Tue.Apr 19, 2016

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Why Your Company Needs Employer Branding & How To Get Started

Proactive Talent

There is no company on the planet that shouldn’t use employer branding to help them attract and hire the best talent. That was my response when I was recently asked by John Sumser, Principal Analyst at HRExaminer , to share my thoughts on whether there are companies out there that don’t or shouldn’t need to focus on employer branding in The Definitive Guide To Employment Branding by Dice.

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19 Deadly Social Media Sins Every Recruiter Needs to STOP Committing (FREE Download)

Social Talent

Have you ever searched for candidates using the top search bar on LinkedIn? Have you posted a job spec as a blog post on LinkedIn? Are you guilty of using a barrage of hashtags in your job tweets in the hopes of attracting the right candidate? Have a large number of candidates received a generic direct message from you on Twitter? Have you shied away from using Facebook’s Social Graph to search for candidates?

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6 New Talent Sourcing Tips You Need

Spark Hire

Before the Internet and social media dominated nearly every facet of life, hiring was fairly simple: you’d hang a sign in the front window of your business that read “HELP WANTED” in big bold letters. Then perhaps you’d post a short description of the job you were hiring for in your local newspaper. A day or two later, you’d be flooded with resumes.

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How to Build a Talent Pipeline (in 500 Words)

Symphony Talent

Fact: Having a talent network builds your talent pipeline. Surprisingly enough, only 27% of the 2015 Fortune 500 use a talent network form to capture leads who aren’t ready to apply. And only 9% use a talent network form in the apply flow, where companies lose on average 74% of interested leads who started the application! Continue Reading → The post How to Build a Talent Pipeline (in 500 Words) appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

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

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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Engineering a Solution to the Skills Gap: How To Cultivate the Next Generation

Yoh

As one of the world’s first industrialized nations, America has had a mature industrial base for over a century. The country that tamed the west, built the railroads, cracked the nuclear code, and landed the first man on the moon only accomplished these feats through tremendous engineering talent. So where did all of the engineers go?

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Announcing Jobvite’s 2016 Customer Summit “Recruiting Reimagined” in San Francisco, May 17-18

Jobvite

San Mateo, Calif. , April 19, 2016 — Jobvite, the leading recruiting solution for emerging and enterprise companies, will be holding its 8th annual customer conference on May 17th and 18th at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The conference will feature informative customer sessions, networking with talent acquisition leaders, speeches from Jobvite executives, including Jobvite CEO Dan Finnigan , and a keynote speech from technology entrepreneur and evangelist Guy Kawasaki.

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Newton Bootcamp: The State of Mobile Recruiting #nowmobile

Newton Software

As employers, we must go where the talent – and the times – are taking us. THE STATE OF MOBILE RECRUITING #NOWMOBILE. Newton Bootcamp: The State of Recruiting #nowmobile from Newton Software on Vimeo. Newton co-founder and resident recruiting expert Joel Passen offers practical tips for creating a simple, smart, safe approach to meeting applicants on the mobile web without compromising compliance. watch this free online bootcamp and take a swipe in the right direction.

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Why Developers Want to Always Be Learning

Stack Overflow

For many developers, the desire to learn new technologies is powerful. Whether it’s learning a new language for their job or dabbling in a new technology for their side project, developers have a passion for code. So it’s no surprise that 70% of developers we surveyed said that learning new technologies was important to them at work. Additionally, 49% of developers said they spent at least 2 hours per week coding before or after their regular job.

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Not Able to Offer Money? Offer Candidates a Future Instead

CareerBuilder

A recent CareerBuilder poll shows that 55 percent of full-time workers feel they have a job, not a career. What does this mean for recruiters? As the number of unemployed job seekers gets lower and lower, you’ll need a number of tools in your arsenal to attract new hires. 1. Higher compensation. As an economist, I have to start with a hard truth: Offering higher pay IS going to get you better candidates — and more of them.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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7 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Miss Jobvite Summit ’16

Jobvite

Jobvite Summit ’16 kicks off in less than one month and this is one awesome event you can’t afford to miss! Our theme this year is “Recruiting Reimagined” and our goal is to inspire you to reimagine your recruiting strategy. At Summit ‘16, we’ll provide you with the tools to do just that. Nowhere else will you be able to hobnob with industry influencers and thought leaders, connect with your peers, and dive deep into the hottest topics in talent acquisition today.

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The Experts on Everything to Know for Data-Driven Recruiting #ERE16

BountyJobs

Talent acquisition leaders from across the US gathered in Las Vegas for an in-depth discussion about data-driven recruiting (and some fun parties) at the Red Rock Casino Resort.

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What Recruiters Can Learn From Paparazzi Mistakes

Undercover Recruiter

This article is sponsored by Technically Compatible, an online skills testing tool designed to streamline the recruitment of web, IT and software professionals. For tips and tricks on avoiding baddies and attracting goodies, download their guide for free: The Gamification of the Hiring Game – Complete Your Hiring Mission. Let’s begin with a story. A top US recruiter was.

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6 procurement benefits of SOW as an independent offering

Allegis Global Solutions

The time is right for SOW to become a standalone procurement service offering.

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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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7 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Miss Jobvite Summit ’16

Jobvite

Jobvite Summit ’16 kicks off in less than one month and this is one awesome event you can’t afford to miss! Our theme this year is “Recruiting Reimagined” and our goal is to inspire you to reimagine your recruiting strategy. At Summit ‘16, we’ll provide you with the tools to do just that. Nowhere else will you be able to hobnob with industry influencers and thought leaders, connect with your peers, and dive deep into the hottest topics in talent acquisition today.

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Is ‘gamification’ the answer to your recruitment woes?

WebRecruit

Good online recruitment software may incorporate many useful features – from applicant tracking to talent pools – but what if that software took the form of an actual game? Of course, depending on your industry, this may sound familiar to you too, as quite a few sectors have incorporated game-like elements into their pre-screening processes.

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7 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Miss Jobvite Summit ’16

Jobvite

Jobvite Summit ’16 kicks off in less than one month and this is one awesome event you can’t afford to miss! Our theme this year is “Recruiting Reimagined” and our goal is to inspire you … Continued.

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What’s Trending in Talent Acquisition Technology?

Brandon Hall

Organizations are prioritizing onboarding for 2016 and beyond. Slightly over half (52%) are prioritizing optimization of the onboarding process, and 45% are looking for an onboarding technology solution. A research summary of Brandon Hall Group ’s 2016 Talent Acquisition Technology survey findings will soon be released to our members and I thought I would give you a sneak peek at a few of the highlights from our study.

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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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The Recruiters’ Essential Checklist for Onsite Interviews

Linkedin Talent Blog

Interview day is critical. Our research shows that 83% of candidates said a negative interview experience would make them not want to take the offered job, even if they were previously interested. Conversely, 87% of candidates said a great interview experience would make them want to take the job, even if they had doubts about it before. That means the interview itself is the make-or-break experience for candidates and the key to closing top talent.

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5 Steps for Managing Your Recruiting Desk

Top Echelon Contracting

Every recruiter wants to make more placements. However, the best place to start is with your recruiting desk, specifically managing your recruiting desk and managing it more effectively. Below are five steps for managing your recruiting desk: #1—Don’t try to. The post 5 Steps for Managing Your Recruiting Desk appeared first on Top Echelon.

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Career Site Makeover Contest: Win Your Company a New Career Site

Jibe

Are you treating your career site like it’s your most important recruiting asset? If not, then you’re setting your talent acquisition team up for a tough 2016. And an even tougher 2017, 2018, 2019, and…you get the idea. Research from The Talent Board shows career sites are candidates’ number one resource for researching new opportunities, and Bersin by Deloitte revealed last year that career sites were the top source of hire.

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5 Questions With a Top Campus Recruiter

Recruiting Blogs

The campus recruiter is in charge of building a pipeline of talented up and coming candidates. The job spans many departments, walks the line between online and offline recruiting, as well as being driven by key seasonal booms (mostly commonly occurring during late spring and early fall) as students transition into the next phase of their budding careers. .

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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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A Checklist for Doing Better Interview Prep

Glassdoor for Employers

Six years ago, I watched a CEO burst into my scheduled job interview with a blunt, “So, what are you interviewing here for? What job? What’s this about, anyway?”. Unnerved, despite having prepped for the position and company, I flinched, then fumbled for answers. In that moment, I know I lost both the job and respect for the company, realizing the CEO probably had zero briefing by the hiring manager and hadn’t cared enough to pre-scan my resume, skills or potential company fit.

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WhatsApp Group Chat - Importance of Excel and Reporting in Sourcing or Recruiting

Recruiting Blogs

We all use excel on a regular bases either for entering data, generating leads, bulk emailing and lots more but have you ever wondered what else you can do with Excel and how helpful it can be to you as Talent Acquisitionist’s? Exactly why we @SourcingAdda found it very interesting when a member of the WhatsApp Group highlighted it for us? Therefore we decided to take it as a discussion topic, “Importance of Excel and Reporting in Sourcing or Recruiting” as suggested by Prateek.

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Agency Recruitment is Dead and 7 Other Recruitment MYTHS that Simply Aren’t True

Social Talent

According to a new survey of 2,000 UK adults carried out by the infamous, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! attraction, many of us rational human beings still believe in a whole host of myths, legends and fables. However, many of our deeply held beliefs are simply misconceived. For example, the most commonly held mistaken belief is that bananas grow on trees, when they are, in fact, plants.

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Who Experiences More "Backdoor Hires": USA, UK, or Australia? You'll be Surprised.

Recruiting Blogs

Over the past 18 months at HIRABL , we’ve analyzed 80 million candidate submissions for agencies around the globe – here’s what we’ve learned: 1 in 484 submissions results in a backdoor hire (an increase from 1 in 500 in 2015!). Sales, IT/Engineering, and Accounting/Finance have the highest backdoor rates. Legal recruitment experiences backdoor hires – don’t lawyers use and read fee agreements?!

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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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3 advantages of creating candidate personas

WebRecruit

If you were hoping that it would be easier for your company to recruit staff in 2016 than it was in 2015, we’ve got some bad news for you: it isn’t. That is at least the verdict of the 82% of respondents to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) recent Resourcing and Talent Planning 2015 survey that said the last two years had seen heightened competition for talent.

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Game of Thrones characters and their recruitment counterparts.

Recruiting Blogs

Game of Thrones season 6 finally returns on Sunday, for what seems like an eternity, it is now only a few days away! Is Jon Snow actually dead? What will happen to Daenerys now she is a prisoner to the Dothraki's? Will Cersei seek retribution on the High Sparrow? All will be revealed hopefully soon. Before that however, let's us look at some of the most popular GoT and their recruitment equivalents -.

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Why Do Growing Businesses Need Total Rewards Statement Software?

HRsoft

You already know that communicating total rewards to employees is a critical business practice. When employees understand all of the ways in which they’re being compensated, they begin to understand their value, and therefore are more likely to perform consistently well. But do you really need total rewards statement software in your company? While each company’s software needs vary from the next, there is a growing need for better transparency in nearly every industry.