5 human resource skills you need to have as a manager

A manager is an invaluable part of any business, and great managers are highly sought after. Growing as a manager and as a person means learning from those around you. Here are the five top skills that a manager can learn from HR.

Introducing Astha Malik, marketing veteran and Greenhouse’s newest board member

Astha Malik is the Vice President of Go-to-Market Strategy, Planning and Enablement at Zendesk, and has recently been appointed to our board of directors as an independent member. As a product marketing veteran, Astha brings deep industry experience to Greenhouse.

Talent trends: Predictions for 2020 and beyond

Over the past few weeks, we've been looking at trends that have shaped the talent landscape in 2019. And we couldn't help but ask ourselves, what's next? In this post, we tapped Talent Acquisition leaders from Greenhouse and our community to look into the future of our industry and make some predictions for 2020 and beyond.

Unpacking MongoDB’s approach to DE&I | Insights from AfroTech

What do a delicious cookout and a convention full of techies have in common? AfroTech. Greenhouse Content & Comms Coordinator Racquel Fenton reveals the top three insights that any organization should take into consideration if they want to be successful in inclusive hiring practices, with additional insights from Greenhouse customer and Corporate Recruiter at MongoDB Nneka Ogbourne.

How to do an inclusivity check for the new year

Creating an inclusive work environment is not as simple as planning your strategy and then implementing it. It's easy to allow diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) to sit on the back burner when it should be a much larger part of your strategy. Instead of creating your strategy once, you need to administer regular inclusivity check-ins. Find out how to successfully get a pulse on employee sentiment, and learn how your company can improve in the new year.

Sourcing recruiting strategies: A simple guide

To get ahead in today’s competitive talent market, savvy recruiters don’t only consider the active applicants who respond to their job listings. They’re taking a more proactive approach and investing more time and energy in sourcing recruiting strategies. Check out this post for an overview of some of the most common approaches to sourcing and ideas on how to add them to your recruiting playbook.

Top 2019 talent trends: Meet the Talent Makers

As we inch closer to the end of the year – and decade – we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of the trends that have been shaping talent in 2019. In the latest post in this series, we look at the concept of Talent Makers and explore what these forward-thinking talent professionals are doing differently.

Happy New Year from all of us at Greenhouse

Ushering in the new year (and new decade) with a feel-good and fun New Year’s message to our community. Because we knew we couldn’t top last year’s video.

Why engineers won't do your coding test

The idea behind a coding test is very simple: to filter out candidates who do not have the technical chops for the role early on in the process, before the hiring manager and candidate both waste their time with an in-person interview.

But most engineers today frown at the idea of completing a coding test, and over 50% straight out refuse to do status quo assessments (based on our research with 100+ companies in SEA). Deepti Chopra, Co-Founder of Adaface, breaks down why this might be.

Top 2019 talent trends: Candidate experience

Seasoned talent acquisition pros may remember that once upon a time, candidate experience was the forgotten stepsister of the recruiting world, hoping for just a scrap of attention or a chance to be invited to the ball. But in 2019, we’re happy to say that candidate experience is enjoying some much-needed time in the spotlight and is actually the star of the show.

Let’s explore some of the reasons why companies are focusing on candidate experience and what this means for 2020 and beyond.