Wed.Aug 31, 2016

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Introducing: OnDemand Recruiting™

Proactive Talent

We’ve all had these weeks. the Head of Engineering comes strolling by the Talent Acquisition team one fine Monday morning and nonchalantly says, “Hey team, we are planning for the build out of a new product and need to hire 20 engineers and 7 technical architects over the next 3 months.” Oh no! We know two things: we don’t have those candidates in the pipeline and our team can’t handle that kind of volume on short notice.

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Win Over New Hires with Great Onboarding (Every Time)

JazzHR

Proper onboarding isn’t just about first impressions, it’s about taking the time to plan out how new hires will be introduced to your company. Here are some helpful tips to make sure every new hire who comes through your doors will feel welcomed and empowered: 1) Make their space cozy. Nothing burns a new employee’s impression on your company faster than being assigned to a messy, unorganized desk.

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How Shakespeare (and Drake) Will Help You Land Your Next Job

Hoops

“To thine own self be true.” Shakespeare wrote those words of wisdom and Drake, international superstar and unofficial rapper laureate of Canada, preaches the same thing in his song "Know Yourself”. Self awareness plays a huge part in your quest for a great job, one that is a fit for your particular set of skills (kind of like this guy). Many of the traditionally tough interview questions you’ll encounter, like: • What motivates you?

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Win Over New Hires with Great Onboarding (Every Time)

JazzHR

Proper onboarding isn’t just about first impressions, it’s about taking the time to plan out how new hires will be introduced to your company. Here are some helpful tips to make sure every new hire who comes through your doors will feel welcomed and empowered: 1) Make their space cozy. Nothing burns a new employee’s impression on your company faster than being assigned to a messy, unorganized desk.

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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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Stop calling it an intake form. Please.

Recruiting Toolbox

Intake form. It’s a term I’m embarrassed to say I used for many years. You know, the form you take into a hiring manager meeting, to scope out a new req? There are so many things wrong with “intake form.”. First, calling it a form. Who likes forms? I know hiring managers hate ‘em. And outside of a small portion of recruiters — usually newer to our profession — we all hate ‘em, too.

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Five Tips from the World’s Most Valuable Company

BroadBean Technology

Google , the brand so big and powerful that their name is a verb! Born from the chance meeting of two students; one about to start at Stanford and the other assigned to show him around. Google started life as a search engine called “BackRub” and quickly transformed into the behemoth we know today. Google branding has transformed our lives with four colours and five letters, but what can we learn from Google to improve your branding efforts and make you a little more like the search giant?

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63,000 Small Business Jobs Added in August, ADP Report Says

CareerBuilder

Small businesses created 63,000 private sector jobs in August, according the ADP, which released its monthly Small Business Employment Report today. The number is up slightly from July, when small businesses added 61,000 jobs. As I mentioned last month , these are modest gains, but not uncommon for the summer months. Looking at company size, very small businesses (those with 1-19 employees) added 24,000 jobs, and other small businesses (those with 20-49 employees) added 38,000 jobs.

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Rules for Recruiters

RecruitmentJuice

I’m just emerging from a particularly lengthy session of clearing out my emails after my holiday break. I have to say I was a bit nervous about turning the computer back on. It was lovely to be away (we went to Wales). I had fun with the family, took in lots of fresh air and probably put on a stone from all the good food and excellent beer. But after a while it has to come to an end.

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20 Signs You’d Make a Great News Reporter

Undercover Recruiter

News reporters. There’s a lot of interest out there about what it means to be one. How do they wind up on scene so quickly? How do they know what to say to the camera? Do they decide what the public knows about current affairs? Are they really so brazen so as to continually hound people. View Article. 20 Signs You’d Make a Great News Reporter.

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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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Rules for Recruiters

RecruitmentJuice

I’m just emerging from a particularly lengthy session of clearing out my emails after my holiday break. I have to say I was a bit nervous about turning the computer back on. It was lovely to be away (we went to Wales). I had fun with the family, took in lots of fresh air and probably put on a stone from all the good food and excellent beer. But after a while it has to come to an end.

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Recruiting Relief for Career Services and Employers

TalentCircles

College campuses are, obviously, prime territory for employee recruitment. But the popularity of campus recruiting can put a real drain on career services resources. Employers want all the help they can get to be both visible and inviting to current students as well as alumni. So they turn to career services departments to assist with innovative ways to attract talent, and help with setting up programs like on-campus workshops, information sessions and meet-and-greets.

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Market Mismatch: Are You Recruiting for the Wrong Agency?

Undercover Recruiter

It’s amazing how much agency recruiters know about what it takes to succeed in the industry they specialise in. Day in, day out, recruiters partner with the powers that be at organisations in their specific sector, getting under the skin of their hiring needs. They are the ones who know where the best candidates are working, what. View Article.

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5 Essential Tools To Boost Your Social Recruiting Effectiveness

Jobvite

In our series on social recruiting effectiveness , we’ve talked a lot about ways you can attract and engage candidates with social media. We’ve looked at specific approaches you can use on the various social sites. But we haven’t yet tackled what can often be the biggest challenge recruiters face when trying to leverage social media. Care to guess what that mammoth challenge is?

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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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4 Tips for Implementing Successful Employee Onboarding

Valuehire

When companies bring on new hires, they need to make the process as smooth as possible so the newest employees do not turn around and abandon ship before the ink dries on their paperwork. The onboarding process can be frustrating and overwhelming for new hires, and it can be costly for companies as turnover expenses […]. The post 4 Tips for Implementing Successful Employee Onboarding appeared first on Valuehire Blog.

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5 Essential Tools To Boost Your Social Recruiting Effectiveness

Jobvite

In our series on social recruiting effectiveness, we’ve talked a lot about ways you can attract and engage candidates with social media. We’ve looked at specific approaches you can use on the various social sites. … Continued.

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5 Reasons Why Not Having an Onboarding Process Hurts Your Business

Hireology

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7 Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover

Recruiting Blogs

Replacing an employee can cost up to 200% of that employee’s annual salary. “ Even during a time of high unemployment, top salespeople are always in demand, and their skills are easily portable from one sales environment to the next,” says Katherine Graham-Leviss, founder of XB Consulting. “ Losing them to a higher bidder or a more lucrative sales opportunity is too easy to be taken lightly.

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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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Recruiting Top Talent by Seeking Less Obvious Skills

Harger Howe Recruitment

Recently, The Wall Street Journal completed a study of 2.3 million LinkedIn profiles that endeavored to find out what the top in-demand soft skills were among professionals. They were as follows: Communication. Organization. Teamwork. Always Punctual. Critical Thinking. Social Skills. Creativity. Interpersonal Communication. Adaptability. Friendly Personality.

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Available Contract Positions

Recruiting Blogs

DevOps Developer | Rockville, MD | 12-18 Months Contract | In Person Interview Required. SDET | Rockville, MD | 12-18 Months Contract | In Person Interview Required.Net Developer with SiteCore | Chicago, IL | Full Time / Permanent | In Person Interview Required. Java Developer with Hadoop | Rockville, MD | 12-18 Months Contract | In Person Interview Required.

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How to Write Purpose-Driven Job Ads

Social Talent

What is purpose? In a broad sense, a person with purpose is defined as being someone who seeks meaning beyond themselves. In the recruitment sense, a purpose-driven candidate is someone who wants to do work that matters to them, and who will prioritise work that matters to them over money or advancement. In other words, purpose is fundamental to them.

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Search Like a Mastermind in Three Simple Steps #NoBoolean

Recruiting Blogs

Want to Search Like a Mastermind? Read on and you will become one in no time! Searching the Web is not Rocket Science. Everyone can learn to search even for complex information, such as professional bios, quite efficiently, following the three steps that I am about to describe. And the good news is, you do not necessarily have to use advanced search operators to find excellent results.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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3 Tips to Help You Refine Your Job Board Selection

WebRecruit

When it comes to evaluating your recruitment advertising strategy, using an effective mix of job boards and other online advertising sources is vital. With such a huge variety of job boards, aggregators, social media sites and other online platforms available, selecting the right sources can seem like a minefield. So, where should you start? We’ve compiled a list of some of our top tips to help you choose the right online job boards and attract the candidates you need, faster. 1.

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JOB PROSPECTS FOR BACK END JAVA ENGINEERS

Recruiting Blogs

Java has been around for two decades, and it's still one of the most widely used languages for server-side development. The skills of twenty years ago won't help your employment prospects, though; you have to keep up on the latest technologies. Mandatory skills include Maven and Git. Ant is old tech; complex modern projects requires Maven's dependency management.

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How Your Social Accounts Can Impact Your Candidacy

AkkenCloud

Though it can feel like your social media life is disconnected from your offline life, the way you represent yourself online has real-world ramifications. It’s not just that Grandma is now your Facebook friend and can see all those spring break photos you were tagged in: If you are on the job market, potential employers could also see your political rants, daily breakfast selfies, and Game of Thrones meme marathons.

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Find Anyone’s email address

Recruiting Blogs

Find Anyone’s email address -product review eToggler.com. Product Use: It is a chrome extension to find anyone’s work email. What it does: eToggler chrome extension finds work email of anyone. Download chrome extension from Chrome Web Store and browse to any LinkedIn Profile and you’ll see the “Add to eToggler” button load on the bottom right of the page.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Sourcing Marathons: The Simple Secret to Increasing Employee Referrals

Beamery

Increasing employee referrals is at the top of the “to-do list” for pretty much every Head of Talent nowadays. Employee referrals have the highest applicant to hire conversion rate ( only 7% apply, but this accounts for 40% of all hires! ) They’re also more cost effective; 51% of the recipients to the same study said that it’s less expensive to recruit via employee referrals.

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3 Things LinkedIn Does to Turn New Hires Into Engaged Employees

Linkedin Talent Blog

First impressions are everything. When you meet someone, you immediately start sizing them up, deciding who they are and how you feel about them. And while it’s true that second chances are given, it often takes more time and effort to get people to change their minds about you—especially if the first impression was a lousy one. So it makes perfect sense that a new hire’s first impression of their new employer during onboarding has a momentous effect on their new role.

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9 Incredible Employee Perks That Really Exist

CareerBuilder

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but try telling that to the employees at Airbnb, Facebook and Google, where gourmet meals come with the territory. Free gourmet meals may seem like an over-the-top employee perk to some, but that’s tame compared to what other companies offer. From free booze to on-site massages, the following perks put free coffee and casual Fridays to shame.