Unlocking strategic Talent Acquisition with a single word
“One of the first and most important lessons I teach people new to Talent Acquisition is how important it is to say no,” said Jim D’Amico...
Melissa Dobbins
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Five culprits of confusion
Five culprits of confusion for minimum ‘must have requirements’ on a job The first step to qualifying candidates for a job is to check...
Melissa Dobbins
Mar 53 min read
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I just haven’t met you yet – driving diversity through future candidate engagement
“And I know that we can be so amazing And being in your life is gonna change me And now I can see every single possibility…” Michael...
Melissa Dobbins
Feb 275 min read
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Driving change through ROI
Return on Investment (ROI) is a highly valuable metric with a variety of uses. From convincing your boss or the c-suite to invest in the...
Melissa Dobbins
Feb 194 min read
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Inclusion tips for the first steps of the candidate journey
Candidate experience starts long before the first interview or resume review or the moment the candidate clicks on the big ‘apply now’...
Melissa Dobbins
Jan 223 min read
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To attract or not to attract great talent – 3 tips to avoid biasing job descriptions
While a rose by any other name still smells sweet, when it comes to jobs a name and description could be the difference between...
Melissa Dobbins
Jan 165 min read
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Increasing diversity does not always require budget
Are your job descriptions inclusive? Sometimes, simply rewording them around the goal of the job can greatly improve diversity.
Melissa Dobbins
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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I say tomato, you say pickle - hiring process terminology
There is no shortage of terminology describing the hiring process. Unfortunately, we aren’t all using the same ones to describe the same...
Melissa Dobbins
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool
Diversify at the source: three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool While diversity challenges don’t always stem from the...
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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Stop Ageism! Here are five tips to combat ageism in hiring
As part of their effort to plan 2020 content, the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), a nonprofit consortium dedicated to...
Melissa Dobbins
Jul 10, 20245 min read
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Actions to help fill positions in the highly competitive candidate landscape
“We are having so much trouble filling positions – we just can’t get enough candidates.” “We can’t compete. People are getting drawn away...
Melissa Dobbins
Jun 19, 20246 min read
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Inclusion Tips for Candidate Interactions
Every interaction throughout the hiring process is watched, scrutinized, and evaluated. How was the first impression, were the answers to...
Melissa Dobbins
Jun 5, 20245 min read
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The hard skill of Interviewing for hard skills – question types, tips, and techniques
Hard skills (or ‘teachable’ abilities) are at the core of so many jobs. Which means verifying that your candidates have those hard skills...
Melissa Dobbins
Mar 14, 20245 min read
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What to do when there is no diversity in your candidate slate
You’ve done everything you can – expanded your active and passive sourcing, removed every extraneous requirement, added generous...
Melissa Dobbins
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Up, up, down, down, left, right, … keeping it fair in hiring
In the 1980s there was a beloved secret among Nintendo game enthusiasts called the Konami Code. With this code you could unlock all sorts...
Melissa Dobbins
Nov 15, 20234 min read
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Look beyond the job to select ‘The One’
When it comes to hiring, there are those times when all the stars align and that single, perfect candidate pops out as the obvious and...
Melissa Dobbins
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Four reasons why applicant screening processes don’t work
Ditch the keywords, put in the time to truly evaluate the assessments, and replace the screener calls with a standard, consistent process...
Melissa Dobbins
Oct 4, 20234 min read
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Beyond the Tech - Techniques for testing vendor alignment
When selecting the right technologies for your hiring process, there are two main components to consider: the technology and the vendor....
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 23, 20236 min read
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Diversifying your workforce starts at the source ... maybe
Diversifying your workforce starts at the source… maybe. Here’s how to discover if your D&I goals are being hindered at the source. It’s...
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Great processes require great feedback
Superstar athletes were not amazing the first time they walked onto the field. A-list actors did not draw tears the first time the took...
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 9, 20234 min read
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