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Improve your Quality of Hire with Candidate Reference Checks

Lever

Candidate reference checks are usually one of the last steps of the recruitment process, but too often overlooked or rushed. Forty three percent of human resources professionals said reducing time to hire was a top screening challenge. However, 62% of job seekers have embellished their skill set and 54% have embellished their job responsibilities. In an effort to get new hires started as quickly as possible, organizations risk making a bad hire – which can cost your organization 2.5 times the pe

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Are Recruiting Technologies Broken?

HarQen

By Ane Ohm. Wait, what? Isn’t HarQen a recruiting technology? You might be thinking, “What are you trying to say about what you do every day?” Don’t get me wrong. We care deeply about providing leading-edge video interviewing and phone interviewing tools for our clients, who tell us daily about the great value we provide for their organizations. This is incredibly important to us, both personally and professionally.

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20 Epic Fails At Every Office Party

Social Talent

Ahh the classic office party. A time and place where the drinks are flowing and stressed workers are letting their hair down. What can possibly go wrong? Well… loads. Inappropriate antics and your colleagues embarrassing themselves may seem funny at the time but there is a certain dreaded thing called Monday that is sneaking around the corner!

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Candle In The Bin

The Whiteboard

This week saw the official announcement that Candle ICT , one of the longest-standing IT Recruitment brands in the New Zealand market, would be closing the doors on its unprofitable NZ operations due to their local strategies over the past couple of years failing to pay off: “A significant investment strategy was put in place during FY15 but failed to deliver the anticipated returns.

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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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How To Calculate Your Cost-Per-Hire

Glassdoor for Employers

Cost-per-hire is arguably the most important metric for talent analytics. When you know your cost-per-hire, you can better determine where to invest.

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Why Your Resume Needs Accurate Action Verbs

Undercover Recruiter

This post is sponsored by onlineresumebuliders.com, the resume building software available on your phone, tablet or desktop. There are many rules to resume writing; an important one being the need for ‘action words’ or ‘action verbs’ Don’t worry if you don’t really know what they are, we’ve got you covered.

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Workers Reveal the Most Unusual Boss Requests in New Survey

CareerBuilder

If ever you find yourself doubting your competence as a manager and need a pick me up, just say to yourself, “At least I’ve never asked an employee to shave my back,” which isn’t something everyone in the world can say, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder. More than 3,000 full-time workers participated in the survey, wherein they were asked to name the most unusual request they’ve ever gotten from a boss.

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How to Identify Transformational Talent + More Insights From Interactive

Indeed

This week, recruiting leaders from across North America are connecting in Austin, Texas, for Interactive – Indeed’s three-day event that brings together the brightest minds in talent attraction. What stands out most about Interactive is the lineup of speakers and the data-driven stories they have to share about attracting and identifying top talent in our rapidly evolving labor market.

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4 Reasons to Simply Shut up and Listen

Undercover Recruiter

Listening is more important than you may think. Not only does it improve interpersonal relationships with your friends, family, significant other and colleagues, but it can also boost your leadership skills, maximise productivity and make you more knowledgable in general. Here are our top 4 reasons why you just need to shut up and listen: View Article. 4 Reasons to Simply Shut up and Listen.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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The Candidate Experience Workshop is coming to Philly

Phenom People

Candidate Experience Workshop Tuesday, June 21, 2016 from 12:30pm – 6:30pm We’re bringing Talent Board’s Candidate Experience Workshop to you this summer! Join us in the historic district of downtown Philadelphia for a half-day of workshops, games, learning, and networking. We will provide a free pre-workshop lunch from 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM and will be finishing up the day.

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Why employer branding is the key to a profitable job board

Recruiting Blogs

Remember the Pepsi Challenge back in the eighties? It saw members of the public taking part in a blind taste test, comparing Pepsi to Coca Cola. Even though Pepsi generally won on taste, Coke continued to win the cola wars – and it still dominates the soft drinks market today. After all, do you know anyone that drinks Pepsi? The fact is, people don’t just buy Coke for the taste, they buy it for what the soda represents.

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CASE STUDY: Recruiter David Kersey Recognized for Network Success

Top Echelon Contracting

[A note from the editor: We’ve often highlighted the successes of our customers over on the Pinnacle, our blog for Top Echelon Network members. But now, we’ve decided to run a case study series on our public Recruiter Training blog, too. Our hope is that. The post CASE STUDY: Recruiter David Kersey Recognized for Network Success appeared first on Top Echelon.

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TLS Continuum Part 48: Dangers of Complacency

Recruiting Blogs

Imagine a scenario where everything moves along smoothly with no problems. Imagine you have the power to wave a magic wand and every problem solves itself. For many members of management this the way they face reality. They forget the process is called Continuous Process Improvement. We do not have processes that just move it on. We do not have a problem with which we can wave a magic wand in the air and call the problem resolved.

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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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Relationship Building and Your 2016 Recruiting Strategy

Jibe

In 2015 almost 2 in 3 employed adults looked at new opportunities within three months of starting a job. A decade ago, few people would have been exploring new opportunities so quickly, but changes in both the physical and digital worlds have shaken things up quite a bit. Question is, how do you capitalize on these almost-always-looking candidates from a recruiting perspective?

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Remembering that the most important person in a business is the business (not the individual)

Recruiting Blogs

What do Conor McGregor, David Beckham and even "Stone Cold" Steve Austin have in common? They have all had run-ins and clashes with their employers when their star power is beginning to eclipse their businesses. In Mr. McGregor's situation, he recently tried to flex his considerable star power in the UFC and decided to decline numerous promotional dates for an upcoming event.

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Setting Recruitment Marketing Goals for Success

Recruitics

Setting measurable and attainable goals is a cornerstone of effective recruitment marketing, and might be the single most important aspect of any talent acquisition function. In a previous post, we discussed key recruitment marketing metrics and performance indicators that every recruitment marketer must track to affect positive change for their recruitment ROI. ( Read more on that here. ).

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Great Job Opportunities for Overseas business representative in Iran, UAE and Uzbekistan

Recruiting Blogs

Great Job Opportunities for. Overseas business representative. in Iran, UAE and Uzbekistan. . Short Job Description. Offering assistance for the manager to make and plan the marketing strategy, and develop the market potential to the furthest. Develop and maintain client’s relationships to achieve sale target. Responsibilities : Use the local relationships to develop and maintain clients’ relationships in the field of oilfield.

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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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Why Do People Choose To Work For The NHS?

BroadBean Technology

The NHS currently employs more than 1.7 million people. It is the biggest employer in the UK, and the fifth largest in the World. Caring for millions of people every day, the NHS workforce has become an institution in Britain. It can often involve long hours, dealing with many different patients and multi-tasking lots of priorities, yet can be one of the most rewarding careers too.

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9 Creative Social Posts You Should Be Using to Help Drive Your Recruiting Efforts

Social Talent

When it comes to recruiting, your employees can be your greatest advocates—but it’s up to you to provide them with content and messages to share with their networks, especially on social media. In the first 10 years of their career, 86% of people are likely to use social media in the job search, making social a crucial channel to support your recruiting efforts.

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New release: a partnership with BambooHR

Workable

With the rise of SaaS (cloud based Software-as-a-Service) we’re seeing more and more companies manage employee details via specialized HR Information Systems (HRIS). BambooHR is a leading HRIS and helps thousands of growing companies track and manage time off, training, and other vital company and employee information. Building an integration between the two was a natural step for us, and one much requested by our users.

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The Best of May – Hiring Trends Roundup

Newton Software

Not subscribed to Newton’s monthly newsletter? Here is a preview of the top hiring trends that we’re discussing in May. – Why HR is becoming a numbers game. This is the year when human resources goes digital, so HR executives must overcome any lingering “data phobia” Written by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Read here. – Numbers (and the magic of measuring the right thing).

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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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[Video] What ATS Costs

Capterra

If you’re like me, you hate spending money. I like to think I’m frugal, but a better word, as my friends delight in pointing out, is “miser.”. It’s not that I can’t enjoy a good bout of retail therapy every now and then, but for me that usually revolves around $0.99 ebooks on sale on Amazon, or $2.00 video games on sale on Steam. Notice the pattern?

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The 5 Essential Tactics to Recruiting Tech Talent

SmartRecruiters

This is a guest post from our partner marketplace partner DevSkiller. No one can deny that recruiting tech talent is challenging. It can feel like there is a shortage of available programmers in the market, and the good ones get hired before you can get to them. That’s why it is so important to consider everyone you connect with, and the best way to optimize your recruiting efforts is by screening the best ones.

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Paperless Onboarding: Stop Printing New Hire Paperwork

Recruiting Blogs

Many HR departments use onboarding software to get their new hire paperwork filled out electronically, but still wind up printing forms out once they are completed. Paperless Employee OnboardingMany of the documents stored in an employee's folder are generated directly from the onboarding process once they have been hired. For this reason, employee onboarding software has become extremely popular for Human Resources departments.

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How to Hire and Hold onto Millennial Employees [Infographic]

Brazen Recruiting

Millennials. They’re lazy, entitled job-hoppers with one foot out the door, always looking for the next best thing. Or so the internet would have you believe. Millennial stereotypes have been fed to us by the media for years, but in reality, these stereotypes are often far from the truth. For instance, millennials don’t necessarily need their hands held during projects; what they want is feedback. 80% of millennials stated that they would like constant feedback from their managers.

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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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How a Single Recruiter Made 120 hires in One Year

Linkedin Talent Blog

“There are two types of recruiters. Those who fish, and those who hunt,” says Liza Klein , HR Business Partner at MetTel , a cutting-edge telecom service provider. “Those who fish wait for the right one to arrive. Those who hunt are looking for the one they want. I’m a hunter.”. There’s no doubt about that. Last year, Liza single-handedly recruited and hired 120 people to the now 400-person company.

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