A couple years ago a friend referred me to a job in a tech company. Although I was not looking for a new job back then, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to talk to the recruiter just in case this was the opportunity of my life in disguise. During the…

Here are 3 ways to calculate and monitor quality of hire and recruiting effectiveness. Trust me, it is no rocket science. Just this week I was mentoring a young Recruiting Manager who had impressively managed to hire 100+ technology professionals in a single quarter— and in this job market —…

Whether your team is big or small, odds are that at least a third of the people you lead are introverts. Many of them, although talented and competent, may be struggling in silence, underperforming or ready to quit. You can help. — Last week, I shared with you my story as an introvert struggling to cope with work environments designed for extroverts’ need for stimulation. I was lucky enough to have met leaders who were empathetic to my needs as an introvert and who sponsored changes that made my work life healthy…

It is easy to blame the environment when things do not go as we expected. To approach what we are doing wrong in spite of the external context may be more insightful though. — I recently spoke to a group of recruiters and hiring managers from different scale-ups who are having trouble getting candidates to accept their offers. The market has never been so competitive”, said one of them. “It’s the great resignation!”, said another in a way that sounded to me like the…

Ao menos uma vez a cada 2 ou 3 semanas, vejo empresas divulgando com orgulho a contratação de mulheres grávidas — esses dias, por exemplo, o Estadão dedicou uma matéria inteira para contar algumas dessas histórias. …

Trabalho remoto é muito mais que não ter obrigação de ir ao escritório — se a empresa não agir intencionalmente para operar em um paradigma inteiramente novo, o resultado serão empregados com uma experiência de isolamento e improdutividade. — Quase um ano depois de o COVID-19 ter dispersado dos escritórios uma parte significativa dos brasileiros, assistimos a um movimento ainda tímido mas crescente de empresas locais anunciando vagas remotas. Quando converso com colegas de recrutamento e líderes dessas empresas, identifico que a principal motivação para esse movimento nasce de…

Sentei no sofá do terapeuta com o peso de um desabafo adiado por tempo demais. "Estou emburrecendo", falei. Então contei para ele a minha recém-criada alegoria das luzes tristes de natal. "Sinto como se eu fosse um pisca-pisca cujas luzes acendem e brilham alegremente para o trabalho mas se apagam…

How our Brazilian Talent Acquisition team used recruiter specialization to speed up our hiring process In times of lockdown and social distancing, our team has been trying to find the time to share with our community what we have learned so far. This time we would like to share with…

How our Brazilian Talent Acquisition team used recruiter specialization to speed up our hiring process In times of lockdown and social distancing, our team has been trying to find the time to share with our community what we have learned so far. This time we would like to share with…