Sat.Nov 12, 2016 - Fri.Nov 18, 2016

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Keen for the weekend? Can you wait 224 days?

Greg Savage

I went on a cruise. Not my normal ‘thing’, but it was pretty good. Saw lots of cool places and ate too much. The usual, I suppose. I also met some of the most fascinating, hard working and impressive people I have ever met. And none of them were passengers! You see I am fascinated […].

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The Future of Recruiting: Tech Veteran Vipul Sharma Predicts the Changes That Will Shape the Recruiting World

Lever

This is a guest post by Mike Norland, head of growth marketing at Simppler. S imppler is a recruiting tech company that helps teams find and hire the best people within their employee’s network. Recruiting has undergone massive changes in recent years. As the digital economy has evolved, so has the talent marketplace, leading companies to think differently about their hiring strategy in order to prepare for the future.

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Enhance Your Life With Gratitude

HarQen

In the second and third week of November, reminders to be thankful flood social media. But how many of us actually take time to be thankful? Gratitude is an incredibly powerful thing, so why is it we are only really encouraged to practice being grateful in November? Greek Philosopher Epicurus said it best, “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”.

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Winners, Losers and Leaches at the SEEK Awards

The Whiteboard

It’s Friday and that means I have to write a blog. Which I love doing. Really I do. It’s been over 6 years of this now dontchaknow? But it was also the SEEK Awards in Auckland last night and well you know how these things go right? I don’t know who once decided that Awards ceremonies should be paired up with excessive drinking but they probably didn’t have to write a blog the next day.

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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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The Evolution of Recruitment: What Options Recruiters Now Have

Social Talent

. A long time ago, in an industry not too far away , choosing the most fitting employer for you was a much simpler process. Since the dawn of the recruitment industry until very recently there were basically three options. These were the days where your communication tools consisted of a Fax Machine (think paper email), a Rolodex (think paper LinkedIn) and a shiny black phone.

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What You Need to Know About Connecticut Ban the Box Legislation

ExactHire Recruiting

Out with the old and in with the new…New Year that is. 2017 is rapidly approaching and will bring many changes to us and our country. Personal resolutions for positive change and the inauguration of a new President are two “New Year 2017” life changing events that immediately pop into mind. For individuals with a conviction history who seek employment in Connecticut, January 1, 2017 is not just the beginning of another year; it offers new life changing opportunities for those individual

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Interviewing Candidates? You Need To Watch Out For These Things

Spark Hire

When you structure an interview carefully and conscientiously, you’re setting yourself up to make a smart hiring decision. This directly correlates to reduced turnover, boosted employee morale, and increased productivity. However, some hiring managers unintentionally torpedo their own process with a few simple mistakes while interviewing candidates.

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What Does It Mean to Be a Recruiter in 2016? (Infographic)

Social Talent

In 2016, what does it take to be a successful recruitment professional able to thrive as well as survive in this dog-eat-dog industry? Well, the folks at GetHRS have created an infographic listing the skills and traits you need if you want to stand out from the crowd: Source: gethrs.com. The post What Does It Mean to Be a Recruiter in 2016? (Infographic) appeared first on Social Talent.

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Lever Named a Gold Partner in Glassdoor’s Preferred Partner Program

Lever

In an era of unprecedented transparency, Glassdoor has become a key destination for candidates - not to mention a core addition to any self-respecting recruiting team’s toolkit. On the heels of our recent one-click integration with Glassdoor’s job postings , we’re excited to announce that yesterday, Glassdoor named Lever as one of seven Gold partners in its new Preferred Applicant Tracking System Partner Program.

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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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How to Write Recruiting Email Subject Lines that Drive Candidate Engagement

Newton Software

Keep Your Recruiting Emails from the Trash Folder with These Killer Subject Lines Recruiting Emails. Love them or hate them, as hiring professionals, we are forced to live with them. And let’s be honest, we’ve all put serious time into perfecting email copy. For what though? Crickets…. according to studies, which report that the vast […]. The post How to Write Recruiting Email Subject Lines that Drive Candidate Engagement appeared first on Newton Software.

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How To Improve Interview Questions With Your Mission Statement

Spark Hire

Your company’s mission statement is important to your business and your employees. It helps lay a pathway for you and your team in your day-to-day work as well as guidance for future work. Your company looks towards its mission statement for guidance when making decisions. When considering the great importance of your mission statement, it is key to make sure that any new hire you bring on board understands the company mission and culturally fits within the philosophy of your mission.

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How to Use Instagram for Social Recruiting

FireFish Software

You no doubt have a social recruitment strategy that includes the likes of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, but what about Instagram? Surely it’s just for sharing pictures of #brunchgoals or your morning #yoga poses right? Wrong! Of course, you’ll still find these kinds of images, however, Instagram can also be used as part of a wider social recruitment strategy to increase candidate and client reach and engagement, as well as being a useful sourcing tool if you know where to look!

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7 Books Every New Tech Recruiter Should Read

Stack Overflow

It’s not easy to start recruiting developers, especially if you don’t know where to begin. There’s a whole other set of standards that you need to keep in mind when trying to attract developers. Whether you’re new to tech recruiting, or new to recruiting in general, chances are you’re eager to learn how to become an expert. Here are a few books we recommend to familiarize yourself with the tech industry and get insight into what developers want from recruiters.

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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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6 Ways to Check Your Background Before You Apply for Jobs

Hoops

You don’t need to read a history book to learn about Hurricane Katrina or the Iraq War if you lived through these events. So why should you look into your own history when you have lived to experience every minute of it? If you are looking for a job, employers are going to look closely at your history in pre-employment background checks. Some perform background checks on everybody while others check candidates only after a job has been offered.

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The Secrets to Developing a Social Media Recruiting Strategy

Yoh

Ever since the recruitment process went social, the standards, strategies and practices have changed to adapt with the times. The increased use and accessibility of social media platforms has opened the virtual flood gates for the commercialization of these technologies. As such, businesses have found new ways to interact and promote themselves to their target audience.

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Questions to Ask When Video Screening Candidates

iCIMS

Interviewing can be costly. Depending on your hiring goals, you may have to spend a lot of time and energy sifting through dozens of resumes to whittle down to a group of great candidates.

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Avoid These Employer Hiring Mistakes When Seeking Top Talent

NPA Worldwide

The search for talent is becoming increasingly more difficult. Demographics alone will perpetuate this challenge well into the future. More experienced and talented employees retiring and fewer candidates with lower levels of experience to draw from combine to form a shallower talent pool. Employer hiring mistakes cost your business in lost productivity, decreases in morale, lost time, and lost opportunity.

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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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Are You Wasting Time on Jobs You'll Never Fill?

FireFish Software

One of the major strengths of consistent, top billing recruiters is their ability to clearly identify and qualify their client’s “sense of urgency” about filling open jobs. By doing so, these recruiters can focus their time and energy on jobs that justify this level of attention. This focusing of resource allows them to close more jobs and have higher productivity levels than those of average billers.

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The Four Keys to Build a Hiring Strategy that Really Works

Yoh

When you are in charge of your company’s operations, especially for industries that rely heavily on non-exempt workers, you often have tunnel vision. You concentrate on things like your product’s cost-per-unit, on-time delivery, and how to effectively produce a high-quality product. You focus on output, not people. You have a workforce in place, but often, you don’t consider how you acquired them.

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5 Tips for Finding Diverse Candidates That Make Dollars and Sense

Entrepreneur

It is critical for business leaders to learn how to effectively hire diverse candidates.

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5 Essential CV Writing Rules You Can’t Ignore

Undercover Recruiter

An attractive CV can be your gateway to your next big career move, but many job seekers CV’s fall short and fail to get responses from their applications. Writing an interview-winning CV can be difficult if you don’t fully understand what recruiters and hiring managers expect to see. So CV writing service StandOut CV has. View Article. 5 Essential CV Writing Rules You Can’t Ignore.

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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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The Essential “Culture Fit” Interview Questions

SmartRecruiters

After four years of startup life, I’ve come to hate the question, “ is this candidate a culture fit ?”. I hate it almost as much as I am repulsed by the over-used word “ hacking.” I hear it every day and it makes me cringe! Now don’t get me wrong: culture is important. A company’s culture is its personality. It is the environment in which the team operates, which is affected by its mission, goals, and leadership.

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The Toughest Jobs to Fill In 2017

Yoh

It goes without saying, but 2016 was quite the year. Politics aside, the past twelve months represented some shake-ups in the employment ecosystem. With the year coming to a close, many talent acquisition professionals are hopeful for the start of a new beginning. However, historical data from 2016 elludes to a foggy forecast for a number of already difficult to fill positions.

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8 Reasons to Hire a Graduate

RecruitLoop

Thinking about hiring a graduate? It might seem like a leap of faith, but this could be the best decision you ever make for your business.

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73% of Employers Would Negotiate Salary, 55% of Workers Don’t Ask

CareerBuilder

“Show me the money!” is evidently NOT something a lot of job seekers are saying. According to new CareerBuilder research, a majority of employers in the U.S. (73 percent) say they would be willing to negotiate salary on an initial job offer. Still, more than half of workers (55 percent) do not even ask for a higher salary when offered a new position.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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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Ask a Developer: What's Appealing About Remote Work Options?

Stack Overflow

Employers that offer remote work options understand the benefits of looking beyond their cities for the right developers. Not only does it allow recruiters to reach talent they otherwise would not have found, but it also enables them to keep their best developers when life events force them to move to another location. The common perks of remote work is well-documented, but we were curious to find out about those that recruiters don't discuss quite as frequently.

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Building Your Talent Promoter Score: 3 Ways to Improve Employer Branding Results

Beamery

Employer branding teams have a really hard job. They’re charged with improving the candidate experience across the board, but given few tools to do it properly. Marketing and customer success departments rely on NPS (Net-Promoter-Score) to gauge how happy customers are, how likely they are to buy again, and how likely they are to refer their friends.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Prospecting on LinkedIn

Undercover Recruiter

“Whenever you’re doing any kind of prospecting, you have to first go where your prospects are hanging out. I have not yet met a professional recently that hasn’t at least heard of LinkedIn. And most of them are at least on it minimally, which means you can find them” Brynne Tillman is a LinkedIn and sales. View Article. A Step-by-Step Guide to Prospecting on LinkedIn.