Talent Acquisition

30 articles

Futuristic AI interface assisting a diverse recruitment team in analyzing candidate data and optimizing the hiring process.
Hiring

What is employer AI integration in hiring and recruitment?

A Singaporean company hires approximately 15,000 people per year with a sourcing team of only two individuals.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 5, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating with digital skill icons, representing skills-based hiring and modern talent acquisition strategies.
Hiring

What is skills-based hiring and why does it matter for talent acquisition?

The State of Washington has officially adopted skills-based hiring principles to recruit and retain qualified employees for its vital public services.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 3, 2026
Diverse hiring team in a modern office conducting a structured behavioral interview, focusing on candidate skills and thoughtful responses.
Hiring

What Are Behavioral Interviewing Techniques for Employers?

Traditional, resume-driven interviews prove less predictive of job success than structured behavioral approaches, often leading to significant financial and operational costs for companies.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 2, 2026
How Intention.ly's Proven Process Solves Advisor Recruitment Challenges
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How Intention.ly's Proven Process Solves Advisor Recruitment Challenges

Intention.ly offers a proven recruitment marketing process designed to help advisory firms overcome challenges in attracting and retaining top financial advisors. Their approach focuses on authentic brand positioning, meaningful advisor engagement, and long-term cultural alignment, moving beyond traditional transactional recruiting tactics.

Alina Petrov·July 1, 2026
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Hiring

What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does it Matter in 2026?

Workers without degrees tend to stay in their jobs 34% longer than workers with degrees, according to Opportunity@Work .

Nathaniel Brooks·July 1, 2026
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Hiring

Top 7 Strategies to Attract and Retain Gen Z Professionals

A staggering 74% of Gen Z professionals are willing to leave a job solely due to unsatisfactory salary, according to Multilingualjobsworldwide .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 30, 2026
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Workplace

Pets in the Workplace: Boosting Morale and Inspiring Creative Titles

At Mars Pet Nutrition India, employees recently gave their LinkedIn profiles over to 'Chief Barketing Officers' and 'Head of Paw-blic Relations' for a day.

Marcus Ellery·June 28, 2026
Diverse team collaborating, highlighting skills-based hiring as a modern approach to talent acquisition and recruitment.
Hiring

What Are the Benefits of Skills-Based Hiring for Talent Acquisition?

In 2024, nearly half of all organizations (45%) stopped requiring a bachelor's degree for some jobs.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 26, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating, symbolizing the removal of bias through blind hiring principles in recruitment.
Hiring

What are blind hiring principles and why do they reduce bias?

A BBC test found that a job applicant with an English-sounding name received three times more interview offers than an applicant with a Muslim name.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 25, 2026
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Hiring

Skills-First Hiring Surges in Talent Acquisition

Nearly 70% of organizations now prioritize skills over traditional degree requirements in hiring, fundamentally reshaping how talent is identified and acquired.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 21, 2026
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Hiring

How Competency-Based Interviews Boost Talent Attraction and Retention

When asking 'What are your greatest strengths?

Nathaniel Brooks·June 20, 2026
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Services

AI in Recruitment: What It Is and Why It Matters

Approximately 99% of Fortune 500 companies use artificial intelligence (AI) to filter job applicants.

Victor Huang·June 19, 2026
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Hiring

Top 3 Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Gen Z Talent

More than half of Gen Zs (55%) and millennials (52%) are delaying major life decisions due to their financial situation, including marriage, buying a home, or having children, according to Deloitte .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 19, 2026
Diverse team collaborating, with glowing skill icons symbolizing skills-first hiring practices in a modern office.
Hiring

How to Implement Skills-First Hiring Practices

Skills-based hiring is 2.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 19, 2026
Diverse team of professionals collaborating in a bright, modern office, symbolizing successful talent attraction and retention strategies.
Hiring

Top 9 Employer Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent

Since 2020, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos LLC (N3B) has awarded 21 scholarships totaling an estimated $200,000, with many recipients joining as interns and employees.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 9, 2026
Diverse job applicants interacting with a futuristic AI hiring system, highlighting potential bias in automated recruitment processes for 2026.
Hiring

AI hiring tools boost efficiency but raise bias concerns for 2026 talent

At major companies, AI hiring tools are repeatedly screening out job applicants, with researchers specifically finding that Black and Asian candidates are among those disproportionately rejected by th

Nathaniel Brooks·June 8, 2026
Startup founders in a modern office reviewing candidate profiles on a holographic display, debating hiring decisions.
Careers

Francis Rose's interview techniques: Founder hiring pitfalls

Last month, a prominent Y Combinator alumnus publicly admitted that adopting Francis Rose's '5-Step Behavioral Matrix' led them to pass on a future unicorn founder, citing a 'lack of structured respon

Nathaniel Brooks·June 8, 2026
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Hiring

Forbes' Top 2 Temporary Staffing Firms in America for 2026

On the day Forbes announced its 2026 list of America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms, Manpower's stock (NYSE: MAN) surged by 5.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 7, 2026
Diverse professionals in a modern interview setting, highlighting fair assessment and innovative hiring practices for top talent.
Hiring

7 Best Interview Questions to Identify Top Talent in 2026

Imagine an interview process where bias is minimized, and every candidate is assessed fairly: structured interviews achieve this, yet many companies still rely on subjective methods.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 5, 2026
Business professionals analyzing job posting site costs and features on a futuristic screen, representing strategic hiring decisions for employers.
Hiring

Job Posting Sites for Employers: Costs & Options

A single recruiter utilizing LinkedIn's 'Lite' service will pay approximately $1,680 per year, a cost that can quickly balloon to over $32,000 annually for a small team on a corporate plan.

Marcus Ellery·June 4, 2026
Diverse professionals in a modern office, one demonstrating a technical skill on a holographic interface, highlighting skills-based hiring.
Hiring

Why Employers Choose Skills Over Degrees

Nearly 70% of employers have already abandoned degree-focused recruitment, opting instead to evaluate candidates based on practical skills and competencies.

Marcus Ellery·June 3, 2026
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Workplace

LendKey Earns 2026 Top Workplaces USA Award for Culture and Talent

For the second year in a row, LendKey earned a Top Workplaces 2026 award from The Enquirer Media, a rare feat in the rapidly evolving financial technology industry.

Marcus Ellery·May 27, 2026
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Insights

Remote Work: Global Talent Opportunities, Local Economy Challenges

In Buenos Aires, a senior software engineer can now earn three times the local average by working remotely for a San Francisco-based company.

Marcus Ellery·May 27, 2026
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Hiring

Skills-Based Hiring vs Degrees: What's Changing?

As of 2024, a majority (52%) of U.

Nathaniel Brooks·May 27, 2026
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Hiring

HR Talent Acquisition Strategies Aim to Win Top Talent

Less than 1% of organizations currently demonstrate fully integrated qualification workflows.

Nathaniel Brooks·May 21, 2026
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Hiring

What Is Skills-Based Hiring and Why It's Becoming the Default

In 2023, nearly three-fourths of companies (73%) adopted skills-based hiring, yet over 60% still rejected otherwise qualified candidates simply because they lacked a college degree, according to...

Nathaniel Brooks·May 19, 2026
A diverse team analyzing recruitment data on a futuristic dashboard, symbolizing efficient talent acquisition beyond basic hiring metrics.
Hiring

What Are Recruitment Effectiveness Metrics Beyond Time to Hire?

To hire a single technical candidate, companies now conduct an average of 35-36 interviews, consuming 26 interviewer hours, according to Gem.

Nathaniel Brooks·May 19, 2026
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Workplace

Companies Earn Best Places to Work Awards for Strong Workplace Cultures

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co.

Marcus Ellery·May 18, 2026
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Hiring

How to Evaluate Skills-Based Hiring Success

In 2023, nearly three-fourths of companies, specifically 73%, embraced skills-based hiring, with 27% making this shift in just the last 12 months.

Nathaniel Brooks·May 16, 2026
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Hiring

What Is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does It Beat Traditional Recruitment?

Making the wrong executive hire can cost a company up to $240,000, a staggering sum often incurred due to outdated recruitment practices, according to Bryq .

Nathaniel Brooks·May 15, 2026