Wed.Jun 15, 2016

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What Kind of Recruitment Marketer Are You?

Recruitics

Like in marketing, each recruitment marketer has their own specific style and tool set. That’s because, although there are a number of best practices every recruitment marketer should keep up with, the ways in which this talent acquisition function is carried out at your organization truly depends on the size of your company and your business goals.

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Find Candidates Using Facebook With This Brand New Tool!

Social Talent

Great news, recruiters! We’ve just made it easier for you to find candidates using Facebook. ‘Facebook, you say? But I find my candidates on LinkedIn, where they actually want to be found…not on Facebook, where they share photos of their family and stories about their nightclub antics!’ Valid point, recruiters. But let’s not lose sight of this very important fact – Facebook remains the largest social network, with 1.6 billion active users on the platform.

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How to Source and Attract Multi-Generational Talent in a Tight Labor Market

RecruitLoop

Given the war for quality talent, we have an imminent need to adopt a multi-faceted sourcing and recruitment strategy capable of attracting the best candidates from every generation.

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Recruitment Compliance Fundamentals Covered at Newton’s June Bootcamp

Newton Software

Recap of Newton’s June Bootcamp on “The Fundamentals of Recruitment Compliance” Yesterday, we hosted our June Bootcamp where we covered topics related to recruitment compliance. Throughout the webinar, our co-founder Joel Passen offered his compliance insights from 20+ years of experience as a leader in the recruitment industry. Check out a recorded video of the webinar above!

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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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Recruiting with Robots: Is Automation a Dirty Word?

Beamery

Recruitment automation. Whenever the two words are mentioned in the same sentence you can guarantee spilt milk and hurt feelings. It also usually triggers the familiar question: are robots going to take our jobs? According to the former CEO of McDonalds USA, Ed Rensi, it’s cheaper and more efficient to buy a robot costing $35k than hire an employee for $15/hour ( the increased minimum wage many Americans are calling for ).

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2016 CWS Summit Tracks & Trends to Spot

Yoh

The Contingent Workforce Summit, hosted annually by Staffing Industry Analyst, is a massive conference that draws representatives from all over the country. Arguably the belle of the ball in terms of thought leadership, the event discusses new and emerging trends and best practices in all aspects of contingent labor management. This year, CWS Summit will call Las Vegas home, and with it, play host to hundreds of contingent labor buyers and providers.

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6 Health Hacks for Stress and Snacks

Undercover Recruiter

When we’re stressed, we tend to ‘treat’ ourselves by gorging on junk food, sugary snacks, caffeine and nicotine. But why? Well, quite simply, because we are stressed. This is what our body craves, but it doesn’t actually help our stress. We feel better for a bit (a sugar rush, a chemical rush etc.) but then. View Article. 6 Health Hacks for Stress and Snacks.

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New Research: What Top Performers Have in Common

Indeed

It’s no secret top performers contribute a disproportionate amount of output in our organizations. Rather than seeing an even distribution of performance throughout the workforce, one study found that 10% of productivity comes from the top 1% of employees and 26% of output is a product of the top 5%. That means top talent produces 4X as much as the average employee, and companies like Apple and Google report even greater gaps between average and high performers.

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5 effective ways to launch your social media campaign

RecruitmentJuice

Deciding that you want to be active on social media is always a good start. It’s then what you do next as to whether you execute social media effectively or not. We’ve come across a lot of recruiters (and people in many other sectors) who don’t see social media as particularly necessary, or even beneficial to their business. It’s extremely likely that those people weren’t particularly knowledgeable when it came to social media.

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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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What Can Employers do About the Skills Gap?

TalentCircles

Although there has been some back and forth about the severity of the employment “skills gap” problem, it looks like enough people are feeling the effects of it to make it an issue that needs addressing. As might be expected, employers are still seeing shortages in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, but, according to a recent study from CareerBuilder , plenty of other occupations, such as those in the management, legal and service sectors are struggling to find s

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Real Time Collaboration: Why Being Social At Work is Paying Off

TargetRecruit

“Live chatting” still has an aura of “playtime” associated with it, even today when so many social platforms have been introduced. But did you know that “chatting” in the workplace has a new term and is considered great for business? Yes, it’s now called ”real time collaboration”. Working Social is paying off in very big ways in many staffing companies across the world.

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Creating a Blog for Your Recruiting Website

Top Echelon Contracting

(Originally posted 8/5/2010, updated 6/15/2016) Search engines, such as Google and Bing, reward websites for fresh and quality content. Creating a blog for your recruiting website is an easy way to boost your SEO and attract more traffic—when done the. The post Creating a Blog for Your Recruiting Website appeared first on Top Echelon.

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Why Hiring Managers Screen Your Calls

Undercover Recruiter

**Disclaimer: this post is probably an unfair mass generalisation of all hiring managers, based on one or two isolated and extremely annoying experiences.** Considering agency recruiters have been brought in to fill their urgent roles as quick as “yesterday”, hiring managers can make doing your job particularly difficult at times. They cancel interviews last minute, go on leave without notice, View Article.

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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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4 Mistakes to Avoid Making In Your Recruitment Software Demo

WebRecruit

Recruitment software demonstrations are important; they’re your chance to view the functionality of a system and see how easy it is to use. These demos are a great chance for you to sit down and talk about your initial thoughts and queries with a potential supplier. As such, it’s important to get the most value from them as you possibly can. At Webrecruit, we also believe that it’s vital to avoid making the following mistakes, all of which could hinder your chances of investing in the right appl

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Entelo CEO Joins Bloomberg TV to Discuss Microsoft's LinkedIn Acquisition

Entelo

The Recruitosphere erupted on Monday with the news of Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn. The dust has yet to settle, and there's still a number of questions around what this means for the talent acquisition industry. Entelo CEO Jon Bischke joined Bloomberg TV alongside Shira Ovide, a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist, to discuss the implications, the greater market context of the merger, and the future of LinkedIn within Microsoft.

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Proactive Recruitment Strategies for the Energy Sector

Harger Howe Recruitment

Exactly this time last year The National's Business section was reporting the oil and gas industry could face a hiring freeze due to the low prices. In fact, according to that same article, jobs in the energy sector fell by 19% from the previous year’s numbers in just one month. Firms like Oxford Strategic Consulting cautioned business owners that they needed to retain a candidate pool to guard against a potential battle later on, but still hiring declined.

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Four types of problem candidate

Recruiting Blogs

There are different types of a difficult candidate that hiring manager’s experience in an interview. Here is a list of the most common and how to deal with the situation. The Quiet Candidate. Conducting an interview with a quiet or shy candidate can be difficult, as it becomes increasingly hard to keep the 80/20 contribution split. A good way to get a candidate talking is asking ice-breaking questions and invite them to give their experiences that relate to the role.

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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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Hey Recruiters: These 5 Steps Will Make Sure You and the Hiring Manager Are on Exactly the Same Page

The Muse

In order to identify the right candidates for a position, the recruiter and hiring manager must be on the same page. Here are five ways to ensure that happens.

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The Modern Recruiter: 5 Crucial Skills You Need to Have

Social Talent

It is no big secret that the recruitment landscape today brings with it many challenges (maybe more so than ever before!) that can really test recruiters’ mettle. Significant changes have taken place, even in the last 5-6 years, including the changing demographics of multigenerational workforces, the arrival of the Big Data era and huge advances in mobile and social technologies.

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3 Important Questions to Ask About Employment Credit Reports

Applicant Manager

When New York City passed the nation’s most severe restrictions on employment credit reports in 2015, it joined 11 states and several other cities that limit the practice. Similar legislation is pending in 17 other states and at the federal level. Even in places that have passed bans, though, exemptions exist. That’s because, despite the controversy, employment credit checks play an important – and in some cases required – role in due diligence around hiring.

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How Total Rewards Software Builds a Stronger Company Culture

HRsoft

The main purpose of total rewards software is to provide employees with a direct line of sight into all of the benefits that your company provides for them. In doing so, you’re showing your workforce the full value of employment. Yet, the advantages of total rewards software extend far beyond clarifying benefits information. Take a look at all of the ways in which total reward statement software can positively impact your company culture, below: Drives Communication.

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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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Glassdoor Roadshow Wrap Up, Sponsored by Jobvite

Glassdoor for Employers

Over the course of the last three months, thousands of HR and Recruiting professionals attended 16 in-person events in the U.S. and.

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The 3 Rules for Choosing the Best Compensation Planning Software

HRsoft

To help align their processes and handle the complexities of today’s growing, fast-paced work environments, businesses are turning towards automated, strategic solutions. One such solution is compensation planning software. When an organization implements compensation management software that meets their unique needs, they are able to build an aligned and accurate compensation planning process.

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How to Spend Less Time Weeding Out Low Quality Candidates (and Attract the Best)

Linkedin Talent Blog

Last week, I spoke with the VP of IT at a well-known company regarding improving quality of hire. He told me his interview process is first rate, they’re posting their jobs on all of the major boards and he’s upgraded his job postings to include videos, graphics and clever employer branding. Yet, the quality of people applying is no better than it was before.

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HR Full Cycle: 7 Secrets for Effective Interviewing

Jobvite

This is part two of our HR Full Cycle Series. Read part one here, “ Top Three Tips for Writing a Stellar Job Posting ”. The interview may very well be the most critical part of the hiring process. While the goal is to find the best possible fit for the position and your company, the interview process is also a chance for you to communicate about your employer brand.

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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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Why HR and IT should talk to each other… but they don’t? [our guest post on ERE Media]

Devskiller

We are thrilled to let you know that our article “ Why HR and IT should talk to each other… but they don’t ” has just been published on SOURCECON | Sourcing which is run by ERE Media, the go-to information and conference source for human resources, talent acquisition, and recruiting professionals. The article is based on our experience with technical recruitment and stories that we hear from companies that we talk to.

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HR Full Cycle: 7 Secrets for Effective Interviewing

Jobvite

This is part two of our HR Full Cycle Series. Read part one here, “ Top Three Tips for Writing a Stellar Job Posting ”. The interview may very well be the most critical part of the hiring process. While the goal is to find the best possible fit for the position and your company, the interview process is also a chance for you to communicate about your employer brand.

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Microsoft buying LinkedIn, WIIFM(what’s in it for me) as an HR?

Recruiting Blogs

Microsoft buying LinkedIn, WIIFM(what’s in it for me) as an HR? The recent announcement of Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26 billion shook the online community. The professional networking LinkedIn valued at $192 per share and the tech giant Microsoft is entering into the new domain of HR. LinkedIn is the largest business networking site in the world and Microsoft is positioned to exploit the value of this asset in a much broader way through its business divisions.