Sat.Jan 16, 2016 - Fri.Jan 22, 2016

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Facebook Recruitment: How to Source Candidates on the Largest Social Network

Lever

When it comes to sourcing candidates , most people think of LinkedIn. As the go-to sourcing resource, however, LinkedIn is saturated with recruiters and competition for the same talent is high. What if we told you there was an underutilized network you could source from that had nearly 15 times as many active users as LinkedIn?

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The 15 biggest recruiting highlights of 2015

Greg Savage

In many ways 2015 was a good year for recruitment. The pendulum started to swing back the way of agency recruiters. Profits are largely up across the globe, and the howl of misguided fanatics promising to ‘destroy’ third party recruiters has dropped to a low rumbling, as it becomes clear that recruiters are not going […].

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5 Things Recruiters Need to STOP Doing in 2016

Social Talent

1. Talking about “Employer” Branding. When the concept of employer branding was first introduced, many companies couldn’t wait to start rolling out video after video, telling us how amazing they are and why it’s so wonderful to work for them. Take this “lovely” video, with cool graphics and a non-descript American voice narrating it, for example.

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45 behavioral questions to use during non-technical interview with developers

Devskiller

You only have up to 1 hour to get to know your candidate during the interview. Not much. You probably want to hire programmers who are flexible, adapt quickly in fast-changing environment and, above all, perform well under tight deadlines. Therefore, assessing soft skills, next to verifying programming skills, prove to be crucial as they can to a great extent influence delivering results.

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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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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Recruiters

Arya Recruiting Robotics

The start of a new year symbolizes a clean slate. Every year without fail, January is the month of good-intentioned people overwhelming gyms, eating copious amounts of leafy greens and kicking bad habits to the curb. Why not bring some of this enthusiasm into the workplace? Here are five New Year’s resolutions that every recruiter should make this year.

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LinkedIn Power Profile UK: Johnny Campbell

Social Talent

According to the idea of transformational leadership , an effective leader is a person who does the following: Creates an inspiring vision of the future. Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision. Manages delivery of the vision. Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at achieving the vision. By their own admission, LinkedIn spend an “inordinate” amount of time thinking about leadership, and trying to further refine what it looks like, what drives leaders, how peop

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JOBS Radio – Our Internet Radio Station Launches 1st February 2016

Web Based Recruitment

Candidate Attraction - Target Your Ideal Candidates. Home. Recruitment Videos. Recruitment Video Ads. Training Courses. Using Online Video To Attract Targeted Candidates. Recruitment Events. About Us. Speaking. Contact Us. Blog. JOBS Radio – Our Internet Radio Station Launches 1st February 2016. January 21, 2016 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment.

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Creating A Culture of Feedback at Medallia

Glassdoor for Employers

You know that feeling you get when you’re in on a really good secret? A secret that sweeps you up, overwhelms you, and inspires you in unexpected ways? That’s how I felt when I found out about Medallia. It’s been over a year and a half since I started my journey here, but it feels like yesterday. When I started, we had just 450 employees. Today we’re at roughly 900, with offices all over the globe.

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10 Top Tips for Overseas Recruitment Brands Opening in New Zealand

The Whiteboard

This week’s Whiteboard is something of a collaboration piece between your usual blogger (me) and sometime contributor Sean. We’re in Christchurch so bring this to you inspired by the increasing number of overseas recruitment firms attempting to grow their brands in the NZ markets, and also fueled by the delicious craft beers of Pomeroy’s from last night.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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31 Dogs Who Take Their Jobs Very Seriously

Social Talent

Recruiters! Stop messing around trying to source and hire human candidates. They’re useless. If you want a job done, call a dog. You’ll soon see why! (Based on this post which originally appeared on Buzzfeed.com ). 1. This very polite Shiba. youtube.com. 2. This programmer with laser focus. blog.joins.com. 3. This Shiba, who won’t let any physical malfunctions get in the way of telling the news. reddit.com. 4.

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4 of the Most Important Things You Need to Convey to Candidates in a Job Interview

Spark Hire

The job interview is a two-way street. In the interview, professionals are trying to determine which job and company is the best for them. And, as more positions become available, job seekers can afford to be more selective when it comes to choosing a new employer. Just as there are certain things job candidates should convey to interviewers in order to land the job, there are a number of things interviewers should convey about the organization and position in order to convince a candidate to jo

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10 Leadership Tips to Tame The Storms of Change

Glassdoor for Employers

A rudderless leadership must just top the list of reasons employee attitudes plummet, especially when storms of change erupt. This can include changes in ownership, such as a recent merger or acquisition, changes in strategic direction or changes in marketplace competition. The truth is, what feels like a disaster-in-progress often is an opportunity for a leader to shine.

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Best Practices: 7 Steps to Turn Every Employee into a Super Recruiter

Jobvite

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.” This well-known adage rings particularly true in the ever changing and challenging world of recruiting. As it turns out, your current employees are the best source for great new employees. As you plan your talent strategy for the coming year, a robust employee referral program will make sure you turn your employees into your best recruiters to help find top talent in our hyper-competitive job market.

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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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9 Pet Peeves EVERY Graduate Recruiter Has About Graduates 

Social Talent

The end of holiday period is will and truly upon us, and with a new crop of soon-to-be graduates making preparations for their final exams, graduate recruiters will be busier than ever. This can only call for a little moan about our candidate pet peeves, in the hope that things might change (spoiler: they won’t). As a graduate recruitment agency, the candidates we speak to are young, inexperienced and before they realise why we’re calling, they can be rude.

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How to Hire the Best Graduate

Spark Hire

Inspiring Interns have placed over 5,000 graduates in graduate jobs with the country’s leading businesses. The relationship between graduate and company is mutually beneficial, providing graduates with valuable experience and companies with highly motivated, valuable employees. In today’s super-competitive climate, it is essential to attract the best employees possible but finding the right person can be difficult.

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Encourage Employees’ Personal Brands To Strengthen Your Employer Brand

Symphony Talent

According to recent research, fewer than half of recruiters understand and can articulate the employment brand of their respective organizations (CEB’s Employment Brand Effectiveness Survey, 2014). Additionally, this research shows that 80% of applicants’ decisions to apply to a company are informed by sources outside of the organization, including peer to peer, word of mouth, Continue Reading → The post Encourage Employees’ Personal Brands To Strengthen Your Employer Brand appeared

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Strategies for Recruiting a Multi-Generational Workforce

Glassdoor for Employers

These days, you can’t scan your emails or news sites without running into an article about Millennials – those 20-somethings who are entering the workforce in droves. From their spending habits to their use of technology and beyond, we all want to know what makes this generation tick so that we can attract talented candidates. That said, at Eliassen Group, we prefer to take a more holistic approach to the challenge of recruiting and retaining great talent that not only considers the Millennial g

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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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How to: Interview Remote Workers (Infographic)

Social Talent

According to Remote.co , a resource for companies “that see remote work as a window of opportunity”, there are 10 core benefits to letting your employees work remotely. They are as follows: 1. Increases Worker Productivity – Because common in-office distractions like water cooler gossip, impromptu meetings, and loud colleagues are a non-issue, remote work is a boon to productivity.

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Separating cult from culture

Workable

You know what to expect from a headline like this. You’ll be introduced to some brainwashed characters displaying cultish behavior. After a breathless description of groupthink, sleepless vigils and bizarre rituals, the writer will lift the veil to reveal that this is not the Branch Davidians or the Moonies, it’s a Silicon Valley unicorn. Take a breath.

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9 Tricks to Put your Employee Referral Program into Overdrive

Lever

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5 Factors to Consider When Choosing an eLearning Provider

Glassdoor for Employers

Nowadays, eLearning has already proven its effectiveness in raising employees’ professional level. Hilton , Coca-Cola, Heineken and other giants spend millions on online learning – and they wouldn’t do it without successful results. In addition to improving professional skills, eLearning encourages a sense of team among employees, deepens their commitment to the company and proves to be very cost-effective.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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CareerBuilder Partners with PGA to Help Students Find Their Calling

CareerBuilder

Nearly 15 million people in our country want to work but can’t find jobs. Yet, at the same time, around half of employers say they have job vacancies but can’t find qualified candidates to fill them. This huge disconnect is often referred to as the skills gap, but in truth, the skills gap is in large part an “information gap.”. Many young people are unaware of jobs that are in high demand, pay well and are aligned with their passions.

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Using Appreciative Inquiry in Recruitment

NPA Worldwide

Appreciative Inquiry is about the search for the best in people, their organizations, and the world around them. It is a way to solve problems by looking at what is going right , rather then what is going wrong. It is easy to be negative. Things sometimes don’t go the way we plan. Deals collapse, communication can be amiss and certainly plans fall through.

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Choose Your Change – Then Jump!

Unbridled Talent

I’ve been in a mood lately. A little restless. A lot ready for something new. And while I now know that this is good news, I didn’t always feel that way. I have a history of restlessness in my life. A personal life that has taken more twists and turns than the girl who grew up on an isolated Tennessee farm could ever have expected, and a career that has morphed into a life spent as a certifiable introvert, whose job is all about people.

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Best Recruitment Marketing Articles 1.18 to 1.22

Symphony Talent

Cue that “Friday” song, the Happy Feet dance, etc. Welcome back to the Recruitment Marketing Roundup, where we highlight the best resources, perspectives tweets and articles in recruitment marketing every week so all you have to do is sit back, relax, click and read. Content of the Week Robin Erickson of Bersin wrote a. Continue Reading → The post Best Recruitment Marketing Articles 1.18 to 1.22 appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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8 Pillars of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have long been a priority for companies, but the pandemic has made the need to increase these efforts even more apparent. As many companies have doubled down on efforts, how can they transform promises into company-specific actions? This eBook shares what a comprehensive commitment to DEI looks like at every part of the employee lifecycle.

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The 1 Goal Every Talent Acquisition Leader Should Have For 2016

CareerBuilder

If you’re like me, you spent quite a bit of time toward the end of 2015 thinking about how you’re going to absolutely crush 2016. If you’re like most (including me), you also set some personal goals to live healthier, lose weight, and save more/spend less. (Good luck with that.). If you’re a talent acquisition leader, it’s also a safe bet that you established some professional goals for your team to accomplish in the new year that probably look something like this: Increase quality of hire.

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Improve Your Candidate and Customer Journey

BroadBean Technology

We would like to start this piece with a startling fact: A CareerBuilder survey from Autumn 2015 has highlighted that 70% of respondents were full-time employed but open to new opportunities - in a candidate-driven market this is incredibly significant. Furthermore, only 16% of respondents were not open to new job opportunities. 13% were considering a move, 11% were “evaluating opportunities”, 8% were “actively looking.

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11 Podcasts To Fuel Personal Growth and Leadership Development

Unbridled Talent

I’m a voracious consumer of content in the areas that are of interest to me – specifically leadership, entrepreneurship, speaking and personal development. Interestingly, I’m not a good book reader (fixing that is a goal for 2016). But I do buy lots of books. I just rarely read them. So a couple of years ago, I decided to try podcasts as a way to continue learning, and to fill time that was normally spent listening to the same songs in my playlists or on the radio over and over