Sat.Sep 27, 2014 - Fri.Oct 03, 2014

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Recruiters and Their Social Media Fails

The Whiteboard

'Like many of you recruiters out there, things are pretty busy for me right now. Which is great. Hiring intentions are up, stress levels rising accordingly, and there aren’t enough hours in the day. Add to that the couple of events we hosted last week for our vRPO recruiters and the quarterly #RicePowWow and I think I have a fair enough excuse… Excuse for what?

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Getting Hired (and Recruiting) in a Digital World (Infographic)

Social Talent

'Like it or loath it, social media is and will continue to be the way forward for both job seekers and recruiters alike, in the years to come. In fact, 94% of recruiters are now using social media to recruit and 78% of them have made a hire through it. Employers who have used social media to recruit candidates, have even gone so far as to say that they have found a 49% improvement in candidate quality!

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Five keys to EVP success

Allegis Global Solutions

'Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is vital for successful talent management and acquisition. In essence, your organization''s EVP is everything that makes it an attractive place to work, in which staff feel they receive rewards for doing their best. At the end of the day, it is a business''s people that decide its success and a strong and effective EVP is essential if you are going to get the most out of them.

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The 5 Be All End All Interview Questions for Entry Level Jobs

SmartRecruiters

'Entry level jobs can be especially tricky to recruit for. Unlike recruiting for roles that have a more seasoned candidate base, hiring managers often have to read between the lines and determine if a candidate will be successful based off limited work experience and how the candidate presents themselves in the interview process. Because of this, knowing what to ask the candidate during the interview is integral to a successful hire.

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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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Help! My Company Culture Sucks

Glassdoor for Employers

'You’ve taken the first step. You’ve come to the realization that your company culture is less than stellar and you feel some responsibility to fix it. The poster on the wall that blares: “Integrity… Responsibility… Accountability…” just isn’t saving the day. Perhaps you’ve recently been turned down by some hot candidates, lost some star players or received poor feedback on an employee survey.

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5 SEO Tips for Recruitment Firms

NPA Worldwide

'If you’ve had a website for your recruitment firm for any length of time, you probably have at least some rudimentary knowledge of SEO (search engine optimization). As aggregators become more and more dominant as the main way jobs are distributed online, it’s easy to lose sight of how important SEO still is for your website. I have a sneaking suspicion that “everyone” thinks job seekers head straight to sites like Indeed when they are searching for a new job.

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5 Advantages To Hiring for Aptitude, Not Skills

SmartRecruiters

'Every once in awhile we receive letters from readers that make all of our work as writers and leaders worthwhile. I received one of those letters this week from Stephen Graveman of St. Louis. Stephen is a young man (28) who wrote to me about the challenges of getting his first opportunity in the field of his passion: PR. Stephen is a recent college graduate.

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3 in 5 Employers Support a Minimum Wage Increase

CareerBuilder

'Believing a wage increase would improve workers’ standard of living, help the economy and improve employee retention, a strong majority of employers support an increase in minimum wage. . According to a new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,000 full-time hiring and human resource managers nationwide, 62 percent of employers think the minimum wage in their state should be increased.

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4 Lessons Tonight’s Dinner Menu will Teach You About Job Advertising

Social Talent

'As a recruiter, your goal when it comes to posting job ads on the likes of Indeed and Monster, should be to get as many qualified candidates as possible, to respond to your ad and apply for the job. The problem is, less than 10% of all the people who end up reading a job ad, actually engage with it. More problematic still, is the fact that those 10% are the people who managed to find the job ad in the first place and who have read it from start to finish.

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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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Quality or quantity - what does your employer brand attract?

Allegis Global Solutions

'An effective employer brand needs to attract the right candidates for your organisation.

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Not Letting Candidates Apply to Jobs on Mobile is Like Not Having a Website 20 Years Ago

SmartRecruiters

'This column originally appeared on Inc.com. . I’m going to issue a challenge to you that I issued to myself years ago. Pick up your smartphone, go to your company website and try to apply for a job. If that’s impossible, you’re not alone. Eighty percent of businesses don’t have mobile-optimized career sites. This is one situation where it’s not ok to be in the majority.

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5 Must-Have Traits for a Quality Career Site

CareerBuilder

'Why should having a quality career site matter to you? Because it matters to your candidates. Your career site is the primary research destination on the Web for curious job seekers. It’s also the one place where you own 100 percent share of voice, giving you the perfect opportunity to sell your company and your opportunities to candidates. When it comes to what makes a career site that truly grabs job seekers’ attention, there are five elements quality career sites share: Responsive Design.

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Recruiting Technology: A Practical Guide for Finding Top Talent Effectively and Efficiently

iCIMS

Many organizations say that talent is a key differentiator in their business, however, when it comes to talent acquisition, they’re not doing anything to set themselves apart from the crowd.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Government Recruiting: How to Attract More Tech Talent

Recruiting.com

'For government recruiters, it can be a struggle to create and maintain a pipeline of qualified technical candidates. You’re facing multiple obstacles, including strict budgets and special merit rules. Not to mention, this talent pool is in such high demand that recruiting from it for any employer can be difficult. The good news is you. The post Government Recruiting: How to Attract More Tech Talent appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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How Chipotle Integrates Career Development into Hiring Process

SmartRecruiters

'One reason Chipotle has been so successful is its genius approach to hiring. With its stock price increasing by 1,080 percent and sales jumping from $471 million to $3.2 billion since 2006 , Chipotle was America’s fasting-growing fast food chain of the decade. That trend looks like it will only continue, as stocks have increased by more than 20 percent so far this year.

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The Most Unusual Corporate Vacation Policies: Innovative or Insane?

CareerBuilder

'In a joint effort to promote a healthy work-life balance and increase productivity, Virgin Airlines owner (and self-described “tie-loathing adventurer”) Richard Branson recently introduced a new “No Vacation Policy” policy , which allows Virgin staff members to take time off whenever they want – for as long as they want – no questions asked.

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Anti-Social Recruiting: Why Sourcing Best Practices Are BS

Recruiting Daily

'My very first job title ever was as a “sourcing analyst,” which had the necessary gravitas at the time to make me not feel bad compared to my B-School buddies who selected, rather than scrounged, for their gigs. This role was, essentially, how sourcing is still largely defined: name generation and verification. My job was really pretty simple: find as many potentially qualified candidates as possible, verify that their information was correct, and then enter that record into the applicant track

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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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So you've realigned your company values - now what?

Allegis Global Solutions

'Strong company values and employee engagement go hand in hand.

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Recruiting Technology: A Practical Guide for Finding Top Talent Effectively and Efficiently

iCIMS

Many organizations say that talent is a key differentiator in their business, however, when it comes to talent acquisition, they’re not doing anything to set themselves apart from the crowd.

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3 Talking Points From the September 2014 Jobs Report

CareerBuilder

'If there’s a little extra pep in our step today, it’s not just because it’s Friday — it’s because a surprisingly strong September jobs report emerged this morning, picking up momentum once again following a notably lackluster report last month. Breaking: The U.S. economy added 248,000 #jobs in September & the unemployment rate drops to 5.9% in the latest #jobsreport.

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Are Older Workers Holding on to Jobs Hurting Younger Workers Looking for Jobs?

Hire-Intelligence

'As a provider of job candidate assessment software we are very focused on turnover. We hate costly employee turnover, which studies have shown is mostly caused by poor job fit.

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DEIB Reimagined: Navigating Change and Shaping the Future

Speaker: Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CTA, CDP - Founder/Principal Consultant at LBB Edutainment, Keynote Speaker, and Author

Join us for an insightful session where we delve into the evolving landscape of DEIB. Discover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that have emerged over the past year and explore what lies ahead. This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies, best practices, and reflection tools to effectively lead and inspire change in your organization.

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How To X-Ray Search Linkedin

FeeTrader

'Using Google to perform an “x-ray search” of LinkedIn is one of the best ways to find the profiles of people that are outside of your network. X-Ray searches work for any website, but we’ll focus on LinkedIn for now. To perform an x-ray search, you simply start your search with the following search criteria: site:linkedin.com I will use an example of a recent search I did in an effort to find individuals with software security experience.

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Your Small Business Is the Perfect Match for Top Talent

iCIMS

Growing your small business requires getting great people involved from the start. Discover how to advertise your unique culture to attract the best talent!

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The contingent workforce is here to stay

Allegis Global Solutions

'The rise of the contingent worker is no passing fad.

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Generation Y Aren’t You Catering to Me?

Jobvite

According to Jobvite data , large corporations such as Microsoft, Apple, and Cisco have lost a significant number of workers to fast-growing start-ups like Dropbox, AirBnB, and Yelp. Jobvite CTO Adam Hyder attributes this exodus as a result of corporations finding it more difficult to create a “startup culture” and create challenging work for their employees.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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5 Consistent Facts About Hiring Through Employee Referral Networks

ReferAGig

Four academic professionals recently published an exhaustive research paper on Employee Referrals. The paper makes an incredibly strong case for employee referral programs and uses data-driven thinking to illustrate this. Using unique personnel data from nine large firms in three industries, the researchers document five consistent facts about hiring through employee referral networks: Referred applicants are more likely to be hired, more likely to accept job offers, and have higher pre-job a

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Your Small Business Is the Perfect Match for Top Talent

iCIMS

Growing your small business requires getting great people involved from the start. Discover how to advertise your unique culture to attract the best talent!

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It’s All About the Candidate Experience

Talent Board

The last two weeks have been all about the candidate experience for me. On Friday, September 19th, I had the pleasure of attending the first-ever Candidate Experience Symposium, organized by the Talent Board, with sponsors from the talent acquisition solution provider industry. They announced the 62 US winners of the North American Candidate Experience Awards (or CandEs)—for.