Sat.Jun 13, 2020 - Fri.Jun 19, 2020

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5 Proven Ways to Eliminate Bias in Hiring and the Workplace

Lever

In light of recent news and many stepping up for change, we wanted to give some actionable advice to help others during this time to prevent racism or inequality in the workplace. I sat down with Dean Delpeache, expert in diversity and. Read More. The post 5 Proven Ways to Eliminate Bias in Hiring and the Workplace appeared first on Lever.

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What You Need to Know About the Skills Gap

Devskiller

Tech recruiters find it extremely hard to hire highly-skilled employees. In fact, 64% of HR managers believe that employees won’t be able to keep up the pace with future skills development needs. While 70% of employees admit they haven’t yet acquired all the necessary skills to perform their current job. While the disruption caused by COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted the US labor market, the skills gap will remain once the crisis is over.

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The sun will shine on recruitment again!

Greg Savage

Recessions end This one will too. It will be a long, hard road, but we will recover. As a species. Economically. And the recruitment industry will bounce back too. I have been through five recessions. While I have no unique insights about how this COVID – created one may play out, I can tell you […].

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How Absorb LMS Partnered with ClearCompany to Drive Future Growth

ClearCompany Recruiting

Keeping employees engaged and informed is an important part of any business, which is why Absorb, a leading provider of learning management software, strives to create the best learning tools possible. By empowering amazing learning experiences, Absorb LMS engages learners, fuels content retention, and elevates training programs. A fast-growing organization, Absorb needed to quickly implement top talent software to hire the A players that will help fulfill their mission.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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Leadership Who Encourage Storytelling Build More Relatable Brands

Glassdoor for Employers

Why is telling meaningful, rich and compelling stories important to a company's future? Because earning a brand name that attracts, versus repels current and future customers and employees is crucial to a company's bottom line. In order to stay financially healthy and as importantly, to expand their footprint in the marketplace, companies must be proactively competitive in the storytelling arena.

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How Employee’s Refusal to Return to Work Affects Jobless Benefits

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Although businesses and organizations continue to reopen, some employees remain steadfast in their desire not to return to work. Source: Arina_vo / Shutterstock. Some may refuse because the working conditions are unsafe, or they generally fear catching COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic. Others may fear their jobs aren’t “suitable employment.” Finally, some may be temporarily receiving more benefits from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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Instagram Reviews How Its Policies and Algorithms Negatively Affect Black Users

Entrepreneur - Workplace Diversity

CEO Adam Mosseri says the social network needs to 'better support' underrepresented groups.

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Why your employer brand has never been more important (and how to improve it)

Social Talent

It’s easy to dismiss the concept of employer brand as a fluffy “nice to have” However, its implications reach far beyond its power to attract new talent to your company. It affects the motivation and retention of your current staff, your attrition rates, your public reputation and ultimately, your bottom line. It’s important to get right!

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3 Ways to Prepare for the Changing Landscape of HR

Leoforce

Arya - Recruiting AI Technology. 3 Ways to Prepare for the Changing Landscape of HR. Change — much like death and taxes — is inevitable. It’s a near certainty. That said, nobody could’ve correctly predicted the effect the novel coronavirus would have on so many things, HR included. The very nature of work looks different than it did a mere four months ago.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Optimize Your Power to Source Existing Qualified Applicants

ApplicantPro

I wanted to follow up from last week's post talking about the most overlooked source for NEW qualified applicants. While most companies believe that job boards are the best source of applicants, they're not actually looking at the best source of hires. Once you pull out all of the job seekers that come from job boards, you're left with this unique group of candidates who apply through your company career site -- I like to refer to them as your "fans".

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4 Tips to Turn A Job Description Into Your Job Search Advantage

Katrina Kibben

Turn the job description into your competitive advantage with these 4 lessons learned I learned after working with thousands of recruiters. The post 4 Tips to Turn A Job Description Into Your Job Search Advantage appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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Making the most of video when working remotely

Social Talent

Editor: Today on SocialTalent, Niall from our content production team shares his thoughts on how you can get the best from your video content. Niall is as discerning as they come, so if you’re looking for some top notch advice and recommendations, you’ve come to the right place! . At SocialTalent we’ve always been a proponent of using video to communicate throughout the business.

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6 Resourceful Ways to Use Text Recruiting Now

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve all had to adjust our talent acquisition strategies quickly and find new ways to communicate important information to employees and candidates. To rise to the challenge, many employers have started using some of the tools in their TA tech stack in resourceful ways. One important tool has been text recruiting. To uncover some of the ways that employers have been using text recruiting differently over the past few months, we interviewed several vendors in the

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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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We Celebrate Juneteenth

Proactive Talent

Juneteenth is an annual observance to celebrate the date Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all remaining slaves in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Texas was the last state in rebellion, following the end of the Civil War, to allow enslavement. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation was not announced in the last state practicing enslavement until General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas and issued General Order #3,

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Optimize Your Power to Source Exisiting Qualified Applicants

ApplicantPro

I wanted to follow up from last week's post talking about the most overlooked source for NEW qualified applicants. While most companies believe that job boards are the best source of applicants, they're not actually looking at the best source of hires. Once you pull out all of the job seekers that come from job boards, you're left with this unique group of candidates who apply through your company career site -- I like to refer to them as your "fans".

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Empathy, Action: What HR Can Do Now

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Recently I published an article on Forbes.com about the elephant in the room. It was one of those pieces I had to do. I had to go out on a limb and just say it. We talk about diversity all the time — and on TalentCulture we’ve published many articles on improving diversity and inclusion. […]. The post Empathy, Action: What HR Can Do Now appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Q&A With 2020 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star Dani Kaufman

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Recruitment Marketing is still a relatively new discipline, which means that many of us are also new to the field or are looking for ways to break into Recruitment Marketing. For others, Recruitment Marketing is one of our many responsibilities in talent acquisition, HR or marketing, and we’d like to learn more about how we can maximize this vital recruiting strategy.

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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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I won’t attend your algorithmic test interview

Devskiller

How does the average person hire a top-notch tailor? They ask the candidates to show them what they’ve stitched so far, maybe even ask them to sew something fast. Then they’ll observe the results, noting how well they operate the sewing machine, the organization of the workplace, and assess the tailor’s attention to detail. Are they wasting too much fabric or simply not doing a very good job?

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Why You Should “Brag Better” to Help Your Career—and How You Can Get Started Today

The Muse

Talking about your achievements loudly and proudly might feel daunting (and even icky), but Meredith Fineman believes you can teach yourself to “brag better.”.

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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Strain Likely to Increase Workplace Violence

Recruiting Daily Advisor

No one is immune from the pandemic, but there are parts of our society that are experiencing greater loss and impact than others. One of the most dangerous effects is also one that is the hardest to identify—that of ideation, often fueled by feelings of injustice, a lack of control, and extreme depression and anxiety. Source: XiXinXing / shutterstock.

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6 Resourceful Ways to Use Text Recruiting in a Crisis

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve all had to adjust our talent acquisition strategies quickly and find new ways to communicate important information to employees and candidates. To rise to the challenge, many employers have started using some of the tools in their TA tech stack in resourceful ways. One important tool has been text recruiting. To uncover some of the ways that employers have been using text recruiting differently over the past few months, we interviewed several vendors in the

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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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#WorkTrends Getting Real About ATS

TalentCulture - Recruiting

We may be at a tricky point in the economy, but hiring is on many company’s minds — along with what tools can help. So Meghan brought in Doug Coull, founder and CEO of APS, Inc.— the makers of SmartSearch talent acquisition and staffing management software — to talk ATS. They spent this episode of #WorkTrends […]. The post #WorkTrends Getting Real About ATS appeared first on TalentCulture.

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5 Mistakes That Will Cause Your Recruitment Marketing to Fail

FireFish Software

Marketing mistakes happen every day in recruitment. We’re only human after all! But these mistakes can have a real impact on the hiring process: They don’t just result in social media unfollows, they can result in things like candidates unsubscribing to job alerts too. In other words, marketing mistakes can get in the way of your company placing great candidates.

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6 Ways You Can Support Black Businesses Long-Term

Entrepreneur - Workplace Diversity

Want to see lasting diversity and equality in your entrepreneurial community? Here are some ways to put your time, money, leadership and know-how to work on evening the playing field for minority-owned businesses.

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3 Predictions for Employer Brands from Kathryn Minshew

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Let’s face it: This is a time of rapid change with significant challenges that we’re all trying to navigate. We’re relying on our skills, judgment and empathy as people professionals and communicators to support our companies and employees, pivot our strategies and take on new responsibilities. That’s why for our RallyFwd Virtual Conference last month, I reached out to industry mentors to share their experiences and perspectives to help guide us right now.

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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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Collaboration Can Positively Impact Your Company’s Culture and Bottom Line

Recruiting Daily Advisor

The average American spends one-third of his or her life at work. The environment in which these workers spend their time will largely dictate the quality of their professional life—a fact becoming increasingly important to job candidates. According to a recent survey, 46% of candidates believe culture is very important in the application process, and 88% of jobseekers believe it has at least relative importance.

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How to Recruit in a Job-Short Market

FireFish Software

For the first time in a long time, we’re seeing a shift from a candidate-short market to a job-short market. This means we’ll have less jobs to recruit for in the coming months and a lot more candidates on the market – and if you’ve been recruiting for less than ten years, this will be a totally new environment for you.

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TalentCulture’s New Look: Announcing Our New Website!

TalentCulture - Recruiting

We’re thrilled to announce that our newly revamped website is now live! In keeping with our mission, it offers the insights that empower HR, the community, and workforce to become better leaders and partners in the modern workplace. But now it offers much more. We kicked off the redesign with some key objectives: to feature […]. The post TalentCulture’s New Look: Announcing Our New Website!

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