Social Talent

APRIL 18, 2016

Startup Stock Photo. We all have certain parts of our jobs that fill us with dread. Ok, dread might be a tad dramatic. Let’s just say that we all have parts of our jobs that we like to do a little bit less than others. (Very diplomatic, we know.) For recruiters, this, more often than not, tends to be reference checking. The debate over whether or not reference checking is really necessary is becoming more and more prevalent in the world of recruitment; between legal and liability concerns

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iCIMS

APRIL 18, 2016

When writing a job description, it’s natural and even practical to default to the elemental functions of the role: the degree required, experience level, technical skills, etc.

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RecruitLoop

APRIL 18, 2016

I thought I would share a few of the more common responses I received from a recent survey I conducted with hiring managers … a snapshot of what they are actually thinking.

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Undercover Recruiter

APRIL 18, 2016

Being at work can take up a huge amount of your life (think around 92,120 hours over a lifetime!), so it’s important to be happy while you’re there. Cultivating an environment that makes you cheerful and positive can dramatically increase your your motivation and productivity. Here are 7 daily ‘happy habits’ to try for yourself: 1) Start the day right There’s nothing worse.

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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!

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FireFish Software

APRIL 18, 2016

If your numbers are below where they need to be, and if you suspect that you might have the wrong team for the job, then it's worth taking a step back to determine what changes you need to make. Changes might mean finding different ways to support underperforming recruiters, or it might mean replacing members of your current team. In this blog I'm going to look at what factors you should consider when making this tough call.

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Recruiting.com

APRIL 18, 2016

With millennials making up one-third of today’s workforce, recruiting and hiring millennial job seekers is essential for companies eager to staff several positions. Millennials are also tech-savvy, goal-oriented workers who often possess a burning desire to learn and grow, which often makes them great employees. Also, according to Deloitte’s 2015 Millennial Survey, more than half.

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Jobvite

APRIL 18, 2016

Applicant tracking systems are here to stay: some surveys put the number of companies using them at 75% or higher. Applicant tracking systems provide an immense help in all aspects of talent acquisition and recruiting. The first step, where job applicants will encounter them, is in the entry-level task of reading resumes. While these systems have helped streamline the process for human resources managers, both candidates and companies often fret that someone who’s a perfect fit may be inadverte

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BroadBean Technology

APRIL 18, 2016

Job adverts are the bread and butter of the recruitment world. Whether you work in-house or for an agency, when you get a job requirement and once you understand it, the first thing you have to do is get the role advertised. Easy, right? Understand the Role. You can’t write an enticing job advert if you don’t understand the position you’re recruiting for.

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CareerBuilder

APRIL 18, 2016

In a perfect world, if you were given unlimited resources, what business challenges would you prioritize first? That’s the question both staffing firms and staffing firm clients were asked in CareerBuilder’s latest Pulse of Recruitment survey. What’s interesting is that while staffing firms would ideally like to balance their time among hiring, retention, using data and implementing new technology, employers chose retention as their top priority.

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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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Top Echelon Contracting

APRIL 18, 2016

In the first blog post of this series, I discussed what comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld (of all people) can teach recruiters about qualifying job orders. That lesson is broken down as follows: Anybody can take job orders. Taking job orders isn’t. The post 4 Critical Components for Qualifying Job Orders appeared first on Top Echelon.

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SimplyHired

APRIL 18, 2016

The post On Campus Recruiting 101: What to Expect appeared first on.

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Stack Overflow

APRIL 18, 2016

Because the majority of developers aren’t actively looking for jobs, recruiters are under a lot of pressure to stay engaged with the passive tech candidates that are currently in the pipeline. Keeping those developers interested in continuing the conversation takes much more than the occasional email blast about the tech openings you’re trying to fill.

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ROIKOI

APRIL 18, 2016

Let’s face it: recruiting great people is hard work. We already know that using referrals expedites the process and improves quality of hire, but what happens when you decide to use referrals to fill positions, and then run out of recommendations from your employees? Most great recruiters’ first instinct is to go to ( keyword ) sourcing. Optimizing searches for profiles that include specific combinations of keywords or phrases is one of the most popular practices for finding great (passive) cand

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Stack Overflow

APRIL 18, 2016

Because the majority of developers aren’t actively looking for jobs, recruiters are under a lot of pressure to stay engaged with the passive tech candidates that are currently in the pipeline. Keeping those developers interested in continuing the conversation takes much more than the occasional email blast about the tech openings you’re trying to fill.

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HireRight

APRIL 18, 2016

If there’s one question that can make an expert in employment background checks squirm a little, it’s likely this one: How long will the background check take? That’s because the answer is, like many things related to background checks such as cost and scope: it depends. The reason for such a wide variation in the timeline of the check is that there is a wide variation in the specific elements that make up the background check.

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SimplyHired

APRIL 18, 2016

The post On Campus Recruiting 101: What to Expect appeared first on.

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Boolean Strings

APRIL 18, 2016

When we talk about getting the best response rate from potential candidates or clients, one of the important considerations is how the message (text, email, etc.) looks on their end. A friendly way to reach someone, that LinkedIn has had as its Social Networking function for a long time, is to be introduced by a common […].

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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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Jobvite

APRIL 18, 2016

Applicant tracking systems are here to stay: some surveys put the number of companies using them at 75% or higher. Applicant tracking systems provide an immense help in all aspects of talent acquisition and recruiting. The first step, where job applicants will encounter them, is in the entry-level task of reading resumes. While these systems have helped streamline the process for human resources managers, both candidates and companies often fret that someone who’s a perfect fit may be inadverten

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ROIKOI

APRIL 18, 2016

Let’s face it: identifying, engaging, and hiring great people is hard work. What are the top things you look for when you’re sourcing candidates? If specific hard skills, certifications, degrees, or other keywords are on the list — I'd challenge you to reconsider sourcing for great people, not great keywords.

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Jobvite

APRIL 18, 2016

Applicant tracking systems are here to stay: some surveys put the number of companies using them at 75% or higher. Applicant tracking systems provide an immense help in all aspects of talent acquisition and recruiting. … Continued.

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ROIKOI

APRIL 18, 2016

Let’s face it: recruiting great people is hard work. We already know that using referrals expediates the process and improves quality of hire, but what happens when you decide to use referrals to fill positions, and then run out of further recommendations from your employees? Most recruiters’ first instinct is to turn to keyword sourcing. Optimizing searches for profiles that include specific combinations of keywords or phrases is one of the most popular practices for finding candidates — but th

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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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Brandon Hall

APRIL 18, 2016

Most companies don’t have HCM strategies. The tendency is to “fight fires” and jump from crisis to crisis. Without a strategy – a plan for the future – companies won’t be able to meet oncoming challenges without considerable difficulty. My Brandon Hall Group colleague, David Wentworth , likes to point out a statistic from our learning technology research that highlights dissatisfaction with the LMS marketplace.

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Hire-Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2016

Job seekers will get rejected for many things. Their lack of skills, their lack of experience, their height, weight, gender, race and so on. I have blogged on these items extensively but here are a few items not often considered that affect a job candidate’s chances. Some are within their control while others are not.

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Harger Howe Recruitment

APRIL 18, 2016

One of the greatest resources for LinkedIn recruiters and LinkedIn users is SlideShare. For instance, though SlidesShare can be used by anyone, LinkedIn actually produces unique presentations that delves into all manner of subject matter. One of the most recent presentations, 15 Tips for Compelling Company Updates on LinkedIn explores ideas for making company pages more effective.

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Linkedin Talent Blog

APRIL 18, 2016

When you’re strapped for time and looking for top talent, a great job description can do the hiring for you. But even taking the first step to write your job description is time consuming and overwhelming, especially if you don’t know the skills and qualifications for the role. . Today, LinkedIn is excited to announce the launch of our new job posting experience, which gives you a helping hand as you write and optimize your job description.

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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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Hiring Thing

APRIL 18, 2016

As social media becomes increasingly ubiquitous, many employers are now using it in their hiring processes. A report released by the SHRM in January 2016 revealed that 84% of organizations used social media during recruitment in 2015. This is a significant increase from the 56% who used it in 2013.

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1-Page

APRIL 18, 2016

It’s critical that recruiting leaders realize the world of recruiting is now changing at the fastest pace in its history. . Not only is the rate of change blistering, but much of the change is coming to completely new areas. As a result, if you don’t want to get blindsided, you need to constantly monitor new industry movements, emerging trends, and their associated (and rapidly developing) “next practices.”.

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Hiring Thing

APRIL 18, 2016

HiringThing wants to ensure you get the most out video interviews and reap all the benefits we outlined in Benefits of Video Interviewing. We’ve put together a list of helpful tips/best practices that will help you reach a high response rate, get the best interviews from candidates and lead you to your next great employee.

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