How to Avoid Inadvertent Age Bias in Your Recruiting and Hiring
Whatever business you’re in, you want employees who are energetic, driven, and passionate. You also want people who will be a great fit and stay with you for a long time to come. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleHow to prep your new employee welcome kit
There’s nothing worse than showing up for your first day on a new job to find that no one has prepared for your arrival. No laptop, no desk, no chair – we’ve heard countless horror stories! That’s why...
View ArticleFour ways to cultivate linguistic diversity in your company
The benefits of linguistic diversity are manifold. Not only do you gain skills for communicating with new foreign markets, but you also enrich your company culturally. But recruiting multilingual...
View ArticleTop 2019 talent trends: The remote and distributed workforce
We can sense the end of the year is near. Holiday parties are on the calendar. Planning for next year is well under way. And some overly enthusiastic people are already talking about New Year’s...
View ArticleHow to stand out and attract tech talent: Tips from HubSpot, Seen by Indeed...
Whether you’re enhancing your engineering team, doubling down on data scientists or adding to your AI acumen, hiring for technical roles can be tough. How do you stand out from the competition and get...
View ArticleYes, hiring is in your lane: Why senior leaders need to embrace their role of...
Would a CEO allow the CFO to report earnings without reviewing the numbers or delegate the company’s biggest brand rollout in its history to the CMO or let the legal team lead a historic M&A...
View ArticleTop 2019 talent trends: Candidate experience
Welcome to the next installment of our series on 2019 trends. Did you miss the first post? We explored the massive increase in the number of remote and distributed workers and the impact this change is...
View ArticleWhy engineers won't do your coding test
The idea behind a coding test is very simple: to filter out candidates who do not have the technical chops for the role early on in the process, before the hiring manager and candidate both waste their...
View ArticleHappy New Year from all of us at Greenhouse
The end of the year is a time for reflection and optimistic forward-thinking. We’ve been sharing our 2019 talent trends with you about several of the most important matters in the industry – from...
View ArticleTop 2019 talent trends: Meet the Talent Makers
As we inch closer to the end of the year – and decade – we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of the trends that have been shaping talent in 2019. How have these trends informed our work in the...
View ArticleSourcing recruiting strategies: A simple guide
To get ahead in today’s competitive talent market, savvy recruiters don’t only consider the active applicants who respond to their job listings. They’re taking a more proactive approach and investing...
View ArticleHow to do an inclusivity check for the new year
Creating an inclusive work environment is not as simple as planning your strategy and then implementing it. It's easy to allow diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) to sit on the back burner when...
View ArticleUnpacking MongoDB’s approach to DE&I | Insights from AfroTech
What do a delicious cookout and a convention hall full of techies have in common? AfroTech. This year’s AfroTech Conference, hosted by black millennial media company Blavity, was nothing short of...
View ArticleTalent trends: Predictions for 2020 and beyond
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the trends that have shaped the talent landscape in 2019. Just tuning in and want to catch up? We explored the remote and distributed workforce, candidate...
View ArticleIntroducing Astha Malik, marketing veteran and Greenhouse’s newest board member
We’re excited to share that we have a new member on the Greenhouse board of directors, Astha Malik. We had a chance to learn more about the experience and perspectives Astha brings to the Greenhouse...
View Article5 human resource skills you need to have as a manager
A manager is an invaluable part of any business, and great managers are highly sought after. They can be hard to find and the best ones out there are being offered the best jobs. Becoming a great...
View ArticleCandidate satisfaction – why everyone should keep tabs on this essential metric
One of the biggest trends in talent over the past few years has been the shift from treating candidate experience as an afterthought to bringing it front and center to talent acquisition strategy (we...
View ArticleReference check questions: Here’s what you need to know
You can learn a lot directly from your candidates, but a reference check with their former coworkers can help you get a more complete picture. But how exactly do you conduct one and what are the most...
View ArticleRecruiting diverse talent: Tips from Amazon, HubSpot and Greenhouse
Building a company that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) doesn't just come from a single team or department like HR, People or Talent Acquisition – it has to be a company-wide...
View ArticleNext-level hiring: How Ordergroove took their strategy from good to great
As you’re here on the Greenhouse blog, you most likely have the hiring basics down. You know the right tactics and are setting up great structured processes to ensure you’re getting the right talent...
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