Here’s something that’s hard to get your head around: Although a whopping 86 percent of companies doubt the fairness of online company ratings, 9 out of 10 job seekers (91 percent) say they seek out an online resource to evaluate…
John Hollon
John Hollon
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Take Your Dog to Work Day
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTW), the event that really launched the era of pet-friendly workplace policies. Back in 1999, Pet Sitters International had this out-of-the-box notion: What if we created an event…
Dice Survey on Tech Industry Finds Discrimination, Bias, Ageism Are Still Big Problems
This shouldn’t come as any great surprise: Dice’s new Diversity and Inclusion Report 2018 finds that discrimination and bias are still major problems in the tech industry, particularly as they relate to gender. The Dice report surveyed nearly 4,000 technology…
What Makes a Great Internship? 5 Lessons From Top-ranked Companies
As someone who firmly believes that a college internship is a huge factor in jump-starting a career, I was intrigued by this new survey of the best companies with internships based on ratings and reviews from users who flagged themselves…
Glassdoor Survey: Culture May Be the Secret Sauce That Makes Candidates Move for a Job
I know this from personal experience: It’s never an easy decision to pick up and move somewhere for a job. But as a new research study from Glassdoor points out, more than a quarter (28.5 percent) of applications on Glassdoor were…
CareerBuilder’s Bullish Outlook for Grads: This is the Strongest Job Market in a Decade
CareerBuilder’s annual college graduate job forecast doesn’t beat around the bush this year. Its latest research gets right to the point: “It is a good time to be a graduate, as employers say they are planning to hire more recent…
Viva Las Vegas: Caesars Entertainment No Longer Screening for Marijuana Use
You probably knew this day would come: Companies across America are quietly dropping marijuana from the drug tests they give to prospective employees. The latest to do so this week is casino giant Caesars Entertainment, owners of such famous properties…
Job Seeker Nation Report: 82% of Workers Seeking New Opportunities
If there’s one thing that jumps out from Jobvite’s 2018 Job Seeker Nation Study, it’s this: they hit you immediately with the huge changes going on today in the world of recruitment and talent acquisition. This wasn’t the case with…
This Should Be Your Sourcing Mantra: The Third Time’s a Charm
Here’s a new sourcing takeaway that every recruiter, sourcer, and talent management pro needs to keep in mind: The Third Time’s a Charm. That’s one of the findings that jumped out at me from a new study from Lever, the recruiting software…
One Last Word From TLNT’s Founding Editor: Aloha, Adios, and Goodbye
Six years ago this week, I joined ERE Media to tackle what seemed at the time like an overwhelming project: Develop a new blog/website focused on HR and talent management. My first thought on Day 1? What the hell did…