Symphony Talent Blog

Craft a Relevant Experience to Deliver Recruitment ROI

Recruiters must face the truth: The recruiting landscape has changed dramatically over the past three decades. Recruiting in the past came down to one word (okay, technically it’s two): job boards....

Sheridan Gaenger , 9 min read

AI and The Importance of Hiring the Right Person

According to a 2015 report from MRINetwork, the top two obstacles holding back managers from hiring are not finding enough suitable candidates to fill open positions and lengthy hiring practices....

Sheridan Gaenger , 8 min read

You Don’t Have a Recruiting Strategy, You Have A Mess

You’re falling behind.Well, more to the point, it feels like you’re falling behind.You are spending lots of money on a seemingly unending list of tactics you can barely keep straight and if you...

James Ellis , 21 min read

Hiring Trends: How “Access to Information” Is Changing Candidate Behavior

Access to information gives rise to two big issues (and how employers can combat them)

Sixteen. Sixteen.

That’s how many resources job seekers use, on average, when they’re applying to jobs. This...

Sheridan Gaenger , 12 min read

Track the Candidate Experience to Drive Proactive Hiring

An underlying reality about talent acquisition today: Ignore the candidate experience, and the candidate’s experience will be to ignore you.

Recruiting departments may say they engage in proactive...

Sheridan Gaenger , 8 min read

The Importance of the Hiring Process and How It Impacts Your Bottom Line [Part 2]

“What is the importance of the hiring process?” It’s a question with no easy answer—or at least not a succinct one. In a previous blog post, we tackled the crucial touchpoints that should drive the...

Sheridan Gaenger , 11 min read