Category: HR & Management

  • AI vs. Human Recruiters: Who’s Better at Finding Rockstars – Or Just Wasting Everyone’s Time?

    The Robots Are Coming, Are You Ready? AI-powered hiring tools are shaking things up, leaving human recruiters wondering if their gut instincts and years of experience still count for anything. Can AI really predict who’s going to be a rockstar employee, or are we just putting too much faith in an overhyped algorithm? Is AI…

  • The “Man Utd Syndrome”: Why Your Star Player Might Be Floundering

    We’ve all seen it happen. A world-class athlete, a renowned surgeon, a tech whiz – someone at the absolute top of their game – suddenly starts to falter. Their performance dips, confidence plummets, and whispers of “lost their touch” begin to circulate. But hold on a second, are we really to believe that these individuals,…

  • Game On: The Future of Hiring is Skills-Based

    Let’s face it—if your company still hires based on degrees and job titles, you’re stuck in the past. But don’t panic. There’s still time to jump on the train to the future: skills-based hiring. This new approach focuses on pinpointing and matching candidates’ abilities and competencies, rather than simply checking their educational backgrounds or past…

  • Rise Within: How Internal Mobility is Revolutionizing the Modern Workplace

    Are you feeling stuck in your current role, with no clear path for growth and development? Do you find yourself looking for opportunities outside of your company, even though you love the work you do and the people you work with? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you’re not alone. Many employees…

  • Transform Your Talent Agenda with a New HCM System: A Project Management Perspective

    Are you tired of managing your organization’s talent agenda with spreadsheets and disparate systems? Do you want to streamline your HR processes and enhance your recruitment efforts? Then it’s time to implement a new Human Capital Management (HCM) system. In this blog post, I’ll explore why a HCM system is critical for modern talent agenda,…

  • Creating a Winning Culture: Tips on Building and Managing a High-Performing Talent Acquisition Team

    As a leader, building and managing a high-performing talent acquisition team can be challenging. However, with the right mindset, strategies, and tools, you can build a team that consistently meets and exceeds your organization’s hiring goals. In this blog post, I’ll share some valuable insights from my experiences that can help you build and manage…

  • Unlocking Potential: The Power of Employer Branding in Trainee Recruitment

    As businesses continue to digitize and evolve, it’s increasingly important to attract young talent that’s comfortable with technology and capable of driving innovation. A trainee program is a powerful tool to help companies bridge the skills gap and foster the growth of their workforce. However, implementing such a program comes with challenges, particularly when it…

  • Lean Talent Acquisition: Eliminate waste, offer Recruitment as a Service

    There is a lot of talk about Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding, but mostly just talk with little substance. Too often it – unfortunately – turns out that the “old” recruiting function has just been renamed to Talent Acquisition to keep up with the trend, without actually changing the operational model. Then this rebranded recruiting…

  • Recruiting in a growth company

    Since when I started at RELEX (as the first ever dedicated recruiting person) roughly one and a half year ago a lot has happened. Most notably we have grown from a 270 people company to a ~470 people company. It’s actually kind of wild to think that nearly 200 people have been with the company…