Practical ideas, real-world stories, and smart strategies for HR tech success.
A troubling trend is on the rise: scammers are registering domains that look nearly identical to legitimate company websites, then using them to send
Creating Dashboards That Actually Get Used in iCIMS Dashboards often launch with excitement—only to fade into the background months later. Why? Because they weren’t designed
The Art of Writing User Guides That Don’t Make People Want to Scream Welcome to the final chapter of our documentation series, where we tackle
The Invisible Heroes Keeping Your iCIMS System Running (And Why You Should Care) Behind every successful hire in an iCIMS Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is
Consulting firms like McKinsey and BCG hire less than 1% of applicants—far below the typical hiring funnel. This article breaks down conversion rate benchmarks across industries and introduces innovative recruiting models like flywheels and talent pools that help organizations rethink how they engage and assess top candidates.
Candidate ghosting is surging in U.S. healthcare, with 44% admitting to ghosting an employer. Slow processes, poor communication, and better offers drive the trend—even among clinicians and physicians. To compete, employers must streamline hiring and prioritize a respectful, responsive candidate experience. Ghosting isn’t generational—it’s a reaction to outdated practices.
iCIMS Consulting Office Hours: International Portal Strategy A recent iCIMS consulting office hours session I led included one of those quick but fascinating conversations that
iCIMS Consultant Tips: Child User Groups & Permission Setup Picture this: you’re setting up your iCIMS user groups, and suddenly you need to give a
Gen X leaders bring deep experience to HR—but often overlook how radically Talent Acquisition has changed. This article outlines seven key shifts they need to understand to remain competitive in today’s candidate-driven, AI-enabled, globally compliant TA landscape.
Expanding iCIMS globally? OFCCP expertise isn’t enough. This guide explores compliance pitfalls in Mexico and Canada, including legal differences in demographic data, privacy, and workflows. Learn practical strategies for jurisdiction-specific design, reporting, and monitoring to reduce legal risk and build scalable, compliant recruiting systems across borders.
Organizations spend millions attracting new talent while their best potential hires sit right under their noses—unseen and unsupported. Internal mobility presents a significant challenge that’s often overlooked despite rising external hiring costs and untapped internal potential. It’s time to recognize internal mobility as the strategic imperative it truly is and give internal candidates the experience they deserve.
HR tech marketing often exploits gaps between what buyers believe and what’s actually true. We call this “truth arbitrage.” At IRD, we close that gap through Deep Research and paid, off-the-record conversations with seasoned system admins — so buyers can make informed, honest decisions without vendor influence.
While updating our website with help from AI, I found myself overusing !important in my CSS—fast, effective, and totally unsustainable. This article explores what that taught me about priorities, documentation, and system admin work in HR tech. Because if everything’s !important, then nothing really is.
In HR tech, the answer to every big question—Which ATS? Full-time admin? AI tools?—is almost always: it depends. Context is everything. This piece unpacks why nuance matters in vendor selection, system administration, and AI adoption, and how asking better questions leads to smarter, more strategic decisions tailored to your organization’s needs.
My HR tech journey started with paper—stacks of performance reviews I had to digitize. But the real challenge wasn’t rolling out the system; it was getting people to use it. That early lesson—meet people where they are—still guides my work today, whether it’s embedding training into dashboards or streamlining recruiter workflows.
Discover how HR professionals can evolve from system administrators to strategic Orchestration Engineers in an AI-driven world, and why this transformation is crucial for career longevity.
Real-world lessons from the people who make iCIMS work on the client side. Each week, we share insights from system administrators, consultants, and tech leads navigating the realities of iCIMS optimization.
