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How to Identify and Communicate Your Differentiators in the Staffing Industry

The Staffing Stream

It wasn’t until 2013 that I began to focus heavily on differentiators and brand recognition. Great candidate experience. Staffing firms are investing a lot of money in recruiting, from job board subscriptions to radio advertisements. By doing so, we began to grow at a faster pace and made the Inc.

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Words, words, words: Why the age of text is ending

Metashift

This blog first appeared on the REC''s Rectechub Towards the end of 2013, I took part in a panel at a conference that was discussing the future of recruitment. Key topics included growing skills’ shortages and the quality of the candidate experience.

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Predictions Both Past & Present: The Evolution of an Industry from 2013-2018

Proactive Talent

HR & Recruiting Predictions (2013 - 2017) In 2013, LinkedIn told us to expand our mobile strategy in order to expand our talent pool and recruit more effectively. It's not the job board killer, but some of the budget from job boards will start shifting to social networks.

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Award-Winning: Blue Octopus hails success at the Onrec Awards 2023

Blue Octopus

Blue Octopus first won an award in 2013, just three years after the company’s formation. Moreover, Octo works seamlessly with the most widely used HR systems in the UK and boasts compatibility with numerous job boards. The Onrec Awards, now in their 17 th year, celebrate companies’ achievements in online recruitment.

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7 Reasons to Invest in an Interview Logistics Platform

GoodTime

In 2013, 34% of talent leaders around the globe reported that they are facing a significant talent shortage. We are officially living in the world of candidate driven job market where the power of choice lies within candidates. Look back to the time you last interviewed for a job.

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Staffing Experts’ Bold & Ridiculous Predictions for 2013

Staffing Talk

Each expert has provided us with three headlines for 2013. Safe: Staffing Industry Sustains Healthy Growth in 2013. Bold: The Avoidant Economy Will Drive Unprecedented Gains in 2013. Ridiculous/Wishful: Every Company Buys From a Staffing or Recruiting Firm in 2013. Aggregators will dominate job boards for traffic.

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Benchmarking Talent Acquisition: Increasing Spend, Cost Per Hire, and Time to Fill

Bersin

Further, with the advent of social media came the ubiquitous ability to passively look for jobs (even when happily employed) by posting one’s employment experience on a social or professional networking site. Of course, this is not new news.