recruiting snippets can cut the time spent on routine emails. Get five ready-to-adapt TextExpander Snippets for strategy session notes, phone screens, next steps, rejections, and weekly hiring manager updates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.