Reading Time: 3 minutesReframe the reference check! Are reference checks dead? We say, “No way!” But, they are overdue for a revamp. Let’s look at them differently. First: Reframe When you can talk to a manager of someone you’re considering, it’s a gift. Stop treating them as a
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs if culture communication and talent attraction wasn’t bananas enough right now, check out this new finding regarding job postings vs. employee story culture content: Employers are promoting more jobs, more frequently … but candidates are responding less. Rally Inside’s data analytics discovered this important
Reading Time: 5 minutesStories Inc. co-founder shares her idea of reverse reference checks, in which candidates check the hiring managers’ references as manager. Great news. We decided to add a team member—YES! I’m recruiting again! I dusted off my tricks from years past (once a recruiter, always a
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis winter’s TA Week — EBrandCon, SRSC, and Talent Sourcing Strategies — wrapped last week and Stories Inc. attended to learn, and per tradition, provide you with a substantive Talent Acquisition Week recap. We attended as many sessions as possible and took copious notes on
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe created a video with team members at Stories Inc. for a very 2021 holiday card! In years past, the Stories Inc. team has sent our network a traditional mailed card featuring team member photography and artwork. This year, we used our Virtual Story Sessions
Reading Time: 10 minutesRallyFwd brings together thousands of recruitment marketing professionals for presentations packed with forward-thinking recruitment marketing strategies that level up employer branding skills. Given the recruiting challenges today, sessions focused on what employer branding and recruitment marketing professionals can do in 2022 to level up their
Reading Time: 7 minutesThere’s a lot of energy and discussion around diversity, and hiring women-owned businesses as suppliers. But recent statistics show that they are not advancing or growing at the rate other organizations do. 3 percent of U.S. venture capital goes to all-women founding teams 17 percent
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis 2021 Story of the Year is a leadership story that gets real. It shows that great leadership creates great leaders, and deconstructs imposter syndrome. This type of story works overtime: It reinforces your commitment to developing great leaders, while communicating it to candidates, too.
Reading Time: 6 minutesYour marketing department is slammed. But, YOU can create great recruitment marketing without your marketing department. Develop awesome visual content featuring real employees, and your talent acquisition, employer branding and recruitment marketing expertise. Here are some tips that will wow your audiences (and your marketing colleagues!).
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhy an unlimited vacation policy doesn’t work, and how progressive companies are implementing this alternative that give employees real, quality time off. First, we were on a hamster wheel of busyness. Then, the pandemic rocked and ruined our lives. And now, we’re languishing and recovering
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis has been a year packed with change. It required us all to revisit our fundamentals … or reinvent ourselves completely. TA Week — EBrandCon, SRSC, and Talent Sourcing Strategies — virtually brought together industry leaders from around the world for five info-packed days to
Reading Time: 8 minutesHere’s how to build your employer brand and get internal buy-in for key employer branding and recruitment marketing projects. This is an excerpt from our new ebook, Getting Buy-In for Your Employee Story Project, The Ultimate Guide to Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing ROI. Employer branding