Sat.Sep 20, 2014 - Fri.Sep 26, 2014

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Most recruiters are losing money

Greg Savage

'This blog is blunt. It’s about the commercial reality of making money in recruitment. If you run a business, and are making no money, this will probably explain why. Or if you are a recruiter, it could explain why you can hardly scrape by on your income, or why you will get fired. And the […].

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5 Ways to Get Your Recruiting Emails Noticed

ExactHire Recruiting

Are you constantly sending out recruiting emails that receive a lackluster response? Here are five ways you can grab the attention of that uber-qualified employee and get them on the track to working for you! Specific Subject Lines Subject lines are the little previews that help the recipient decide to open the message or not. By sending emails with a personalized and clear subject line, you are more likely to gain your target’s attention.

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What People Say On Their CV Versus What They Really Mean

Social Talent

'How many times have you read the words “ Dynamic “, “ Team player ” or “ Highly motivated “, in relation to a candidate’s opinion of their own professional abilities, on their CV? 2,567,899 times? Close enough I’d say! Well, now it’s time to get to the bottom of what job seekers actually mean when making such bold statements about their professional prowess!

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What Job Categories Are Millennials Searching For?

Glassdoor for Employers

'New college grads leave school with an abundance of career opportunities. Today, an undergraduate degree opens the door for virtually any career path from software development, engineering , PR and marketing to retail and food services. Because Millennials are the fastest growing segment of the workforce, savvy employers looking for top talent need to appreciate and understand what jobs and career paths these young adults are looking for, as they take their first entry into the workforce.

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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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Social Media for Recruitment [INFOGRAPHIC]

NPA Worldwide

'I came a cross a great infographic from Staff.com highlighting a ton of information about how social media is being used by employers, recruiters, and job seekers. Here are some of my favorites: 45% of Fortune 500 firms include links to their social media accounts on their career pages. 73% of employers have successfully hired via social media. Virtually ALL employers are using LinkedIn; Facebook and Twitter are growing. 75% of all employers and recruiters look at job seekers’ social medi

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3 Key Audiences for Communication in the Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

'Last week, I had the privilege to attend this year’s Candidate Experience Symposium in Chicago. The event was the culmination of a year long process with leading recruiting organizations that participated in the 2014 Candidate Experience Awards. You can see the winners here. The conference was a fantastic collection of knowledgeable practitioners and thought leaders and the sessions / panels left the crowd much more well informed than when they arrived.

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Five Mistakes That Cause Attrition

Glassdoor for Employers

'Recruiting doesn’t end once the person is hired. Companies will go to great lengths to hire top talent, yet many see attrition problems down the road. Nobody is going to stay in one position forever, but the actions of the company can mean the difference between keeping an employee for the long haul and driving him or her to the competition. “The mistakes do start at the recruiting process,” says John Ricco , partner in recruiting firm The Atlantic Group.

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Tips for Building, Handling, and Strengthening Clients Relationships

NPA Worldwide

'I recently was able to attend the NAPS (National Association of Personnel Services) conference that was held in Houston, Texas. Each day held many sessions with many topics that were pertinent to independent and agency recruiters. One session in particular was extremely interesting and titled, “Recruit Stock,” as a pun on the old Woodstock festival.

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Bay Area Startups Access to Talent; FWD.us Profiles SmartRecruiters

SmartRecruiters

'FWD.us, an advocacy organization dedicated to moving the knowledge economy forward, profiled SmartRecruiters because we’re founded by an immigrant entrepreneur, taking Silicon Valley by storm (employing people like me), and have helped companies hire for hundreds of thousands of jobs, both domestically and abroad. Here are the top soundbites on the state of immigration and recruitment for tech startups: “Startups need talent like no one else because when you’re working for a 10,000 people compa

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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How much does performance appraisal software cost?

Capterra

'Oscar Wilde famously defined a cynic as, “A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”. Mr. Wilde, of course, never had to purchase performance appraisal software. If he had, perhaps he would have amended his definition to someone who, frustrated with combing the internet for information to base their software budget on, knows the value but can’t, for the life of them find the price of what they need.

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In Employee Engagement, Relationships Matter

Glassdoor for Employers

'“ Employee engagement ” is a hot buzzword these days. It refers to employees who are more than just “satisfied” with their jobs—they are energized, excited and passionate about their jobs and the company they work for. Engaged employees go above and beyond the bare minimum, driven by truly caring about their work. Sounds great, doesn’t it? So how can you improve employee engagement at your small business?

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What to do Before, During, and After the Career Fair – Part 3

iCIMS

Successful college recruiting is more than just attending a career fair. In the third part of a three-part series, ensure that career fairs are worth the investment.

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Refresh Your Hiring Strategy

SmartRecruiters

'Chances are, the top talent that you’d like to recruit is “allergic” to your candidate experience. Over time, this missing talent has cost you a fortune in lost creativity and performance. Why? Because many current applicant tracking systems are outdated, and they don’t address the issues and content that the best candidates require. So it’s important to look for ways to refresh your hiring experience—and focus on the things that today’s top people want.

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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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How much does performance appraisal software cost?

Capterra

'Oscar Wilde famously defined a cynic as, “A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”. Mr. Wilde, of course, never had to purchase performance appraisal software. If he had, perhaps he would have amended his definition to someone who, frustrated with combing the internet for information to base their software budget on, knows the value but can’t, for the life of them find the price of what they need.

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The 5 Pillars of Employer Branding

Glassdoor for Employers

'In my role as a Content Marketing Manager at Glassdoor, I was tasked with creating an asset to help recruiters and marketers alike develop a compelling employer brand. At Glassdoor, we give job seekers an inside look at jobs and companies. We not only help employees find companies they love by publishing reviews and salary information from people “on the inside,” but we also help employers join the conversation and highlight the benefits of working at their companies.

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What to do Before, During, and After the Career Fair – Part 3

iCIMS

Successful college recruiting is more than just attending a career fair. In the third part of a three-part series, ensure that career fairs are worth the investment.

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Startup Hiring: Prioritize Intelligence, Excellence & Bullheadedness

SmartRecruiters

'It’s funny the way counterintuitive measures so often prove to be the best solution. But then again, this has been true for centuries. “All behaviors contain their opposites,” said Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching around 6th century BC, and you should “learn to see things backwards, inside out and upside down.”. That said, in the 21st century, and arguably in centuries before ours, counterintuitive measures have been deemed irresponsible by those who undertake them and then fail, and genius by those who

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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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The Week That Was – Recruiting

Recruiting Daily

'Hello fellow recruiters, talent pros, and sourcers. Who is ready to make a placement this week? As you may have noted over the recent months, the team at Recruiting Daily has had a lot going on. We re-launched all of our sites, added a great staff of regular contributors and introduced a new editor for RecruitingTools.com. With so much being accomplished behind the scenes, I thought that it was time for me to add my snarky voice back into the rotation (yeah – that’s a skill of mine too).

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Four headhunting tips to find top talent

Workable

Most people don’t know how to fish for talent that’s not looking for a hook. These elusive prospects are known as passive candidates. Headhunting is the process of finding people who are not overtly looking for a job. Your starting point is to know what you’re hunting and as much as possible about its habitat. Think about what the ideal person looks like.

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Aberdeen Report: Best Practices for Small Business Talent Acquisition

iCIMS

When every hire counts and every individual represents a larger proportion of your workforce, making sure you find and keep the right people is of utmost importance.

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Are Candidate Pipelines More Like a Pipe Dream?

FeeTrader

'Source: Flickr – Seattle Municipal Archives. If you’ve been in recruiting for any period of time you’ve probably heard about the benefits of building a candidate pipeline. However, it seems that given all of the virtues associated with a strong pipeline, the benefits never materialize. The concept is solid in theory – create a list of prospective candidates that you can tap into when new roles open up.

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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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Post Hoc: The Fallacy of Uniqueness in Recruiting and Hiring

Recruiting Daily

'Companies, like people, like to think that they are special. That somehow, for whatever reason, they’re different from every other employer out there. And when it comes to hiring, those dubious distinctions are indubitably detrimental. All of us, whether we’re talking about individual employees or enterprise employers, need to realize that while we’re obviously all different in some superficial ways, we’re really not all that unique – or at least not as much as mos

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Review of Statwing

Aline Lerner

Note: This post was adapted from a review I wrote on Quora. This is a review of Statwing. Statwing is magic. You give it CSVs, and it imbues you with a godlike power to analyze data without really knowing statistics. My main job involves hiring engineers for startups, but if you’re reading my blog, you probably know that a big part of what I do involves writing data-driven posts about trends in technical recruiting — Lessons from a year’s worth of hiring data and What I learned

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Aberdeen Report: Best Practices for Small Business Talent Acquisition

iCIMS

When every hire counts and every individual represents a larger proportion of your workforce, making sure you find and keep the right people is of utmost importance.

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How to Influence Top Candidates

Jobvite

LinkedIn recently asked 18,000 professionals the most important factor for them when picking a new employer. 56% said the the company’s reputation as a great place to work was the deciding factor. Employer Brand International’s 2014 … Continued.

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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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Coming Up Winners In Chicago

Talent Board

Article by Jed Hamilton We’re just back from an awesome week in Chicago for the 2014 Fall ERE Recruiting Conference. As always, the show delivered on several levels – great content, stellar attendees and a whole lot of fun. We had a chance to catch up with many of our peers and customers and got to hear. The post Coming Up Winners In Chicago appeared first on Talent Board.

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Your Social Media Policy should also be your Social Policy

ReferAGig

In this age of social media, organizations of all sizes are starting to think very carefully about how to approach social media as it relates to their employees, both in how their employees represent the company brand through their personal channels, and how they represent themselves as it relates to the company. There’s a fine line between controlling your company brand and giving employee’s freedom to express themselves, but it’s a line company leaders need to consider and pa

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The ROI of Onboarding

iCIMS

Learn why automating the onboarding process can lead to significant return on investment.