Content Writer
Brook Fischer

With a background in education and journalism, Brook has spent the past 18 years crafting and editing insightful content for small to medium-sized businesses. Her current favorite topics in the hiring space include employer branding and how to create a positive candidate experience. She lives in Toulouse with her husband, two sons and one sweet Staffy.

Articles

Hiring process
Candidate evaluation: How to assess candidates + hire with confidence
Fairly and accurately assess skills, potential and candidate fit so you can confidently hire your next team member.
Brook Fischer
12
min read
Hiring process
15+ best recruitment apps for people-first hiring
We gathered the top recruitment apps that will help you get organized, simplify your hiring tasks and keep candidates (and your team!) happy.
Brook Fischer
15
min read
Hiring process
Bite-size strategies for a people-first hiring process
Prevent hiring hiccups and put people first with these essential hiring dos and don'ts.
Brook Fischer
6
min read
Attracting talent
Hire to inspire: 10 transformative tips from Rita, our Head of People
We're spilling the tea on how to create an unforgettable candidate experience and boost retention.
Brook Fischer
12
min read
Hiring process
ATS integrations to improve your hiring workflow
A look at the ATS apps you need to streamline your hiring workflow (and improve your process by leaps and bounds).
Brook Fischer
8
min read
Attracting talent
Hiring your first employee – a playbook for small business owners
Hiring an outstanding new team member just got easier! We address all the important questions, give you steps to follow and share invaluable hiring tips from successful startup and small business owners.
Brook Fischer
15
min read
Attracting talent
Collaborative hiring: 10 reasons why team-based hiring works and how to go about it
You do projects together at work as a team, so why not hiring? Learn all the benefits of collaborative hiring and how to make it work for you.
Brook Fischer
10
min read
Attracting talent
Hiring manager vs. recruiter – what’s the difference?
A hiring manager and a recruiter have shared goals but separate roles. Find out what each one does and ways they can work together to make a great hire.
Brook Fischer
12
min read
Attracting talent
How to hire a Software Engineer (without a recruiter) in 2024
Hiring a Software Engineer on your own takes both skill and empathy. We've got plenty of tips and real-life examples to guide you through the process.
Brook Fischer
15
min read
Company culture
Is a four-day work week better? Insights from a team in the thick of it
We share valuable feedback from our team that's helping us shape our own program and will help anyone else considering a shift to the 4DWW!
Brook Fischer
15
min read
Hiring process
10 best recruiting software for small businesses in 2024
Recruitment software makes your small business hiring easier. Here's our roundup of the 10 best tools to organize your recruiting to-dos.
Brook Fischer
15
min read
Employer branding
12 amazing career page examples to inspire your own
Is your career page needing a refresh, or are you starting from scratch and fresh out of ideas? We've curated a list of 12 positively awesome career page examples to inspire you.
Brook Fischer
10
min read
Employer branding
How to make a career page that stands out to talent
We're walking you through the best practices of the frontrunners of hiring and showing you which elements you can apply to your own career page.
Brook Fischer
8
min read
Diversity, equity & inclusion
12 types of hiring bias and how to avoid them
Hiring bias exists whether we want to admit it or not. Luckily, there are ways to eliminate the bias so we can make smarter hiring decisions.
Brook Fischer
12
min read

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