Mon.Nov 28, 2016

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12 massive blunders most recruiters are making right now

Greg Savage

Many recruiters are adapting and re-skilling as the market evolves. Most are not. Indeed, the majority continue with tactics that don’t work. Here are the top 12 blunders I see recruiters making everywhere. How do you rate ?

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How Flexible Hiring is Key to Building Cutting-Edge Technology at Rotor Studios

Lever

The moment you press play, the sound of piercing violin washes over you. Suddenly, you’re pulled into one mesmeric alternate reality after the other. Ten seconds in, you're already flying deep underwater with long cords that resemble jellyfish tentacles around you; next, you’re coasting down a highway along the ocean as mountains loom majestically ahead.

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How to Create Content Your Candidates Can’t Resist (and Boost Your Personal Brand in the Process!)

Social Talent

We’ve spoken at length in the past about how valuable creating and sharing content with your candidates can be , both for building you personal branding efforts and for your candidate attraction efforts. But we understand that the prospect of actually creating that content can be a little daunting for recruiters who would often much rather leave that up to the marketing department!

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How Important is a Candidate's Online Presence?

FireFish Software

Back in 2011, Forbes predicted that by 2021 the CV would be replaced by a person’s online presence. Fast-forward five years and their prediction has already come true. According to a recent survey by CareerBuilder , up to 60% of recruiters and hiring managers will do an online search before they invite someone for an interview. The survey provides some interesting results, but the most common is that no matter what industry someone is applying to, they need to have some sort of online presence i

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Develop Safe Policies for Marijuana in the Workplace at EBI’s Webinar

Newton Software

Marijuana In the Workplace: Navigating Through the Clouds This past election day, overshadowed by the drama of the presidential race was the fact that voters in 8 states passed measures legalizing marijuana use for either recreational or medical use. As a result, marijuana is now legal in 26 states and the District of Columbia. Despite this […].

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7 Tips For A Better Employee Onboarding Experience

Glassdoor for Employers

Onboarding is more than a series of practical trainings. The first steps after landing a job can set the stage for an.

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5 Ways to Keep Employees Motivated During the Holidays

CareerBuilder

The period from the week of Thanksgiving until after New Year’s Day can be among the most exciting – and challenging – times of the year. From travel plans to holiday shopping, employees undoubtedly have their plates full outside the office. But your small business also has much to accomplish before the calendar turns, and a distracted staff dreaming of a white Christmas isn’t going to send 2016 out with a bang.

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Why You Must Find Your Purpose NOW #MondayMotivation

Undercover Recruiter

I have talked about passion before in my articles and it is always interesting to receive the feedback from all of you on what you feel ‘passion’ really is. The reality, however, is that passion can be a dirty word. It can be misused and misinterpreted, sending shivers down your spine each time you hear. View Article. Why You Must Find Your Purpose NOW #MondayMotivation.

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Strategic Recruitment Using Social Media: Eclectic Hitchhikers & Epic Hires

Converticulture Recruiting

Picture yourself standing in a simpler time on a glorious landscape where the promise of change and opportunity are everywhere. You are backpacking alongside the road across this land of possibility when a camper van with a kaleidoscopic paint job happens along. Hey, things were cooler back then and without hesitation out goes your thumb. The driver has a kind face and flowers in her hair.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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How to Build a Team Full of Talent

Undercover Recruiter

We all know that the key to organisational success is largely dependent on having the right people with the right skills in the right roles. To be effective and productive we need to nurture and retain resilient, creative and agile performers at every level. Talent management is about maximising the potential talent on the team. View Article. How to Build a Team Full of Talent.

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How to Find and Hire a JavaScript Developer

Stack Overflow

Created in 1995 by Brendan Eich at Netscape Communications, JavaScript is one of the three core tech languages that still powers the majority of websites you visit, as well as many PDF documents and desktop widgets that many people rely on every day. Still, JavaScript developers are known for building things for the web, and only for the web. While some JavaScript developers are responsible for the front-end experience, there are also plenty of developers using JavaScript to build back-end infra

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Social Media Management 101 for Recruiters

Boolean Strings

As Recruiters, we are already online a lot – we work with online job postings and interact with potential candidates on social media. However, in this “connected” day and age, every Recruiter would benefit from taking further steps by incorporating basic social marketing skills and tools into his or her daily practice. Social Media Management Tools share content across multiple social accounts, such as LinkedIn member account and company pages, Twitter IDs, Facebook member, com

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How to Find Your Perfect Talent Match…on OKCupid!

1-Page

Think OkCupid is just for dating? Think again. With a little imagination and some solid sleuthing, you’ll discover it’s ripe for candidate data mining too. The post How to Find Your Perfect Talent Match…on OKCupid! appeared first on 1-Page Blog.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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What the Science of First Impressions Can Tell Us About Recruiting

Entelo

Earlier this year, I wrote a post about 10 traits recruiters should seek in candidates. It became one of our more popular posts of the year, so we decided to drill down into each trait even further and give each one their own analysis. So, over the course of the next few months, we’ll publish a post on each trait from that post, beginning with first impressions.

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More Than 1 in 2 Workers Holiday Shop on the Clock

CareerBuilder

For many workers, it’s hard to pass up a good Cyber Monday deal – even if it might interfere with work. According to CareerBuilder’s latest survey , more than half of workers (53 percent) say they spend at least some work time holiday shopping – up 3 percent from last year. Not only are more workers online shopping at the office, they’re devoting more time to it.

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8 Key Pillars to Retain Drivers [Infographic]

HireRight

Are you struggling with driver retention? Elevated driver turnover rates remain an ongoing problem that is now affecting all types of fleets and is expected to get worse. This infographic offers quick tips that you can implement to help increase driver retention. The post 8 Key Pillars to Retain Drivers [Infographic] appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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Millennials: Statistics About Them You Need to Know For Retention

Hire-Intelligence

Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1996, make up a majority of the workforce and by 2020 will comprise nearly half of all workers. Millennials, as with previous generations before them, have been labeled as job hoppers. Perhaps job hopping is a symptom of youth or perhaps millennials truly are different from previous generations.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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The Hired Brand Gets a Refresh

HIRED

Over the past year, the Hired team has been hard at work thinking about how we represent ourselves to the world. It’s been a long and sometimes challenging process, but this week we are excited to launch our brand refresh. We feel that this new look and feel better aligns with who we are as a company and our mission to get everyone a job they love. We wanted to give you the inside scoop on the process behind our brand refresh, so we sat down with two people who have been intimately involved from

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More Than 1 in 2 Workers Holiday Shop on the Clock

CareerBuilder

For many workers, it’s hard to pass up a good Cyber Monday deal – even if it might interfere with work. According to CareerBuilder’s latest survey , more than half of workers (53 percent) say they spend at least some work time holiday shopping – up 3 percent from last year. Not only are more workers online shopping at the office, they’re devoting more time to it.

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Cold Calls

Recruiting Blogs

I have stayed on the sidelines and read a lot of articles, talked with people in my industry and other sales verticals, and just plain have taken stock on how I get new accounts. The death of the “Cold Call” is very pre-mature. I can’t count the articles on line and that come to my desktop stating I’m wasting my time “cold calling” or “cold prospecting” for new business.

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5 Ways to Keep Employees Motivated During the Holidays

CareerBuilder

The period from the week of Thanksgiving until after New Year’s Day can be among the most exciting – and challenging – times of the year. From travel plans to holiday shopping, employees undoubtedly have their plates full outside the office. But your small business also has much to accomplish before the calendar turns, and a distracted staff dreaming of a white Christmas isn’t going to send 2016 out with a bang.

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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One-Stop Portal for Government Job Search - www.sarkarijobmilegi.in

Recruiting Blogs

Over 1 crore job hunters every year search for the platform of Government Job where they can get the information based on their area of interest and at the same time they can connect with other people preparing for the same. www.sarkarijobmilegi.in is one of the most reliable job search website which provides correct and authentic information to its readers.

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Why Inbound Recruitment Marketing Will Help Your 2017 SEO

Harger Howe Recruitment

On Black Friday, Govind Agarwal wrote an article for Business 2 Community called 6 Upcoming SEO Trends Set To Affect Your Ranking In 2017. In this article, Agarwal notes items including voice search technology, social media and more. What we want to cover today is why inbound recruitment marketing will help you with your SEO strategy as some of these changes unfold.

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eBook: Recruiting challenges in financial services and how recruitment marketing can help

Clinch Talent

Following the global financial crisis of 2008, banks and other financial services organisations felt the sting as those candidates who previously only had eyes for them, turned their attention to employers in the areas of tech, fast moving consumer goods, and life sciences, seduced by cool company cultures and better job security. Things have improved notably in recent years, but talent acquisition teams in the financial services sector are still struggling to attract, convert, and retain the pe

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LinkedIn Updates EVERY Recruiter Needs to Know (Part Three)

Social Talent

Our final instalment of our LinkedIn updates series focuses primarily on those updates made to the site’s products and features in the wake of Talent Connect 2016 – where LinkedIn announce some of their most innovative ideas and plans. Yes, today we’re taking an in-depth look at the Apply Starters feature, the next generation of Company Pages, the rebirth of Endorsements and the game-changing feature, LinkedIn Salary.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Use It or Lose It: 3 Ideas for Spending Your Remaining 2016 Hiring Budget

MightyRecruiter

With December fast approaching, meeting your year-end hiring quotas is likely top of mind. A less considered talent-acquisition dilemma might not be as front and center: How could failing to spend your 2016 hiring budget affect your recruitment budget for 2017? Many companies will not reward under spending; in fact, some will optimize their expenditures by reducing the budgets of departments that didn’t spend what they were allocated.

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The 9 Step Recruiting Model That Will Help You Make More Quality Hires

Linkedin Talent Blog

In a recent post , I suggested that a recruiting and sourcing strategy designed to more efficiently weed out the weak was a sure way to put a lid on the quality of people seen and hired. In my mind, the quickest way to improve quality of hire is to “think small” at the top of in the funnel and “hire big” at the bottom. The Think Small, Hire Big Sourcing and Recruiting Model.

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Streamlining Your Hiring Processes With Automation

Recruiting Blogs

As our lifestyles become increasingly driven by technology and technical innovation, so must consumer markets. The business landscape must constantly adjust to stay competitive, creating a growing need for top talent in IT, engineering, design, marketing, and other key areas. This need becomes even more intense as consumer demands for technical innovation are only gaining momentum.

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