Talent Insights

When I mention to my friends in accounting, legal, or manufacturing that hiring has been down…they have no idea what I'm talking about.   Lots of industry sectors – and geographies – that are thriving right now. Many of which are underserved by a lot of B2B businesses. Not just recruiting, but marketing, software, etc. Because everyone's focused on the "cool" tech clients.   Hirewell actually does...

"What Makes Recruiting Partnerships Fail (or Prosper)?" - The 10 Minute Talent Rant is LIVE   Stop me if you heard this one: "I had a bad experience with a recruiter."   Doesn't matter if you were hiring for your company or looking for a job. Everyone's experienced this. Recruiters themselves have heard it from new clients about their previous partnerships, too. A million times.   But why? Why do...

Does it feel like tenures are getting shorter? The data says they are. Both over the long term and the last year .    And that matches a lot of the conversations we've had with companies. It sure feels like more people are leaving roles in their first year. But why is that? Despite everyone's best intentions to fix up their onboarding and employee engagement during "The Great Resignation" era, it...

Social networks come and go. That includes LinkedIn.   There's an argument to be made that LinkedIn is more than that. It's a user generated, worldwide corporate directory that serves as the source of truth for who's who in business. More tactically, It's the lifeblood of the sales and recruiting industries.   But what happens if people simply stop updating their profiles? Maybe they're covering g...

In this episode of Talent Insights, Hirewell CEO, Matt Massucci discusses "The Future of Work" with experts Jon Milonas, SVP at CBRE, Dan Michelson, CEO and founder of UnCommon, and Mark Slocum, Tech Practice Lead at Hirewell.    They delve into the evolving workplace landscape, focusing on shifts to flexible, remote, and hybrid models. The conversation covers challenges like office space use, emp...

The hiring market is improving, slowly but surely. It's not going to the moon like Bitcoin, but it'll get there.   Hiring needs create urgency. Urgency creates shortcuts. And shortcuts create every bad stereotype people have about recruiting. What happens when scaling up becomes a hair-on-fire drill? And you didn't spend your down time fine tuning your strategy and processes? Jeff Smith and James...

Remote on-the-job learning is hard. College loans are astronomically expensive. And no one knows what skills AI will make irrelevant (if any.)   Change is constant. But a lot of it at once is a lot to take in. Especially those just beginning their careers. Jeff Smith and James Hornick aren't going to play generational favorites but they are going to point out the obvious in episode 82 of The 10 Mi...

The tech layoffs aren't over. Marketing budgets haven't recovered. DEI programs are slashed.    Might explain why we don't hear anyone talk about employer brand anymore. It's probably for the better: workers are skeptical. A lot of people got burned in the last 18 months and no one believes the old corporate jargon when they're looking for their next role.   Hiring isn't dead, but the talent attra...

New year. New hiring market. Hopefully.   2023 was a year a lot of recruiters are happy to turn the page on. But it wasn't all bad. Hirewell did see some growth areas and a consistently strong demand for interim talent.    Matt Massucci and James Hornick break down the previous quarter and look what what's happening to start 2024 with "Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q4 2023"   Replays will...

It's January. Which means we're in the lame duck period for year end bonuses. Earned but not yet paid.   With that comes complications. Some companies are bracing for post-bonus churn. Others are offering sign-on bonuses to jump the line and get the talent they need now.   And of course, some companies were beat up so bad in 2023 that bonuses went out the window. There's the Haves and the Have-Not...

For most of Hirewell's existence, internal recruiter positions were the #2 most commonly filled roles on a yearly basis. Right after software engineers.   In 2023? Not even on the heat map. Almost no demand. And lots of A+ recruiters have struggled to find work.   Why? Rising interest rates.  Jeff Smith and James Hornick put on their nerd hats and explain how the macroeconomic environment affects...

Ever not get hired and wonder where you fell short in the interview? But your contact at the company left you hanging? Or maybe you were on the other side. Looking to pay it forward, but were shot down by legal. Behind every job seeker who didn't get feedback, there's a recruiter who got their hand slapped for giving it previously. Welcome to the exciting world of hiring litigation. Jeff Smith and...

The hiring world is obsessed with candidate pipeline building. Sure, the top of the funnel is important. But success in hiring has always been about conversion. Getting the right candidates to say 'yes.'   And nothing converts offers to acceptances like an A+ interview experience.   Problem is: it's really hard for your company to set itself apart when you're doing 3 Zooms and an assessment like e...

Hiring leaders want the best. People with strong skills who fit very specific skill needs. No one ever says they'll hire someone who is "pretty good at a bunch of stuff."   Yet come layoff time, that's who they prioritize retaining. Those who can take on the most workload. The old "do more with less."   High for specialization. Retain for breadth.    Why is that? And can layoff decision-making tea...

It's no secret that the recruiting industry doesn't have the best collective reputation. There's a lot of fingers to point. Executives think hiring is easy. HR is resistant to change. Job seekers have unrealistic expectations.   But perhaps we should point the finger at ourselves. If "hiring is broken," why haven't we fixed it? Sure, everyone complains about recruiting. But are we even listening?...

Miss us? We took Q3 quarter off for our mental health. The hiring market did so we did too…   But Q3 ended with some hiring bright spots in the technology and finance & accounting fields. Not to mention some (potential) leading indicators of good news on the horizon with interim talent.   Matt Massucci and James Hornick return with a numbers-driven look on what recruiting looks like going into the...

Real talk: back in the 9-5 in office days, there's nothing I wanted to do less than spending my evening (read: me time) at a networking event. I'm a recruiter. I just spent the entire day networking.    Now? I miss people. (Well, sometimes anyway.) And it appears everyone feels the same way.    Industry happy hours. Onsite hiring events. Internal team events. Coffee with an old contact. The vibe s...

What's the most played-out online debate of this decade?   That's easy. "Are workers more efficient remote or in the office?" Everyone has their opinion and on one is changing their mind. It's tribal.   But there's one point that most of us agree on: remote learning sucks. It doesn't matter if it's in school or in the office.   When companies are expected to train new grads and skill develop exper...

No one enjoys giving bad news. And that's a problem.   One of the biggest complaints job seekers have about the interview process (besides not getting the job) is not finding out why. It's often something they don't want to hear.   Every recruiter has a horror story about someone who blew up on them because of it. And that causes a lot of recruiters to avoid it whenever they.   But running away fr...

The current hiring environment confounded a lot of recruiters. Stock market is up, unemployment is low, inflation is going down…but hiring in tech-forward companies is still way down.   Internal recruiting teams are smaller. Agencies are struggling. "Getting by" is the norm.   What's the secret to survival? In the words of Ross Geller: "Pivot!"   Jeff Smith and James Hornick will discuss what Hire...

They say the best things in life are free. But don't they also say you get what you pay for?   When the job market gets tough, job seekers are thirsty for whatever edge will help them land their next gig. The free advice from life coaches (and frankly anyone who's ever looked for a job before) comes out of the woodwork.   But let's call a spade a spade: some of the most common tips are objectively...

When the job market is hot, interview processes are their most efficient. Companies go the extra mile to get people interested and on board. Job seekers are energized and excited to hear what great career opportunities await.   When things slow down, the wind gets sucked out of the room. Companies waffle and find reasons not to hire people. Job seekers get jaded and their frustration spills over....

Breaking News: Sales is hard.   Everyone in tech or 'office dork' circles is having a rougher go of it right now. And the same goes for recruiters.   Yes companies are still hiring. Unemployment is still low. And there's still more open jobs than unemployed people. Just not at the extreme levels of the past 2 years.   When urgency goes down, expectations go up. Hiring managers and HR types want to...

#tbt to 2021 and Episode 28 "Reference Checks Are Stupid"   Sadly, our first rant on this topic didn't change the world. Reference checks have come back in a big way.   Our title was a bit facetious that time. Reference checks are not inherently stupid. But they're commonly misused by damn near everyone.   So we're giving it another crack: What drives companies to use them? What true value can you...

Noticing any "odd" behavior from candidates recently? Or is it just us?   Not bad. Just different. Maybe you get far more questions. Maybe your response rates are lower. Or maybe you're getting responses…from messages you sent a year ago.   So what's with the shift?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick will explain what's behind the current mindset and how you can adjust your approach in The 10 Minute T...