Recruiting
Join Us October 22nd for the Next HR Tech Roundtable
This year has been, in the words of a good friend, a “dumpster fire.” So many things have gone wrong, yet the changing environment has led to some new developments, opportunities to connect, and different approaches to traditional events. Those changes are a silver lining in this bigger shift we’re seeing this year. One of…
Read MoreWhat the Phenom Acquisition of My Ally Signifies for Automation in Recruiting
My Ally is a recruiting chatbot tool that schedules 20,000 interviews a month. Phenom offers a talent experience platform and serves hundreds of enterprise firms like Newell Brands, Brother, Southwest Airlines, and more. Today, Phenom announced the acquisition of My Ally, and while it’s an exciting time for people at both companies, it’s also an…
Read MoreHR Tech Award Winners 2020 Announced
This has been a year unlike any other, but one thing that has been steadfast in the last few months is the support that the HR technology industry is offering to the business community. Employers hiring, managing staff, supporting performance, measuring engagement, and so many other tasks and processes have continued to be supported in…
Read MoreWhat 10+ Studies Say About the COVID and Post-COVID Workplace
Over the last two months our team has been talking with different technology firms and business leaders about what’s happening and what is next. The picture can vary depending on who you talk to and what they do, and we’ve found that there are some sources spreading information that ranges from helpful and informative to…
Read MoreEngaging and Developing your Remote Workforce: Winning the Productivity Game [HR Tech Roundtable]
Recently I wrote about a new series of events we’re supporting called the HR Tech Roundtable. We have another coming up and I’d like to personally invite you to join us for the experience. Right now our team is doing an analysis of several different research studies exploring what’s happening and what’s next in the…
Read MoreHR Tech Roundtable: A New Virtual Event for HR and Talent Executives
In the book Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi talks about the power of building powerful personal and professional networks: one person, one relationship, at a time. One of the things that has been missing in the recent weeks and months for many of the leaders I’m talking to is an opportunity to hear from other…
Read MoreJob Posting Volume Down, Industry Impacts, and Recession Preparation: An RPO Perspective
One of the areas of focus for us at Lighthouse this year is recruitment process outsourcing, or RPO. This service component of HR outsourcing has become a staple for many large employers in recent years, and though our primary research focus has been disrupted by the current pandemic, we have adjusted course to look at…
Read More#HRTech Companies Offering Free Resources and Information During COVID-19 Crisis
Note: updated 4/20/20 at 7:00am CST with additional resources (24th update since publication on 3/20/20) Our team has been careful in recent days to avoid sending out any regularly scheduled content, because now is not the time to talk about talent research or case studies. Now is the time to work together and overcome what…
Read MoreInsights from Hilton, Merck, and Unisys Talent Leaders and More at #IAMPHENOM20
This week i was able to spend some time in Philadelphia with the Phenom People team at IAMPHENOM with 1,000 recruiters and talent leaders, and between the announcements and the customer stories, it was quite the event. Phenom People is a talent experience platform, focusing mainly on the hiring experience (candidate relationship management, recruitment marketing,…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Reskilling (Including Some Surprising Stats)
When a firm has 250,000 global employees, it’s easy to become comfortable with how things operate. However, that’s when things usually end up going poorly. In AT&T’s case, the firm realized that about half of its workforce didn’t have the skills necessary for its increasingly digital infrastructure, and about 100,000 of those employees were in…
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