Hiring

Photo collage close-up of a person getting a tattoo that reads "Hire me."

A tattoo in exchange for a job interview? Here’s why HR should avoid this recruitment tactic.

“It’s like a robotic, conformist thing. It’s like saying you have to dress this way, or you have to look this way, or your appearance has to be this way.”

Mikaela Cohen

Recruitment & Retention

JOLTS data reveals hiring and turnover remained largely flat in June

Turnover in tech increased while there were fewer openings in healthcare.

Kristen Parisi

Graphic of a ghost hand taking a job application

Recruitment & Retention

Nearly half of job seekers say they’ve been ghosted by employers

Appearing to drop off the face of the earth during the hiring process can create long-term risk for employers.

Paige McGlauflin

Illustration of a deflated soccer ball on bright green grass, with little lines indicating air is coming out of it.

Recruitment & Retention

World Cup hiring boom failed to materialize in tepid June jobs report

FIFA predicted the World Cup would create as many as 185,000 jobs for the US. That didn’t pan out.

Paige McGlauflin

a globe with symbols of office life floating above

Recruitment & Retention

World of HR: Employers in the Middle East are drowning in AI-generated job applications and résumés

Applicants are using AI to boost their résumés, making it difficult for recruiters to identify quality candidates.

Kristen Parisi

Illustrated uncertain man looks at four empty office chairs with a sign stating "hiring" placed on each one.

Recruitment & Retention

Labor turnover lulls in May, as employers hit reset button on hiring plans

Thanks to economic uncertainty and risk aversion, hiring strategy is no longer a “set it and forget it” approach for most employers.

Paige McGlauflin

Photo collage of a "Now Hiring" sign on a green background, but the "Now" is covered with masking tape that someone has scribbled "We're still" on -- so the sign now reads, "We're still hiring"

Recruitment & Retention

Hiring plans to remain steady in second half of 2026

But uncertainty and business change continues to impact TA strategy, an HR Brew survey finds.

Paige McGlauflin

A tattoo in exchange for a job interview? Here’s why HR should avoid this recruitment tactic.

JOLTS data reveals hiring and turnover remained largely flat in June

Nearly half of job seekers say they’ve been ghosted by employers

World Cup hiring boom failed to materialize in tepid June jobs report

World of HR: Employers in the Middle East are drowning in AI-generated job applications and résumés

Labor turnover lulls in May, as employers hit reset button on hiring plans

Hiring plans to remain steady in second half of 2026

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