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Boomerang employees could be the secret to recruiting high-quality talent in a cooling labor market

HR Brew

A bad recruiting strategy. While the term may not be in the limelight anymore—Google searches for “boomerang employee” and similar phrases peaked in 2022—data from multiple labor market analytics platforms supplied to HR Brew suggests that boomerang employees, as a trend, are sticking around. Boomerang employees represented 2.7%

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Kaseya’s head of global recruitment shares his approach for keeping hiring in lock-step with growth

HR Brew

In fact, information technology (IT) is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the US, according to Indeed. Eric Lund, head of global recruitment at IT firm Kaseya, which expects to be the sixth-largest software company by 2030, has experienced this growth. That I’m the recruiter for everyone. The people, by far.

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2024 HR Tech M&A Activity: A Year of Resilience and Growth

Lighthouse

The HR technology market in 2024 was a story of resilience and growth amidst a rapidly changing global landscape. From groundbreaking mergers and acquisitions to the introduction of innovative solutions that redefine talent management, payroll, and employee experience, 2024 has proven to be a year of transformation. With the U.S.

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2021 Was the Biggest Year Yet for HR Tech: See 30+ of the Top M&A Activities

Lighthouse

When you juxtapose that with the fact that 2021 was the biggest year ever for the HR technology market in terms of investment, we just couldn’t go without sharing the biggest pieces of the last 12 months and highlighting a few for their specific value. Software providers are working hard to keep pace.

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How To Recruit More Women Into Your Workforce

Speaker: Jeanette Leeds, Talent Acquisition Expert | Business Leader | Tech Entrepreneur

To recruit more women, you need to start with a sophisticated women-centric sourcing strategy, polish your employment brand, and deploy AI-based technologies to help overcome biased hiring hurdles. This begs the questions: what more can be done to decrease gender inequality?

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How a Google accommodations leader’s ‘disability journey’ led her to push corporate America to rethink disability inclusion

HR Brew

After holding several roles in departments including sales and marketing at Google, while also running her own HR consultancy, she transitioned into HR in 2021 before landing her current role, where she supports disabled employees with workplace accommodations, in 2023. Whats the most fulfilling aspect of your job?

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Why Home-Based Care Needs Regular HR Audits 

MP Wired For HR

An HR audit can be a powerful tool for home-based care companies to identify strengths, uncover areas for improvement, and develop strategies to enhance overall operations. Enhancing Recruitment and Retention The turnover rate for caregivers is alarmingly high, often exceeding 70% in some regions.

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How the Candidate Experience Is Your Competitive Advantage

Speaker: Kevin W. Grossman, TAS, HCS | Talent Board and the Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards President

Recruiters are getting stressed out since recruiting, hiring, and retention strategies are all over the place. Despite the changes in this post-pandemic world, the building blocks of a quality recruiting process and candidate experience remain unchanged. As a result, candidate resentment is continuing to grow.

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Rethinking Talent Acquisition: New Data on Innovation, Impact, and Opportunity

Speaker: Ben Eubanks, Speaker, Author, Researcher and HR Analyst

Data from Lighthouse Research & Advisory’s 2021 Talent Acquisition Trends study shows that talent teams that prioritize the use of data and evidence are three and a half times more likely to be leading and proactive strategic partners, not passive order-takers.

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Managing Global Teams - A Call For New Technologies

Speaker: Stefani Stanislawski,Tedx Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Product Development Expert

Today's HR heroes and managers are experiencing multiple challenges as it pertains to global recruitment and retainment. Now that companies are forced to adopt a hybrid work strategy, it’s imperative that they have a system in place that allows them to source the best candidates and communicate with their team.

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A Guide to Virtual Recruiting Events Post-Pandemic

Speaker: Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research and Advisory

If you think the virtual recruiting sphere will disappear after the pandemic, you're wrong. New studies and data insights are confirming the permanence of virtual hiring and recruiting practices post-pandemic, and the employers who are on top of it now will stay on top.

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Diversity Hiring: How to Leverage Recruitment Technology for Your Pipeline

Speaker: Dean Delpeache, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity Strategist

This session discusses how you can leverage Lever’s Talent Relationship Management system to drive diversity in your pipeline, create an equitable hiring process, and empower your teams for success. But how do you ensure a healthy flow of diverse talent coming into your talent pipeline?

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A Recruiter’s Guide To Hiring In 2021

And recruiting professionals are caught in the middle. To make the most of this disruption, you need to understand the economic drivers, develop a strong strategy for unearthing valuable talent, and use the latest tech tools to get the job done. Read this guide to get your recruiting practice ready to thrive in the new normal.