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Do Employees Really Need College Degrees Anymore?

Recruiting Daily Advisor

For generations, parents have told their children one of the most important ways they can help themselves succeed in life is to go to school and get a degree. But a college degree alone often isn’t enough for many students anymore. Source: Aaron Amat / Shutterstock. This is partly because nearly 70% of Americans aged 16 to 24 are enrolled in college, meaning that college graduates don’t stand out among the crowd the way they once may have.

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Why Salary Transparency Could Help You Attract Top Talent

ConveyIQ

In an increasingly competitive job market, a great candidate experience can make all the difference when it comes to recruiting. And that means being as transparent as possible during the hiring process. Yet many recruiters fail to disclose a key piece of information—and it could be costing you some of your best candidates. That missing piece is salary information.

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Busting the Myths Around Workers With Disabilities

Lever

The theme for this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month is “The Right Talent, Right Now.” This annual initiative held in October for the past 70+ years “celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates about the value of a workforce. Read More. The post Busting the Myths Around Workers With Disabilities appeared first on Lever.

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Do hiring algorithms prevent bias or amplify it and how to get it right?

Recruiting Daily

In some circles, these algorithms acquire the image of a ‘bias-free stakeholder’ in the hiring process. Often managers assume that because the software is devoid of emotions (unlike humans), using them would mean the complete removal of personally-motivated bias from the hiring process. Any application of AI (Artificial Intelligence) or Machine Learning (ML) learns […].

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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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Referrals and the impact of referral on the Top Line

RippleHire

Employee referral is one of the best channels to hire quality talent. And if done well it can impact an organisation’s topline in a significant way. So what’s an employee referral?

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Building a Productive Candidate Pipeline The Five Best Ways to Always Be Recruiting

Visibility Software Recruiting

. . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to attract and retain top talent is now the number one issue on the minds of CEOs, given even more importance than competition or the disruptive nature of technology. The same study, the Conference Board, also found that 82% of companies don’t believe they recruit highly talented people, and for companies that do, only 7% think they can keep them.

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Applicants, Bikinis and Instagram - OH MY!

Recruiting in Yoga Pants

EVERYBODY is talking about the latest kerfuffle between aspiring marketer Emily Clow and some salty chicks over at Kickass Masterminds , who have since taken down all their social real estate (THAT HASHTAG THO). If you've been living under a rock or maybe just haven't paid much attention (someday I'll learn this) there's tons of articles, but I'm digging the write up HERE.

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What happens to non-billing middle managers in a downturn?

Greg Savage

I am not predicting a downturn. But it wouldn’t be a shock, would it? And many companies will be badly hurt if it comes. Especially now after the long golden run we have had. The danger is creating a fat layer of middle management who are no longer involved in sales or billing. What are […].

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Why Continual Conversations Are More Effective Than Annual Reviews

ClearCompany Recruiting

Employees desire feedback. In fact, 96% say that regular feedback is preferred to infrequent, formally-structured reviews. Sitting down only once or twice a year to discuss goals, behavior, career advancements, etc. isn’t effective for performance management, nor is it beneficial to either the manager or the employee. Instead, establishing a regular performance and feedback process has proven to be better at keeping employees engaged and building productive, thriving teams.

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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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RallyFwd: See the Future of Candidate Experience

Rally Recruitment Marketing

On the eve of 2020, talent acquisition and human resources leaders are looking ahead at what they should be doing better to support their company’s growth. Attracting and recruiting top talent is tougher than ever before, and requires bold strategies and new technologies to stand out and compete. One of the top priorities for practitioners is to improve their candidate experience.

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Employer Brand 101: What is employer branding and how to get started

Proactive Talent

If you’re a large corporation or a startup, have a weak employer brand, or don’t even know what an employer brand is, have no fear! This blog will cover it all. But before we continue, there’s one important term you need to know: Employee Value Proposition. Employee Value Proposition (EVP). Your EVP is a fancy term to describe your unique ‘brand promise’ to your employees and prospective employees--it’s the comprehensive experience you will offer your employees ( benefits, culture, perks, work e

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Would your company survive a recession? (Free Webinar. UK)

Greg Savage

What would happen if your permanent Gross Profit (Net fees) dropped by 50%, and temporary/contract GP by 25%? Would your business survive a downturn in the market? Join me and Mike Walmsley on Wednesday 2nd October at 11am BST for this free, interactive, 30 minute webinar, where we will shed light on how make sure […].

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Prevent Workplace Theft

ExactHire Recruiting

Hiring the right talent for your organization is never an exact science. Hiring managers and teams must seek to make the best hiring decisions with the information they have available. Sometimes this inexact science results in a new hire that lacks certain skills or competence. In this scenario, a poor hiring decision can be overcome through employee training or coaching.

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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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Smart Ways to Beat the Pressure of Seasonal Hiring

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Seasonal hiring can feel like a pressure cooker. Attracting, recruiting and onboarding sometimes tens of thousands of employees in a matter of months takes smart recruiting strategies and disciplined recruiting operations. Job advertising, recruiting events, social media — all of your recruiting strategies need to be laser focused and need to work together.

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Employee Handbooks: The Most Critical Legal Document in HR

JazzHR

Guest Blog by myHRcounsel. One of the most frequently asked questions we get at myHRcounsel is: do you do employee handbooks? The answer is always an emphatic, “YES!” Anyone who is a client of myHRcounsel gets an attorney-drafted, 50-state compliant, employee handbook. However, inquiring minds still want to know, “What should be in an employee handbook?

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Lever’s Lunch & Learn Seattle: Creating a Talent Strategy for Success in 2020

Lever

We just wrapped up our Seattle Lunch & Learn, 5 Steps to Mastering Your Talent Strategy. Our diverse panel all came to the table with an exciting angle on the topic of building their talent strategy at their organization. Our amazing panel. Read More. The post Lever’s Lunch & Learn Seattle: Creating a Talent Strategy for Success in 2020 appeared first on Lever.

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Protect Your Resume from Age Discrimination

SimplyHired

Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem I

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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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How to Strengthen Your Seasonal Hiring Initiatives

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Are you one of those people who waits until the last minute to get holiday shopping done? (I’m shyly raising my hand over here!) Then you know just how important it is that businesses keep the ball rolling during this busy shopping time. . And as a practitioner, you’re aware of the crucial role that employees play when it comes to helping out during these rush periods.

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3 Tips for Dealing with an Employee Complaint

JazzHR

Guest blog by Ashley Wilson. Businesses can’t be ruled by fear alone. Prospective employees, especially those with in-demand specializations, have more leverage with their employers than ever before. The best owners and managers understand that an environment where their employees feel listened to is a more productive place that’s going to recruit better talent.

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How to Identify and Interview Results-Driven Candidates

Glassdoor for Employers

Hiring a new employee isn’t cheap — in fact, it may require an investment of up to “1.5x to 3x of salary” for a given role, according to Eric Koester. Because of this, it’s prudent for organizations to source and hire candidates who will provide an immediate return on the company’s investment. Fortunately, using a meaty job description that qualifies position fit, alongside a storied, behavioral interview process, can help to achieve these measurable recruiting goals.

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Surprise, Surprise! Uber Launches a Job App

The Whiteboard

Well it had to happen eventually. Yesterday (or today depending on where in the world you are), Uber announced the launch of their “Uber Works” platform, with an initial trial being rolled out across Chicago. Being the doyens of all things “gig”, the only surprise is that they waited until October 2019 to tackle the biggest gig of them all- the temp recruitment market.

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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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Prepare to Smash Your Job Interview

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Anthony McCormack , founding consultant, managing director and entrepreneur behind Macstaff with offices in Bristol and Abergavenny, United Kingdom. Macstaff is a high impact recruitment consultancy majoring on right-fit permanent placements in construction, property, manufacturing and engineering sectors in UK & Internationally.

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5 Insights That Get You Inside Your Candidate's Mind

FireFish Software

Wouldn’t it be great if we could read our candidates’ minds so we knew exactly what we needed to do to turn them into a placement? Well, sometimes data can help you do pretty much that. Let’s take a look at some stats and insights that tell us a lot about today’s candidates’ needs, wants and expectations during the hiring process.

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5 Keys to Avoiding Discrimination in the Hiring Process

Glassdoor for Employers

At this point, many employers have already heard about the benefits of diversity, particularly how it can drive innovation and even boost profits. But despite the increased attention to diversity and inclusion, many organizations are still struggling to hire and retain a truly diverse workforce. While there are a number of different contributing factors, one of the most important occurs right at the start: discrimination in the hiring process.

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#WorkTrends: Remote Work Is More Than Staying in Your PJs

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Remote work is a hot topic these days, and many people dream of working from home. And why shouldn’t you? Who wouldn’t want to keep their pajamas on, stroll over to their laptop and work from the convenience of home? And did I mention the savings in gas money? If only it were that simple. Successfully working remotely takes a lot of effort, not just for employees but also for the organization that signs the […].

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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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3 Ways Retaining Overqualified Employees Improves Talent Acquisition

Spark Hire

There’s a new crisis in talent acquisition and, for once, it has nothing to do with the skills gap. Actually, it’s just the opposite. Our latest report, The Risks and Rewards of Hiring Overqualified Talent revealed 70.7 percent of hiring pros agree with the statement, “the number of overqualified talent in today’s job market complicates filling entry-level roles.” .

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Top-Rated Workplaces 2019: Best Hospitals

Indeed

Hospitals are a crucial part of a healthy community. Aside from providing lifesaving emergency care, their routine health services promote overall well-being. When we or our loved ones are sick, it’s the treatment we receive in hospitals that can make all the difference. And, of course, they employ some of the most in-demand talent in the country: healthcare professionals.

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CEO vs. COO: What’s the difference?

Workable

These two roles are at the top of a company’s hierarchy. But, if we compare the CEO vs COO, we’ll find that their roles and responsibilities are not always clear. Let’s dig into their similarities and differences by starting with a definition of CEO and COO. What is a CEO? The CEO meaning is Chief Executive Officer. This is the highest-ranking person in the company.

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