Kris Osborne, Head of Talent Acquisition at Thanx, joins The Growth Recruiting Podcast to tout the importance of the candidate experience. He explains why he decided to go from the military to talent acquisition, the challenges of recruiting at a startup and building your recruiting brand. Kris gives advice and best practices to create a […]
Over the past few years, there have been countless hiring trends that have reshaped how organizations approach talent acquisition. While many of these changes have been impacted by evolving tech, one of the most popular is a technique with a surprisingly old-school feel: the job audition. Unlike a skills assessment test, this pre-employment screen puts […]
“When I first walked into the office, I immediately noticed the atmosphere. Everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there.” That’s what Ben Stein, one of our rockstar sales development representatives, had to say about our company culture in a recent feature article. From the bright color of our walls to the smiling faces of his […]
A remarkable 77 percent of rapidly growing companies plan to increase their staff by 25 percent in the coming year, according to research for a recent report done by our team here at Spark Hire. With such a high rate of growth anticipated, companies must be strategizing around large hiring budgets, right? Not necessarily. Actually, […]
Fact: more men experience work-family conflicts than women. This seems backwards from our traditional view of work-life balance and work-family balance. However, a new report from SHRM found 46 percent of men experience work-family conflict, while just 43 percent of women feel the same. Underrepresenting males in your recruiting process, when it comes to […]