Talent Acquisition blogs
Competition for tech workers alongside the need to attract, retain and support diverse talent will only increase in the coming months. Investing time now to assess your organization’s ability to connect and engage with a broader range of skilled tech talent, as well as leverage the hiring tools that mitigate bias, will help you proactively prepare.
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By Annette DeHaven
Terri Shiffer is the Human Resources Director for RetailData, a company that partners with the largest retailers in the world to deliver timely and accurate pricing intelligence at massive scale.
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By Annette DeHaven
Casey Miller is the Director of People and Talent for Apex Service Partners, a relatively new and rapidly growing platform of award-winning HVAC, plumbing and electrical service businesses. Apex supports the success of its partner companies by investing heavily in both add-on acquisitions and organic growth initiatives including people development and technology.
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By Annette DeHaven
Qualified, interested and available candidates. You need a lot of them and you need them now. With unemployment still towering above pre-pandemic levels, high-volume hiring should be easier and faster than ever, right? Wrong.
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By Alex Adams
The need for HR’s expertise, insight and leadership has never been greater. Whether seeking advice on how to manage a remote workforce during a pandemic or address persistent DEI challenges head on, CEOs are increasingly reaching out to HR at a level not previously seen.
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By Chase Hall
Diane Tarbell is a product manager at GR8 People, where she plays an integral role in the continued evolution and advancement of our One-Experience Talent Platform.
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By Annette DeHaven
The retail trade sector has been steadily gaining ground since last spring, including a better-than-expected 2020 holiday season.
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By Dan Mayo
Prior to 2020, many enterprise organizations took a build-your-own strategy to their talent acquisition tech stack by layering best-in-breed point solutions on top of their existing applicant tracking system.
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By Patrick Amaral
Fil Farinaccio D'Urbano is the head of people and culture for Ardene, a fashion retailer with more than 300 stores in Canada and the United States, as well as multiple locations beyond North America.
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By Annette DeHaven
Many of the themes explored by conference presenters and panelists participating in the recent virtual HR Technology Conference & Exposition reflect the impact of the pandemic on the future of work and the ongoing cultural challenges associated with a remote workforce.
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By Annette DeHaven
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we went straight to GR8 People’s favorite sources of inspiration—CEO Diane Smith and Chief Product Officer Jayne Kettles.
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By Annette DeHaven
It’s not easy to go more than a few days without seeing another new report or article examining the desire employees have to continue working from home long after the pandemic subsides.
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By Alex Adams
One of the main reasons organizations avoid replacing sub-par talent acquisition technology is the time-intensive nature of implementation.
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By Alex Ockford
Operational excellence has always been a primary objective of successful businesses, from the productivity of people to the efficiency of systems and processes.
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By Diane Smith
For many Americans, ringing in a new year also means kicking off a new job search.
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By Annette DeHaven
I think there’s one thing we can all agree on—any predictions regarding what 2021 has in store for the talent acquisition and management industry is pretty much an exercise in futility.
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By Diane Smith
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
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By Diane Smith
What a difference a year makes. Held virtually, this year’s HR Technology Conference and Exposition echoed many of the themes that were on the agenda in 2019, such as employee experience, the need for better tech strategies and using data to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) outcomes.
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By Annette DeHaven
Pressure on organizations to improve their internal mobility programs was felt well before COVID-19 disrupted the workplace and accelerated digital transformation among corporations worldwide.
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By Patrick Amaral
As organizations examine the need to vastly improve their workforce diversity efforts, many recognized that not only is it just the right thing to do—it’s also crucial to their ability to perform.
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By Jayne Kettles
Survey upon survey would lead us to believe that workers aren’t just happier working from home, we’re far more productive, too.
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By Jennifer Dang
Who could possibly have imagined as we entered 2020 that talent acquisition would face extraordinary disruptions to hiring strategy, process and candidate experience—and in a matter of days, no less.
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By Diane Smith
Last fall, as part of GR8 People’s independent research into the influence of artificial intelligence and automation on the practice of human resources and the profession’s future, we asked current HR and talent acquisition leaders to weigh in on whether they would recommend HR as a career path to the next generation of professionals.
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By Annette DeHaven
As the labor market begins to rebound from COVID-19 impacts, talent acquisition teams within the finance and insurance sector are recognizing they must act quickly in order to ensure their organizations attract and retain the A-players needed to steer the business to a full recovery.
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By Jennifer Dang