This Week in Talent (7 June)

This week we look at a new approach to diversity, a benchmarking resource for in-house recruiters, using psychology of colour to attract more applicants, and more.
Enjoy these musings!


A new approach to diversity

Getting frustrated at the slow rate of change when it comes to diversity? ATC2018 speaker Aubrey Blanche reckons its time to hit the reset button and adopt a different approach. Read to find out more.

Recruitment Metrics – What are in-house Recruiters actually measuring? And why?

Here’s a good resource if you are looking to do some competitive benchmarking for your recruitment metrics.

Every recruiter needs this CEO’s crude hiring catchphrase in their life

It may be crude, but we thought it hits nail on the head. What do you think?

How to use the psychology of colour in recruitment

Jan Tegze is back with another thought-provoking article, this time, all about using the right colours on your website to attract more applicants.

Microsoft snaps up GitHub

We know many of you rely on GitHub for sourcing top tech Talent and we are wondering what do you make of this news? Is this the beginning of the end for the community? How does this affect recruiters in the short vs long term?


Do you have any exciting news to share? Reach out and let us know!

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