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Bri Fredriksen
Content & Social Media Manager
Bri Fredriksen believes good content must be two things: worth reading (not just skimming) and worth acting on. At Employ, she develops content that helps teams navigate hiring challenges and focus on what works, what's next, and what's possible. Her approach blends thoughtful storytelling with a practical understanding of how people read, learn, and make decisions.
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24 Internal Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
24 internal interview questions to assess motivation, leadership, teamwork, and past performance, plus tips for interviewing internal candidates fairly.
October 5, 2026
12 Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Metrics to Track (With Formulas)
The 12 recruitment metrics that matter, from time to fill and cost per hire to quality of hire, with formulas and tips for setting benchmarks.
October 5, 2026
15 Best Applicant Tracking Systems to Add to Your Toolkit
Compare the 15 best applicant tracking systems for your talent team. Features, pricing considerations, and what to look for in an ATS in 2026.
October 5, 2026
Talent Pool Management: How to Build and Keep a Talent Pool You’ll Actually Use
Talent pool management is the ongoing work of collecting, organizing, nurturing, and revisiting people you may want to hire later. Here's how to build a pool your team will actually reopen.
October 5, 2026
Recruiting CRM vs. ATS: What’s the Difference, and Do You Need Both?
An ATS manages active applicants for open roles. A recruiting CRM builds and re-engages relationships before people apply and after a role closes. Here's how to tell which your team needs.
October 1, 2026
What Is a Talent Acquisition Platform? How It Works and When You Need One
A talent acquisition platform helps your team attract, organize, evaluate, and move candidates through hiring in one connected system. Learn how it differs from an ATS, CRM, and HR software.
September 29, 2026
AI Candidate Screening: How It Works and Where Human Review Still Matters
AI candidate screening sorts and prioritizes applicants before a recruiter looks closely. Here's how it works, where it helps most, and where human review still has to make the call.
September 9, 2026
AI Resume Screening for Employers: How It Works and How to Use It Responsibly
AI resume screening helps teams surface likely matches faster. Learn how it works, where it goes wrong, and a five-step setup that keeps recruiters in charge of the decision.
September 8, 2026
What Is a Recruiting CRM? How Candidate Relationship Management Works for In-House Hiring
A recruiting CRM keeps talent pools, outreach history, and past candidates in one place so your pipeline never resets. Learn how it works, how it differs from an ATS, and when you need one.
September 4, 2026
One Size Fits One: What 1,500+ Job Seekers Taught Us About the Candidate Experience
The best candidate experiences aren't one-size-fits-all. See what 1,500+ job seekers across generations expect—and how to improve the candidate experience.
August 20, 2026
7 Job Seeker Statistics Every Recruiter Should Know About in 2026
Seven job seeker statistics from Job Seeker Nation 2026 on candidate experience, AI in hiring, skills-based hiring, and recruiting strategy.
August 6, 2026
The Great Pause, Trust, and Why Candidates Are Thinking Twice
Learn why candidates are pressing pause on their job search, and how hiring teams can rebuild candidate trust through AI transparency and skills-based hiring.
July 24, 2026
The Next Wave of AI: How Lever & LinkedIn Are Leading the Way with Trusted, Connected AI Capabilities
Learn how LinkedIn RSC+ for Hiring Assistant within Lever helps organizations create a more connected, streamlined hiring process.
July 22, 2026
The Growing Gap Between Candidate Experience and Candidate Perception
Discover the difference between candidate experience and candidate perception, and how employers can create hiring processes that build trust.
July 9, 2026
The 2026 Recruiter Pressure Index: A State-by-State Map of the Talent War
A new analysis from Lever ranks all 50 states and Washington, D.C. by hiring pressure—combining job openings, quits, and unemployment into a single Pressure Score. The result is a national labor market split into two economies, with South Dakota the tightest place to hire and D.C. the loosest.
June 15, 2026
From Credentials to Capability: Why Skills-Based Hiring Is Replacing Resumes
In a recent webinar, Employ’s Michelle Stone and Katy Jenkins sat down with Nathan Mondragon (ProboTalent) and Adriana Gamboa (IBM) to unpack this shift—and share what hiring looks like when resumes are no longer recruiters’ most trusted signal.
June 3, 2026
Across the Generational Divide: A Look at What Different Generations Expect from the Hiring Process
Learn what different generations expect from employers today—from flexibility and communication to AI transparency and hiring experience.
May 27, 2026
What the Rise in AI-Powered Candidate Fraud Really Means for TA Teams
Candidate fraud is evolving fast. Learn how talent leaders are detecting risk, redefining screening, and building trust into modern hiring.
May 11, 2026
Filtering Out the Fraud: How to Recognize Fake Candidates During the Hiring Process
TL; DR You might be about to hire a fake candidate and not even know it. To help you filter out the fraud, we’ve aggregated the top ten tells you’re talking to a fake candidate, […]
April 17, 2026
How to Build a Recruitment Marketing Strategy That Actually Connects
TL; DR If your pipeline is growing, why aren’t your hires improving? Here’s the thing: With fewer qualified candidates and lower screen-to-interview rates, the challenge isn’t attracting more applicants—it’s attracting the right ones. So, what are the top teams doing differently? They’re moving beyo
April 2, 2026
Early Screening in the AI Era: 5 Shifts Hiring Teams Can’t Ignore
Hiring teams are facing a shifting reality. Applications are surging, signals are harder to trust, and candidate fraud is becoming more sophisticated by the day.
March 30, 2026
The New Hiring Equation: Speed, Signal, and Safeguards
TL;DR AI has reshaped the hiring landscape. But with new opportunities come new risks, namely candidate fraud. Today, TA leaders have a dual mandate: accelerate hiring and protect the funnel. The teams getting […]
March 27, 2026
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Hiring is hard. Your tech shouldn’t be. When it comes to our technology, that core principle guides every decision we make—from the smallest enhancement to the biggest investments. It may seem like […]
March 12, 2026
The Referral Advantage: Turning Employees into Your Best Hiring Source
Imagine if every new hire felt like the perfect hire. Not just someone who checks the boxes. But someone who fits the role, the team, and the culture—and stays long-term because they really belong at your organization. That […]
March 5, 2026
How Real TA Leaders are Navigating the Rise in Candidate Fraud
Ask any recruiter or TA pro what’s keeping them up at night. Lately, there’s a good chance that the answer is candidate fraud. What once felt like a fringe concern has quickly become one of the most pressing risks facing […]
February 24, 2026
What's Trending: 5 Talent Acquisition Software Trends HR Leaders Should Watch
In the ’80s, it was shoulder pads. In the ’90s, it was boy bands. Today, TA trends come and go faster than a candidate can hit “quick apply”—leaving many TA […]
January 22, 2026
Hiring Tools for HR: 9 Expert Tips for Seamless Integration
Learn best practices from HR experts to enhance your integration between hiring tools and HR systems seamlessly.
January 20, 2026
Comparing AI Interview Tools: Features, Risks & Buyer Questions
If you add AI to your tech stack—but no one actually uses it—did anything really change? Over the past two years, TA teams have experienced an AI avalanche—new tools and “must-haves” flooding the market. One […]
January 8, 2026
Analytical Interview Questions For Software Engineer
Last updated: January 6, 2026 Originally posted: March 1, 2024 Let’s set the stage: applicant volume is up, quality is harder to assess, and TA teams are operating in a world of AI-enhanced everything. Finding the right hire for […]
January 6, 2026