The Whiteboard
DECEMBER 15, 2016
…Or more specifically, recruiting for an emoji translator. Fancy taking on an assignment like that? Us recruiters in New Zealand are typically more resourceful and innovative than most. Out of necessity, due the small size of our talent pool, we have had to develop sourcing and recruiting skills with a sizeable dollop of creativity in order to fulfil our clients’ requirements.
Social Talent
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Wrap the gifts, blow up the balloons, light the candles and get those party poppers popping, Social Talent is turning 6 years old this month! Yes, we’ve been making it our mission to help professionals the world over, work smarter and live happier for just over half a decade now. In that time, we’ve created a world leading expert learning platform containing 45 missions, that’s helped over 10,000 people become qualified ninjas.
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FireFish Software
DECEMBER 15, 2016
So, you’ve put forward a candidate, the client has made an offer and… your star candidate drags her heels. You’ve tried everything. She’s been out for lunch with the client, she’s visited the client’s office, and she’s perfect for the job and she wanted it too. But now something has changed and she’s reluctant to sign on the dotted line.
Social Talent
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Our 2016 recruiting benchmarks report confirmed what we all anecdotally already knew: Referrals are gold. Just how gold? An average of one in every 16 referred candidates is hired, compared to one in every 100 candidates across all sources. To put it another way, if a recruiter’s pipeline was filled only with referrals, that recruiter would be able to make six hires for every one hire made by their peers.
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Indeed
DECEMBER 15, 2016
At the end of November, Opec announced a deal between oil producing nations to help curb global oil production. While this is welcome news that could help support an industry which has been struggling since oil prices collapsed in mid-2014, some skepticism remains about the viability of the agreement. Although where oil prices will be next week or next month is—as always—up for speculation, it appears that for now they hit bottom in early 2016.
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Undercover Recruiter
DECEMBER 15, 2016
There’s nothing worse than the feeling of walking into an interview room and being thrown questions to answer without fully understanding the company and whether it’s the right organisation for you. While it’s great to ask questions during your interview, it’s best to get an unbiased view (after all the interviewee will want to sell.
Talview
DECEMBER 15, 2016
E-learning is the future of learning, the global eLearning market is now $100 billion plus. The rapid growth the elearning industry has created needs for various supporting technologies.
Undercover Recruiter
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Everyone likes a good joke, especially with the silly season rolling around. Having a sense of humour is a really important personal attribute that helps people connect with one another and alleviate tense situations. Being able to find the funny side to awkward situations is a great skill to have, and laughing at yourself shows you have humility. View Article. 6 Topics Your Candidates Shouldn’t Joke About in Interviews.
Jobsoid
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Everyone is now using a smartphone or some sort of a mobile device. Revolution in the world of technology has managed to bring the entire world in your palm. The increase in the use of smart phones has […]. The post Gear Up for the Upsurge in Mobile Recruitment appeared first on Jobsoid.
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.
NPA Worldwide
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Hundreds of thousands of IT jobs go unfilled every year, because demand for talent exceeds the supply. The challenge in IT hiring is often that recruiters need to find candidates with both the talent AND the personality to thrive in the role – they want someone who will fit culturally. So what does a recruiter do when they have a ton of job orders to fill, but their candidate well has run dry?
Glassdoor for Employers
DECEMBER 15, 2016
There’s something deeply ingrained in each of us that craves a certain kind of interaction. And it occurred to me, recently, as.
1-Page
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Oh, that we had a crystal ball to foresee the future of the American jobs market. Luckily, the good folks over at the Pew Research Center have surveyed and collated the ideas and trends of the past several decades, into a recently released report, “The State Of American Jobs.” Pew has also released an analysis […]. The post New Pew Study Shows the Future Looks Bright…And Full of Retraining appeared first on 1-Page Blog.
Jobvite
DECEMBER 15, 2016
It’s no secret that providing a positive candidate experience leads to higher quality new hires. What is surprising, however, is just how few hiring managers are tracking their efforts. In the era of big data, analytics can provide a 360-degree view of your recruiting and onboarding processes. Yet, roughly 75 percent of companies fail to use methods to effectively evaluate candidate satisfaction, despite these areas being critical to talent acquisition.
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.
iCIMS
DECEMBER 15, 2016
We outline the most common social recruiting mistakes that plague today’s employers and how to correct them.
Boolean Strings
DECEMBER 15, 2016
This Chrome Extension is nothing like Connectifier was before its LinkedIn acquisition, but it’s free and available to everyone. You can get it here: Connectifier Social Links. Please install it and I will show you how to view out-of-network profiles. It’s simple. Here is an out-of-network profile and a Connectfier (CF) overlay window: See, the information that CF shows says (no name).
Phenom People
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Over the last couple of weeks, I interviewed a variety of front-line recruiters with different backgrounds, levels of experience, and focuses – from agency, corporate, and a combination of the two. Although this group of recruiters is extremely diverse, there are several pain points they all share when it comes to the recruiting world. They. Read More.
HRsoft
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Your company’s talent is its best asset, so keeping them engaged is critical to your bottom-line results. While there are many strategies that work to drive employee engagement, the fact is that compensation is extremely valuable for showing employees that they’re appreciated, which keeps them engaged and motivated. This is especially important for your top talent.
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.
Linkedin Talent Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2016
If you’re one of the 4.8 million people who follow Jeff Weiner on LinkedIn, you probably feel like you know him. Between his likes, shares, comments, and long-form posts, you’re likely familiar with his leadership style, his passion for tech, and his support for his employees. Business leaders often ask Jeff how he’s able to build such a large and engaged following.
Recruiting Daily
DECEMBER 15, 2016
They say the only thing that you can consistently count on at work – and in life – is change. Of course, if your life’s work happens to be recruiting, sometimes the pace of that change is so glacial that it’s often almost imperceptible. Business as usual these days is anything but usual, except when […].
FlashPoint
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Karen Blaha // cc by: 2.0 //. Leaders need the emotional and physical resilience to manage through change and respond to critical incidents; yet, it is the everyday challenges that tap their emotions, drain their energy and redirect their attention. These common work stressors include office politics, receiving unexpected news, and navigating technical change.
Jobvite
DECEMBER 15, 2016
It’s no secret that providing a positive candidate experience leads to higher quality new hires. What is surprising, however, is just how few hiring managers are tracking their efforts. In the era of big data, analytics can provide a 360-degree view of your recruiting and onboarding processes. Yet, roughly 75 percent of companies fail to use methods to effectively evaluate candidate satisfaction, despite these areas being critical to talent acquisition.
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Jibe
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Candidate expectations are moving faster than candidate experience. Although the number of smartphone users continues to rise sharply around the world, many employers are still offering the same outdated mobile recruiting experience job seekers have been complaining about for years. There was a time when mobile recruiting was considered a nice-to-have, but that time has come and gone.
Jobvite
DECEMBER 15, 2016
It’s no secret that providing a positive candidate experience leads to higher quality new hires. What is surprising, however, is just how few hiring managers are tracking their efforts. In the era of big data, … Continued.
Recruiting Blogs
DECEMBER 15, 2016
It’s a problem that recruiters and candidates alike are all too familiar with: poorly written job descriptions that do little to direct the right talent to the right open positions abound. To make it even worse, many resumes are similarly uninformative, making it equally challenging for employers to find the right candidates through simple keyword searches.
BirdDogHR - Recruitment
DECEMBER 15, 2016
BirdDogHR’s Chris Lennon recently contributed an article to Young Upstarts about honest feedback. Employers need feedback too but sometimes it’s just hard to get but there are some tips. Unless it’s the exit interview, often times the stakes are high and employees feel intimidated about what their honesty might do to their reputation. It’s important to cultivate a workplace culture of honesty, openness, respect and trust so that you can receive honest feedback from your employees and learn how t
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Recruiting Blogs
DECEMBER 15, 2016
[link]. Here is what I have to say about David Heinemeier Hansson's outrageous libel against me, a crime which he committed merely because he received my email for a job opportunity on the same day his puerile book was released. Soap-box standing and so on, dhh is no example of ethical 'cleanliness'. Clearly, he is missing some major brain functions that prohibit most sane people from making such accusations.
Glassdoor for Employers
DECEMBER 15, 2016
If 2016 was your busiest hiring year in recent memory, you’re not alone. Our review of 2016 labor market trends confirmed that.
Lever
DECEMBER 15, 2016
2017 is right around the corner, meaning many of us have already pulled out our notepads to begin furiously jotting down our New Year’s resolutions. If you’re debating which fitness membership to sign up for or which book club to join, we have yet another idea for your list of aspirations: join a new group to nerd out on all things talent.
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