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9 Hiring Biases That Are Hurting Your Recruiting Efforts

CareerPlug

Let’s start by acknowledging that everyone has unconscious bias — even you (yes, you). As humans, we are very social animals with complex brains that have evolved little mental shortcuts over thousands of years to help us make quick decisions. Unfortunately, in modern life, this can often lead to some flawed decisions in the form of. Read More.

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They: A Pronoun At Work

Katrina Kibben

An HR leader contacted me about using the they pronoun at work. Here's our conversation and my advice. Be sure to add comments with your favorite resources. The post They: A Pronoun At Work appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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How Tom Brady’s Future with the Patriots Offers Cautionary Tale for Employers

Recruiting Daily Advisor

New England Patriots signal caller Tom Brady is arguably the best quarterback of all time. Many have referred to him as the GOAT: greatest of all time. That is because of his many Super Bowl victories, the records he has broken, and the fact he has been at the top of his game for 20 years. But many commentators have started to speculate that, at age 42, he may have played his last season in Foxboro.

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Why Employee Experience Matters to Recruitment Marketing

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Hi Rally community, This is my second of 3 posts for Rally’s New to Recruitment Marketing blog series. During my first post in the series , I shared a bit about my professional background and how I transitioned from recruiting to Recruitment Marketing. In this second post, I’m going to change gears a bit and talk about where my attention has been focused during the first 6 months of my role as Employer Brand & Social Media Specialist for Indellient.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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The Art of the Follow-Through: Talent Management After Hiring

Eightfold

How can the people in charge of talent management ensure they are putting people at the center of their organizational strategies? Encouragingly, 63 percent of respondents to an Accenture survey list HR’s need to reskill existing workforces as a higher priority than acquiring new staff. Nicole Knott , managing director of HR consulting at Accenture, says the shift highlights HR’s growing strategic role within organizations. .

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Growth Hiring: The six strategic steps for success

Social Talent

Entering a period of growth is a double-edged sword. The success, whether product or investment led, which has opened up this new route will mean your business dreams have never seemed more in reach. It’s exciting! That said , we can almost guarantee this feeling of elation will be quickly followed by a heavy dose of reality. These new goals will come with the (somewhat terrifying) realisation that you’ll need to grow the team by a seemingly impossible amount.

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3 Ways Data Can Improve Your Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Leoforce

Dell Technologies’ objective for the next decade is clear: Use data and analytics to increase diversity and inclusion initiatives. The company recently unveiled a proposal to cultivate a more diverse and inclusive workforce by 2030. The three-point plan aims to increase the percentage of women (a target of 50%) and people of color (a target of 25%) on staff through updated hiring, retention, and education methods.

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5 Reasons to be a Freelance Contact Recruiter

Proactive Talent

If you’re asking, “What are the benefits of being a freelance contract recruiter?” You’ve come to the right place. Proactive Talent’s OnDemand Recruiting Model offers a career of autonomy, the ability to set your own wages, and make your own schedule. OnDemand Recruiting is Proactive Talent’s version of an hourly contract recruiting service that supports companies during various growth points.

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3 Ideas to Turn Declined Candidates into Fans

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Thanks to research from the Talent Board, many Recruitment Marketers know that your candidate experience has a major impact beyond just your hiring team’s success. It also affects how likely candidates are to continue doing business with your company as consumers, meaning that a poor candidate experience can negatively impact your overall business performance.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Are you ‘client-flabby’ or are you ‘client-fit’?

Greg Savage

Recruiters often complain about the fickleness of clients. Clients don’t return our calls, they don’t give commitment, and they don’t follow through. Often true. But, is it always the client’s fault? Does the relationship flounder because you don’t put in the effort you should? Indeed, do you commit the cardinal sin of slipping into ‘chronic […].

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The 6 Most Important HR Deadlines For 2020

ClearCompany Recruiting

The end of January is approaching, are your W-2s ready to be sent out? HR departments are busy scheduling out hiring plans for the year, running interviews and onboarding, managing existing staff needs, and planning for future needs. To make things a little easier, we’ve rounded up the 6 most important HR deadlines coming down the pike in 2020. Put them on your calendar today!

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4 Things You Need to Do to Overcome Hiring Challenges in 2020

Lever

Candidates are getting harder to reach and less likely to apply for jobs than previous years. Certain fields are in even more high demand. For example, more than 5 million jobs in information technology are expected to be added globally by 2027. Read More. The post 4 Things You Need to Do to Overcome Hiring Challenges in 2020 appeared first on Lever.

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Building a Strong Employer Brand From the Inside Out

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Hi Rally community, This is my second of 3 posts for Rally’s New to Recruitment Marketing blog series. During my first post in the series , I shared a bit about my professional background and how I transitioned from Recruiting to Recruitment Marketing. In this second post, I’m going to change gears a bit and talk about where my attention has been focused during the first six months or so of my role as Employer Brand & Social Media Specialist for Indellient.

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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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5 Considerations When You Start an HR Department

JazzHR

Guest blog by John Kline. The driving force behind any organization’s success is its people. To bring the best people on, you’ll need a comprehensive HR strategy. If you’re just getting started, you might not see the need to establish an entire department dedicated to the recruitment, retention, and fulfillment of your employees. However, as your company continues to grow, it’s important to provide a foundation that enables it to attract top talent and handle internal issues that are bound to ar

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In-Context Analytics: What They Are and Why You Need Them

ClearCompany Recruiting

Now, more than ever, there is an emphasis on using better people analytics. People analytics open the door for companies to measure important aspects of their workforce, like retention rates, skills gaps, diversity, and employee feedback. HR teams can then take those insights to develop better onboarding processes and training programs, address compensation discrepancies and demographics, and manage individual performance goals to increase the likelihood of success across multiple facets of the

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Optimize Your Inbound Hiring Process

ApplicantPro

Hiring is critical to every business's future. No matter what industry you're in, no matter how big or small, the one thing center to all is people. But, every company wants the RIGHT people and there is a much higher demand than supply. Commonly, recruiters are trying to STAND OUT against competitors by using best practices. That's not enough! If they work, you're still doing the same thing as everyone else and getting lost in the sea of opportunities talented job seekers have to choose from.

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Recruiting Generation Z: 5 Key Factors to Consider

Indeed

New year, new hiring push — and your efforts probably include Generation Z. This generation of digital natives is the newest to enter the workforce, bringing 61 million potential new hires who are expected to comprise 36% of the workforce by 2020. But how do you bring them into your company? First and foremost, don’t get mired in the same myths over this generation as you might have with millennials.

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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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Post Open Roles Faster with JazzHR’s New Job-Creation Experience

JazzHR

The recruitment process can often feel like a marathon. From sourcing and screening to interviewing and onboarding, crossing the finish line as quickly as possible with a quality candidate is key to your company’s overall success. That’s why we created an enhanced job-creation experience to help JazzHR users post open roles faster. Users can now create jobs in JazzHR in fewer steps for faster, a more seamless process.

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How to Hire: 5 tips to succeed in healthcare recruiting

Workable

If you’re a medical recruiter or hiring manager, you can easily point out the challenges of healthcare recruiting. Lack of readily available or suitable talent , high turnover rates, and long time-to-fill are probably at the top of your list. With an increasing demand of qualified specialists in the healthcare sector, it becomes an increasingly competitive space.

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5 Ways to Build a Great Candidate Experience in 2020

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Heading into a hiring spree for the new year? Last year, the Talent Board Candidate Experience Research Report found that if a prospective hire has a negative candidate experience, they’re increasingly willing to sever their relationship with that employer. This year? That report’s packed with good information to map to better strategies right now. With 61 million members of Gen Z beginning to join the workforce, companies need to bear it in mind.

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Top Learning and Development (L&D) Trends for 2020

Recruiting Daily Advisor

As we move further into a new year, many individuals and organizations alike are planning and implementing resolutions and annual plans for the coming 12 months. For many organizations, L&D efforts rank high on the priority list of 2020 goals and initiatives—and for good reason. Source: Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock. In this feature, we’ll discuss the importance of L&D efforts for staying competitive in a knowledge-based economy; how L&D efforts can act as a retention tool, parti

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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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New to HR? 25 Tips from Industry Experts

JazzHR

Not everyone is an HR expert. In fact, many small and growing businesses take on the task of managing their workforces with no experience at all. We polled HR experts from our 5,500+ customer base to understand the challenges and opportunities these teams face when starting out. Here’s what we found: Looking for more? Here are the top 25 tips from these HR veterans: Focus on digital transformation, compliance, and administrative tasks before implementing complex and strategic processes.

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How to Advertise Jobs on LinkedIn for Free

FireFish Software

LinkedIn is the biggest professional social platform in the world, so getting your jobs on there is must. But because a lot of LinkedIn is now ‘pay to play’, it isn’t always cheap. In fact, when you post a job on LinkedIn, you’ll be charged every time a candidate clicks on the advert - even if they don’t apply to it! But don’t worry, the pricey option isn’t the only option.

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#WorkTrends: Acing the Metrics: Reading the Data on Engagement

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Sometimes a #WorkTrends episode answers a trending question so clearly it’s as if we never have to ask the question again. That’s what happened when Meghan M. Biro sat down with Leila Zayed of Best Companies Group to talk about measuring engagement. The January 31, 2020, #WorkTrends podcast quickly went from whether or not we should measure engagement to the best strategies and benchmarks for understanding your workforce like never before.

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Compensation Will Drive Recruiting and Retention in 2020

Recruiting Daily Advisor

In the world of recruiting and retaining top talent, compensation will drive all your efforts this year. According to Monster.com’s 2020 State of the Candidate Survey report, compensation is a recurring theme among all jobseekers in every aspect of the hiring process and an employee’s tenure; because of this, employers that take an active approach to providing the compensation jobseekers and employees desire will ultimately win the war for talent.

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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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When Is the Best Time to Start Using an Applicant Tracking System?

JazzHR

If you’re building a human resources department from the ground-up, you’ll have a lot of HR infrastructure to establish. But, when you’re tasked with so many important responsibilities, how can you balance incoming candidates and open positions? . Small and brand-new HR departments may start off tracking applicants with free tools or manual processes.

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Cybersecurity Strategy: The Business Risk Of Being Caught Unprepared

Forbes Human Resources Council

Cybersecurity is no longer just the purview of IT, but requires a comprehensive strategy that extends to all aspects of the business, from the customer service call center to the board room.

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U-Haul’s Nicotine-Free Policy: Fostering Wellness, or Cutting Costs?

TalentCulture - Recruiting

If a company eliminates applicants because of an unhealthy behavior, are they fostering workplace wellness, or cutting healthcare costs? Are they promoting a culture of healthy employees, or discriminating against potential candidates? Or is it somewhere in between? With U-Haul’s new smoke-free policy, workplaces across the country have to ask themselves where the policy falls.

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