Sat.Oct 26, 2019 - Fri.Nov 01, 2019

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Every single truly great recruiter has… this…

Greg Savage

Want to know why some recruiters forge long and successful careers and others struggle and fade away? Want to know why a handful of recruiters survive, even thrive, during a downturn, and generate bigger returns in the good times? Why some love this industry, and turn it into a meaningful career, while others leave bitter […].

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The Idea of the Minimum Viable Candidate

Stack Overflow

Speaking to your hiring manager about an open position on the engineering team can be a true test of patience. Not only do they ask for someone with experience across all 47 technologies in your tech stack , but they should have industry experience (ideally with your biggest challenger) and be willing to relocate to your headquarters in the middle of nowhere.

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Recruiters, What Are Your Values?

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Laura Schmieder of Premier Placement Inc. , specializing in manufacturing especially engineering, operations, supply chain, sales and marketing roles globally. She currently serves on the NPAworldwide board of directors. I recently read an article in Network Magazine titled Why Best Practices – Aren’t by Mike Myatt. An interesting premise, his thesis was: don’t copy, create.

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6 Little-Known AI Recruitment Hacks You Can Use to Hit Your Hiring Targets

RecruitmentJuice

As a recruiter, the process of finding the right candidate is a long one. From writing the right job description to posting it on the right portals and recruiting the right candidate who will be the perfect fit in your organization is a tough job. Leveraging artificial intelligence will make the recruitment manager’s job easier, […]. The post 6 Little-Known AI Recruitment Hacks You Can Use to Hit Your Hiring Targets appeared first on Recruitment Juice.

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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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The future of HR: what does it hold for recruiters?

Workable

Algorithms that read resumes. AI systems that evaluate candidates. Robots that take over jobs. Yes, it’s true that tech brings changes in how people work and how companies hire employees. But if you’re a recruiter, should you really be worried about your job in the future of HR? Surely, it’s scary to think that sometime in the future a robot will manage all your recruiting and HR tasks.

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Using Transparency To Reduce Turnover

ApplicantPro

48% of employees have left a job because it wasn't what they anticipated. A study conducted by HR Dive found that nearly half of employees have turned over after starting a job that didn't meet their expectations. When an employee turns over, the loss goes far beyond just the cost of posting a new job. You should also consider the time it takes to screen candidates, go through the interview process, onboard, and train new employees.

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Build vs Buy: The Challenges Recruiting Firms Face When Building a Homegrown Applicant Tracking System

TargetRecruit

The “build vs buy” decision is a hot topic when I speak with staffing agencies. Pros and cons are weighed, time and costs are measured, and more and more it’s a decision that may determine the future health of your business. And since TargetRecruit is built upon Salesforce, I encounter this topic more than in my past roles because Salesforce encourages developers to build on its platform.

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3 Must-Ask Behavioral Interview Questions, According to a Behavior Analyst

Glassdoor for Employers

Rose Street Spectrum, a multidisciplinary center for individuals with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders, including Asperger’s Disorder and their families, employs a variety of experienced, licensed and certified staff members to provide diagnosis, assessment, treatment and follow-up services. Because of the unique and high level of expertise, rigor, compassion and support required of employees at Rose Street, hiring the right person for each role is crucial.

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Employer Branding as a Marketing Funnel

Transformify - Recruiting

Phil Strazzulla is the Founder of SelectSoftware in the HR software space, as well as NextWave Hire in the employer branding arena. Phil started his career working in venture capital before getting into employer branding. He is a graduate of NYU and Harvard Business School. Phil, you are the founder of a few companies in the HR space. What goals are you looking to achieve by leveraging Employer Branding ?

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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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From Ghosting to Stolen Identities, Jobseekers Share Their Spooky Candidate Stories

Jobvite

Hear candidates recount their scariest candidate experiences — and discover how you can avoid the same mistakes and frighten potential employees away. We’re huge fans of Halloween here at Jobvite, and with the spooky season being just a few days away, we wanted to get in the spirit by asking around to see if any of our staff or customers had any scary candidate experiences worth sharing.

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Best Practices for Digital Recruiting

Yoh

Gone are the days when a time paper résumé was reigned supreme as the sole determinant of landing a job interview. The present scenario demands for moving away from administrative, reactive, paper-laden HR processes to the tempo of today’s unapologetically fast and transparent digital recruiting world.

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How Goal Transparency Improves Productivity

ClearCompany Recruiting

Of the hundreds of tools and techniques used by leaders to improve the productivity of their workforce, here at ClearCompany we have found that goal transparency has proven to be extremely effective. We also love proving results with metrics and analytics, because numbers don’t lie. Goal transparency delivers those production numbers time after time, and here’s how.

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Top Candidate Ghosting Horror Stories

Lever

As a candidate, there’s nothing worse than being “ghosted.” You might not be familiar with the term, but you’ve definitely experienced it before. “Ghosting” is when communication abruptly stops, or the person you’re talking to suddenly drops off the face of the. Read More. The post Top Candidate Ghosting Horror Stories appeared first on Lever.

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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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4 Reasons Candidates Aren’t Interested in Your Jobs

JazzHR

Guest blog by Augusta Henning. We know that it’s difficult to hire right now. Indeed, the U.S. unemployment rate has hit a 50-year low ; meaning more people are in work and not necessarily looking for new jobs. While this is great news for your retention efforts, if you’re hoping to attract new employees to your company, then you’re up against a series of challenges.

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The 6 Scariest Job Postings I’ve Ever Read

Katrina Kibben

I present the 6 worst job postings I've ever seen. with a little snarky commentary from me, of course. The post The 6 Scariest Job Postings I’ve Ever Read appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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The Kick-Off to TSC19 with Andre Lavoie

ClearCompany Recruiting

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Talent Success Conference 2019 for our fourth consecutive year of thought-provoking sessions and a top notch speaker line-up from thought leaders in the industry. Our CEO and co-founder, Andre Lavoie, kicked off the event with an upbeat and motivational keynote where he announced our exciting, new platform updates including our latest ClearCompany Labs product launch, Shout Outs and Celebrations.

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5 Enterprise Recruiting Challenges and How to Solve Them

Lever

When it comes to attracting top talent, enterprise companies have resources at their disposal often unmatched by their small and medium-sized competitors, like bigger budgets and bigger recruiting teams — plus stronger branding that can help attract hundreds of applicants per role. Read More. The post 5 Enterprise Recruiting Challenges and How to Solve Them appeared first on Lever.

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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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Candidate Experience vs Candidate Engagement: What’s the Difference?

JazzHR

In a hyper-competitive job market, hiring teams need to use every available tool to attract top talent. As the contest for top-performing workers continues to escalate, many recruiters have started to focus on metrics like candidate engagement and experience. Though these terms may sound alike, they are distinct concepts: Candidate experience is how job seekers feel about an employer’s recruiting, hiring and onboarding processes.

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Key IR35 Considerations for Public and Private Sector Companies

Allegis Global Solutions

In 2000, the UK government put into effect the IR35 tax legislation – officially known as the Intermediaries Legislation – to stop contract workers from running their payments through limited companies or partnerships to avoid paying income tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs.).

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Recruiting in the Age of AI

TalentCulture - Recruiting

I’m really looking forward to this upcoming webinar on recruiting in the age of AI. Together with SmartSearch on Thursday, Nov. 7, I’ll be diving into one of the keys to empowering recruitment today: using the latest AI technology. We all know that to be successful, any organization has to place a high value on finding and retaining the best possible human capital to drive its growth.

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Popular Interview Questions and How to Use Them

Lever

When it comes to interviewing, best-in-class recruiters and hiring managers often rely on some of the most popular interview questions. These interview questions are most-used for a reason — they’re easy to remember and they help you identify top tier talent. Here. Read More. The post Popular Interview Questions and How to Use Them appeared first on Lever.

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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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Why You Need to Measure Candidate Engagement and Satisfaction Together

JazzHR

It’s not enough to measure how active and responsive your candidates are; you need to know if they actually like the process, too. Here’s why you should measure these candidate experience metrics in tandem and which might help your organization the most. Why measure both? Not all candidate engagement is equal. If you ask applicants to fill out dozens of forms by hand for an hour, you’ll technically have evidence of candidate engagement.

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How to Win at Networking

SmartSearch

Does the idea of networking make you cringe? Are you envious of people who can easily reach out to anyone in their network, and consistently get meaningful results from it? Not everyone is born with a natural ability to create connections with others. But the good news is, these are skills that can be learned—and you can discover how to become really good at it.

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4 Scary Candidates Recruiters Are Afraid Of

FireFish Software

Halloween is here so everyone’s expecting a bit of a fright, but as recruiters, we need to keep our wits about us all year round to avoid getting spooked by scary candidates!

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Headhunters, and why they won’t find you a job

Executive Search Insights

There is a considerable misunderstanding about how top-level executive positions are filled. Everyone knows that headhunters – or executive search consultants as they prefer to be known – are involved, but many candidates aiming for executive jobs have incorrect assumptions about the motivations of these senior level recruiters. Executive headhunters and staffing agencies are different.

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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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No More Ghoulish Videoconferences

NPA Worldwide

It’s Halloween this week and let’s face it, we have all sat through some pretty frightening videoconferences. From run-of-the-mill technical difficulties to barking dogs and other interruptions, I think it’s fair to say everyone has had at least one not-so-great experience. While some things will always be outside your control, there *are* things you can do to improve your participation on videoconferences.

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How Companies Can Use Instagram to Recruit Millennials and Gen Z

AkkenCloud

Wondering how you can use Instagram to deal with your staffing issues ? Check out these great tips for finding and recruiting the top talent in your field on Instagram right now… As of 2018, there were more than one billion active users on Twitter. Around 65 percent of the social media platforms users are aged between 18 and 34. The platform is also incredibly creative.

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How to Identify What Makes Your Recruitment Agency Competitive

FireFish Software

Whether you’ve just started up your own recruitment agency or you’ve been building your empire for years, have you ever taken a step back to ask yourself the all-important ‘why’ questions of running a business?

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