May, 2014

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3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Edge in Hiring

ClearCompany Recruiting

'About half of the companies polled in this year’s PayScale Compensation Best Practices Annual Report are having a difficult time filling skilled positions. Popular belief is that these hard-to-fill positions are strictly in the IT field –not so. CareerBuilder found that management, healthcare and maintenance and repair workers are also proving very hard to come by lately.

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How to Find Active & Passive Software Engineers on Stack Overflow

Boolean Black Belt

'Do you source and/or recruit software engineers? Would you like to know how to find software engineers on Stack Overflow who are actually interested in hearing about new career opportunities? For free? If you answered YES!, YES! and YES! – you’re in in luck, because I am going to show you how to find active and passive job seekers on Stack Overflow for free.

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Social Media and Job Hunting – 3 Tips for Success

ExactHire Recruiting

If you’re considering a career change, social media can be a wonderful tool to help you find opportunities and introductions not easily available in your day-to-day life. At the same time, these tools can cut the other way, if not used properly. For example, if you think the picture above is a great way to show potential employers your “fun” or “interesting” side, think again.

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Access The Mobile Recruiting Strategies Event Recordings For Free

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. Access The Mobile Recruiting Strategies Event Recordings For Free. May 19, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment One of our new events for 2014 was – Mobile Recruiting Strategies – a new online event that covered: Why mobile recr

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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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Recruiting Innovation and Kurt Cobain

Metashift

'A few weeks back I was asked to record a promo video for the forthcoming Rec Fest event. One of the questions I had to answer was what was the best festival I’d ever attended. The answer was an easy one it was Reading 91, I was 19, it was a fantastic line up of music and it was back in the days when you could bring your own cheap beer into festivals.

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How to Build Your Recruiting Machine: A Manual

ClearCompany Recruiting

'ClearCompany’s talent alignment platform is all about creating a transparent, goal-oriented organization on the individual and group levels. Let’s say the transparency is there, and your recruiting department might as well have a crystal ball, accurately predicting and anticipating talent needs. Now for the delivery….

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Secrets to Attracting & Hiring The Best Talent

Staffing Talk

'Whether you are talking about a new war on talent, workforce mobilization, candidate sourcing, or a number of other topics on the subject, the ways to attract – and hire – the best talent these days is changing and evolving. Fast. And constantly. To discuss that subject, The Business Journals recently hosted a webinar titled “The Secrets to Attracting and Hiring the Best Talent.” The panelists include Kathryn Minshew , CEO of The Muse, and Dana Manciagli , a career expert, sp

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Bad Resumes Are Like Celebrity Train Wrecks

ExactHire Recruiting

I admit that it is a guilty pleasure of mine to read celebrity gossip articles and websites. It’s humorous, mindless trash but I read it anyway, similar to a train wreck…you just can’t help but watch and see what happens next. In the past week alone, we learned that Beyonce’s sister has rage issues and Angelina Jolie had a makeup faux pas on the red carpet.

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Creating Stronger Talent Pools to Fill Your Pipeline

iCIMS

In an increasingly competitive war for top talent, it is imperative that recruiters have access to tools & techniques which enable them to not only support a growing company, but also ensure that they have a pipeline of qualified candidates to choose from when they need to fill any open position. Topics Include: •Addressing the Skills Gap. •Proactive vs.

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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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Relaunching GlobalChange.gov

Forum One

'Last Tuesday, 240 of the country’s top climate scientists and experts released the third National Climate Assessment (NCA). The report details the current and best understanding of how climate change is already impacting Americans’ health and livelihoods in every region of the country. The takeaway from the report is that if you live in the United States, you’re either already dealing with climate change, or it is coming soon to your neighborhood.

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Top Digital Talent Key to Surviving Digital Disruption

The Investigative Recruiter

'The Digital Talent Imperative. The New York Times has an urgent need for top digital talent. According to a leaked internal report, it is “winning at journalism”, but losing readers at an alarming rate. The New York Times has seen readership “fall significantly” on its website and through its smart phone apps. Traditional media giants like The New York Times are losing market share — along with some of their best talent — to emergent digital competitors t

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Better Online Advertising for Rural Physician Jobs

Hospital Recruiting

© Michael Shake / Fotolia. In the physician job board business, we notice that many employers deliberately create job advertisements to be very general and lacking in specific detail. For hospitals and groups in urban and suburban markets, this makes sense because a wide variety of individual physicians are likely considering practicing in their geographic areas.

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LinkedIn Crashes After Slow/No Growth Report

Staffing Talk

'LinkedIn is getting too easy to pick on. It’s like kicking a rabbit. The good news if you are long LinkedIn is that page views increased almost four percent year-to-year which unfortunately in cloud talk counts for almost nothing. The bad news that the site has fallen out of favor with its prime revenue-generating audience, recruiters, who’ve reverted to the basics of nurturing proprietary networks or otherwise figuring out ways to get names and numbers without paying.

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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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How Do I Get More Applicants?

ExactHire Recruiting

We hear this “how do I get more applicants?” question, or something similar, often. The problem with answering this question is the variety of answers we could produce. This question is in reference to a symptom and not a problem. We first must identify what the problem is – WHY are you not getting applicants? This question can still produce a wide array of answers.

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Aberdeen Report: Engaging New Hires on Day 1

iCIMS

This report provides a sneak peek at Aberdeen's annual onboarding data and highlights key recommendations for transforming the new hire expierence into a posititve one.

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Dear Think Tanks: No One is Reading Your PDF Report

Forum One

'"What if someone had already figured out the answers to the world''s most pressing policy problems, but those solutions were buried deep in a PDF, somewhere nobody will ever read them?" Earlier this month, Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post''s WonkBlog posed this troubling question while highlighting findings from a recent. "What if someone had already figured out the answers to the world''s most pressing policy problems, but those solutions were buried deep in a PDF, so

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The Secret to Making Executive Search So Much Easier

The Investigative Recruiter

'The Secret to Making Executive Search So Much Easier. Executive search isn’t rocket science. So why is executive recruiting so hard for so many companies? Executive search takes too long and fails too often. Even when an executive opening is filled, far too frequently the “transplant doesn’t take” A survey by the Corporate Executive Board found that one out of every five hires is a “bad hire”, one that in hindsight the hiring executive regrets making.

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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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Hire from your user base

Aline Lerner

Recruiting great engineers is hard. You might guess that the hardest part is finding great people, but with the advent of LinkedIn, GitHub, and a number of search aggregators, it’s actually not too bad. The really hard part is finding great people who are likely to be interested in what you’re doing. To that end, wouldn’t it be great if you could reach out specifically to engineers who are already familiar with your product?

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Why Does This Fake Interview Work?

Staffing Talk

'Okay, so you’re probably tired of viral this and viral that. But I’d be crazy not to share this one—especially when it falls so neatly into the realm of hiring. I wanted to share this fake interview with you because I know you’ll bring a critical eye to it. The video below is the result of a job ad for “Director of Operations” that managed to secure 24 unsuspecting interviewees.

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So You’ve Graduated And Need A Job – Now What?

ExactHire Recruiting

The month of August seems to bring new life, and especially after our seemingly endless Permafrost due to the Polar Vortex, new life is beyond welcome. The month of May also brings a new round of college graduates ready to bring new life to the workforce after years of educational development and preparation. If you’ve graduated recently, this blog is for you!

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Aberdeen Report: Engaging New Hires on Day 1

iCIMS

This report provides a sneak peek at Aberdeen's annual onboarding data and highlights key recommendations for transforming the new hire expierence into a posititve one.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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If Your Career Site Could Talk…

Jobvite

What would yours say? Would it tell potential job seekers what it means to be a part of your organization? Would it convey your mission? Or how your employees feel about their work? Would it … Continued.

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The Secret to Making Executive Search So Much Easier

The Investigative Recruiter

'Executive search isn’t rocket science. So why is executive recruiting so hard for so many companies? A survey by the Corporate Executive Board found that one out of every five hires is a “bad hire”.

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How Authentic Is Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)?

SailorAnn

Marketing has become an integral part of talent strategy. The use of messages and branding to foster engagement, attract candidates and retain employees have resulted in some organizations thoughtfully and others inadvertently, developing Employee Value Propositions (EVP’s). EVP’s are messages that articulate what an employee can expect when they work for the company.

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Zappos’ Questionable Victory Lap on Job Postings

Staffing Talk

'Zappos laced out triumphantly last week, saying that it would no longer post jobs to job boards and suggesting that all job postings acted as ‘conversation killers’ The company said that instead it would do shoe sales recruitment solely via an internal social media network. They call the new process ‘relationship recruiting’ and say it will serve up employee-referred candidates.

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The Greatest Overlooked Tool: A Recruiting Assessment Guide to Transforming Hiring

You know talent acquisition is essential to business success, but are you frustrated with hiring results? Learn how to spotlight ideal talent & match them to the right roles in your organization today by using the Greatest Overlooked Tool.

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Should Companies Bother Doing Exit Interviews? The DOs & DO NOTs!

ExactHire Recruiting

Have you ever conducted an exit interview that was laughable? Or, maybe you had to endure one as a departing employee that you felt was a complete waste of time…or that you fibbed your way through in an attempt not to burn any career bridges on your way out the door. Personally, I believe in the value of exit interviews when they are designed carefully, and more importantly, when they are just one part of a broader effort by a company to regularly gather feedback from employees throughout

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How to Brand Your Company Across Cultures to Reach the Ideal Candidate

iCIMS

Conducting business internationally can be a great opportunity for a company’s bottom line, and also for creating a company culture rich with diversity and new ideas.

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Jobvite Infographic: On-Brand Interviews

Jobvite

Few things today impact a candidate’s decision to accept a job offer more than the application process itself. It makes sense. We all make judgments in the first few minutes of interaction. If a candidate feels put off before even submitting a resume, imagine how they’ll feel by the time of an interview. In our latest infographic, we unveil the most important steps you can take to streamline your hiring and interview process.

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