The Whiteboard

APRIL 14, 2016

I enjoyed this recent article from NZ recruiter Karl Harenburg reminding us of the importance of picking up the phone. It sounds so obvious yet we appear to have reached an era of such information overload that I think it really is the only way to cut through all the noise nowadays. We had a team gathering yesterday with our Business Managers from Christchurch and Wellington joining us in Auckland and part of the meeting centered around what we found to be the most effective sales tools.

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Social Talent

APRIL 14, 2016

We’ve talked about what really grinds our gears as recruiters. We’ve talked about the many emotions of an in-house recruiter. But let’s not forget that there are good times too, people. Today, we’re listing 12 fist-pump moments that only recruiters will understand, and as always we’ve enlisted our trusty recruiter extraordinaire Chloé to share her endless pool of wisdom with us.

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Brazen Recruiting

APRIL 14, 2016

You already know the scoop on millennial workers, right? They’re “entitled. ” They’re tech-savvy. They expect constant feedback. They want to change the world, and want to work from home doing it. They expect their careers to revolve around flexibility, meaningful work, and high salaries. At least, that’s what the internet will have you believe.

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Social Talent

APRIL 14, 2016

If you have been working in the recruitment industry for some time or have just started out, chances are you have heard the term Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and how it can potentially benefit your recruitment strategy. Many recruiters feel daunted by the thought of SEO as they start to get exposed to technical terminology like keyword stuffing, submitting sitemaps and rel=canonical links (….what?).

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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!

Interviews

Glassdoor for Employers

APRIL 14, 2016

For the second year in a row, Quantcast is proud to be recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work. At its core, Quantcast is a people-powered big data company. While we believe in the potential for big data to radically improve the online experience, we celebrate the great people behind our technology and the one-of-a-kind work environment our employees helped to create.

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Glassdoor for Employers

APRIL 14, 2016

Imagine if outfits were styled the same way women are paid in the U.S. It’s obvious when nearly a quarter of your outfit is missing. But what happens when nearly a quarter of your paycheck is missing? That’s the reality for women across the U.S., who, according to a recent Glassdoor study, earn, on average, 76 cents to every dollar men make. The impact of the Gender Pay Gap.

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AkkenCloud

APRIL 14, 2016

So you've found the job of your dreams, or maybe just the job that will get your foot in the door. Or perhaps, you help place job candidates in temporary and permanent roles. The first impression is often the most important one to make. No matter which generation you fall under, keep in mind that good manners are universally key and are noticed. Follow these best practices before, during, and after the interview process for the best chance to land the job you want or give your candidates th

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iCIMS

APRIL 14, 2016

There is a ton of research out there about how and why HR professionals should be using social media to recruit top talent. But to make sure you are getting the most ROI from this tactic, you must understand how job seekers are using social media to find and apply to jobs.

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Undercover Recruiter

APRIL 14, 2016

There are many ways you can measure the success of your career. Your pay packet, your job title, the size of your team. But when it comes down to it , and you begin to look at the bigger picture, these measurements don’t mean a thing. You could have a great paying job with an impressive title – but. View Article. Forget Job Titles: Here’s What Really Matters in Your Career.

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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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FireFish Software

APRIL 14, 2016

Recruiters and employers alike know just how treacherous managing a candidate job offer can be. Candidates often have four weeks between signing a contract and starting their new job, and they're often juggling other options too.

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Yoh

APRIL 14, 2016

In my years of experience in the workforce solutions industry, I often see an organization’s external workforce typically ranking in the top five commodities in terms of total expenditures. If you consider that the external workforce often makes up 20% or more of an organization’s talent the importance of managing this workforce is compounded. Knowing how to effectively develop and manage an outsourced contingent labor program starts with the foundation of a Managed Service Program: a strong bus

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iCIMS

APRIL 14, 2016

There is a ton of research out there about how and why HR professionals should be using social media to recruit top talent. But to make sure you are getting the most ROI from this tactic, you must understand how job seekers are using social media to find and apply to jobs.

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Yoh

APRIL 14, 2016

How many times have you seen it? A staffing company finds the perfect candidate, negotiates the terms and ultimately places the candidate, only to have that same contract employee leave for another opportunity a few weeks later. But, what if I told you that this all too familiar scenario could easily be avoided?

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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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CareerBuilder

APRIL 14, 2016

Most jobs these days don’t require employees to detonate dynamite miles underground or hang off the sides of skyscrapers, but that doesn’t mean the typical worker doesn’t face the occasional dangerous situation or potential threat. From weather-related damage and natural disasters to technology breaches, there are all sorts of threats out there, and a new study from CareerBuilder looks at how prepared workers feel they are to deal with such workplace disasters.

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Capterra

APRIL 14, 2016

“It’s a pain.”. This is what you often hear (from both sides of the hiring equation) about applicant tracking software (ATS). Candidates complain that ATSs are a black hole, and recruiters use ATSs mostly as a mere keyword search engine. What started out as a solution has become part of the problem. You know having a good, fast hiring process is crucial in landing top talent.

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Indeed

APRIL 14, 2016

We recently heard from Indeed’s Matt Burney about the importance of sequencing your recruiting tactics to attract more active, inbound candidates and maximize your recruitment budget. The next step in attracting talent in the modern market, says Employer Insights Strategist Aaron Schwartz, is building a strong candidate pipeline to ensure a consistent flow of great applicants to your jobs.

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Stack Overflow

APRIL 14, 2016

It takes a lot of work to get to the point where you’ve identified a developer that you’d like to hire, so it can be deflating when the candidate decides to go in a different direction. After all, you’ve made the effort to build out your hiring process, give the candidate a first-class interview experience , and extended a job offer that you feel is competitive.

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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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Recruiting Daily

APRIL 14, 2016

I don’t think it’s unfair to call spam “the fossil fuel of recruiting” – it’s cheap, it’s easy and it gets the job done. On the other hand, though, it’s non-renewable, non-sustainable and polluting our entire environment while slowly killing us all. This is the price we pay for convenience. Now, let’s get real.

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WebRecruit

APRIL 14, 2016

If you’ve read any of our previous blogs relating to applicant tracking systems (ATS) or you’ve already done some research on the recruitment software market, you’ll probably have an idea of the benefits that software can deliver to your HR function. However, what you may not have considered are the advantages it can bring to your candidates. An ATS isn’t just a great tool for your HR team; it can also do wonders for the candidate experience.

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Top Echelon Contracting

APRIL 14, 2016

The Major League Baseball season may have just begun, but as happens every year, the season will eventually wind down. When it inevitably does, separating the teams in the pennant race from other teams is not a difficult task. It. The post Getting Your Recruiting Team to “Own” Its Performance appeared first on Top Echelon.

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Jibe

APRIL 14, 2016

Since nearly all of today’s job searches are done the web, the lines between recruitment marketing and digital marketing have been blurring for years. As a consequence, there’s never been a greater incentive for talent acquisition teams to enter the content marketing game. Just as good marketing content can help to attract, nurture, and convert customers, employer branding and recruiting content can be used in the same way for candidates.

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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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Recruiting Blogs

APRIL 14, 2016

So this is the 5th presentation of the conference. Titled “Rapid-Fire Tips&Tricks” BY Jim Schnyder. So this was basically Jim showing a few tools and then an open forum for everyone to chime in on tools. . Webclipdrop.io. Visualping.io. Name2email. Lukewarm email. Any Mail finder. These were the main tools talked about. So this is the 5th presentation of the conference.

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Workable

APRIL 14, 2016

When it’s handled clumsily, pre-employment screening has the potential to drive a wedge between employers and employees. Employers naturally want to know as much as possible about a person they will put in a position of trust. On the other hand, candidates can see it as an invasion on their personal information, or an apparent lack of trust from their future employer, even if they have nothing to hide.

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Recruiting Blogs

APRIL 14, 2016

Up next in my Spark Series is a recent friend of mine, Joe DeHart. Side note- my Spark Series is where I interview my network of friends who are doing amazing things and share insights from their stories. Joe and I met briefly years ago through a mutual friend but it wasn’t until this past December when I stumbled upon his blog “ I Chase Dreams ” and fell enamored with his story.

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Linkedin Talent Blog

APRIL 14, 2016

The chances are that when it comes to your network, your direct connections’ connections are your key to getting a job. Recent research from the University of Chicago. revealed that these so called “weak connections” are crucial and here is why: Weak ties are important collectively because of their quantity, but strong ties are important individually because of their quality.

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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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Recruiting Blogs

APRIL 14, 2016

If you are looking for the perfect job opportunity, you should consider working with recruiters to help you find good career options. In a previous post, we discussed some of the finer details of finding and communicating with a recruiter. To be as successful as possible, make sure that you remember what to do and what not to do when working with a recruiter.

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Linkedin Talent Blog

APRIL 14, 2016

Over the last decade, social media has become a powerful tool for recruiting. Staffing agencies quickly picked up that and have been using it to draw in clients and reach high quality candidates. We wanted to see which Australian staffing agencies are harnessing the power of our LinkedIn network particularly well. To find these top socially engaged firms, we analyzed their social reach (eg.

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Recruiting Blogs

APRIL 14, 2016

A hiring process requires copious amounts of time, manpower, and money. Reviewing tons of applications, making tons of phone calls, and setting up tons of interviews is intensely draining. You don’t want to have to do it any more than necessary. Finding the right candidate in a timely manner is the ideal outcome. A great job advert is the best tool you can use to cut right to the point.

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