John Vlastelica
John Vlastelica is Founder and Managing Director at the global consulting and training firm, Recruiting Toolbox. John and his team have been hired by amazing companies like PepsiCo, Disney, IKEA, Starbucks, Adidas, Bloomberg, Google, Target, Booking.com, Nestle, Salesforce, Amazon, and Atlassian. They’ve worked in over 20 countries, from Moscow to Minneapolis, Beijing to Boston, Amsterdam to Atlanta, Sydney to San Francisco. He’s also been highly rated, entertaining and credible repeat presenter at the world’s biggest recruiting conferences, including LinkedIn Talent Connect, where he was rated the #1 speaker (out of 100) 2 years in a row. He's also led popular webinars for thousands of recruiters and recruiting leaders, written strategic guides to help recruiters become Talent Advisors, been a judge for recruiting excellence awards, and accelerated recruiting leader development through Recruiting Leadership Labs in the US and Europe. John is a part-time critic, part-time optimist who has fallen in love with the problems we face in the talent space and lives to help Recruitment Leaders win in their jobs.
Recruiters: Do you suck? (No!)
August 10, 2020
[This post first appeared on ERE.net in January 2012] Two recruiters meet at a conference: Laura gets 30% of her hires from referrals, has used..
What Recruiters Can Do to Ensure Every Candidate Has a Fair Shot at the Interview
July 16, 2020
[This post originally appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Solutions Blog in January 2020] I've been thinking a lot..
Why It’s Time to End the 'Ideal Target Candidate Profile'
July 16, 2020
[This post originally appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Solutions Blog in July 2020] When I was a young recruiter,..
9 Ways to Become a Strategic Talent Advisor to Your Business
June 22, 2020
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog, authored by Samantha McLaren, in December 2019.] The Future of Recruiting Report
Use the Hiring Manager Maturity Model to Build a Culture of Recruiting
June 4, 2020
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog in June 2020] A culture of recruiting — where all hiring managers, not just..
How to be a Talent Advisor
May 21, 2020
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog in May 2020] While it’s always important for recruiters to keep their skills sharp,..
How TA Teams are Retooling for the Post-Covid Workplace - with John Vlastelica and Recruiting Brainfood
May 5, 2020
Recruiting Brainfood curator, Hung Lee, interviewed our founder, John Vlastelica, to talk about how TA teams are retooling to meet the very..
How to Develop a Training Program for Your Recruiting Team Right Now
May 4, 2020
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog in April 2020] In the past month, I’ve been hearing from many talent acquisition..
Am I operating as a Talent Advisor?
March 4, 2020
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog in Mar 2020] There is so much pull from the business leaders for us as corporate..
Why Curiosity Might Be the Most Important Skill for Recruiters
February 6, 2020
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog in Feb 2020] Curiosity. It doesn’t show up on nearly enough core competency lists,..