January, 2020

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Screening applicants: best methods and handy tips

Workable

Well, not yet. Lots of questions will occur down the line. How experienced is this candidate in this must-have skill? How can we interview this applicant who lives two hours away? And ultimately, how do we know who the best candidate is? In this step-by-step guide, you will find useful screening techniques and tips to follow. Before we go into details though, take a step back for a moment to make sure you’ve: Identified all must-have and nice-to-have skills : You may already know the highly impo

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Talent Branding – How to Make a Great Impression on Candidates

Jobsoid

The competition for finding the best talent for your roles is growing day after day. There are several companies out there who are hunting for the top talent, just like you. The candidates, therefore, have the flexibility to choose the employer for whom they wish to work. Amidst this crowd of employers, you need talent […] The post Talent Branding – How to Make a Great Impression on Candidates appeared first on Jobsoid.

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Growth Hiring: The six strategic steps for success

Social Talent

Entering a period of growth is a double-edged sword. The success, whether product or investment led, which has opened up this new route will mean your business dreams have never seemed more in reach. It’s exciting! That said , we can almost guarantee this feeling of elation will be quickly followed by a heavy dose of reality. These new goals will come with the (somewhat terrifying) realisation that you’ll need to grow the team by a seemingly impossible amount.

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100 powerful hiring & job statistics for 2020

Devskiller

2019 has come to an end and the magnifying glass on this year’s HR and recruitment trends has already begun to heat up. To help you sift through the numbers, we’ve put together a list of over 100 powerful hiring and job statistics for 2020. The numbers have been crunched by the likes of The Bureau of Labor Statistics, iCIMS, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Deloitte, Jobvite, CareerBuilder, SilkRoad, Pew Research Center, Forbes, CNBC, PayScale, and the Society for Human Resources Management.

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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4 reasons why employer branding and recruitment marketing is a great career choice

Stories Incorporated

Reading Time: 5 minutes. Employer branding and recruitment marketing is a great career, in a new and growing field. Want to know exactly why choosing to work in the intersection of talent acquisition and marketing (talent marketing) is a fantastic idea? Here are four of our favorite reasons. 1. Purpose galore. Recruitment marketers and employer brand professionals serve the world in two ways: They help organizations realize their potential and success by attracting the right talent They help can

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Is the Future of Recruiting Written in the History of Poker?

Recruiter

In the movie Maverick, Mel Gibson plays a con artist and poker player. Trying to get a seat at the table in a new salon, Gibson promises to lose for at least an hour. He's as good as his word, but when the second hour begins, he starts winning hand after hand. When things are about to get rough because the other players suspect he is cheating, Gibson reveals his secret: "What do you think I was doing during.

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9 Automation Tools to Use in Recruiting

WizardSourcer

As a recruiter, you have multiple responsibilities that include posting jobs, interviewing, prioritizing daily tasks, and understanding the needs of your clients or hiring managers in order to locate and recruit the best talent for the job. Of course, some of these tasks require your full attention and hands on involvement, but there are automation tools that can help streamline repetitive tasks and save you time.

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12 crucial recruiter tips for 2020 (In 10 words or less!)

Greg Savage

New year. Fresh dreams. We all want to get better. Achieve more. Just ‘working hard’ won’t do it and that’s not a real goal anyway. Here are 12 simple, actionable tactics for all the desk recruiters out there. Each no longer than 10 words. Will lead you to fun and money. Click on the hyperlinks […].

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3 Ideas to Turn Declined Candidates into Fans

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Thanks to research from the Talent Board, many Recruitment Marketers know that your candidate experience has a major impact beyond just your hiring team’s success. It also affects how likely candidates are to continue doing business with your company as consumers, meaning that a poor candidate experience can negatively impact your overall business performance.

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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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Lever CEO Sarah Nahm Looks Forward at the Next Decade of Talent

Lever

The past decade of talent has been a competitive one. As a Korn Ferry study revealed, the current global talent shortage could threaten business growth in the coming year as a result of a talent deficit of more than 85.2M workers by. Read More. The post Lever CEO Sarah Nahm Looks Forward at the Next Decade of Talent appeared first on Lever.

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Recruiting Generation Z: 5 Key Factors to Consider

Indeed

New year, new hiring push — and your efforts probably include Generation Z. This generation of digital natives is the newest to enter the workforce, bringing 61 million potential new hires who are expected to comprise 36% of the workforce by 2020. But how do you bring them into your company? First and foremost, don’t get mired in the same myths over this generation as you might have with millennials.

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What Anxious Workers Want and Why it Matters

Allegis Global Solutions

If you’ve ever felt a bit overwhelmed at work (or perhaps that’s even an understatement), if you’ve ever felt burned out on work or stressed out on the job, well, the good news is, you’re not alone. Workers are feeling more anxious than ever before, and perhaps, understandably so. Desperate times, as they say, call for desperation. And if there’s one thing that’s certain about the business environment today for companies and employers across industries and markets, it’s the ubiquity of uncertain

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Why Big Tech is Losing Gen Z Hires

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Remember when we were all trying to reach the hiring bar set by Amazon, Google, Facebook and other giants? No more. Toxic work cultures, questionable leadership and recent ethics scandals are tarnishing these once golden employers. The New York Times just reported that Gen Z are staying away. The techlash is real: by some estimates, Facebook’s down at least 40% in acceptance rates for full-time engineering job offers.

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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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Are you ‘client-flabby’ or are you ‘client-fit’?

Greg Savage

Recruiters often complain about the fickleness of clients. Clients don’t return our calls, they don’t give commitment, and they don’t follow through. Often true. But, is it always the client’s fault? Does the relationship flounder because you don’t put in the effort you should? Indeed, do you commit the cardinal sin of slipping into ‘chronic […].

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Is Your Talent Welcome Experience a Candidate Experience Blind Spot?

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Let’s talk about blind spots. You know, those hard-to-see areas where problems lurk until it’s too late and they bite you in the butt. Blind spots are in your candidate experience right now. Even though you try to design an ideal candidate experience for your company, the integration of people and technology isn’t always perfect, and you can be sure there are problems that are out of view.

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Lever’s 2019: A Year in Review

Lever

2019 was a banner year for Lever. It saw the launch of a major new product and two massive product releases, reaffirming Lever’s commitment to building the industry’s best, most powerful recruiting software. 2019 was also the year that Lever went international. Read More. The post Lever’s 2019: A Year in Review appeared first on Lever.

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Confidence Index Report: Confidence at Work Is the Soft Skill on Everyone’s Mind

Indeed

We’ve all seen the stats: The job market is the strongest it’s been in decades, investments are up and the economy is booming. While such good news is always welcome, Indeed wanted to know how this impacts employees on the ground. Do workers feel confident in their abilities and career paths? And why should employee confidence levels matter to employers?

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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10 Negotiation Tips for Recruiters

FireFish Software

Negotiating is always going to be a big part of your job as a recruiter, whether it’s negotiating with your clients, your candidates or even your own boss! We all know these sorts of conversations can be hard work, so here are some negotiation tips that will help you come out with a better deal – and not just for you, but your candidates too.

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The Key to Engaging New Hires: Psychological Safety

TalentCulture - Recruiting

For those of us who are students of engagement and team-building, we know how key trust, communication and leadership are. But when Google ran two-year study into what makes teams successful, it unlocked a surprising key to high performance and fertile collaboration. Dubbed Project Aristotle, the presented five key factors of great teams: psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, and impact.

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10 recruitment trends I predicted in 2010. A decade later, how foolish do I look?

Greg Savage

A decade ago I was honoured to present a keynote address to the RCSA National Conference in Hobart. (The original here. August 2010) In that speech, I laid out 10 trends that I believed would impact the recruiting profession, and which I predicted we needed to factor into our strategies and business planning. Ten years […].

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How Knowing Your Personal Values Makes You a Better Recruiter, Marketer (and Human)

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Do you know what your personal values are? And more specifically, do you know how your personal values relate to your company’s values? Not many people do. In fact, less than 1% of people on the planet can rattle off their personal values on command, never mind their company’s values. To be fair, I actually didn’t do a study to justify my inkling that it’s less than 1%.

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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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4 Things You Need to Do to Overcome Hiring Challenges in 2020

Lever

Candidates are getting harder to reach and less likely to apply for jobs than previous years. Certain fields are in even more high demand. For example, more than 5 million jobs in information technology are expected to be added globally by 2027. Read More. The post 4 Things You Need to Do to Overcome Hiring Challenges in 2020 appeared first on Lever.

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12 Things Your Candidate Should Say at Interviews

Undercover Recruiter

Recruiters have a whole arsenal of advice for the candidates in their care. But a lot of this advice tends to be negative: don’t say this, don’t shake hands like that. As with most feedback, when critiquing a candidate’s mock-interview it is easier to address what went wrong than to cook up positive new ideas […]. 12 Things Your Candidate Should Say at Interviews Undercover Recruiter -.

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5 Eye-Opening Candidate Experience Statistics [INFOGRAPHIC]

TalentLyft

Check out our infographic showing the top 5 eye-opening candidate experience statistics! Discover the most important candidate experience statistics every employer and recruiter should know. Read More.

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#WorkTrends: The Human Impact of Data Literacy

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Jordan Morrow joined Meghan M. Biro for the January 24, 2020 #WorkTrends podcast sponsored by Qlik. The topic: data literacy. It may sound simple enough, but it’s far from it. Meghan notes that 60% to 73% of all enterprise data is never analyzed. “Data remains a value that’s trapped by our own lack of understanding,” she said as she introduced Jordan.

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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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How to Advertise Jobs on LinkedIn for Free

FireFish Software

LinkedIn is the biggest professional social platform in the world, so getting your jobs on there is must. But because a lot of LinkedIn is now ‘pay to play’, it isn’t always cheap. In fact, when you post a job on LinkedIn, you’ll be charged every time a candidate clicks on the advert - even if they don’t apply to it! But don’t worry, the pricey option isn’t the only option.

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High Tech Industries: Tech Jobs Aren’t Just in Tech

Indeed

Stereotypes around tech often include images of vast futuristic campuses filled with scooters where employees can bring their dogs to work and take naps in sleep pods. But the truth is the tech labor market is more complex than that. Software engineers don’t just work at Apple and Google — they work at banks, transportation companies and food distributors too.

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The #1 Priority for Talent Acquisition Leaders in 2020 is …

VideoMyJob

What’s keeping the world's most senior leaders in talent up at night? As part of our inaugural State of Video in Talent survey we asked the executives tasked with leading talent acquisition and attraction teams to share their challenges, and their plans for addressing those challenges in 2020.