Sat.Mar 14, 2020 - Fri.Mar 20, 2020

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Here’s What We’ve Learned From Our First Two Weeks Working From Home

ClearCompany Recruiting

These are unprecedented times, but amongst the uncertainty, there’s one silver lining: We’re all in this together. Like many businesses across the globe, ClearCompany has sent our team home to work from a safe distance. The transition from a shared office to an at-home workspace isn’t always easy, but we’re discovering new ways to make it better every day.

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5 Potential Impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Recruitment Marketing Industry

Recruitics

The World Health Organization has officially labeled Coronavirus, or COVID-19, a pandemic -- a term director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted “is not a word to be used lightly.” The highly contagious illness has now spread to more than 100 countries with no signs of slowing down any time soon.

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Are Those Job 'Requirements' Really Required?

Recruiter

Does the customer service job you're hiring for really require an undergraduate degree? Do you really need a candidate with 10-15 years of experience for a mid-level engineering position? In recent years, employers have been missing out on quality talent by enforcing overly rigid sets of standard requirements. One possible culprit behind the trend?

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Top Ten Tips for Working from Home

Recruiting Blogs

We are lucky enough to be living through times where technology can support businesses and keep the economy going. Here are my top tips for working from home. Get dressed each morning. As tempting as it is to stay in your pyjamas, don’t. Getting dressed changes your mindset and reminds you still need to be working. Use a reliable video tool such as Zoom, Skype, Teams or any of the other many options available.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Control What You Can in a Recruitment Crisis

NPA Worldwide

I think it’s safe to say EVERYONE feels a little panic and uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe. We are hearing jittery comments and seeing knee-jerk reactions from politicians, business leaders, recruiters and more. While there is no doubt we’re in a highly stressful situation, it’s good to remind ourselves that it WILL end, the economy WILL recover, the stock market WILL climb, and normalcy WILL return.

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Recruiters, this is our time to step up!

Greg Savage

Now is the time for recruiters to support their clients, their candidates, and importantly, each other. My last three weeks has been taken up with emergency client meetings, planning a response to COVID-19. Working remotely is front and centre of most plans. However, there is a sense of “what can we really do from home […].

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Seven helpful tips if you struggle to work from home

Social Talent

In the recent Remote Work Report by Zapier, 95% of U.S. knowledge workers reported wanting to work remotely. The lure of lie ins and pyjamas is understandable, but many of us struggle when we’re taken out of our usual working environment. Whether it’s space, time management or just not being able to resist the cookie jar, when you’re not prepared, working from home can be a lot less efficient than you thought. .

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Work From Home: Has The Future of Work Arrived?

Glassdoor for Employers

Many have heralded work from home arrangements as the future of work. This, coupled with advances in technology, have made it easier than ever to stay connected. And crucially, as hiring has become increasingly competitive over the past decade, employers have responded by expanding benefits like working from home to give employees more flexibility. However, the novel coronavirus outbreak has forced companies’ hands to encourage or mandate employees to work from home.

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Put Your Pants On! Plus 5 Other Tips to Successfully Work from Home

Recruitics

With the spread of COVID-19, more people are working from home. Whether you are a pro or novice at remote work, we can all agree that it's not as easy as it sounds. It takes a great amount of self-discipline, motivation and focus to remain productive… during a time that we all need to dig even deeper than before to combat new challenges.

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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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Together, We Can Beat This: Indeed Responds to COVID-19

Indeed

A challenge like the coronavirus is unprecedented in modern times. Who would have thought even two weeks ago that we would all be where we are now, with borders closed, city centers in lockdown, and many people facing uncertainty over their jobs and businesses? . Things are changing by the minute, and how long the situation will continue, we don’t know.

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COVID-19: How HR is Responding

Brandon Hall

By Claude Werder , Vice President and Principal HCM Analyst, Brandon Hall Group. Employers are still in the early stages of responding to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Brandon Hall Group ’s pulse survey of more than 100 organizations shows most organizations are taking an assertive yet judicious approach to adjust how work is done and how employees are trained.

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Why Gen Z Should Consider HR Internships

Recruiting Blogs

Jake Rosenberg guest authored this post. He had reached out to us proactively after reading some of our research and offered to contribute to our blog. It’s always great to meet smart and ambitious people in this space. It’s even better when they share their knowledge with the rest of the community! Whether you are someone who plans to work full-time in Human Resources one day or not, an internship in HR can be valuable on many different levels.

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Now is the Time to Earn Your Employees’ Trust

Brandon Hall

By Claude Werder , Senior Vice President and Principal HCM Analyst, Brandon Hall Group. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This old saying aptly applies to the COVID-19 crisis. Everything in the workplace has changed, but what employees need from their employers and leaders remains the same. In Brandon Hall Group’s 2020 Employee Engagement Study, organizations told us these were the most important steps to improve engagement : Create a sense of belonging.

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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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20+ best recruitment blogs to follow

Devskiller

The world of recruitment is a bumpy one: you need to have eyes on the back of your head to know what is going on and how to adjust to the latest changes. . No matter if you just started your journey as a recruiter or you are an experienced one, you can never have too many resources to follow. What is more, you should regularly update the list to make sure you miss nothing.

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Coronavirus: Should Your Recruitment Marketing Change in a Crisis?

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is now affecting all of us, and no one can know the full impact that it will have on our personal and professional lives. All of you in the Rally community are on my mind — above all, I hope that you and your loved ones are well and that you stay safe. You’re also on my mind because of the crucial role that you’re playing in your organizations at a time like this.

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This is for OWNERS/MANAGERS of recruitment companies in Covid-19 crisis

Greg Savage

This is an ’emergency blog’ being put out on a Sunday to assist with conversations you will be having this week. I hope it helps you. I have had dozens of crisis meetings with owners in the past week, about how to respond to the current situation. Mostly those conversations start frenetically – ideas and […].

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Affordable Ideas to Jump Start Small Business Recruiting

Lever

Multiple, competing demands and a plethora of platforms from which to choose leaves many small businesses to wonder: how can I recruit? How can I compete versus the deep-pocketed Fortune 50s in deploying my employer brand, exhilarating the candidate base with my. Read More. The post Affordable Ideas to Jump Start Small Business Recruiting appeared first on Lever.

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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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Tribe TV: How the Coronavirus Affects Recruiting

Proactive Talent

The impact of the coronavirus is undeniable in our society and especially in the world of work. Layoffs and hiring freezes threaten our economy and cause concern for the future. Despite the worrisome outlook so many businesses are experiencing, there is a great opportunity for those enterprises willing to heed the advice herein.

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Managing the Candidate Experience During the COVID-19 Crisis

Rally Recruitment Marketing

This is a really difficult time for all of us. Bad news seems to be piling on more and more every day, adding to the anxiety and stress associated with a health outbreak of this scale and magnitude. I believe that empathy is essential as we go through this stressful experience together. Putting ourselves in other people’s shoes and imagining what they’re experiencing helps us to react to difficult situations with kindness and compassion. .

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Attract Qualified Candidates Like a Growth Hacker

ApplicantPro

If you didn’t watch last week’s Talent Funnel video. you should check it out before you carry on with today’s attraction funnel. Have you ever wondered how efficient your sourcing actually is? Or how each area of your sourcing process is really affecting your hiring results? Today, finding the right talent without effective sourcing methods is like trying to find a needle in the haystack.

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Adapting to Distance: Lever Doing Its Part

Lever

There are some things you prepare for as a leader, and then there are challenges like the global crisis we face today. In my case, I had been prepared to lead our team toward many things—our growth goals, our product launches. Like. Read More. The post Adapting to Distance: Lever Doing Its Part appeared first on Lever.

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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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Business and Health Resources Related to the Coronavirus

Proactive Talent

These are interesting times. The coronavirus has made made a significant change to the way we work, do business and live our lives.

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Managing the Candidate Experience During the COVID-19 Crisis

Rally Recruitment Marketing

This is a really difficult time for all of us. Bad news seems to be piling on more and more every day, adding to the anxiety and stress associated with a health outbreak of this scale and magnitude. I believe that empathy is essential as we go through this stressful experience together. Putting ourselves in other people’s shoes and imagining what they’re experiencing helps us to react to difficult situations with kindness and compassion.

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How to onboard a remote worker: Eight easy steps

Social Talent

Onboarding is a hugely important part of welcoming anyone new to your team. First days traditionally are a whirlwind of tech set-up, meeting the team, sorting out your desk and most crucially, finding out where the biscuits are kept. . More seriously, the data surrounding effective employee onboarding show that it can increase employee performance by up to 11%, increase discretionary effort by more than 30% and that employees are 58% more likely to be at the company three years later if they com

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Virtual Interviewing Changes in Light of COVID-19

Lever

Many of us are having to confront a new reality in which remote work and social distancing are either mandatory or highly encouraged. At Lever, we’ve decided to move to a fully remote model for interviewing, and we anticipate that this already. Read More. The post Virtual Interviewing Changes in Light of COVID-19 appeared first on Lever.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Free Consultation with Proactive Talent FOR A LIMITED TIME

Proactive Talent

During this time, we want to help companies adapt to the changing environment. It's what we do. We know many companies are needing help to navigate difficult employer brand, recruiting, and remote work life balance challenges during this CoronaVirus crisis and we're here to help- free of charge.

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It’s Not About Selling Software

ExactHire Recruiting

The COVID-19 pandemic has required that ExactHire, like many other companies, move to a mandatory work-from-home model. ExactHire has always offered remote work as an option to our employees, so this change has minimally affected our operations. Obviously, the same cannot be said for the pandemic’s impact on our business. Our software is designed to create efficiencies for HR professionals and allow them to focus on their people.

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How to manage a remote team successfully pt 1: Communication

Social Talent

Working from home is a huge part of the global response to stop the spread of COVID-19. As a result, more people than ever before are setting up their home offices. While there are many benefits – reduced costs for travel, parking and food being just a few – remote working also presents its own set of challenges. . The solution to these challenges lies with managers.

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