August, 2021

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Beware the recruitment ‘Valley of Death’!

Greg Savage

The candidate shortage is well documented. The follow-on effects of changing candidate behaviour, ghosting and counteroffers are almost universal, and I have addressed them several times. You are facing it too, every day. Recruiters must change their inputs if they want to change the outputs. That means doubling down on questioning, relationship-building, avoiding assumptions and […].

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Why End-To-End Recruitment Analytics Matter

Recruitics

Recruitment today is marketing and, as such, must be measured to determine ROI and to identify inefficiencies that can be optimized to improve that ROI. If we’re to think of recruitment as marketing, then we must consider the marketing funnel, adapted for recruitment. End-to-end (E2E) cost analytics provides a data-driven framework to measure your full life cycle of recruiting.

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Introducing Rally Inside: Measure Your Recruitment Marketing Impact

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Today I have some big news to share, and I won’t keep you in suspense any longer: We’ve launched a new analytics & benchmarking tool for the Rally Recruitment Marketing community! The tool is called Rally® Inside and it provides you with a new way to measure and show your impact on attracting talent to your company. Rally Inside has been 4 years in the making, and YOU have been the inspiration!

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How to Build an Onboarding Plan for New Hires | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

The onboarding experience sets the tone for every employee’s tenure at your company. Great new hire onboarding starts them out on a positive note, increases retention, and sets employees up for long-term success. The most effective way for your organization to welcome employees and help them get settled quickly is by creating a plan, setting expectations, and providing feedback and recognition.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Generate Phenomenal Results With Your Employee Referral Program

ApplicantPro

I talk about this all the time. Though people nod their heads, they don't usually step in and do the things it takes to actually IMPROVE their employee referral program. I think it's because. They think they have a program and there's not much they could do to fix it. They think only money will increase the payout to the employees, and they don't have the budget or don't want to ask for that budget.

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The magic of a qualified Job-Order

Greg Savage

Candidate shortages, huh? We have got to find more candidates! Well, yes, but also, no. How about we start by managing the client and the job order? A much misunderstood and poorly handled recruiter skill is the high art of taking a qualified job order. No job order was ever filled by a candidate […]. The post The Savage Truth first appeared on Greg Savage.

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A holistic formula for retaining staff

Social Talent

According to a recent report , 1 in 4 workers are thinking about leaving their job after the pandemic. With time to reflect on what matters most in their career, top talent are looking for more opportunity and growth. And this trend is only set to continue as retention is becoming the hot topic issue for so many organizations at the moment. So, how can we hold on to our best people?

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3 Ways to Upgrade Your Paid Advertising from Rally Award Winners

Rally Recruitment Marketing

If your paid advertising campaigns are not delivering the results you’ve hoped for, you’re not alone. Using paid advertising in Recruitment Marketing can be complicated. But a successful paid strategy can likely be boiled down to 3 areas: the ad format you’re choosing. how well you’re staying up-to-date on the latest technology and. how aligned the contents of your ads are with the wants and desires of your target audience.

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The Benefits of Switching to a Modern Hiring Platform | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

Is your hiring process working against you, preventing you from finding, onboarding, and retaining top candidates? If your recruiters and HR team are not yet using a modern hiring platform, now is the time to update your tools to stay in front of today’s top talent. Hiring software can help recruitment and onboarding processes run more smoothly and simplify daily tasks.

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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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Recruitment Trends to Embrace

NPA Worldwide

The pandemic has changed our world. If the word pivot is not a part of your new lexicon, it should be. 2020’s challenges have impacted recruitment for years into the future. Your clients and candidates expect new and different services from you post-pandemic. Your client companies are adapting to virtual recruiting, more accepting of remote candidates, and require diversity, equity and inclusion.

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How To Think About Your EVP

Recruiting Brief Submitted Articles

Precision isn't the answer. Alignment over time is.

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A crucial 55-second lesson in personal online brand

Greg Savage

Sick of hearing about ‘personal brand’? Me too! But it is real. And it is essential. And most recruiters don’t know where to start. Check out this 55-second video grab from the RCSA TalentX Conference for a special message that took me a long time to learn. But it can help you immediately. Key points […]. The post The Savage Truth first appeared on Greg Savage.

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Navigating times of change with Kevin McNulty

Social Talent

Throughout a person’s life they are met with many transitions. And regardless of a significant life change being positive or negative, people can struggle between their familiar old world and the unknown. This is particularly true for employees throughout their career cycle. New jobs, department transfers, role redefinitions – work naturally lends itself to alteration.

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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 Truth About Working In Human Resources

Katrina Kibben

Read this before pursuing a career in HR. I asked my friends from HR what they wish they knew before working in human resources. The post The Truth About Working In Human Resources appeared first on Katrina Kibben's Blog.

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How ClearCompany Chose a DEI Consultant | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

Making a true commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at your organization is not a fast or easy process. Just like recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and managing employees, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to DEI. At ClearCompany, employees formed a DEI task force that chose to bring in a DEI consultant to evaluate and guide our efforts. We spoke with our Vice President of People, Angie Wideman-Powell (a recent winner of the HR Rising Star Award) and Learning Manager Isabel Swartz abo

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Winning the War For Talent

NPA Worldwide

We’re in uncharted territory. With nearly 10 million unfilled jobs in the US, a record number of employers are reporting a talent shortage. Because of the incredible demand for talent and fierce competition, employers are beginning to take different routes to not only attract new candidates, but retain their current talent who are likely being wooed by other companies and recruiters.

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6 Interview Fails Your Candidates Are Making (And How to Prevent Them)

FireFish Software

After all your hard work you've sourced a great candidate and your client has invited them to interview. You can feel it…you’re so close to getting them over the line and into the role. But, even if you know they are perfect for the job, sadly this won't protect them from these interview fails - and this could cost you your placement.

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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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It’s the SOFT skills that are HARD

Greg Savage

It’s been bugging me for a while. The term ‘soft skills‘ Often thrown in as an afterthought. Even mentioned with a slight smirk in some cases. As if ‘soft skills‘ are nebulous. Not real. Fluffy even. Or, at best, less critical. Time for a re-think. Take recruitment as an example (what else:?) What’s a hard […].

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SocialTalent new content release

Social Talent

If the pandemic taught us anything in terms of the workplace, it’s that having the right leader in place can be a huge factor in the success of your business. It seems obvious to say, but when it came to making tough decisions, showing empathy and providing stability, COVID really shone a light on what it takes for executives and CXOs to truly flourish.

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Join Us in Person for Elevate 2021

Hireology

We’re excited to share that Elevate is back in person! Join us Tuesday, October 19 in Chicago for the only retail automotive event focused on giving you the knowledge you need to attract, hire, and manage your best team. . This year’s conference is all about the future of human capital management in a post-pandemic world. As the economy recovers from the events of 2020, it’s never been more important to get the right team in place for your organization.

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A Full Month Of HR Metrics | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

Data. It’s what drives business and guides decision-making. But, many organizations struggle to understand which metrics are most important for them to focus on when it comes to recruiting, engaging, and retaining A Players. @ClearCompany is putting the focus on #HRMetrics and #data! When you focus on the metrics that matter most, you can elevate your talent strategy and better attract, engage, and retain top talent: Whether you are looking for best practices and advice on how to hire more diver

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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How To Write Remote Job Descriptions

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Eve Davies-Greenwald. Eve is a content specialist at McQuaig , a global leader in talent management solutions. McQuaig assessments are designed to provide a deeper insight into a candidate’s personality, cognitive, and behavioral attributes. With over 50 years of experience, McQuaig assessments provide a comprehensive view of a candidate and their potential to succeed in a organization while shedding light on the most important areas of employee development.

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How to Attract In-Demand Candidates Through Your Recruitment Website

FireFish Software

Attracting in-demand candidates is never an easy task, but right now there’s a huge shortage of candidates which makes it even harder. The good news is, your recruitment website has the potential to be your secret weapon!

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Recruitment in 2022 – 5 Trends to Help You Plan Ahead

RecruitmentJuice

The modern workplace is evolving quickly, prompted by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ever-evolving business technologies, so managers are faced with new challenges when it comes to sourcing and recruiting talented individuals within the industry. That’s why this task is being increasingly outsourced to the professional recruiters rather than in-house teams, because […].

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5 tips when scaling your hiring in a rapid-growth company

Workable

And it doesn’t matter if you are growing from 50 to 150 people or if you are at the stage where you’re adding 500 people each year. Either way, HR should be layered in the company structure so each high-growth moment will be seasoned with the proper approach to the required shifts in the hiring strategy. When you plan to grow, make sure to set down some basic hiring patterns.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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4 Factors to Consider When Building an Employee Referral Program

Hireology

Are you thinking about building an employee referral program at your company? If so, smart decision. Employee referral programs are an incredibly lucrative source of great talent. Your best employees have a network of former colleagues, friends, and classmates who are just like them and a great employee referral program enables you to tap into those connections.

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How to Master Applicant Management with an ATS | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

Over the last few years, we’ve seen some rapid shifts in the talent landscape, swinging from a shortage of candidates to a surplus and back again. These shifts couldn’t have been predicted and they have a huge impact on recruitment strategies. Mastering foundational parts of your recruitment and hiring strategy, like applicant management, allows strategies to expertly adapt to shifting market priorities.

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Google Strings vs. Boolean Strings

Boolean Strings

(Can I please ask you to read to the end?). It has eventually become such a mismatch in terminology. Most people in our industry refer to search strings on Google as “Boolean Strings” However, the term “Boolean”, meaning AND, OR, and NOT , no longer applies to Google search best practices, and less so every day. Practical Google search strings do not use ORs and rarely use the minus – This similarly-styled string (submitted yesterday to our NING site as a “fav