Greg Savage
MAY 23, 2016
Agency recruitment is not dying. In fact it’s thriving. But not for everyone! The winners will be the modern recruiters who evolve, re-tool, up-skill and re-invent. The rate of change in recruitment means the landscape is littered with ‘yesterday’s heroes’ Is that where you are headed? Check out my two minute video where I explain […].
JazzHR
MAY 23, 2016
Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. Defining Your Hiring Process Using Roles & Permissions. Written by: Bill Fox on 05.23.2016. Define your Hiring Process using Roles and Permissions. Information is sacred. Sensitive pieces of data falling into the wrong hands could create a crisis for you, your team, and your company.
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Brazen Recruiting
MAY 26, 2016
Millennials. They’re lazy, entitled job-hoppers with one foot out the door, always looking for the next best thing. Or so the internet would have you believe. Millennial stereotypes have been fed to us by the media for years, but in reality, these stereotypes are often far from the truth. For instance, millennials don’t necessarily need their hands held during projects; what they want is feedback. 80% of millennials stated that they would like constant feedback from their managers.
Lever
MAY 24, 2016
This is a post by Lever's technical sourcer, James Briggs. May has been the month of “talent innovation” at Lever; with our first ever Talent Innovation Summit taking place, which brought together some of the recruiting industry’s best to talk about some of the most important and current topics in recruiting. Innovation in the world of recruiting can take many forms, and apply to a multitude of topic areas.
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Recruitics
MAY 24, 2016
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Proactive Talent
MAY 24, 2016
Research shows that job boards on average gather 43% of all applications companies receive for new job openings. But while job boards may have the highest number of applications, their conversion-to-hire rates fall drastically behind other sources of hire like employee referrals and company career sites. Employee referrals may only account for 7% of all job applications, but they contribute nearly half of all actual hires.
Lever
MAY 26, 2016
Candidate reference checks are usually one of the last steps of the recruitment process, but too often overlooked or rushed. Forty three percent of human resources professionals said reducing time to hire was a top screening challenge. However, 62% of job seekers have embellished their skill set and 54% have embellished their job responsibilities. In an effort to get new hires started as quickly as possible, organizations risk making a bad hire – which can cost your organization 2.5 times the pe
HarQen
MAY 26, 2016
By Ane Ohm. Wait, what? Isn’t HarQen a recruiting technology? You might be thinking, “What are you trying to say about what you do every day?” Don’t get me wrong. We care deeply about providing leading-edge video interviewing and phone interviewing tools for our clients, who tell us daily about the great value we provide for their organizations. This is incredibly important to us, both personally and professionally.
JazzHR
MAY 25, 2016
Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. Enhancing the Candidate Experience with Workflows. Written by: Jonathan Muller on 05.25.2016. Stay organized and improve communications with recruiting workflows. A candidate’s experience with your company’s hiring process is a reflection of your organization’s culture, mission, values, and people.
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.
Social Talent
MAY 27, 2016
‘On a scale of 1 to 10, how weird are you?’ Believe it or not, this is one of the interview questions asked by Tony Hseih, CEO of Zappos. Or how about ‘What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse’? That one’s a favourite of Ashley Morris, CEO of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Today’s infographic from fivesquid shows that there really is a method to the madness.
Recruitics
MAY 26, 2016
Setting measurable and attainable goals is a cornerstone of effective recruitment marketing, and might be the single most important aspect of any talent acquisition function. In a previous post, we discussed key recruitment marketing metrics and performance indicators that every recruitment marketer must track to affect positive change for their recruitment ROI. ( Read more on that here. ).
The Whiteboard
MAY 26, 2016
This week saw the official announcement that Candle ICT , one of the longest-standing IT Recruitment brands in the New Zealand market, would be closing the doors on its unprofitable NZ operations due to their local strategies over the past couple of years failing to pay off: “A significant investment strategy was put in place during FY15 but failed to deliver the anticipated returns.
Newton Software
MAY 27, 2016
Fort Collins Team Partners With Habitat for Humanity. Here at Newton, we love coming to work every day and we are passionate about what we do. However, we recognize that a great job is just one of many aspects that make up a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. As such, our team has a multitude of passions and interests that we pursue outside of the office.
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.
Social Talent
MAY 24, 2016
A couple of weeks back, we broke down our 5 favourite recruitment marketing campaigns. This week, we decided to focus on our favourite and most creative job adverts. Job adverts at the best of times can go unnoticed by potential candidates because they are bland and uninteresting. Some companies have realised this and decided to get really creative in order to get candidates to take action.
Spark Hire
MAY 21, 2016
Having a strong employer brand is critical to not only recruiting top talent – but attracting and retaining talent which is even more important. You need to attract the best and keep them once you have them. You don’t want the best talent going to your competitor – as talent competition is just as important, if not more, than competition in the market.
Glassdoor for Employers
MAY 23, 2016
The people on your marketing team can make a big difference in your company’s level of recognition—and directly affect sales. But how do you attract candidates with the right mix of skills who can help take your company to the next level? Marketing roles have become increasingly analytical and strategic as companies harness the myriad digital marketing techniques and tools to expand brand awareness.
RecruitLoop
MAY 27, 2016
This awesome Infographic reveals how you can tap into each individual employee's motivational fire to ensure your workplace is the most productive it can be.
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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.
Social Talent
MAY 26, 2016
When it comes to recruiting, your employees can be your greatest advocates—but it’s up to you to provide them with content and messages to share with their networks, especially on social media. In the first 10 years of their career, 86% of people are likely to use social media in the job search, making social a crucial channel to support your recruiting efforts.
FireFish Software
MAY 25, 2016
Split fees. Some recruiters love em’ whereas others…not so much. If you fall into the latter category, it’s time to shake up your thinking! Maybe you’ve had a negative experience in the past or have just never really been sold on the value, but with split fees increasing in a candidate driven market, it’s time to embrace the split. Read on for the why, the what, and the how when it comes to split fees.
Glassdoor for Employers
MAY 27, 2016
There couldn’t be a more important topic in our industry right now than growth: how important it is (or isn’t), how to.
HackerRank
MAY 25, 2016
Martin Harriman wanted to make his way back to the software industry after a decades-long break building hardware, so he did what most people do when they’re trying to change industries. He carefully tailored his resume and cover letter to downplay his hardware experience and—in turn—emphasize his skills, knowledge and expertise in software. A quick […].
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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.
Social Talent
MAY 24, 2016
A new generation is driving the bottom line. Expected to make up almost 50% of the workforce by 2020, millennials (born from early 1980s to early 2000s) are starting to dominate the working landscape as more baby boomers begin to retire. In the U.S., the largest share of the workforce is now made up of millennials. This has a direct impact on recruitment activities as companies have to take into account who these millennials actually are, how to motivate them and how they can add value to their
Indeed
MAY 24, 2016
Last week, the federal government unveiled new overtime rules for full-time salaried employees. As of December 1, anyone in that category making up to $47,476 a year will be eligible for overtime pay, and the Department of Labor projects that 4.2 million people will receive a boost to their incomes as a result. This new threshold more than doubles the old one, which was set at $23,660 back in 2004.
Glassdoor for Employers
MAY 26, 2016
Cost-per-hire is arguably the most important metric for talent analytics. When you know your cost-per-hire, you can better determine where to invest.
Spark Hire
MAY 24, 2016
It’s no secret that traditional, outdated interviewing strategies end up wasting a significant amount of time on multiple fronts. Recruiters and staffing professionals, in particular, spend too much time trying to juggle applicants’ schedules with clients’ availability. And when you finally narrow it down to a handful of job candidates, you spend hours deliberating over who’s the best fit, and often have to drag out the hiring process because it’s nearly impossible to get all of the necessary pe
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.
Social Talent
MAY 23, 2016
The ‘Recruiter versus Robot’ debate is alive and well. Advancements in technology have produced a plethora of marketing automation tools and state-of-the-art ATS and CRM systems for recruiters, so dare we ask the question – is it possible that the human element of placing a candidate in a new job is something that eventually won’t be necessary?
Newton Software
MAY 23, 2016
Know Your ABCs – Always Be Closing Top Candidates. Closing a top candidate doesn’t just take a killer offer, it takes weeks of work on your end. You must follow the proper interview stages to ensure that you are establishing a good relationship with the candidate and building up their buy-in. Once you have completed the first step of the interview process, the “candidate intake,” and you understand the key factors influencing the decision process of your candidate, it’s time to begin
Glassdoor for Employers
MAY 23, 2016
If your company is more than a few years old, you’ve probably given a lot of consideration to your consumer brand. A strong consumer brand is essential for any product or service to differentiate itself from the competition and build a base of loyal users. The concept of branding has been around since nearly the beginning of commerce, when artisans would mark their product and farmers mark their livestock.
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