Mon.Jan 13, 2020

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10 recruitment trends I predicted in 2010. A decade later, how foolish do I look?

Greg Savage

A decade ago I was honoured to present a keynote address to the RCSA National Conference in Hobart. (The original here. August 2010) In that speech, I laid out 10 trends that I believed would impact the recruiting profession, and which I predicted we needed to factor into our strategies and business planning. Ten years […].

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Why Businesses Are Becoming More Employee-Centric in 2020

Glassdoor for Employers

Glassdoor’s recent report, Job & Hiring Trends for 2020 , offers hope for what lies ahead in workplaces across the country and around the world. Chief Economist Andrew Chamberlain predicts “a new wave of culture-first thinking among business leaders, elevating employee engagement to the status of core business focus for a growing number of companies.”.

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High Tech Industries: Tech Jobs Aren’t Just in Tech

Indeed

Stereotypes around tech often include images of vast futuristic campuses filled with scooters where employees can bring their dogs to work and take naps in sleep pods. But the truth is the tech labor market is more complex than that. Software engineers don’t just work at Apple and Google — they work at banks, transportation companies and food distributors too.

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How to Set Achievable Recruiting Goals in 2020

ConveyIQ

Finding and retaining the best hires starts with setting realistic recruiting goals. In addition to helping you develop your hiring strategy, goal-setting can ensure that your team is aligned with your overall business needs. In fact, according to a study carried out at Dominican University , having goals can make individuals significantly more likely to succeed in almost any endeavor.

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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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How Trying New Hobbies Made Me More Productive at Work

Hundred5

I sat at the pottery wheel, my thighs braced against its plastic tub and my hands cupping a ball of wet clay, as the wheel started turning faster and faster. I ran through a checklist of my teacher’s instructions: keep my elbows braced, press my pinkies down, push my thumbs into the rotating mound of clay hard enough to start eking out an opening but not so hard that the fragile walls rising slowly between my pointer finger and thumb would break.

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2019 in Review: 10 Must-Read Papers on the Future of Work

Eightfold

Opinions about automation and AI sometimes vary between two extremes. It’s either the end of humans’ usefulness in the labor market or the dawn of a new age of productivity and human advancement. But reality tends to exist somewhere along that continuum. We like the sober and upbeat opinion of Fei-Fei Li , co-director of the Stanford University Human-Centered AI Institute: “I imagine a world in which AI is going to make us work more productively, live longer, and have cleaner energy.”

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10 of the Best Marketing Channels for Recruiting in 2020

FireFish Software

The recruitment landscape is changing, and our marketing strategies need to change with it.

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Podcast w/Shannon Pritchett and Gerry Crispin: The Future of Talent Acquisition and Hiring in 2025

Recruiting Daily

In the Future, Community is Key Welcome back! In this podcast series from HRTech 2019, RecruitingDaily and Talemetry teamed up to discuss what changes the future will bring within talent acquisition and hiring in the year 2025. We’re asking some of the industry leaders what their thoughts are. We asked everyone the same question: What skills will […].

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Is Remote Work the Future of Employment?

Transformify - Recruiting

Sean Weisbrot is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of SideKick. Having worked remotely for the last 7 years prior to starting his secure payments and messaging app, SideKick, Sean insisted on pursuing a remote-only work policy. He firmly believed that cultivating a decentralized workforce is key to making a company attractive in many ways. Sean, what are the benefits associated with remote work?

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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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Alignment and Employer Brand: Why it Matters to Candidates and Employees

exaqueo

Essentially, alignment is our “inner applause.” It’s the moment we know that the work we do is pointed to something bigger and greater than ourselves.

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Sourcing Hack for Hacker News Site

WizardSourcer

I will be starting a new series that highlights the latest Sourcing hacks. Our sourcing world is changing at a rapid pace and it’s hard to stay up to update on what’s trending within our recruiting community. I’m hoping that these hacks will be help to improve your hiring and overall productivity whether you are a beginner or expert level Sourcer in the field.

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How To Ensure A Smooth Onboarding Process For Freelancers

The Staffing Stream

Over the past few years, the gig economy made its breakthrough into the business world. Companies are increasingly outsourcing their work, and traditional, full-time employment is making room for temporary and flexible jobs. Almost 90% of Americans would consider freelancing or work independently, as opposed to full-time employment. However, if you act towards freelancers like they are a disposable workforce that is easily replaced, you can be sure that they will not put extra effort into the t

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Marketing to Today’s Diverse Candidates 

Jobvite

From entry-level employees to leadership, a workforce with varied backgrounds and experiences brings greater perspectives and drives more innovation. Simply put, workplace diversity improves a company’s bottom line and creates a greater exchange of ideas, competencies, and skills among staff. Recruiters know that getting the best candidates from underrepresented groups can be a tough challenge.

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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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Remembering the 'why' to bring meaning to the 'what'

career.place

The revelation that lead to a resolution that can change everything I love writing. I’m constantly writing blogs, tips, whitepapers, web content, and numerous other pieces for my business, my customers, and the D&I and hiring communities. And at the end of a long day, when I need a little time to unplug, I write! Specifically, I write fiction (fantasy).

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Five Hiring and Recruiting Trends for 2020

CareerPlug

Preparation is essential to executing your business goals in 2020. Here are five recruiting and hiring trends that can help you prepare for the future. Read More.

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Remembering the 'why' to bring meaning to the 'what'

career.place

The revelation that lead to a resolution that can change everything I love writing. I’m constantly writing blogs, tips, whitepapers, web content, and numerous other pieces for my business, my customers, and the D&I and hiring communities. And at the end of a long day, when I need a little time to unplug, I write! Specifically, I write fiction (fantasy).

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3 Lessons from Amazon’s Very First Job Post

Linkedin Talent Blog

Amazon now employs more than 750,000 people around the world. In 2019, the e-commerce giant hired nearly 100,000 workers in the third quarter alone. But only 25 years ago, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was looking to make his very first hire for the company that was then being called Cadabra. He was looking for software developers, fluent in C, C++, and Unix, to help build the systems that would be the backbone of his fledgling company.

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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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Increasing diversity does not always require budget

career.place

Are your job descriptions inclusive? Sometimes, simply rewording them around the goal of the job can greatly improve diversity.

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How to source info on the lesser known sites!! Ingo by Inyo!!

Recruiting Blogs

Ingo by Inyo is a brand new site where you can find people who ae looking for projects. This can be a great place to find information on candidates however a lot of recruiter do not search here. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, a simple search with some extras, and a whole lot of website searching. .

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A Night of Networking with Peloton’s Women Tech Leaders

PowerToFly

Whether you are a software engineer, fitness enthusiast or both, you won't want to miss PowerToFly's evening of product demos and networking with the women tech leaders and allies at Peloton. Founded in 2012, Peloton brought top talent together in its Silicon Alley headquarters to create a new concept in fitness. In their words, "We loved cycling but had a hard time finding a workout that consistently fit our schedules, and our at-home workouts never felt quite up to par.

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Hiring tech workers when you’re not on their A-list

Workable

And now, more and more businesses are investing in technology – which means hiring tech workers is on the rise in 2020. A new Spiceworks survey on IT budgets finds that 44% of businesses plan to increase their tech spend in 2020 from 2019. If you’re reading this, you’re likely also ramping up your efforts to build out your in-house tech talent. In fact, Workable has regularly held events on how to hire in tech, most recently in Boston , London , and San Francisco.

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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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What's the Difference Between an ATS and a Job Board?

Team Software

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Recruiting Blogs

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What is digital transformation in business?

Workable

To understand digital transformation in depth, you could look into the examples of companies such as Amazon and Netflix. Why are they so successful and popular? The short answer is because they provide innovative services and products. But, this is an understatement to their accomplishments in the digital innovation field. They have in fact created new business processes and solutions which have impacted the entire tech scene.

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QUIZ: Are You Ready to Hire Top Talent in a New Decade?

Glassdoor for Employers

The hiring game has changed. Not only are we in a new decade, but job seekers have evolved. They are more motivated, growth-focused and mission-driven than ever before. To catch their attention — and keep it — you’ll have to do more than simply advertise a killer job. You’ll need to craft an enticing application and interview experience and be strategic with how and where you look for candidates.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Everything you need to know about employee onboarding

Recruiters Lineup

Research finds that 1 in 4 employees will quit their job in the first 90 days of employment. For hourly workers, this number is even more alarming, suggesting that during the first 120 days, approximately 50% will leave their new jobs. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the average cost of a new hire in the US is about $4,129, with a 42-day time-to-hire.

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Why Senior Employees Aren’t Retiring

Recruiting Daily Advisor

More of the workforce remaining for the long haul can be great for the employer. After all, this means more industry and organizational knowledge is kept in-house, customer relationships are continued, and loyal employees stay on, resulting in better retention rates and fewer vacancies. Source: franckreporter / E+ / Getty. However, there are downsides, too, especially for a growing organization.

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Does an ATS Create an Impersonal Hiring Experience?

ApplicantStack

Automation has changed the face of hiring. Why is it easy to automate hiring with the right software? Job applicants apply online. They enter their information. This starts an end-to-end online process. An applicant tracking system (ATS) leverages the magic of digital automation. It lets computers do what they do best. Does this create an impersonal machine-driven applicant experience?