Marcelle Santos wrote more than 100 articles for the TextExpander blog, mostly on recruiting, along with guides to productivity, knowledge management and clinical documentation.
New recruitment technology can take repetitive work off recruiters' plates at each hiring stage. See where tools like augmented writing, talent search software, video and game-based assessments, and recruiting bots fit best.
Motivating a recruiting team works best with methods backed by research. Apply seven, including giving recruiters more autonomy, communicating better, offering rewards, flexible schedules, and encouraging work friendships.
Inclusive recruitment helps organizations build diverse teams with more creativity and fresh perspectives. See what workplace diversity really means, the business case for it, and 10 practices for hiring more inclusively.
Remote recruiting covers sourcing, screening, selecting, and hiring candidates entirely online. Follow practical steps, starting with understanding the job and writing a detailed listing, to find the right remote hire.
Retaining diverse talent takes more than inclusive hiring. Apply nine practices, from addressing unconscious bias and onboarding well to transparent growth paths, mentorship and sponsorship, and a formal retention plan.
Employer branding shapes how candidates see your company before they ever apply. Strengthen yours by defining an employee value proposition, involving employees, auditing your brand, building personas, and using social media.
A new employer brand works best when employees help shape it. HR teams can see why an external-only focus backfires and how employee surveys and feedback help clarify the EVP, define values, and communicate them.
Hiring biases often stem from unconscious, oversimplified judgments about groups of people. Learn how to surface and question your biases, then take practical steps like structured interviews and mixed interview panels.
Recruiters often can't share everything about the hiring process. Job candidates can learn four things recruiters want them to know, from cleaning up social media and using the STAR method to negotiating offers.