ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 11, 2014

In the age of Big Data, we have access to crunch numbers and draw insightful conclusions in many situations. The recruiting and human resources realm is no exception thanks to ATS, HRIS, LMS…and many other alphabet soup acronyms. But sometimes having that much information at our fingertips can be disabling and intimidating if we aren’t sure which metrics are worth our attention for our specific company.

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iCIMS

APRIL 7, 2014

iCIMS conducted extensive research of more than 60,000 jobs posted in 2013 and surveyed more than 700 job seekers to help you gain a better understanding of today’s job seekers.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2014

'In late 2011 I was approached by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with an audacious proposition: would Forum One help the Foundation, HHS, the White House, the California HealthCare Foundation and others establish an independent nonprofit organization focused on health data? We reflect on two years of growth and opportunity for the Health Data Consortium (HDC) – along with our excitement at Forum One on being tapped for this important project – recognizing the things that worked w

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 7, 2014

'LinkedIn doesn’t like bots that scrape candidate data off its site, so much so that they’ve filed suit against several including HiringSolved (see Gigaom , April 2) and SellHack (see Sourcecon , March 31). I find LinkedIn’s case weak and hypocritical. It’s weak because its complaint contains the falsehood that members have “complete control over their profiles and data”.

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Jobvite

APRIL 10, 2014

I’ve been on the fence for a while now about cover letters. Do they really add value or are they just a check item that gives a candidate a small bump? Are they the equivalent of the college essay… you only read it if you are on the fence? Well, in the last couple weeks I have received over 250 applications for an open job at Jobvite and have spent a significant amount of time reading (and in some cases, not reading) cover letters.

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Bersin

APRIL 10, 2014

New Deloitte Global Human Capital Research shows that organizations today must work hard to create a meaningful, humanistic work environment to drive engagement, performance, and a magnetic attraction in the market. And this is good business. The Great Place to Work Institute has published studies which show that the “100 best places to work” outperformed the S&P 500 by […].

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 7, 2014

'The decision to step down from a business that you worked so hard to build is never an easy one. But many entrepreneurs do not discuss their expectations fully with spouses and other family members who may or may not be part of the business. In Part One of this two-part series I said entrepreneurs don’t have to “retire” and leave their companies. Instead, they must change their job description, becoming the architects of their company’s new ownership, management and leadership systems.

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Jobvite

APRIL 10, 2014

I’ve been on the fence for a while now about cover letters. Do they really add value or are they just a check item that gives a candidate a small bump? Are they the equivalent … Continued.

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iCIMS

APRIL 9, 2014

The "post, pray, and wait" approach isn't enough anymore.

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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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Hiring Thing

APRIL 8, 2014

'Recently, an internet-wide security issue was discovered called the HeartBleed bug, which affected all websites using the OpenSSL security library.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 11, 2014

'I switched to the iphone5 last year from Nokia and haven’t looked back. I use it all day Skyping with developers, calling clients and texting with my kids. I use our mobile apps to track our sales deals and find clients to call on. I use fitness apps to track my diet and workouts and waste what little time is left on Sudoku and Twitter. I’m hardly alone.

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Jobvite

APRIL 7, 2014

Many hiring managers and HR teams may not realize this, but often you have access to a better qualified pool of potential employees through your current employees than you do in the general job seeker market. Your current employees may be networked and associated with people who would make outstanding candidates for your future staff, but you’ll never know about them unless you focus on getting employee referrals.

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ApplicantPro

APRIL 8, 2014

Let’s face it, we are creatures of habit. We have habits we continue to follow, even though the factors that lead to our initial habit no longer exist or are no longer relevant. This fact seems to hold true with Human Resources professionals and their hiring processes. I believe that the incorrect habits and assumptions are passed on from HR person to HR person because no one ever stops to question the process, or more importantly, no one researches and pulls the data to support or debunk

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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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Hiring Thing

APRIL 9, 2014

'HR professionals everywhere are embracing digital interviews as a way to streamline recruitment and improve candidate experience like never before.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 11, 2014

'(Image courtesy of XKCD web comic. Click to expand). There has been a lot of news in the past 48 hours about a security vulnerability in a version of OpenSSL, commonly known as the “Heartbleed Bug”. OpenSSL is a popular cryptographic software library used to help keep Internet communications private, so understandably you may have questions about how this might impact your secure information.

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Jobvite

APRIL 7, 2014

Many hiring managers and HR teams may not realize this, but often you have access to a better qualified pool of potential employees through your current employees than you do in the general job seeker … Continued.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 8, 2014

'If you’ve ever wondered what staffing would look like without competition, look no further than the little island to the south of Florida. There, Raul Castro, president of Cuba, is farming out his country’s doctors to Brazi l at a 90% profit margin. That at least is the figure given by Brazil’s president , Dilma Roussef: The rough translation here is “[and the Cuban doctors] are only keeping 10% of what we’re paying Cuba for them” Of course, great margins are

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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.

Staffing Talk

APRIL 10, 2014

'" When I do sales, my favorite question when meeting with a client or prospect is, "What is your biggest business challenge?" I did that last week with a group of high volume staffing clients, and the answer was the same in all cases: communication. Communication about ASAP job orders. Communication… [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 8, 2014

'" Although there are many great guides like this one and this other one from Inc. magazine on choosing a payroll processing service, they are largely intended for [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 7, 2014

'" Staffing industry critic @TempEmployees (TE) made some harsh claims in response to Scott Morefield''s article last week When I Grow Up I Want to be a Temp.T [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 7, 2014

'" Will job ads really ever take off on Twitter? I''m not sure but Twitter advertising is getting better all the time.I was on vacation last week and had a ch [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 11, 2014

'" The White House is hosting the College Opportunity Day of Action as Americans have $1.2 trillion in student loans and good paying jobs are hard to come by. [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 9, 2014

'" Is tourism really helping lift Cuba out of the communist grip?My Twitter follow El Exilio hints not and points to pics and video by Alberto de la Cruz that evok [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 9, 2014

'" [link] worker sues a union for unpaid overtime and court documents sho [.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 7, 2014

'We all know that Murphy’s Law, the inevitable fact that ‘stuff happens,’ that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, happens to all of us on occasion. But have you ever noticed that it seems to happen to some people more than others? Worse yet, have those of you in the staffing industry ever noticed that Murphy’s Law seems to happen to those you are trying to place at a ridiculously disproportionate rate than that of the rest of the population?

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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.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 9, 2014

'President Obama took a pair of executive actions this week aimed at closing, or at least narrowing, the pay inequality that exists between men and women in the workplace. The push, which was part of “ National Equal Pay Day ,” forces federal contractors to let their workers discuss their earnings with one another and to disclose more information about what their employees earn.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 9, 2014

'Four employees of Randstad’s Michigan offices file labor complaint that they are willfully misclassified & underpaid [PR Newswire]. 40% of employees say they were duped : hired for one job but doing another [Cleveland]. Workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital, ranked #1 in the nation, strike over wages, working conditions [Baltimore Sun]. The end of the ‘gig economy, ’ already?

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 11, 2014

'Twitter may kill the “retweet ” – and people are freaking out [Business Insider]. The biggest economic win for Ohio in a decade: Cincinnati will be home to a new GE hub [Cincinnati]. New at LinkedIn: Android app , enhanced iPhone app, profile page, & internal job recommendations [Recruiter]. Why Amazon pays some workers up to $5,000 to quit [Huffington Post].

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