Lighthouse Research and Advisory Special Research Report by Ben Eubanks Candidate experience is on everyone’s lips these days, but the discussion is rare when companies actually ask candidates what they want and attempt to provide it. In our latest research study on Video and the Candidate Experience, we looked not just at how companies are…
Let me assume for a moment, that you are not in an active job search. I’ll go a step further and assume that you are successful in your current role – you are achieving results and your management values you. What are the chances that you will take time out of your day, put your current…
As companies are preparing their 2017 budgets, it can be difficult to determine how to allocate funds to generate the needed results. Fortunately, the data collected from more than 130,000 candidates who participated in the Candidate Experience survey provides solid direction. Understanding how candidates behave and what they respond to can guide spending toward productive…
Why is it easier to see other people’s mistakes? Imagine you own a retail store located well off the main road. Very few people drive by and as a result, you’re not selling much. You think if the store was more inviting, more customers would come. So you spend six figures on new shelving, better…
The most successful job ad ever written was Shackleton’s broadside advertising for the crew of the Endurance. Printed with hand-set type on cheap paper and glued to piers and posts around the harbor, it read: A reported 5,000 men lined up to apply. If your knowledge of history extends to arctic explorers, you know…
The month of December often seems like a dead month for recruiting. Much of its 31 days are taken up by holidays and hiring activity is limited heading into the new year. However, identifying and sourcing good candidates is almost always a good investment, if not for a current opening, then for a future one….