Martin Burns
Martin Burns is a Managing Editor & Analyst for RecruitingDaily.com. Referred to as someone who’s “kind of done it all in recruiting”, Martin Burns is a talent acquisition practitioner as well as commentator. For the past three years, he has been reporting on and analyzing news that impacts the TA industry, first as founding Editor at Recruiting News Network, and now as Managing Editor of RecruitingDaily. Prior to this, his career has included leading, as well as consulting with, talent acquisition organizations for some of the world's most significant brands. He speaks at global conferences on talent acquisition, maintains an active presence in the global recruitment community, and generally has fun mucking around in the conversation the industry has in who it is, and where it’s going. His industry-leading Facebook group “Talent Product Plays” is considered a must-join by practitioners and vendors alike.
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The Kids Are Alright: Indeed Survey Shows Rising Employee Satisfaction
Call this some good news as we endure some stormy weather, and the 2020s continue to remind us that chaos sometimes isn’t just a state of mind. As it turns… Read more
Beamery Morphs Into Unicorn
There was a time when the idea of recruiting tech companies having valuations over a billion seemed rare – impossible, even. With the impact of labor shortages and loads of… Read more
Visionary Patagonia People Leader Joins Guild as CPO
Learning and career opportunity company Guild Education welcomed Dean Carter as its new chief people officer (CPO). Carter has a long history of experience in HR and is a long… Read more
Goblin Mode and Ghosting Haunt Labor Force Participation Rates
We are in interesting times – but that’s probably obvious to everyone who hasn’t been in some sort of medically-induced coma for the past 3 years (lucky bastards that they… Read more
Passion and Job Descriptions
Passionate. Passionate. Love. Know what those three words have in common? (Hint: this has nothing to do with dopamine, daydreaming, nor dating). It’s all about job descriptions. Passionate job descriptions…. Read more
Talent Acquisition Technology: Sourcing Wins as Job Boards Lose
Talent acquisition technology companies, as well as closely related companies, have made the Deloitte Fast 500 over the years. For 2022, the rankings of the fastest growing TA tech vendors… Read more
Hiring in 2023 Will Benefit Gen Z, and Give Recruiters Ulcers
Job seeker behavior will continue to reflect the impact of a pandemic, war in Europe, economic whiplash and, well: everything else, according to new iCIMS research. According to their newly… Read more
Breaking: Amazon is Laying Off 10,000 Employees
According to company insiders, employees of Amazon are being told the company plans to slash up to 10,000 employees. It is not known at this time if that number is… Read more
Recruit Holdings Releases Q2 Earnings
Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent-company of Indeed and Glassdoor, has released its quarterly earnings report. Overall the numbers are strong, both from a revenue perspective as well as engagement. Indeed… Read more
Bristol Myers Sqibb, Booz Allen Named Best Employers for Vets
Military Times has released their list of best employers for veterans. Over 200 organizations submitted responses to the Best for Vets: Employers survey that fielded from July to September, and… Read more
Live and Searchable List of Laid Off Employees
If you’re looking for a quick way to find high-tech, and high-quality, talent, Layoffs.fyi has a fantastic resource. The crowd-sourced tool allows those laid off in the tech sector to… Read more
Layoffs Hit Recruiting Industry
Responding to multiple headwinds, major tech employers including Twitter, Meta, and Salesforce are slashing roles across their organizations. Hit particularly hard are talent acquisition related positions. Wednesday, Meta laid off… Read more
When the Job Description Doesn’t Match the Job
When most people apply for jobs, they expect the job description on postings to match the job that will be filled. However, our recently published study examining startup hiring shows that this… Read more
Soft Skills Now Dominate Job Requirements
While it’s not news that recruiting is especially complex at the moment, newly released data from Randstad Sourceright has an interesting (if not entirely shocking) insight: soft skills are in… Read more
Employer Branding Increasingly Viewed as Critical
According to a new report from branding agency Brandemix, corporate marketing had finally come around to embracing the idea that employment brand is critical to success, The 6th annual State… Read more
