Sat.Dec 10, 2016 - Fri.Dec 16, 2016

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How to Get the Most Out of Self-Appraisals

ClearCompany Recruiting

When it comes down to writing a great self-appraisal, a lot of questions come to mind. What are they used for? How are you supposed to promote yourself without coming off as a show-off? Is this really the best use of my time? For the last question, it honestly depends. For some companies, self-appraisals are nothing more than a formality; But used correctly, they can have a big impact on your career.

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4 Recruiting Technologies That Every Early Adopter Should Have on Their Holiday Wish List

Lever

What’s on your recruiting technology wish list this year? Tis the season of giving, and not only is it the perfect time to ask for that new sweater you’ve been yearning for, but it’s the perfect time to ask your boss for a new toy as well. 2017 planning is afoot, including decisions around budget and new investments, so don’t miss the opportunity to make the case for a tool that can give you a competitive advantage in your job.

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6 Essential Elements Your Job Ads NEED to Include

Social Talent

Do your job ads attract the number and the quality of candidates you desire for your open roles? If you answered ‘yes’, then congratulations! You have cracked the art of writing effective job ads. No mean feat! But for those of you who feel like you could do with a little help in that department, we’ve drawn up a list of the six most essential elements each and every one of your job ads needs to contain in order to be successful: 1.

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5 Steps in Optimizing the Relationship Between the Recruiter and Hiring Manager

Proactive Talent

The recruiter/hiring manager relationship is one of the most sacred relationships in the sourcing world. Without constant effective communication good candidates can be lost in the shuffle and potentially lost altogether. Research by Bersin by Deloitte revealed that developing strong relationships with hiring managers is one of the top drivers of performance in a talent acquisition strategy.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Applicant Tracking Systems: A data-driven guide to making the right choice

ClearCompany Recruiting

Are you aware that there are over 220 applicant tracking systems on the market today? Chances are there will be many more that evolve in the next few months or even years, but how are you supposed to make sense of which system to use when the market is so crowded?

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What’s the Best Piece of Advice You’d Give to a Newbie Recruiter?

Social Talent

Last week, we turned to you, our incredible legion of followers , to ask what practical advice you would give to anyone starting out in recruitment. And you didn’t disappoint! In fact, you answered in your droves, letting us in on your extensive knowledge and expertise. As a result, what follows is some of the most invaluable advice you will ever receive when starting out in this industry (or at any stage of your recruiting career for that matter!

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Emoji Recruiting…

The Whiteboard

…Or more specifically, recruiting for an emoji translator. Fancy taking on an assignment like that? Us recruiters in New Zealand are typically more resourceful and innovative than most. Out of necessity, due the small size of our talent pool, we have had to develop sourcing and recruiting skills with a sizeable dollop of creativity in order to fulfil our clients’ requirements.

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How to Convince a Candidate that a Job Offer is the Right One

FireFish Software

So, you’ve put forward a candidate, the client has made an offer and… your star candidate drags her heels. You’ve tried everything. She’s been out for lunch with the client, she’s visited the client’s office, and she’s perfect for the job and she wanted it too. But now something has changed and she’s reluctant to sign on the dotted line.

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What do Oil Price Increases Mean for Jobs in Oil-producing States?

Indeed

At the end of November, Opec announced a deal between oil producing nations to help curb global oil production. While this is welcome news that could help support an industry which has been struggling since oil prices collapsed in mid-2014, some skepticism remains about the viability of the agreement. Although where oil prices will be next week or next month is—as always—up for speculation, it appears that for now they hit bottom in early 2016.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Watch: Happy Birthday Social Talent!

Social Talent

Wrap the gifts, blow up the balloons, light the candles and get those party poppers popping, Social Talent is turning 6 years old this month! Yes, we’ve been making it our mission to help professionals the world over, work smarter and live happier for just over half a decade now. In that time, we’ve created a world leading expert learning platform containing 45 missions, that’s helped over 10,000 people become qualified ninjas.

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6 Must Read Books for Every Recruiter

RecruitLoop

On Amazon alone, you'll find more than 7,000 books and publications related to the recruiting profession alone. Here are 6 must read books for every recruiter.

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10 Rules of Fight Club. Otherwise Known as the Christmas Party

FireFish Software

As a business owner, I totally understand how the Christmas Party can quickly turn into your worst nightmare! I mean, nothing could possible go wrong when you get a bunch of recruiters together that love to party…. With many years of Christmas partying under my belt, here are my 10 golden rules for a successful recruitment Christmas party….

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Attract Top Talent As A Small Company

Spark Hire

Today, it’s a race for most companies to win top talent over their competitors. But don’t assume that you don’t have a chance in the battle simply because you are a smaller business with a lesser-known brand. Here are seven key things that small companies can offer to improve talent acquisition in today’s highly competitive job market: 1. Upward Career Growth.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Do Employee Referrals Hurt Diversity?

Social Talent

Our 2016 recruiting benchmarks report confirmed what we all anecdotally already knew: Referrals are gold. Just how gold? An average of one in every 16 referred candidates is hired, compared to one in every 100 candidates across all sources. To put it another way, if a recruiter’s pipeline was filled only with referrals, that recruiter would be able to make six hires for every one hire made by their peers.

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9 Tips to Ensure You Run an Effective End of Year Performance Review

RecruitLoop

There’s plenty of advice out there for employees on preparing for a performance review. But employers need to be just as well prepared.

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Warriors’ Draymond Green shares 8 tips for keeping employees fired up in the workplace

Glassdoor for Employers

“He’s a leader, and he doesn’t care about tenure.” That’s what then-coach Mark Jackson said about Draymond Green in his rookie year.

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Teamwork counts: How To Set Up a Hiring Team For Success

SmartRecruiters

Thinking about making some great hires in 2017? Me too. Of course, as Head of Talent here at SmartRecruiters, I do have an edge – access to next-generation tools to streamline my recruiting and hiring processes. But technology alone won’t help if I’m not following some fundamental best practices for collaborative hiring. In my last post, “ Making The Right Hire: Our Best Practices Should Be Yours ,” I discussed a few of the best practices we published in our new whitepaper, “ Making the Be

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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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6 Fascinating Recruitment News Stories to Mull Over this Week – 12th December 2016

Social Talent

In recruitment news this week: LinkedIn Removes Premium Search Filters. Bad news recruiters… It would appear that LinkedIn are removing the ability for anyone not using their Sales Navigator platform, to use several premium search filters including: Years of Experience. Function. Seniority Level. Interested In. Company Size. When Joined. As reported by SourceCon , when Ira Bass discovered this was the case, he wrote LinkedIn a concerned comment, to which they replied: Image: SoureCon.

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The Online Research Candidates MUST Do Before An Interview

Undercover Recruiter

There’s nothing worse than the feeling of walking into an interview room and being thrown questions to answer without fully understanding the company and whether it’s the right organisation for you. While it’s great to ask questions during your interview, it’s best to get an unbiased view (after all the interviewee will want to sell.

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Recruiters are Now Marketers (So Start to Think Like One!)

RecruitLoop

As a recruiter you need to stand out, be different and use new or different channels to engage with your audience. Just like a marketer!

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Making The Right Hire: Our Best Practices Should Be Yours.

SmartRecruiters

I guess you could call me the original “Smart Recruiter.” After all, as the first Head of Talent here at SmartRecruiters, it was my job to quickly ramp up to scale our business – more than doubling our global team from 70 to over 140 in less than 36 months. It’s a bit ironic, of course, because our company’s very mission centers on giving recruiters like me access to innovative tools to compete for the very best talent, plus partnering with our clients to share our strategic best practices for m

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The 4 Dysfunctions of Recruiting & How You Can Successfully Overcome Them

Speaker: Trent Cotton, VP of Talent and Culture at Hatchworks

Are you tired of falling into the same recruiting rut, facing the same obstacles over and over with mediocre results? Recruiting in this market is definitely challenging, but your recruitment process doesn’t have to be. Join Trent Cotton in this exclusive webinar to learn how to overcome the four dysfunctions of recruiting with Sprint Recruiting. Sprint Recruiting opens up a new world for recruiters by applying the AGILE methodology to the recruitment process!

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Make Candidates Hit Reply with These 10 Recruiting Email Tips

Newton Software

10 Tips for Effective Recruiting Emails As a recruiter, there are few tools more valuable than great recruiting emails. After all, half the battle is convincing candidates that responding to you is worth their time. Unfortunately, knowing the makeup of an effective recruiting email can be elusive. It seems like every recruiter that you speak […].

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7 Career Theories to Help You Find Fulfilling Work

Undercover Recruiter

How should you live your life? It’s the fundamental question at the heart of a fulfilling and happy career. However, many people overlook the importance of keeping true to themselves throughout their working lives. We are all constantly confronted with contradictory ideals; we think we want one thing but then start to want another. We’re always trying.

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Talent Acquisition Resolutions (and How to Keep Them)

Symphony Talent

The end of the year is upon us. Now’s the time to reflect upon this past year, take stock of successes and failures and figure out how to. The post Talent Acquisition Resolutions (and How to Keep Them) appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Online Proctoring is a Growing Trend: Here is Everything You Should Know About It

Talview

E-learning is the future of learning, the global eLearning market is now $100 billion plus. The rapid growth the elearning industry has created needs for various supporting technologies.

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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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If You Cannot Sell Yourself, You Cannot Sell.

RecruitmentJuice

“Gavin, we have a great product, clients like it, people want to buy it, but it’s too expensive. Our competition are cheaper and, although they’re not as good, provide better value for money. Because of this, the prices that we been asked to sell at are just not realistic.”. I had just finished my talk at his sales conference and I looked at the salesperson in front of me.

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17+ Things Recruiters Must NOT Do in 2017

Undercover Recruiter

Regardless of who you are and what you do, there is always room for improvement. It’s safe to assume that all top-performing recruiters must continually strive for best practice and find ways to make their operations better, slicker, more efficient and strategic. However, honing good habits only works when there is synonymous attention on breaking bad tendancies, too.

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Gear Up for the Upsurge in Mobile Recruitment

Jobsoid

Everyone is now using a smartphone or some sort of a mobile device. Revolution in the world of technology has managed to bring the entire world in your palm. The increase in the use of smart phones has […]. The post Gear Up for the Upsurge in Mobile Recruitment appeared first on Jobsoid.