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1 week ago | 
ere.net | Jim Stroud |Rupert Morrison |Shannon Walker |Raghav Singh
Apr 11, 2025Okay boys and girls, its story time. “Our AI said they were a 98% fit! What went wrong?”The exasperated HR director at TechFuture Inc. stares at the latest turnover report with disbelief. Six months ago, they implemented a state-of-the-art AI recruitment system that promised to revolutionize their hiring process. The algorithm analyzed thousands of data points, from resume keywords to facial micro-expressions during video interviews.
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1 month ago | 
ere.net | Jim Stroud |Jason Pistulka |David Creelman |Dmytro Spilka
Mar 14, 2025Interview prediction, also known as interview forecasting or candidate selection predictive analytics, refers to the use of data and statistical models to predict the likelihood of a candidate being a good fit for a job position based on their interview performance. This technique is becoming increasingly popular among HR professionals and hiring managers as it helps to streamline the hiring process, reduce unconscious bias, and make more informed decisions.
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1 month ago | 
ere.net | Jim Stroud |Peter Crush |Jim Priebe |Suzanne Lucas
Feb 26, 2025America is on the verge of a mental health crisis. It’s been mentioned on the news several times. For example…I dug up a few more troubling stats that further validate this. High prevalence of mental illness: In 2019-2020, 20.78% of adults in the US were experiencing a mental illness, which is equivalent to over 50 million Americans. In 2021, 22.8% of US adults experienced mental illness, and 5.5% experienced serious mental illness.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ere.net | Jim Stroud
Jan 16, 2025Just like Hollywood loves to reboot classic franchises—think Spider-Man, Batman Begins, and Star Trek—so too has the sourcing profession been repeatedly pronounced dead, only to return in a new form. The truth is, sourcing has never actually disappeared. Instead, it keeps reinventing itself, taking on fresh tactics, tools, and technologies.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ere.net | Kevin W. Grossman |Deborah D. Williamson |Peter Crush |Jim Stroud
When we walked into a small sidestreet leather store during our holiday vacation, the salesperson was upon us. Our oldest daughter had seen a leather jacket she wanted as we passed the store and she wanted to try it on. The salesperson was good. Really good. He was personable, complimentary, empathic, direct, persistent, and willing to negotiate. He knew the product, knew how to sell the product, and knew how to make recommendations about the product and other related products.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
sourcecon.com | Jim Stroud |Brian Fink |Sophie Roney |Jan Tegze
It’s been a while, a long while actually, since I worked a req. Yet, I still remember the pangs of dealing with certain hiring managers. In particular, the ones with what I call “Unicorn Syndrome.” They refuse to make a decision because they’re holding out for “Mr. Perfect” instead of “Mr. Right.” Mr. Right is someone who meets most (but not all) of the job requirements, is available to work, and is interested in the role.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
sourcecon.com | Jim Stroud
Sep 26, 2024In the competitive landscape of talent acquisition, where technology and data-driven approaches dominate, the importance of human-centric skills cannot be overstated. One of the most vital of these skills is Emotional Intelligence (EI). While the focus in sourcing and recruiting often lies on technical prowess and strategic planning, the ability to navigate human emotions effectively is what often differentiates good recruiters from great ones.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
sourcecon.com | Jim Stroud
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a topic of intense debate and fear, especially regarding its impact on jobs and the workplace. Many fear that AI will replace human workers, leading to widespread unemployment and economic disruption. However, there’s another side to this story—a side where AI could make us better at what we do, especially in fields like recruitment.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
sourcecon.com | Jim Stroud |Megan Whittington |Brian Fink |Kaisa Rowe
Sep 16, 2024Hey, yo’ Sourcers!Sometimes the best sourcing hacks are staring you in the face and it takes a while for you to see them. Yet, when you do, you can’t unsee them anymore. This is one of those cases. There are a lot of people on Facebook. As of this writing, , more or less. And what are these people talking about on and off Facebook…? Oh, about 3+ billion things, among them the very thing you are sourcing for. For example, imagine you are looking for someone skilled in python engineering.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
sourcecon.com | Jim Stroud |Danielle Hart |Quentin Sebastian
Sep 4, 2024In the modern recruitment landscape, the pressure to fill roles quickly often pushes recruiters and hiring managers toward a transactional approach. This method, focused primarily on placing candidates into positions as fast as possible, may seem efficient in the short term but can lead to significant long-term challenges.
