by James Ellis Employer Brand Nerd | Feb 26, 2018
A helpful way of seeing recruiting issues and evaluating solutions for years, the recruiting funnel is now completely broken. It forces your thinking into a transactional mode, which is not going to lead you to talent greatness. In this episode, published in...
by James Ellis Employer Brand Nerd | Dec 4, 2017
Ho ho ho! What can Santa (or your religious/cultural analogue) bring you? Do you want a pony? A new playhouse? Something sparkly? No. You want something more important. The professional equivalent of wishing for more wishes, you want a seat at the decision-making...
by James Ellis Employer Brand Nerd | Nov 20, 2017
As a talent leader, your job is to understand, organize, and manage the people and skills who will achieve your business goals. Just like on a chess board, right? Well, on a chess board, rooks don’t suddenly learn new programming languages or get their masters...
by James Ellis Employer Brand Nerd | Nov 6, 2017
It’s budgeting season! The scariest and saddest part of the year, usually. Let me guess: your leadership said you need to do more, but with +/-3% change in budget? I’ve heard that a lot. It’s a TRAP! This mindset that keeps you locked in to...
by James Ellis Employer Brand Nerd | Oct 23, 2017
Software, bots and AI won’t take all of our jobs, just the entry-level ones. Which completely changes the talent playing field. Completely. Are you prepared? Show notes: Webinar Series Employer Brand 101 & 201 The Four by Scott Galloway RecruitCon RoadTrip...
by James Ellis Employer Brand Nerd | Aug 21, 2017
If a recruiter’s life is filled with rejection and people ignoring them (and that’s on a good day), can we really expect such a thing as recruiting...