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What I told the African headhunters!

Greg Savage

I just got back from a speaking tour in South Africa. We spoke to 800 recruiters over six events in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The response was phenomenal, and it was fascinating to note that the issues they face on the southern tip of Africa, are for the most part very similar to the challenges […].

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Text Your Applicants – How to do It, and Why it Works

ApplicantPro

We live in a world run by smart phones and text messages. We can rent a movie, order dinner, and confirm an airplane ticket right from our pockets. Smartphones, along with texting, have become a common necessity in today’s day and age. It is not out of the ordinary for you to receive text notifications from various service providers ranging from doctor appointment reminders, to alerting you that your car service is done.

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3 Benefits All Generations Value in The Workplace

ClearCompany Recruiting

There are as many posts about generational differences in the workplace as there are 17-year-olds at Starbucks discussing Game of Thrones battle strategies (dragons? no-dragons?). Friends, if you don’t know, that number is pretty big. So, today I thought I would flip the script and talk about what workers of all generations actually value. Specifically, what benefits make all generations want to follow their own Jon Snow (CEO) into a battle with the White Walkers.

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Making the Pitch: How To Craft The Perfect Company Overview

JazzHR

Good candidates always do their research before coming in for an interview. They ask friends and peers about your company, carefully study your website, and pore over reviews on third-party sites like Glassdoor. And while it’s great that they’re often well-informed, in today’s highly competitive job market, you still need to take the time to sell your organization to them.

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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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Free Greg Savage webinar for UK Recruiters

Greg Savage

Free Greg Savage Webinar Tomorrow, Tuesday 29th August. 12-noon UK time Brilliant opportunities exist for recruiters over the next few years. But only if changes are made, new skills acquired, and fresh tactics perfected. Join Greg Savage and Chris Savage for an action packed 40 minutes of punchy information on what recruiters must do now […].

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Talent Innovation Countdown: Your Chance to Stump Lou Adler

Lever

When you stick ‘Innovation’ in the name of your event, you put yourself on the hook to deliver truly original and thought-provoking content. Which is why I made sure Lou Adler would be available to challenge our audience at Lever’s Talent Innovation Summit. Because while Lou may have been at this game for decades now, he continually innovates on his model.

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Have Recruiter Salaries Stagnated?

The Whiteboard

Hello recruiters of New Zealand and welcome to Spring – yussss. Welcome, also, to the world’s 79th most popular recruitment blog. Oh yeah, you heard right. Did you watch the Leaders Debate last night? I’m not a particularly political person but I’m pretty sure that must have been the most pleasant, polite and civilised debate between two party leaders I’ve ever seen.

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60 Minute Interview: How to Structure Your Time

JazzHR

As a recruiter or a hiring manager, you need to have a plan for how you’re going to use your interview time. Structured interviews are more effective than unstructured ones. Plus, they allow you to properly measure candidates against each other in an objective way so that each person receives an equal opportunity. Taking a systematic approach to how much time you spend on each section of the interview also helps prevent you from getting side-tracked and forces you to prioritize the most im

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Hotel Hiring Magic! 8 Ways to Gift Yourself Applicants that Truly Fit

ApplicantPro

Hotel hiring can be challenging. Here are 8 ways that you can attract more of the right candidates. 1.Make a nice wish list: List what you really truly want to find in a candidate for each position you are hiring for. Have you heard of the trend called developing Job Applicant Personas? 2. Take time to really understand who your target job seekers are.

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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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(Potential Illegal) Interview Questions You Should Never Ask

Lever

Interview questions are meant to help you evaluate candidates and determine which of them is best for your open role. However, some questions may do more harm than good if they lead to discrimination or invasion of privacy. Even when asked innocently, they can lead to unconscious bias in the recruitment process, or they can make your candidates reconsider working at your company.

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Qualifications vs Cultural Fit- Which Is More Important?

Social Talent

With businesses recruiting at the fastest rate in 2 years , recruiters will need to invest more time into finding the right person to fill open positions. Some companies see the recruitment process as black and white, where successful candidates must tick all of the boxes. Others can look past the facts and focus on the individual, their personality and what they can bring to the role.

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[Free Whitepaper] Is AI really taking over Recruiting?

Proactive Talent

Artificial Intelligence may not be the monster machine movies make it out to be, but it is transforming the way recruiters think and work. Download our free whitepaper to see the role it’s playing and how it will change the future of the industry. Key Takeaways: See how AI is helping to optimize recruiting, reporting and onboarding. Discover the difference it makes for workflows, productivity management and engagement.

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Three Common Mistakes Hiring Managers Make

ApplicantPro

Hiring managers carry a heavy load. Not only are hiring managers responsible for getting quality employees into seats, but they’re usually required to do this under strict deadlines and are at the mercy of the hiring market. Most hiring managers are also tied to tight budgets. All these factors combined can make for some high-octane employment situations for hiring managers, but successful recruiting isn’t impossible.

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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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15 Interview Questions to Ensure Candidate Quality

Glassdoor for Employers

On the surface, interviewing a candidate for an available job sounds easy. With the position description in hand describing specific skill sets.

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Everything You Need To Know To Build a World Class Employer Branding (Infographic)

Social Talent

Employer branding is so hugely important for prospective candidates. Nearly every company acknowledges this, of course it’s vital that your company is portrayed in the right way online. Perception is everything and with a clever employer branding strategy, you can really capture the imagination of engaged candidates and the attention of passive candidates.

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[Free Whitepaper] Is AI really taking over Recruiting?

Proactive Talent

Artificial Intelligence may not be the monster machine movies make it out to be, but it is transforming the way recruiters think and work. Download our free whitepaper to see the role it’s playing and how it will change the future of the industry. Key Takeaways: See how AI is helping to optimize recruiting, reporting and onboarding. Discover the difference it makes for workflows, productivity management and engagement.

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Four Simple Steps to Attracting the Right Applicants

ApplicantPro

If you want to make a successful hire, you have to start by drawing the right applicants to apply for your open positions. We spent some time reviewing the most common hiring mistakes for drawing wrong applicants in this post; so today, I thought it would be best to discuss some simple steps you can adopt into your hiring process to ensure that you’re drawing a candidate pool chock full of the right applicants.

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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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Candidate Experience Webinar: Cast a Wider Net

Survale

Candidate experience feedback platform, Survale, and Talent Board, originator’s of the Candidate Experience Awards Program (CandE Awards) recently presented an important candidate experience webinar called “ Cast a Wider Net: Measure Candidate Experience at Every Stage.”. Hosted by Talent Board President Kevin Grossman and Survale Co-Founder and CEO Jason Moreau, the webinar was important because it stretched the horizons that most companies consider when they approach improving candidate exper

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Vote For Your Favourite and be in With a Chance to Win!

Social Talent

Just two weeks ago, we told you about our big aspirations and our vision for the future of SocialTalent. Thanks to your help, that future is starting to take shape. We asked you to vote for a big part of our future with our brand new logo , which you did in your thousands, and we couldn’t be happier with the results! Now, we’d like your opinion again – this time, on how you’d like our Ninjas to wear our new logo!

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These 15 Inspiring Quotes for Recruiters are Just What You Need

FireFish Software

We all know recruitment is a profession with ups and downs, peaks and troughs. So, whether today is a good day or a bad day, we’ve got the perfect list for you. These 15 inspiring quotes for recruiters are just what you need today.

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5 Things Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Employee Engagement

Glassdoor for Employers

HBO’s blockbuster series Game of Thrones has taken the world by storm. An epic on the scale of Tolkien’s Lord of the.

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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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15 Reasons Why You Should Allow Dogs in the Office [Infographic]

RecruitLoop

Dogs are man's best friend. So why should they stay at home? This infographic reveals why having a pet in the office can actually be good for the whole team.

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5 Ways to Hire a Candidate that Matches your Company Culture

Undercover Recruiter

Company culture is the DNA of your workforce, and is made up of the goals, vision and values of every employee. Depending on the culture fit of your next hire, they can either reinforce your company’s mission, or they can dilute it. As well, because younger job seekers are now placing more importance on company. View Article. 5 Ways to Hire a Candidate that Matches your Company Culture.

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What's Stopping Us From Growing Remote Recruitment Teams?

FireFish Software

Traditional hours for recruiters are still contracted on a 9-5 Monday to Friday basis but as recruitment agency owners we all acknowledge that our top recruiters probably do most of their best work outside of these hours. So, with the rise in demand for a more flexible or even completely remote working structure growing every year, what's stopping us as recruitment leaders from embracing it?

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Your Employer Brand: Is Employee Referrals a “Litmus Test”?

SmartRecruiters

How do you measure the power of your employer brand? Is it possible to assess its value in quantifiable terms? As it turns out, you can evaluate your employer brand by taking a close look at how your employee referral program is performing. Obviously if your program is weak because you’re not focusing enough effort on creating one with appropriate incentives and transparency in communication, you’ve got work to do there first.

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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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Employee Advocacy Ideas to Start Tomorrow

Symphony Talent

It’s no longer enough to be a great company – your company must be known as a great place to work. That’s bigger than your own EVP and. The post Employee Advocacy Ideas to Start Tomorrow appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Career Advice From the World’s Most Popular Superheroes

SimplyHired

The post Career Advice From the World’s Most Popular Superheroes appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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GDPR: What to expect from your ATS provider

Hireserve

As an in-house recruiter, it’s likely you work with a variety of third parties, including your Applicant Tracking System provider. The GDPR sets out stricter requirements for these third party data processors, so there are several things your ATS provider will need to do to ensure it meets GDPR compliance. Before we get started: Terminology. In the context of this post, you (the in-house recruiter/employer) are a ‘data controller’ because you control the purposes for which your candidate data is