From the Editor

The Los Angeles area fires have been horrific and our hearts go out to all those who have lost property and loved ones. Here are a multitude of ways you can help. Thank you to all the firefighters who continue to battle the fires.

This week’s newsletter features a piece by SourceCon editor Jim Stroud titled “How To Find Diversity Talent Your Competition Has Overlooked.” It also features new authors Eric Knauf and Jake Zerbe, and a new candidate experience article by me.

There are also lots of recruiting and hiring news links below, a reminder about #CandExperienceDay2025 happening today, free webinars to register for, and our upcoming Recruiting Innovation Summit.

If you missed the first 2025 ERE newsletter, remember that the ERE Recruiting, SourceCon, CandE, and TLNT newsletters are now merged into one and will bring you all the latest news and insights on sourcing, recruiting, and candidate experience.

Let me know if you’ve got any news to share. Thank you for reading!

—Kevin Grossman, VP of Research & Editorial

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Featured Article

How To Find Diversity Talent Your Competition Has Overlooked

Practical Strategies to Source and Engage Professionals from High-Diversity Companies and Communities

More Recruiting and Sourcing Information

Recruiting

The TA Leader’s Role in Driving Belonging and Organizational Performance by Eric Knauf

Belonging directly influences key performance metrics such as productivity, retention, and engagement.

Sourcing

Leveraging Market Data and Insights to Build Diverse Candidate Pools by Jake Zerbe

Effective recruitment strategies rely on leveraging market data, identifying diverse markets, and aligning outreach with macroeconomic conditions.

Candidate Experience

Do What You Say You’ll Do, Not What You Don’t by Kevin Grossman

Fortunately most of the candidate finalists in our research were followed up with as indicated by both recruiters and hiring managers.

Enough with the Negative: Let’s Celebrate Positive Candidate Experiences

Job hunting can be tough, but some employers are transforming candidate experiences with innovative strategies. Let’s celebrate the wins and build on them for a better future on #CandExperienceDay2025 January 15.

New CandE Reports from the 2024 CandE Benchmark Research are available:

What Sets CandE Winners Apart is a special global report that highlights CandE Winner differentiators — those employers that participated in our annual research and have the highest candidate experience ratings overall.

The 2024 Business Impact of Candidate Experience research brief highlights the business impact of candidate experience and is based on the 2024 CandE benchmark research of over 240,000 global candidate responses.

New Sponsored Research from Gem is available:

How Recruiting Teams Today Manage the Surge of Inbound Job Applications

Learn from top organizations that invest in improving how they handle inbound applications and how they enhance recruitment outcomes while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

Other Recruiting and Hiring News

• HR toolkit: supporting staff through LA fires and other future disasters

• ‘We will not be closing.’ Amid the fires, employers and employees walk a fine line between work and safety

• AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report

• This state is allowing AI to help rule on its unemployment claims

• Using robots in nursing homes linked to ‘higher employee retention, better patient care’

• This company doubled down on candidate experience to manage a sky-high load of résumés

• Future of Jobs Report 2025: These are the fastest growing and declining jobs

• Welcome to ‘career catfishing’ — Gen Z’s new defiance against endless rounds of interviews and hiring managers who ghost

• ‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker

• The New $30,000 Side Hustle: Making Job Referrals for Strangers

• DOGE is hiring full-time salaried employees

• Southwest Airlines pauses corporate hiring, most summer internships to cut costs

• More Applicants But Harder To Hire: Majority Of Job Applications Do Not Meet Listed Criteria, Finds LinkedIn

Upcoming Webinars

From X to Z—Connecting Young Career Professionals and Their Leaders

January 21, 2025 | 2:00 PM EDT | 1 Hour

Tune in to learn multifaceted approaches for boosting productivity and bridging generational gaps between Gen Z and Gen X.

Future-Proof Your Workforce: AI, Automation, and Skills for the Global Workplace

January 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM EDT | 1 Hour

Discover how AI and automation can transform talent strategies, drive innovation, and build a future-ready global workforce.

Conferences

ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit

April 29-30, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV

Learn what comes next for talent acquisition. Build relationships that matter.

Agenda is up! Keynotes include:

• Glen Cathey SVP, Consulting Principal, Talent Advisory and Digital Strategy Randstad Enterprise

• Susan LaMotte Founder and CEO exaqueo

• Matthew Jeffrey Former Head of UKI Talent Attraction and Acquisition (Recruitment) EY

• Jackie Schierenberg System Vice President, Candidate Experience CommonSpirit Health

Early Bird tickets are live and you can save $100 off registration until Jan 31st.