Here’s a pretty stunning statistic that tells you all you need to know about the state of candidate experience today. It’s this: Only 2 percent of companies “are communicating the status of a candidate’s application throughout the entire duration of…
John Hollon
John Hollon
What Do Job Candidates Want Most? Glassdoor Has the Answer and It’s Pretty Simple
What do candidates want most? It’s actually pretty simple, as Glassdoor’s latest survey of job seekers found. Yet, simple or not, it’s remarkable how so many organizations can’t seem to get it right. According to Glassdoor, it all comes down…
Monster’s Survey Makes it Clear: Recruiting Just Got Harder and TA Pros Need to Switch Gears
Here’s the headline from Monster’s new 2018 State of Recruiting Survey, and it’s a big one: In 2018, “it’s harder than ever to attract high-quality job candidates.” OK, if you’ve been paying attention I doubt you’re surprised by that insight,…
U.S. Cities Where Salaries Go Farthest, and Those Where There Are Decent Jobs, Too
You know the problem — the places in the U.S. that are the most affordable to live in don’t usually have the kind of job opportunities that would make you want to live there. So, what kind of places are…
The Top 5 Factors That Make Job Seekers More Likely to Apply
What are the big things that job seekers are looking for in their next job? You probably have a good idea — a better salary and job title, more opportunity, and perhaps, better benefits or more work/life balance — and…
Why Do People Switch Jobs? It’s Mostly the Same No Matter How Much They Make
Here’s the big takeaway from this latest bit of candidate data from Ladders, the career site for six-figure jobs: When it comes to pay, perks, and job satisfaction, people looking for high-paying positions seem to have many of the same…
Facebook Tops Indeed’s Top-Rated Workplaces List, But Costco Cracked the Top 10, Too
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…
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…