The Rotto Blog
Insights, guides, and updates to help you find and hire the right people for the role.
Automated Recruiting Software: 7 Checks Before You Buy
Automated recruiting software makes seven decisions on your behalf. Here is the rule behind each one and what to require before you sign.
Strategic candidate sourcing: A one-page plan for every req
Strategic candidate sourcing for agency recruiters: build a one-page plan per client req, pick first channels, set submittal dates, and adjust weekly.
Candidate Sourcing Strategies: 7 Ways to Fill Client Reqs
Candidate sourcing strategies that agency and independent tech recruiters can run across clients, plus how to pick the right mix for each req.
How to Create a Succession Plan: Steps, Template, and the Recruiter's Angle
Learn how to create a succession plan in six steps, what a template holds, and how recruiters use a client's plan to spot searches early.
Talent Mapping: What It Is and How Recruiters Do It
Talent mapping means researching candidates and target companies before a role opens. See what it is, the process, and how it works across client reqs.
Recruitment Analytics for Agency Recruiters: Track Every Client Separately
Recruitment analytics for agency and independent recruiters. Track seven recruiting metrics per client, pick the right tools, and build a simple dashboard.
Cost Per Hire: The Formula, SHRM Benchmarks, and the Agency Side
Cost per hire is recruiting spend divided by hires. Get the formula, SHRM's 2025 average and median, and how to use both when a client questions your fee.
Pre-Employment Assessments: A Practical Guide for Recruiting Teams
Pre-employment assessments measure skills, ability, or traits before an offer. See the main types, what the law expects, and when to skip a test.
Performance Improvement Plan: An Employer's Guide
What a performance improvement plan is, when a PIP is the right call for an employer, how to write one that holds up to review, and what to do as it ends.
New Hire Onboarding Checklist for Recruiters
A four-stage new hire onboarding checklist covering I-9 deadlines, day-one logistics, and the 30-60-90 plan, framed for recruiters protecting placements.
Rooney Rule Hiring: A Recruiter's Guide
The Rooney Rule requires interviewing minority candidates, not hiring them. Here's what changed for recruiters under current EEOC guidance.
Full Cycle Recruiting: The 6-Stage Process Explained
Full cycle recruiting means one recruiter owns every stage. See the 6 stages, how it differs from full desk recruiting, and how many reqs to run at once.
Best Tools for Remote Recruitment: 7 Categories
The best tools for remote recruitment fall into seven categories. Here is what to require of each and the rule behind each requirement.
8 Resume Red Flags and How to Screen for Them
Five resume red flags worth probing, two weak or legally risky signals, and the screening question to ask for each one.
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