Examples of Interview Feedback For Unsuccessful Candidates
Telling candidates they weren’t selected for the job is never easy. This is why, as HR professionals, we often hit a button in our ATS system and auto-populate an email […]
January 31, 2025
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Assessment After Interview
Interviewing a candidate can be tedious. The tedium is exacerbated when you have to have to interview half a dozen candidates back to back. This is why it’s important to […]
December 10, 2024
Interviewer Bias Examples
The recruitment process can often feel like a tightrope walk – for both the candidate and the hiring manager. On one side, there’s the pressure to find the perfect candidate […]
December 7, 2024
One In Four Interviews Are Biased
You’ve meticulously designed your hiring process, carefully crafted your interview questions, and trained your team to be as objective as possible. You’re ready to hire the very best people for […]
August 21, 2024
How to Prioritize Candidate Engagement and Build Relationships with Talent
Lever is thrilled to continue a quarterly feature highlighting responses from some of our expert HR service and technology partners. See how the following thought leaders responded to the question […]
July 8, 2024
Relationship-Building Interview Questions
Communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills are key aspects of building a great team. High-performing teams thrive when trust, rapport, and connection have been established between team members. As a result, […]
April 15, 2024
Bias Interview Questions
We hear the term “bias” a lot these days. “Conscious bias,” “unconscious bias.” But what is bias? At its core, bias is simply a preference for one thing over another. […]
March 22, 2024
Interview Debrief
Let’s talk about interview debriefs. Some of us love them and can’t wait to share our thoughts on the future of a candidate in our organization- and some of us […]
March 17, 2024
Collaboration Interview Questions
In the dynamic landscape of modern workplaces, collaboration has emerged as a cornerstone of success, driving innovation, fostering teamwork, and propelling organizations towards their goals. Recognizing the pivotal role of […]
March 13, 2024
How Forward-Thinking Talent Pros Optimize Recruiting Strategies
Talent scarcity is an ongoing challenge for companies across multiple sectors. With the current economic landscape and the global pandemic creating lasting disruptions to the job market, many companies are […]
February 17, 2024
ICYMI: Expert Insights and Strategies for Effective Recruiting
Recruitment is evolving at breakneck speed. For companies of all sizes and recruiting complexities, navigating through the maze of hiring challenges and opportunities is more crucial than ever. Learning from […]
February 16, 2024
Unveiling the Truth: Analyzing Gender Differences in Interview Data
Prejudice. Inequality. Favoritism. Injustice. Prejudgment. Preconception. These are all words that come to mind when we think about the term “bias”. Since launching our AI Interview Companion (formerly Pillar), we’ve […]
January 17, 2024
How Company Culture Impacts Talent Attraction and Retention
It’s clear why company culture is so important to employers of all sizes today: A common thread among organizations with strong corporate cultures is that they prioritize workforce wellness. Doing […]
December 13, 2023
Workforce Trends That Will Impact Employers in 2024
When reviewing and developing your annual talent acquisition strategy, your budget and specific role and team needs likely influence your hiring decision-making the most. But, don’t forget to account for […]
December 11, 2023
Expert Panel Interview Tips for Today's Hiring Teams
Recruiters, HR specialists, and hiring managers work a lot together behind the scenes to prepare for each panel interview they conduct with candidates of interest. Notably, they: That’s all well […]
July 20, 2023
3 Ways to Get Maximum Results from Data-Driven Recruiting
Within organizations large and small, the recruiting function has a huge opportunity to become more agile using data-driven insights, especially in light of the unsteady talent landscape. Scaling recruiting to […]
July 11, 2023
Employee Engagement Strategies to Retain Top Talent
The most effective employee engagement strategies are ones executed by HR and managers. That said, as with other organizational initiatives (e.g., ones tied to DEI and corporate social responsibility), high-level […]
July 7, 2023
The Importance of Speedy Interview Scheduling
It’s an all-too-familiar scenario: A qualified candidate eagerly awaits a call from a recruiter after submitting their application, only for both parties to face frustrating delays in the interview scheduling […]
June 2, 2023
Pay Transparency: What's New and What It Means for Your Business
The information provided here does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. All information, content, and materials provided here are for general informational purposes only. As the world […]
April 20, 2023
Transforming Your Talent Acquisition Technology Stack
Your talent acquisition technology stack is unique. Few, if any, other orgs have the same exact tools and platforms in their TA tech ecosystems that your business does. At the […]
April 12, 2023
Building a Strategic Hiring Plan for Your Business
Saying there are a million moving pieces to your strategic hiring plan is hyperbolic. However, it’s no exaggeration to say ongoing coordination and optimization are a must to maintain a […]
April 7, 2023
How Job Crafting Can Help You Retain Top-Performers
Employ’s Q1 2023 Quarterly Insights Report found more than half (52%) of job seekers cited career advancement as their main motivator behind their job search. However, there are other, similar […]
April 5, 2023
Combatting the Talent Shortage with Strategic Sourcing
The pandemic was the tipping point in significant workforce disruption. This period ushered in the rise of remote work — but it also led to The Great Resignation in 2021, […]
March 8, 2023
Developing a DEI Committee: How to Build Your Team
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are (rightfully) becoming more commonplace in the workplace. The goal of these programs is to create a diverse and inclusive workplace environment where all […]
February 15, 2023
How Leading Orgs Improve Diversity In the Workforce
A series of devastating tech layoffs kicked off 2023. The economic downturn will likely continue to take its toll, with cutbacks possibly spreading to other sectors. There are well-placed concerns […]
February 7, 2023
Pay Transparency: A Premier Way to Attract Talent
Job seekers increasingly want employers to provide equal pay for equal work, offer the market rate for roles of interest, and disclose compensation in job postings. Failure to do all […]
November 16, 2022
Your Guide to Creating a Campus Recruitment Strategy
A growing number of companies no longer require college degrees as a prerequisite to consider potential candidates for certain roles and teams. But campus recruitment remains a top priority for […]
November 11, 2022
Are You Preventing or Pushing Quiet Quitting?
You’ve heard the term called “quiet quitting” at some point since mid-2021. There are many ways to explain the concept, but arguably the best is a relatable example: According to […]
November 2, 2022
Recruitment Database Software: Not All the Same
Every applicant tracking system and candidate relationship management solution offers its own distinct type of recruitment database to store candidate information: It’s clear which choice is more optimal for modern […]
October 25, 2022
Maintaining Your Focus on Diversity In the Workplace
If it seems like diversity in the workplace is becoming an increasingly important initiative for companies across industries, that’s because it is — and there’s data to back it up. […]
October 20, 2022
How Talent Acquisition Teams Leverage Visual Insights
Talent acquisition teams at companies small and large continually optimize their recruitment models to meet critical hiring objectives and better compete for top talent. Our 2022 Talent Benchmarks Report found […]
September 8, 2022
7 HR Metrics That Matter to Your Executive Team
Human resources teams invested in advanced technology, like human capital management (HCM) solutions and full-cycle recruiting platforms, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, they invested in tech that helps them […]
September 1, 2022
Strategic Workforce Planning: A Blueprint for Success
The most successful strategic workforce planning processes are agile and ongoing. Executives, HR leaders, and talent acquisition directors use this approach for their annual workforce management planning (i.e., identifying current […]
August 30, 2022
How Talent Operations Sets Recruiting Up for Success
Talent operations (a.k.a. recruiting operations) is an increasingly popular role on talent acquisition teams today. Their primary task is right in the name: Ensure operational excellence within the entire recruiting […]
June 23, 2022
5 Hiring Trends from Our Talent Benchmarks Report
It’s not enough to just know the latest hiring trends. You also need to know the ‘why’ behind them (i.e., how they came to be) to make informed adjustments to your […]
June 14, 2022
Setting Smart Recruitment Goals for Your Talent Team
Clearly defined recruitment goals — annual, biannual, or quarterly — created with your leadership team, HR director, and hiring managers provide structure for your talent team. Conversely, ambiguous, poorly defined […]
June 7, 2022
Preventing Candidate Ghosting with Smart Nurturing
Candidate “ghosting” is on the rise among job seekers today. And smart nurturing is the antidote. The reasons prospects abandon the recruitment funnel are many: “To help combat ghosting, employers […]
May 2, 2022
How to Nurture Qualified Candidates via Email & SMS
Engaging qualified candidates in your pipeline with custom-tailored email nurtures is a no-brainer for your talent team today. Why? Because the ROI of well-planned, personalized email campaigns to prospects — […]
April 28, 2022
Talent Optimization Insights from PI OPTIMA 2022
Talent optimization comprises a number of tasks today: As many of the guest speakers at Predictive Index OPTIMA 2022 noted, it also requires organizations’ leadership teams to develop a coordinated […]
April 21, 2022
4 Types of Recruiting Email That Attract Top Talent
Cold recruiting (i.e., sending “out-of-the-blue” recruiting email to prospects) is tough. The candidates your org wants to hire are already being contacted by other companies, while many are being bombarded […]
April 14, 2022
Internal Mobility Best Practices You Should Implement
You may have seen the memes and read the statistics: many employees are quitting their jobs, and “Why should we hire you?” is quickly turning into “Why should I work […]
April 5, 2022
5 Tips for Creating More Diverse Interview Panels
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Diverse hiring starts with diverse interview panels. Before making a decision as vital as where to build their career, candidates want […]
March 28, 2022
Leveraging Diversity Data for Your DEI Initiative
Accumulating diversity data in an ATS only for that data set to sit there unused won’t help you move the needle with your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative. Instead, […]
March 23, 2022
How to Create an Effective Interview Training Program
There’s no better predictor of job success than a rock-solid interview. That makes the creation of an interview training program vital to your recruiting and hiring success. Good interviewing is […]
March 21, 2022
Attracting Passive Candidates with Smarter Outreach
A recent Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development report found 44% of talent acquisition teams were recruiting passive candidates as a means to cope with a difficult labor market. Another […]
March 16, 2022
The Recruitment Dashboard's Role in Hiring Success
The era of data-driven recruiting is upon us. That means a recruitment dashboard — one that offers ample insights into ongoing talent acquisition activities — is now your team’s top […]
February 28, 2022
How The Great Resignation Led to Boomerang Employees
The Great Resignation made headlines amid the global pandemic. Today, it‘s starting to slow down, but continues to affect organizations across industries. If your business, like countless others, are still […]
February 22, 2022
3 Proven Ways to Improve Your Recruitment Process
Perfection may be the “enemy of good.” However, that shouldn’t stop you from constantly improving each step of the recruitment process to realize greater recruiting and hiring productivity, efficiency, and […]
February 18, 2022
Hiring a Remote Workforce with an Advanced ATS
The future of work is here. The days of working in an office (at least primarily) are seemingly over, for many professionals across the globe. That includes U.S.-based workers. To […]
February 16, 2022
Recruitment Funnel Optimization Tips for TA Teams
A well-built recruitment funnel — a framework that defines how top candidates move through the full life cycle recruiting process from start to finish — isn’t just helpful for your […]
February 8, 2022
How to Streamline Your Job Offer Approval Process
Moving candidates through the recruitment funnel in a speedy, efficient manner is vital today — especially considering many prospects ‘bail’ on the hiring process prior to its conclusion. Recent research […]
February 3, 2022
5 High-Volume Hiring Strategies You Can Use Today
Hiring the right talent, and doing it at scale, is a challenge in and of itself. For many hiring teams, achieving success with high-volume hiring often comes at the expense […]
January 24, 2022
Revamping Your Recruitment Strategy in 2024: A Guide
You and your team work hard to develop your recruitment strategy. That means it’s only right to analyze and optimize your approach often. (Perhaps even daily.) But knowing how to […]
January 20, 2022
How Our Hiring Team Makes the Most of LeverTRM
The irony of the Lever hiring team using our very own talent acquisition suite — that is, the industry’s only native ATS + CRM solution — to recruit and hire […]
January 19, 2022
How Recruitment Analytics Can Enhance Your Hiring
Marketing, sales, and product (among other teams) collect and analyze data to execute and excel daily. Talent acquisition must do the same with their recruitment analytics. There’s no shortage of […]
January 14, 2022
Women in Leadership: Changing the Work Landscape
A lot has happened since 2020. We’ve experienced a global pandemic, witnessed significant movements toward equality and racial justice, and have seen more organizations commit to strengthening their stances on […]
January 13, 2022
Headcount Planning Best Practices for Your Business
Executive leaders (notably, CEOs and CROs) focus on long-term strategic workforce planning to help their companies grow and achieve their respective business objective. While C-suites focus on the “big picture” […]
January 11, 2022
How Talent Leaders Can Address Recruiter Burnout
Imagine this: While hypothetical, the example above paints a very real picture of what hiring teams have been dealing with for some time now. The stress of sourcing, engaging, recruiting, […]
January 10, 2022
The Great Rehire and Candidate Expectations: A Guide
Scroll any LinkedIn news feed or HR platform, and you’ll see signs of the Great Resignation — a moment unlike any other we’ve seen before in the world of HR […]
January 5, 2022
Democratizing Recruiting Analytics Across Your Business
Cost per hire. Time to fill. Candidate experience. The list of talent metrics you need to routinely track and improve is lengthy. You can’t do either, though, without a platform […]
December 13, 2021
How Legacy ATS Systems Hurt Talent Acquisition
Legacy ATS systems no longer get the job done for recruiters and talent specialists. Seven in 10 talent leaders (including some at Fortune 500 companies) say candidate relationship management (CRM) […]
December 9, 2021
How Your Business Can Overcome Diversity Fatigue
Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in your organization can feel like an overwhelming and sometimes frustrating effort. As a talent acquisition pro, you’re focusing on DEI not only during […]
December 8, 2021
Actionable Talent Analytics: Key to Better Hiring
To understand the value of talent analytics to your recruiting org, look to the HR analytics used by your colleagues in human resources and the power of that data for […]
December 7, 2021
Growing Diversity with an Internal Mobility Program
As your organization works on building a more diverse workforce, an internal mobility program may not seem like the first or most obvious place to start After all, recruiting and […]
December 6, 2021
5 Applicant Tracking System Myths, Debunked
Many talent acquisition teams use an applicant tracking system (ATS) as their primary recruitment software. That is not “new news” to you or most other TA pros. However, it is […]
December 2, 2021
Providing a High-Touch Candidate Experience at Scale
One thing is certain: As companies grow and hire more talent, so does the email communication and information to track over time. This becomes extremely vital for candidates who enter […]
November 30, 2021
How Recruiting Automation Enables Smarter Hiring
Automating manual, repetitive tasks is always a good idea. For talent acquisition teams, it’s especially beneficial because it helps them deal with the workload and headcount fluctuations. They can count […]
November 24, 2021
6 Tips to Drive Your Diversity Recruitment Strategy
Between sourcing, engaging, nurturing, and hiring top talent, you’ve got a lot on your plate. Add the need to drive diversity recruitment across your org, and any talent acquisition team […]
November 18, 2021
10 Tips to Write High-Converting Recruiting Emails
Cold recruiting is no walk in the park. The candidates your organization wants to hire are already being contacted by other companies, while many are being bombarded by agencies and […]
November 15, 2021
How to Conduct an Effective Structured Interview
A structured interview is a systematic approach to hiring where recruiters leverage a predetermined set of questions and standardized assessment criteria to determine whether a candidate is right for a […]
November 12, 2021
4 Top Tips to Attracting and Retaining Veteran Talent
There are many reasons that veterans make for great employees and leaders in the workplace. Two that come to mind? They are resilient, adaptable, entrepreneurial, results-oriented, and incredible at teamwork, […]
November 11, 2021
What Are Structured Interviews (and Why Use Them)?
Interviews are a necessary part of your hiring process. And yet, determining whether a candidate is right for a role can be challenging. Can a one-hour interview truly tell you […]
November 10, 2021
The Pros of an Automated Talent Acquisition Process
An automated talent acquisition process equals a more effective hiring process (i.e., filling open positions with increasingly greater ease and efficiency). Plain and simple. Of course, not every facet of […]
November 9, 2021
Engaging Your Talent Pool with Intelligent Nurtures
Some talent acquisition teams have just 100 total job candidates in their talent pool (a database of all individuals who apply for or are reach out to for open roles). […]
November 3, 2021
How to Write Inclusive Job Descriptions: A Guide
Recruiters and hiring teams know the talent market better than anyone. After all, you’re working to source, engage, and nurture talent every single day — not just new talent, but […]
November 3, 2021
5 Talent Acquisition Trends That Will Define 2024
As the current year comes to a close, talent acquisition and recruitment teams are planning their strategies for the next 12 months. During this time, hiring teams and HR leaders […]
October 27, 2021
How to Develop an Internal Mobility Strategy
Creating an internal mobility strategy that drives talent forward is vital for businesses today. Before jumping into recruiting for open or new roles internally, it’s critical that your hiring team […]
October 22, 2021
3 Benefits of Internal Mobility for Your Business
Internal mobility is advantageous for both your company and your employees—and internal mobility can drastically reduce recruiting costs, to boot. But, what are the long-term benefits of internal mobility for […]
October 20, 2021
What Is Internal Mobility and Why Do You Need It?
Internal mobility is the movement of employees within an organization. An internal mobility strategy takes this a few steps further by implementing a process or framework for moving existing employees […]
October 18, 2021
Digital Body Language: Creating a Culture of Clarity
Nearly all business professionals, including those in talent acquisition, understand the importance of strong body language when in the office (or, in TA specialists’ case, when interviewing candidates). They know […]
October 7, 2021
Recognizing the Value of Internal Talent Development
Identifying and hiring external talent will always be a top priority for practically all businesses. That said, there is certainly a case to be made for ongoing internal talent development […]
October 6, 2021
Designing Equitable and Inclusive Hiring Practices
Diverse teams outperform non-diverse teams. And there’s plenty of recent data to prove it. Just look at the findings from McKinsey’s 2019 research on inclusive workplaces. For instance: Yet, the […]
October 5, 2021
How Personal Growth Leads to Professional Success
“What is well-being?” This question was posed by researchers from the United States, Spain, Australia, and Ireland who recently studied what exactly well-being meant to residents of 20-plus countries. The […]
September 29, 2021
The State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tech
It’s no secret that the technology industry faces a wealth of challenges with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as many others do. Tech professionals drive value by creating solutions to […]
August 26, 2021
Highlights from Our 2021 State of DEI Report
We surveyed over 500 HR decision-makers and 1,000 employees to learn what actions employers are taking to make diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a meaningful and measurable reality in their […]
August 23, 2021
8 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices
The need to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts has long been clear, but the COVID-19 pandemic made it even more apparent — and urgent. Fully embracing DEI means […]
August 23, 2021
Solid Onboarding Starts with Candidate Experience
Has employee onboarding fallen off track in your organization? According to a Gallup report, only 12% of employees feel their company does a good job onboarding new team members, leaving […]
July 26, 2021
How to Support LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace
We’ve all heard this in the last few years: “This pandemic era was unprecedented.” But, for a good part of the workforce that identifies as LGBTQ+, it had an even […]
June 21, 2021
Fighting Anti-Asian Racism: A Unified Effort
Anti-Asian acts of hate have grown dramatically since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The elderly, Asian women, Asian small businesses owners, and Asians and Pacific Islanders from all walks […]
March 25, 2021
Soft Skills Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
Creating impact job descriptions is a big investment for hiring managers upfront, so asking good soft skills interview questions that map to those descriptions is important in order to maximize […]
December 28, 2020
15 Ways to Build a Truly Diverse Talent Pipeline
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is (and has been) top of mind for many orgs today. Every employer has a responsibility to do their part to right these wrongs, and […]
November 25, 2020
5 Ways to Reimagine Recruiting in Manufacturing
Whether in a downturned market or amid a thriving economy, manufacturing companies battle recruiting challenges that call for a robust value proposition in order to win the top-talent war. Here […]
August 6, 2020
5 Proven Ways to Eliminate Bias in the Workplace
In light of recent news and many stepping up for change, we wanted to give some actionable advice to help others during this time to prevent racism or inequality in […]
June 18, 2020
Interview Questions for Healthcare Professionals
Many in healthcare can’t hire fast enough in the new world, post-pandemic. The need for speed and resilience counts in times like this more than ever. And, the process for […]
May 8, 2020
6 Leaders on Supporting Women in the Workplace
Supporting women in the workplace, including women in corporate America, is a goal for many CEOs, as they aim to build inclusive workplaces and be better allies to women. According […]
March 4, 2020
7 Hiring Manager Collaboration Hacks for Recruiters
Hiring often touches multiple roles and functions across organizations. Without unified sources for tracking, this adds new hurdles to keeping everyone on the same page. We interviewed BambooHR Sr. Talent Acquisition […]
February 13, 2020
5 Enterprise Recruiting Challenges (and Solutions)
When it comes to attracting top talent (and, more specifically, competing with other companies for top-tier candidates), enterprise recruiting orgs have the necessary resources at their disposal often unmatched by […]
October 30, 2019
Candidate Persona Templates That Work for Recruiters
Candidate persona templates have become increasingly popular among talent acquisition teams. The main reason is clear: They help hiring teams implement structured hiring processes. A candidate persona is a focused […]
October 17, 2019
Attracting Talent: 7 Tips from an Expert Recruiter
I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Chewy Associate Director, Talent Acquisition Marketing & Sourcing Andrew Levy. In addition to his current recruiting role, Andrew has also held […]
October 14, 2019
Addressing Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace
“Gender bias [in the workplace] holds women back from being hired and advancing in their careers,” said Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation VP of People and Managing Director […]
October 8, 2019
Busting the Myths Around Workers with Disabilities
This year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme? “Right Talent, Right Now.” This annual initiative held in October for the past 70+ years “celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities […]
October 1, 2019
How to Improve Company Culture: An HR-TA Initiative
‘How to improve company culture’ may not seem like a talent acquisition task at first glance. However, given TA’s role in attracting and engaging high-quality candidates, the team certainly plays […]
August 21, 2019
Age Diversity in the Workplace: Myths, Debunked
In a virtual world, age seems invisible. This makes age diversity in the workplace appear seamless (i.e., difficult to discern the exact age of a given colleague). However, with the […]
August 7, 2019
How TA Leaders Can Measure Recruiter Productivity
Using your talent analytics to drive your strategy can be tough, especially when you’re sitting on a treasure trove of data. While you probably already use said data to guide […]
June 27, 2019
9 Stats In Celebration of International Women's Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we compiled nine statistics that might surprise you about the current state of and sentiment of women in the workforce today. We hope these […]
March 8, 2019
Top 9 Onboarding Questions Answered for Employers
In many companies where resources are limited, once the offer is signed there is little done afterwards. Hiring managers and people teams can often miss the opportunity to roll out […]
January 17, 2019
Employer Branding Strategy: Lessons for Hiring Teams
Creating an employer branding strategy doesn’t happen overnight. Similarly, the development of an employer brand isn’t executed solely by one specific team at your business. Rather, implementing an employer branding […]
November 28, 2018
6 Inclusive Employee Benefits That Support Diversity
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts are finally beginning to get the attention they deserve, and 35% of hiring decision-makers expect to increase investment in this area. Then doing so, […]
August 2, 2018
Job Offer Acceptance: 4 Ways to Win More Candidates
Our 2022 Talent Benchmarks Report shows Lever customers had an 81% job offer acceptance rate in 2023. This was a 25% rise in their offer acceptance rate from 2018. If […]
July 19, 2018
How to Get Employee Referrals: Tips for Talent Teams
The quest to find qualified candidates is never-ending for talent teams. The good news is they don’t have to find good-fit prospects on job boards to engage for open positions […]
May 23, 2018
How to Improve Gender Diversity in the Workplace
Diversity is imperative to all workplaces. People with different backgrounds and experiences, who come together as a team, can develop innovative ideas that will keep your company alive and thriving. […]
May 16, 2018
The Ugly Truth About Unstructured Interviews Today
The job interview process is your opportunity to find the right qualified candidates for open roles and sell those individuals on working at your company. The trick is knowing which […]
April 4, 2018
9 Phone Interview Tips for Employers
The phone interview is often the first step in the interview process, and serves to accomplish two goals. First, to determine whether the candidate should be brought in for an […]
January 26, 2018
How Leading Talent Teams Reduce Time to Hire
“Building quality relationships with candidates takes time and attention,” Lever SVP Customer Success Jessica Green shared for our 2022 Talent Benchmarks Report. That said, your talent acquisition team must balance […]
October 20, 2017
OFCCP Compliance for Recruiting: What to Know
Recruiters have enough on their plates without having to learn the ins and outs of complex OFCCP compliance laws. With Lever’s OFCCP compliance support, they don’t have to worry about […]
June 29, 2017
Establishing Dedicated Diversity Sourcing Strategies
If you want to diversify your workforce, chances are you’re also thinking about how you’ll strategically get underrepresented minority candidates into your recruiting process. More than that, you might be […]
April 25, 2017
How to Set Dedicated DEI Goals for Your Business
Understanding what diversity means at your company is a hard task. Taking that one step further by creating DEI goals that help you increase the representation at your org and […]
April 4, 2017
Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace is hard work for business leaders. But, having grown a team that recently hit a 50:50 gender ratio (an uncommon feat these days, especially in […]
March 22, 2017
7 Chats Recruiting Must Initiate with Hiring Managers
If you’re a recruiter, chances are you’ve brought your hiring managers some pretty terrible candidate fits at one point or another. Knowing how deeply they care about building the right […]
January 5, 2017
Getting the Most Out of Interview Evaluation Forms
An interview evaluation form (a.k.a. candidate evaluation form) helps all interviewers provide detailed and structured feedback following conversations with job seekers. This standardized, structured form of interview feedback ensures each […]
November 7, 2016
Improving the Hiring Manager Experience: A Guide
Hiring manager collaboration — or lack thereof — with writing job descriptions, finding top talent, engaging qualified candidates, and making decisions about who to advance in the recruitment process is […]
January 20, 2016
4 Tips to Humanize Rejection Letters After Interviews
No candidate wants to hear that they didn’t get a job after they’ve spent hours applying and interviewing, and no recruiter likes delivering the bad news. After all, recruiters absolutely […]
July 16, 2015