Today’s operating environment demands that companies turn talent acquisition into a competitive advantage, and artificial intelligence is key a stepping stone toward this goal. In this article, I draw on my more than two decades in HR tech as well as the expertise of other leaders to explain: In this article: How AI transforms every phase of talent acquisition. AI best practices for executive talent acquisition. How AI can help today’s talent crisis. MORE

Those tasks include finding talent, corresponding with applicants, performing assessments, screening resumes, and tracking analytics. The bottom line: If your system for recruiting is behind the times, it costs you. Since the competition for top talent is so fierce, it’s imperative to find ways to engage candidates at all points of the hiring process. The seemingly simple task of acknowledging an application is time-consuming when done manually. MORE

Hosts Rob Stevenson and Vivek Reddy chatted with Maisha about how much talent acquisition has changed since she first got her start over 15 years ago, which means far less cold calling and sorting paper resumes, and far more digital sourcing wizardry. Maisha also took time so share why her new gig in Strategic Talent Sourcing and Engagement at GitHub has been such a nice change of pace. Maisha, Rob and Vivek also discuss: Successfully managing applicant volume. MORE

You built a mobile recruiting presence, the applicants came…but then your organization wasn’t ready. Even if you’ve already put a few mobile-friendly recruiting elements into play, or if you continue to evolve your social media content calendar to include career-related advice, you will still struggle if the rest of the team at your company isn’t prepared to buy into and participate in the new talent acquisition model. MORE

Tracking the right metrics is a must for companies that want to know how well their diversity efforts work. As with any HR-related goal, determining your organization’s success at implementing diversity efforts requires choosing which metrics to track. Can the metric be categorized as either functional (providing insights on operations) or individual (providing feedback for coaching and performance)? Diversity boosts the bottom line. MORE

So, I had to find the online equivalent to a recruiters’ bar, where talent acquisition professionals vent over coffee and laptops instead of martinis and peanuts. There’s a shortage of talent with the skills your company needs. MORE

Talent shortages in the healthcare sector have made it untenable for employers to not invest in HR, but amid intense competition and burnout, how do you attract and develop talent? Facing fiercer competition and more technology options than ever, healthcare organizations are looking to decode which tools and practices will help them find, attract and retain talent for critical roles. Building the Healthcare Talent Pipeline Earlier Than Ever. MORE

This includes general HR blogs, recruiting blogs, talent acquisition blogs, employer branding blogs and more. Awesome HR Blogs (Untrackable) — There’s a second list at the end of this article with blogs that ahrefs didn’t track in a fair, apples-to-apples way. MORE

Why Should You Track Recruitment Site Activity? An analytics platform is essential to the modern recruiter because it can inform your decision-making process, give you justification for new recruitment expenditures and unearth trends that will compel you to create new action items for your organization’s talent acquisition efforts. Once your Google Analytics account begins to track data, know that the information you glean will become more insightful as time passes. MORE

Track the progress of forms and paperwork needed by HR. Offer task tracking for new-hire activities such as training or new-hire events. Ultimate Software’s UltiPro® cloud HR, payroll, and talent solution helps organizations improve the employee experience at all levels, beginning with personalized recruiting and onboarding that fosters long-term relationships and continuing with convenient, role-based access to pay, benefits, and development information. MORE

The current COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people work, and the way talent is acquired. What is talent acquisition going to look like in 2021? Hiring needs are rapidly changing; the talent market is continually evolving and becoming increasingly diverse. MORE

Talent Rover Raises $2.2M Phenom People Raises $6 Million in Series A Funding from Sierra Ventures to Meet Rising Demand for Talent Relationship Marketing. Sign-up to get our weekly recap of funding announcements, M&A and partnership news from the HR technology, recruitment, talent management and employee benefits space. Maxwell Health Raises $22M to Fix the Broken Benefits System. Reflektive raises $13M Series A for a new kind of talent management platform. MORE

Track the progress of forms and paperwork needed by HR. Offer task tracking for new-hire activities such as training or new-hire events. Ultimate Software’s UltiPro® cloud HR, payroll, and talent solution helps organizations improve the employee experience at all levels, beginning with personalized recruiting and onboarding that fosters long-term relationships and continuing with convenient, role-based access to pay, benefits, and development information. MORE