Sat.May 26, 2018 - Fri.Jun 01, 2018

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6 Underused Ways to Combat the Talent Shortage

Lever

Forty percent of global employers report talent shortages. Great recruiters know they have to proactively source candidates to build a strong team, but the reality is that they may still come up short. To combat this issue, it's important to begin thinking about different ways to find and engage the talent you need.

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Recruiters are likely underpaid by about $45,000/year

Recruiting Daily

It’s a unique role that recruiters play really. We justify our existence by making placements — yet we are objectified by the very customers that we support. We are needed, until we are not, then tossed away for a few months while the company determines what the hell they are going to do to fix […].

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This AI Tool Helps Companies Eliminate Hiring Bias in the Name of Productivity

Entrepreneur

Checkr's co-founder and CEO makes the case for why businesses and society are better off when background checks are streamlined with technology.

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Blockchain-Will It Revolutionize the Recruiting Industry?

Staffingsoft

I am always on the lookout for new technologies that will help to transform the Recruiting industry. Back in the 90’s, it was Monster and CareerBuilder. LinkedIn started in 2004 and has help to usher in a new platform that changes the way recruiting is conducted. What future technologies will help transform what is a very fragmented industry?

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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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Attracting Gen Z: Text Recruiting, Branding and Social Media

iCIMS

Learn what you need to know about text recruiting to attract the newest addition to the workforce.

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How Leaders Can Encourage Representation in the Workplace

JazzHR

The success of your organization depends on the employees who come into the office every day to put their skills and experience to work. The quality of your products and services is determined, in part, by the quality of your hires. This sentiment applies to the level of diversity in your staff, as well. Diverse hiring practices ultimately lead to a higher level of representation at your organization.

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4 Stupidly Simple Ways to Attract Great Software Engineers

Social Talent

Attracting superb talent is a constant concern. Owen Murray, Lead Recruiter at Zalando, opened up his office to share his approach to hiring the best software engineers they can find. The Zalando Dublin branch is the company’s technology hub and is focussed on core development work for the entire brand. Owen explains that Dublin was an obvious choice to open an office because of the potential of amazing software engineering talent. “There are always loads of factors that help you mak

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A Story of Two Cars

The Whiteboard

Imagine just for a moment that you were buying a new car. Actually, no. Not a new car. A nearly new car. You know that there are many options on how to go about purchasing a motor vehicle. Your next door neighbour, who I shall call for the purpose of this thought experiment, Gerry, suggests a car dealership on the Great North Road. Now it’s important that you mentally characterise Gerry properly as he’ll play an important part in this recruitment metaphor later on.

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60 Benefits of a Recruitment Software

TalentLyft

Recruitment Software is designed to automate, streamline and fasten the recruitment. But how exactly can a Recruitment Software improve your whole recruiting process? Here is the list of 60 benefits of a Recruitment Software. Read More.

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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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Navigating the Candidate Journey

JazzHR

As of April 2018, the U.S. unemployment rate sits at 3.9 percent , one of the lowest since the 2008 recession. For employers, that means the availability of talent is low and there may be fewer candidates per job opening. Since candidates have more options, it’s important that businesses improve their employer brand. The candidate experience is a key indicator of how prospective employees view your organization in the marketplace.

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Art History Memes That Will Make Every Recruiter Laugh (PT II)

Social Talent

A while back we looked at some hilarious art history memes. Well, guess what? We’re doing it all again! Start your Friday off with a laugh and enjoy these art history memes… No phone = No life. When all else fails – BEG. When someone questions your hiring tactics. Candidates come out with pretty obscure answers to interview questions.

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The most common recruiting challenges and how to overcome them

Workable

If you had to name one thing as your biggest hiring headache, what would it be? It’s true that your answers might vary depending on the size of the company you work with or the type of roles you’re hiring. But, most recruiters would gravitate to a few common recruiting challenges. Here are the 8 common recruiting challenges we hear most often, and solutions to overcome them to make your hiring more effective: 1.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Emotionally Intelligent Leader

Glassdoor for Employers

Standout professionals often earn leadership roles because they know their subject matter and industry. Learning to lead, motivate and inspire others requires.

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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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Loneliness in the Workplace

Hireserve

The month of May holds an important focus on illnesses that are not often visible on the surface. In the past mental health has been somewhat of a taboo subject, but initiatives such as Mental Health Awareness Week (Mental Health Foundation) and Dementia Awareness Week (Alzheimer’s Society) are doing exceptional work to change common perception and encourage more action.

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That’s a Wrap! A Look Back on The Month of May

Social Talent

As we come to an end of an eventful month, we thought we’d take a look back on some of the best bits. For the month of May, we focused on Innovation. We went so far as to call it ‘ InnoMaytion ‘ Although innovation never dies, we thought it was only fitting to have a whole month dedicated to innovative work! Going forward we will have a new theme each month!

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Good as Gold: Top-Rated Workplaces Banking and Finance 2018

Indeed

The banking and financial industry plays an indispensable role in our lives and in keeping the global economy moving. Whether you’re buying something with a credit card, following a hot stock tip or running a business, the banking industry is working for you—and that’s just scratching the surface. With an industry this vital to our economic well-being, it’s no wonder they employ so many people: with almost 8.3 million people, it ranks sixth in sheer numbers, while finance and insurance accounted

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3 Strategies for Engaging Your Superstar Employees That Don’t Involve Perks

Glassdoor for Employers

In this hyper-competitive global marketplace where capital is abundant, barriers to entry are low, and technological dominance is often short-lived, the principal.

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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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Dive Into New Talent Pools with These 3 Expert Tips

Spark Hire

A stagnant talent pool is every hiring pros’ worst nightmare. That’s why the fastest growing companies are making their talent pipelines a priority this year. In fact, 67 percent of fast-growing companies listed finding new talent pipelines as their highest priority in our 2018 Growth Hiring Trends in the United States report. This heightened focus is in response to the great gap in finding qualified talent.

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The Many Faces of Innovation (Infographic)

Social Talent

As companies strive to best each other in a competitive landscape, the word ‘innovation’ is awarded to whoever is in first place. But how can we define innovation or crack the code to achieving it? This infographic from Wits Zen highlights one of the secrets to both innovation and success… Diversity! Read on to see how an open-minded hiring culture can improve your workplace and your bottom line.

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The 3 Employee Benefits That Matter Most to Candidates

FireFish Software

From office dogs and ping pong tables to unlimited holiday allowances, businesses are pulling out all the stops to retain current staff and impress potential candidates. But what are the go-to perks to mention in your job ads that are most likely to convince a job seeker to click the ‘apply now’ button? We’ve got the stats!

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Why Talent Acquisition and AI are a Match Made in Heaven

Undercover Recruiter

Hiring the best talent is critical to business success. After all, an organization is nothing without its people. But talent acquisition is not an easy job. It can be fraught with issues, including unconscious bias. Many companies may believe that their hiring practices are fair and free of bias. However, unconscious bias can scupper any. View Article.

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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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6 Key Hiring Metrics Every Company Should Closely Monitor

HireRabbit

Businesses have been told time and again: You cannot manage what you cannot measure. The same concept applies to recruitment. Finding the right people for the job doesn’t automatically equate to success, especially because the hiring process requires investment in terms of time, money and other company resources. Businesses should be able to collate and analyze data that will help them evaluate the different steps in their hiring process.

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TL;DR | James Caan Debuting and Schuh Mooing

Social Talent

Well, GDPR is in full swing and we’re still alive. Just about. Thankfully, most of us managed to see the funny side of an entire continent updating their privacy policies all in one day. But GDPR wasn’t the only news in the world of recruiting and hiring this week! TL;DR is here to get you up to speed with everything you might have missed, including news from James Caan, Google, and Schuh (or should we say Schoooooo?).

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Can American Apparel Dispel their Aura of General Sleaze? –  A study in Employer Branding

SmartRecruiters

In their shiny new e-commerce avatar, can battered AA rebrand, be forgiven by justice-minded Millennials, and embraced by woke Gen Zers? For Sam, Tuesdays meant one thing – the conference call. For one hour each week, every American Apparel store manager, visual merchandiser, and back-stock director the world over dialed into stream-of-consciousness rants from then-CEO Dov Charney, each employee praying they weren’t the unlucky soul singled out for reprimand.

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Top 10 Tips to Grow Your Employee Engagement

Undercover Recruiter

Employee engagement is a concept often ignored by organizations. After hiring a candidate, companies do not plan any strategies or policies which can keep the employee enthusiastic about work. This is an essential aspect of employee retention and promotes stability among employees for a more extended stay in the company. Before knowing why employee engagement.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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.

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How the Gig Economy Gives Workers More Freedom

AkkenCloud

The term “gig economy” gets a lot of attention these days. In fact, this growing trend of independent, freelance, and often short-term work is so popular that some experts believe the gig economy is the future of work. While that remains to be seen, the benefits of this increasingly popular system are numerous, starting with how much freedom it gives workers.

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3 Ways to Use Content to Build a Phenomenal Brand That Attracts Top Talent

Glassdoor for Employers

Employees and consumers are the same people, just in different roles. It stands to reason, then, that if you can use content.

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Why Candidate Selection is Just as Important as Sourcing

Hireology

Sourcing quality applicants is key to building a great team, but it’s important not to overlook candidate selection steps in your hiring process. A strategic sourcing plan can help you attract top candidates by helping you focus only on applicant sourcing channels that drive results. But n o matter how strong your sourcing strategy is, sometimes certain candidates only look good on paper and don’t have the required skills for your open roles.