Mon.Apr 04, 2016

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Every great recruiter has this ONE thing. Do you?

Greg Savage

What makes a great recruiter? I get asked this all the time, and frankly I am still trying to pin down that moving target. But one thing is for a sure; a great recruiter, especially a super temp or contract recruiter, is an opportunist, quick to spot an opening. They are always looking for ways […].

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The Most Effective Way of Contacting Passive Candidates

Social Talent

Houston we have a problem. The vast majority of us are currently completely at odds with our candidates when it comes to how to contact them about job opportunities. Earlier this year we conducted our annual Global Recruiting Survey , in which we endeavoured to discover which candidate communication methods are most popular among recruiters and which were the most effective.

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How Healthy is Your Sales Pipeline?

FireFish Software

Deadwood in your sales pipeline is weighing you down. With the arrival of spring, it’s high time that you cleared out the rubbish and focussed instead on the 'sure thing' deals and nurturing your healthy prospects.

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8 Essential Steps to Rolling Out a Sales Commission Plan

RecruitLoop

When the time comes to roll out a sales commission or incentive plan for your sales reps, these 8 essential tips will help you.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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6 Ways To Beat Stress At Work #MondayMotivation

Undercover Recruiter

Everyone suffers with the feeling of stress from time to time, but if it’s interfering with your productivity, then it may be time to take a step back and try and work out its route cause. Work shouldn’t drive you crazy, even if your boss thinks otherwise. We’ve put together a list of our top. View Article. 6 Ways To Beat Stress At Work #MondayMotivation.

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Getting Social

iCIMS

In 2015, about 3.3 million applications were submitted using social media profiles to pre-populate online submission forms.

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John Windolph on Improving Company Culture

JWT Inside

Insureon Small Business Insurance Blog recently posted an article featuring industry experts and their tips for improving company culture. One of these experts is our very own John Windolph! Here’s what he had to say: “If you want to ‘improve’ a company’s culture, you need to start with a realistic understanding of what it is and an idea of what it needs to be to make the organization successful,” says John Windolph of J.

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Getting Social

iCIMS

In 2015, about 3.3 million applications were submitted using social media profiles to pre-populate online submission forms.

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About those interview questions.

Staffing Talk

" From the New Yorker, a great, mostly correct answer to "Where do you see yourself in five year?" [.

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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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Job Seekers Get Social

iCIMS

Social media’s role in the job application process.

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Frenchman sues employer because job too boring

Staffing Talk

" Scenes from France where hooligans and unionists are protesting a new law (loi travail) that makes it slightly less suicidal to ever hire someone. Bet it just makes you want to fly over there and start a staffing agency, no? <iframe width="280" height="157" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s1hYaTXf-Bk?rel=0"… [.

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Job Seekers Get Social

iCIMS

Social media’s role in the job application process.

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Staffing agency finishes last in placement contest, goes bust

Staffing Talk

" Apparently there is a staffing agency placement game. Some people have a lot of time."Temp agency staff looks for new employment after finishing last in worker placement tournament." [.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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Your Negative Candidate Experience Is Holding You Back

Jibe

Does your candidate experience look the same as it did a year ago? Five years ago? Even more? Maintaining the status quo is the easy thing to do in many situations, and it’s become especially noticeable in the job application process. Try applying for a job on your own career site or another, just to see what it’s like. The experience may be even worse than you think.

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Bra blogger: "through a temp agency you can get hired more easily w/o a degree"

Staffing Talk

" <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/RollsAndCurves">@RollsAndCurves</a> hugs Feel free to message or email me if you want to talk about it!</p>&mdash; Petite Collegiate (@PetitCollegiate) <a href="https://twitter.com/PetitCollegiate/status/717071962137169920">April… [.

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The Modern Recruiter’s Guide to Becoming a Talent Magnet

Linkedin Talent Blog

Today, job seekers are job shoppers. Just like consumers, they do their homework before they apply to a company and spend a long time exploring options and learning about opportunities. Understanding these evolved wants and needs of the sophisticated job seeker is what separates a modern recruiter from their peers. For those of you who want to learn how to be a modern recruiter on LinkedIn and optimize your interaction points with candidates on the site, I recommend the just-released.

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Clerk scolds man for using food stamps

Staffing Talk

" Clerk scolding man with kids ranked as the top viral hit on reddit last night. Commenters lambasted both the woman for her behavior and the man for using food stamps. <iframe width="280" height="210" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iwrNiRngMhc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>What… [.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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Harness the Power of Employee Brand Evangelists for Recruitment

Harger Howe Recruitment

We regularly talk about how important current employees are when it comes to brand building and promotion, but a lesser-known long-reaching recruitment advertising strategy is working towards creating a solid network of employee brand evangelists. Brand evangelists are enthusiastic promoters of your brand who want to share their positive experience.

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Temps in a vending machine ad gets critic's scorn

Staffing Talk

" It's not often we'll nod in agreement with staffing industry critic @TempEmployees (Dave Salario), but he has got a point that this hospitality staffing ad shows disrespect to workers.And since when is it so easy to come up with great workers? <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p… [.

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5 Factors Recruiters Must Consider Before Sending Resumes

Top Echelon Contracting

The majority of recruiters submit resumes to clients before securing interviews for their candidates. In many instances, the recruiters actually volunteer to send resumes. It generally sounds like this: “As soon as I have located a qualified candidate, I will. The post 5 Factors Recruiters Must Consider Before Sending Resumes appeared first on Top Echelon.

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Disruptive tech company? No, you're a temp agency with an app

Staffing Talk

" You got it, Lyssa, but drill down: a temp agency that evades payroll taxes.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Disruptive tech company? No, you&#39;re a temp agency with an app. <a href="https://t.co/Bwh9jKWmJ5">https://t.co/Bwh9jKWmJ5</a></p>&mdash;… [.

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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 RESUME AND GETTING IT READY FOR THE JOB SEARCH

Recruiting Blogs

Getting started on the resume can often be one of the most difficult parts of the job search. Resumes, in the beginning, can seem tedious and time-consuming. You may be unsure of what to do, always keep in mind that resume writing is not as difficult as it sounds, as it is often the resume targeting that can present the most challenges. Before you begin your job search, you need to make sure that you have a solid document prepared, while you will be tailoring your professional resume to each

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Nina's boyfriend wants her to go to a temp agency

Staffing Talk

" Time to find out!<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/ninaamour">@ninaamour</a> literally same lol</p>&mdash; Kushite Kween (@holanaima) <a href="https://twitter.com/holanaima/status/715198714290302980">March 30, 2016</a></blockquote><script… [.

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Too Many People Suck At Interviewing

Recruiting Blogs

Interviewing is a lot harder than it looks. Think about the context. I'm going to put you in a room with a stranger. All you know about them is from what they put on this poorly phrased piece of weighted, tan paper. In 30 minutes when someone returns to save you, you're not only supposed to get to know them but also figure out if they're going to be successful. .

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Safety sign of the week

Staffing Talk

" Never put your hand where. [.

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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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Recruiters – falling victim to their own success?

Recruiting Blogs

After a recruitment boom at the beginning of this year, UK recruitment agents and companies have successfully placed a significant number of people into jobs. It would be easy to assume that recruiters are in for a long and easy ride, but is it time to consider the consequence of their success? The success. Last year’s ‘Golden Age’ of recruitment saw an increase in staff turnover of some 9.7%.

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April Expert Sessions – Introducing New Newton Features!

Newton Software

New Newton Features to Be Revealed This April! We have an exciting line up this month! We will begin by reviewing powerful features that help you organize and manage candidate information, share your jobs on social media, and measure your organization’s recruiting performance. As a bonus, we will also be highlighting brand new functionality that will be released over the next few weeks.

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3 Talent Acquisition Trends You Need To Know In 2016

Proactive Talent

Talent acquisition has undergone a significant transformation in the last five years. With 76% of the online population now on social media, it has never been easier to find and source candidates online. However, the social web has also made recruiting more complex as candidates are becoming more segmented across the web. So, while it's easier than ever to find talent the challenge is in the outreach.