Mon.Apr 17, 2017

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How to Develop a Job Description That Works

JazzHR

A job description is a lot more than just a list of an individual’s responsibilities. A good one lets potential employees know what’s expected of them, tells them where their role fits into the organization, and is a valuable performance management tool. It also clues recruiters in on the kinds of skills and competencies they need to look for in a new hire.

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How McKesson and Change Healthcare Streamlined Jobs & Candidate Experience with Glass…

Glassdoor for Employers

When McKesson Technology Solutions and Change Healthcare were merging into one organization, Cindy McGregor – Employer Brand Recruitment and Digital Marketing Talent Acquisition.

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Using Career Paths to Effectively Address Skill Gaps

TalentGuard

Using Career Paths to Effectively Address Skill Gaps. Approximately 10,000 baby boomers retire each day in the United States. That’s about 30,000 skilled workers per month. And, while there are around 8.7 million people available for work in this country, there are far fewer who have the skills to fill those openings left behind by the Boomers. Skill gaps cost the U.S. economy about $13 billion per month.

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Aegis Living: How Mission-Based Careers Win in a Selfie Society

Glassdoor for Employers

When senior living company Aegis Living made Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2017 list amid 600,000 companies listed, it was, for many, unexpected.

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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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How Tech Recruiting Has Changed Over the Years

Stack Overflow

Unless you’ve been in the tech recruiting space for decades (which, if so, congrats!), you’re probably not too familiar with the changes that have happened in the space. The tactics that once worked to fill our open technical roles just don't work anymore. Here are a few ways that technical recruiting has changed over the years (and what this means for you as a modern-day recruiter).

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How Co-Browsing is Changing the Face of Recruitment

Undercover Recruiter

The rapid innovation of technology channels and tools continues to transform the business landscape. New and innovative technologies are revolutionizing the way customers interact, making it easier, more convenient, and more effective for online and non-online businesses to communicate with their existing customers and prospects. In addition to empowering the customers with a multitude of.

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How to drive cost savings in an inflationary U.S. labor market

Allegis Global Solutions

How to achieve cost savings amid an inflationary labor market.

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More on OR: Google Boolean Dilemma

Boolean Strings

Anthropology and Psychology study human behavior. Ethology is the study of animal behavior. As a Sourcer, I am finding myself more and more studying software behavior. (Is there a term for that?). Studying a software application may sound odd. Isn’t writing software also called “programming” which means that its behavior is fully predictable?

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Step-by-Step Guide: How to Pick a Recruiting Software

MightyRecruiter

“Paralysis is a consequence of having too many choices,” said Barry Schwartz in his TED Talk. These days there seems to an impossible number of recruiting software options out there, and if you’re a recruiter or hiring leader in charge of procuring the best option for your business, it can be pretty intimidating. I’ve been publishing and consulting in the recruitment technology industry for 6 years and would like to share how buyers can reduce risk and bias in their purchasing decisions fo

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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 Trick to Getting References to Call You Back (And Give Honest Answers)

Linkedin Talent Blog

The sad truth is that in this day and age, most hiring managers consider the effort of making reference calls to be a waste of time. Why? Because in response to the potential legal consequences, most corporate policy discourages any conversation beyond confirming the name of the employee and their dates of employment. And while that’s necessary information, it’s wholly inadequate if you’re looking for additional insight as to whether or not a candidate is a high or low performer.

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Using Your Fingerprints to Lock Your Smart Device May Not be So Smart

HireRight

As we’ve recently written, smartphones, laptops and many other of our latest and most advanced devices can ostensibly be secured with a fingerprint. Biometric technology, as it’s called, is considered foolproof since fingerprints can’t be duplicated. Right? Wrong. The post Using Your Fingerprints to Lock Your Smart Device May Not be So Smart appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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Are There “Men’s” Jobs and “Women’s Jobs”?

Hire-Intelligence

The US Department of Labor recently criticized Google suggesting that the tech giant was routinely underpaying its female employees.

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Last Week in Talent - Monday, April 17th

Entelo

Happy last day to do your taxes, one and all! If you’re one of the estimated 1 in 7 people who wait until the last minute, good luck and get moving! If you’re not, congrats. You have fulfilled your civic duty this year! In the meantime, we’ve got the brand new second edition of Last Week in Talent coming in hot with all the talent-related headlines, insights, data points and long reads to help make you the smartest and best-informed talent pro at your Monday staff meeting each and every week.

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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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Sourcecon Spring 2017!! Day 1 Purple Squirrel Tracks

Recruiting Blogs

This is the day 1 Purple Squirrel Tracks. These included; How to go From Average Joe to Sourcing Pro by Matt LeBlanc and Smart Recruiting by Amy Miller. . First up How to go From Average Joe to Sourcing Pro by Matt LeBlanc. SO first up a realization all sourcers need to know; “hiring managers could care less where food candidates come from.” After that first up Boolean, and a crash course in it.

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Experts Examine How to Improve Workplace Diversity and Inclusion

Spark Hire

It is easy for companies to say they offer job diversity, but only the ones that embed inclusion and diversity in their everyday practices are truly diverse organizations. Diversity encompasses the ability to create a workforce that brings an interesting point-of-view to the table. One area to practice diversity and inclusion is during the hiring process.

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Why Document Management Software is Important for Small Businesses?

Recruiting Blogs

If you run a David-sized company and feel that manual management of documents is the only viable option, then you need to think again! Even the best document management software tools are available at affordable prices to help small businesses incorporate technology into their day-to-day functioning. There are many document management software like VIENNA Advantage Document Management System, RicohDocs, KRYSTAL Document Management System, etc. that can help even small businesses in creating docu

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Which Country Has The Most Public Holidays? (Infographic)

Social Talent

In Ireland, the home of Social Talent HQ, we are wrapping up a four-day weekend to celebrate Easter. There are 9 official public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Ireland each year: New Year’s Day (1 January). St. Patrick’s Day (17 March). Easter Monday. First Monday in May, June, August. Last Monday in October. Christmas Day (25 December).

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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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7 Careers to Choose for Finance Degree

Recruiting Blogs

Earning a bachelor’s degree is the first step in pursuing a career in finance. Programs will typically focus on giving you a comprehensive understanding of financial management, technological expertise, interpersonal skills and professional insight. A career in finance isn't all about money. For the business graduate, obtaining a degree is just the beginning.

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Busting the 7 Biggest Employer Branding Myths of All Time.

Recruiting Daily

Based on Google Trends data and anecdotal evidence in the form of podcast topics in the HR, this is the year of Employer Brand (at least in the talent acquisition community). I say this like people who say this is the year of women in Hollywood or the year of mobile in tech, that is […].

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ICYMI: The Five: Top Free Job Posting Sites for Employers

Recruiting Blogs

Remember a while ago when companies talked about not posting jobs? How was that even a thing? There really is no reasonable argument for not posting jobs. Companies who post jobs are successful, those who do not, aren’t. Period. This is evident with all of the companies trying to persuade you to buy their recruiting marketing services. If you are going to compete in the market, you have to post your jobs to traditional job boards.

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Overall Salaries Up 2.9% Over Past 4 Years

CareerBuilder

While wages and salaries across all industries nationally increased by 2.9 percent between 2011 and 2016, that growth was far from uniform. According to CareerBuilder’s 2017 Salary Guide , many sectors greatly outpaced the national growth rate. Wages and salaries in the information sector grew by 13.3 percent — more than any other sector — followed by real estate rental and leasing (8.1 percent) and crop and animal production (7 percent).

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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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Find The Right Developer For Your App With A Sound Recruitment Strategy

Recruiting Blogs

Finding the right mobile app development partner is a non-negotiable factor to the success of your app. There is no scarcity of mobile app developers or development companies, but finding the suitable candidate for your app, requires more than your usual hiring routine. You need a sound recruitment strategy and plan to find the perfect developer from the thousands of resumes now available at the click of a button.

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The Importance of Gender Equality in the Workplace

Recruiting Blogs

With new payment equality legislation firmly in place we thought we'd reprint a post we first published more than a year ago which seems more relevant now than it did then. In modern times the laws are in place, but there still remains gender inequality across the workplace. An interesting article by Mark Beatson looks at the new CIPD research report on gender diversity in the boardroom.