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I was recently forwarded a video about the assessment process at Heineken.

While the video is very funny it raises a serious question.

I recently spoke with a leader of Talent Acquisition that changed the way they are servicing their divisions. Instead of being organized to service each division individually they organized their staff to support their internal needs according to the qualification of the candidates.

An interesting report mentioned the behavior that most hiring managers will Google their candidates. They will look for applicant's questionable statements or behaviors (39%), as well as engagement in professional networks (27%) and political views (19%). Candidates are well aware of this.

I recently co-presented with Trevor Higgs, the Director of Candidate Experience at Johnson & Johnson, at an Onconference event, and was delighted to understand how they use the concept of Net Promoter Score (or NPS) for candidate experience.  

A leader from a F500 TA company recently referred to the chart below, describing the rise of fake news and the impact this has on how candidates perceive what they read with skepticism.

A Talent Acquisition leader in an industry with a high turnover rater has recently reminded me: when you need to fill a job, make sure to look inside, first.

I was recently speaking with a TA leader who was previously a sales leader. Turns out, she put in place compensation plans for her recruiters that would make many TA leaders uncomfortable...

I was made aware recently of the Avatar Zara that was showcased at Davos.

Will this immersive bubble become the future super interviewer?

Recently, the conversation of a head of technology for a large staffing firm went into the topic of Chatbots and their usage for recruiting.  According to him, the Chatbot they use for engaging and screening candidates from their website is better than a human.