The Whiteboard
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
The topic I had planned to blog about today has been put back a week. So now I’m like a desperate press industry hack scrabbling around for inspiration with some portly, cigar-smoking, sociopathic editor breathing down my neck. Except in this instance that editor is you my dear reader. Damn you. Fortunately inspiration swiftly arrived in the form of a fine LinkedIn meme.
Lever
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Last week, we spoke with Matrix Partners General Partner David Skok on “How Startups Can Build a Recruiting Machine.” David, one of the foremost thinkers on talent in the VC community, shared a goldmine of recruiting wisdom – from specific tactics to broader insights and industry trends.
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HarQen
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Many HR blogs (including this one occasionally) glean viewership from focusing on recruiters. Whether it’s critiquing them, telling them how to do their jobs better or discussing their viability in the future of talent acquisition, recruiters often get the raw end of the deal. In the spirit of being thankful, we’d like to thank recruiters [.]. The post Be Thankful for Your Recruiters appeared first on Transforming Recruiting Into a Strategic Advantage with HarQen.
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
Originally posted on Buzzfeed.com. We definitely have a version of each and every one of these people in Social Talent HQ! See if you can guess who’s who… 1. Swamped Thing (Busy Guy/Gal). Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed. Description: The Swamped Thing is always too preoccupied with work to chat or help you with a project. Swamped Things answer your e-mails only after an immense amount of prompting.
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Leoforce
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
The Leoforce ATS and Arya recruitment automation platform save recruiters up to 60 percent of their time each day so they have more time to focus on candidates—or on their holiday plans! Arya customers across the country are looking forward to spending quality time with their loved ones over a nice Thanksgiving meal. If you’re not a Leoforce customer?
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Recruitics
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
While the year may not be over yet, 2015 brought a number of new trends to the recruitment industry. Whether it was the increased focus on mobile, adoption of social media as a key recruitment source or a renewed emphasis on quality of hire over time to fill, the changes over the last year have been felt throughout the UK and Europe. As 2016 approaches, recruiters everywhere will want to make time to attend a number of conferences that will highlight the latest trends, best practises and technol
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
MDG Advertising have just released their “ State of the Internet 2015 ” infographic, and it’s jam-packed with findings surrounding social media and it’s usage in 2015. “But what good is it to recruiters?”, I hear you ask. Well, it reveals a number of interesting stats surrounding the usage of social media by people the world over (read: job seekers the world over) that you can use to inform and advise how you use social media in your recruiting efforts.
Hoops
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
The concept of fit is talked about incessantly in the context of hiring, for good reason. It is a key indicator of employee retention and productivity, and, as Katie Bouton ( @katiebouton ) writes in the Harvard Business Review, in many instances it is as important as job knowledge or skill set in determining the measurable benefits companies get from their employees.
Spark Hire
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
You think you’re ready to interview job candidates, but then things get awkward. You can’t get a conversation started, you don’t know how to answer certain questions, or the things you say come out wrong. Now neither you nor the candidate knows how to act. You both walk away from the interview feeling embarrassed, and you both miss out on a potentially great opportunity.
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NPA Worldwide
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Today’s blogger is Amy Teske, NPAworldwide Membership Engagement Manager. Amy joined the NPAworldwide staff in June 2015. We’re happy she’s here, and happy for the extra blogging horsepower as well! With the end of the year drawing closer, it is important to evaluate progress, efforts and accomplishments. Hopefully you experienced great moments of success when looking back on the past year.
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
The recruitment industry is a fast-changing one. New technologies, new techniques, new job boards, new demographics, new economic issues… our industry is in a constant state of flux. As a result, each year, Jobvite conduct a survey exploring how these changes are affecting both recruiters and job seekers to gauge the state of recruiting for that particular year.
Hoops
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
The concept of fit is talked about incessantly in the context of hiring, for good reason. It is a key indicator of employee retention and productivity, and, as Katie Bouton ( @katiebouton ) writes in the Harvard Business Review, in many instances it is as important as job knowledge or skill set in determining the measurable benefits companies get from their employees.
Spark Hire
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
Many staffing agencies refuse to keep their sourcing and recruiting as two separate functions. A lot of times, this is because there is a lack of knowledge when it comes to the true function of a sourcer. There are 3 key reasons why you should consider hiring sourcers in addition to your recruiters. 1. Sourcers are Boolean Experts. Sourcers are more than just administrative support, as ERE clearly points out in the earnings comparison between recruiters and sourcers.
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Glassdoor for Employers
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
Here’s the bathroom. Here are your neighbors. Break room is around the corner. Now just “shadow” Mark for the first week and you’re good. For too many companies this little speech plus the network wifi password is all the onboarding you’re going to get. Even companies that do a first-rate job of bringing employees up to speed – think of Zappos with its legendary four-week “culture awareness” training – may not be giving employees everything they need to get past the six-month marker.
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
In the recruitment news this week: Machines Better Than Humans at Recruitment. Recruiters may think that trusting their instincts sets them apart from the competition, but a new study has revealed that machines may be better than humans when it comes to making the best hires. The study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), looked at 300,000 hires in low-skill service sectors across 15 companies.
Newton Software
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Did you know that the average employee sends 10,000 emails per year? Think about it for a minute. These are targeted, high-fidelity messages sent directly to your company’s most valuable contacts. What do all of these emails have in common? They all have an email signature! TRY EMAIL SIGNATURE RECRUITING TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR CAREER PAGE. Email signature recruiting is a unique way to drive awareness to your company’s careers page and open positions.
Spark Hire
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
Social media is a powerful recruitment tool. In fact, more than 70 percent of hiring professionals are increasing their investment into social recruiting. Social media platforms offer an ideal way to showcase your brand and find quality applicants. Recruiting via social networks can also help increase employee referrals and reduce time to hire. When it comes to attracting talented military veterans, social media is an especially effective tool.
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Glassdoor for Employers
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Are you getting the candidates you want at a fair price from the job boards you use? If not, you’re not alone. A 2014 Glassdoor survey showed that 68% of employers were dissatisfied with the job boards they were using. With the average time to fill a position at 52 days and a cost of $4,000 according to a Bersin by Deliotte study , it may be time to reevaluate the job boards you’ve been using.
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Ahhh Thanksgiving, an annual occasion when people the world over sit down and celebrate all that they are truly thankful for with family and friends, over a piping hot roast dinner. But what are recruiters in 2015 most thankful for when it comes to doing their jobs and going about their day-to-day activities? We were curious, so we decided to ask you.
Symphony Talent
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Andy Headworth is one of 37 contributors to SmashFly’s 2016 Recruitment Marketing Ideabook. In this guest blog post, he expands on his recruitment marketing best practice for 2016: leveraging social profiles to better target communication to candidate leads. Read more from Andy on his award-winning blog, Sirona Says. Whoever thinks that recruiters have it easy with.
Spark Hire
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
As a small business, it can be tempting to fall into the habit of not disclosing the salary range on your job postings or initial conversations with candidates. Many companies justify this by saying that they are flexible if the right candidate comes along, or all candidates will expect the top end of the salary regardless of their level of experience.
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CareerBuilder
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
The challenge is clear for talent acquisition professionals: You need to attract and recruit more college graduates to work for your company. Unfortunately, there’s often a shortage of college grads in your area. Maybe your business is based in rural North Carolina. Or maybe your home office is on the same island as the one inhabited by Tom Hanks and Wilson in “Castaway.” The solution is both easy — and complicated: Stop basing your campus recruitment on a guess, and get the ri
Glassdoor for Employers
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
In parts one , two and three of our four-part series to help talent acquisition professionals find better candidates, we looked at building an arsenal of marketing assets, refining your message to influence ideal talent and nurturing finalist candidates by setting realistic job and company expectations. In part four, we conclude with a look at optimizing your overall recruitment efforts by understanding KPIs, playing favorites with channels that deliver the best ROI, and running effective onboar
HRsoft
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Before choosing the perfect compensation management tool, it is important to understand what should be expected from such a platform. Comp planning has come a long way. More than ever, it is now about engaging and motivating employees and allowing them to perform with the drive and satisfaction that is required to produce top notch results. As a matter of fact, compensation planning systems do the following: Allows HR to execute the strategies they so painstakingly brainstorm.
Spark Hire
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
It’s a well known fact that hiring can be stressful. As a hiring manager, you are held responsible for not only finding the best talent but also attracting talent to your job openings , and then making the right hiring decision. There are 3 key concerns that all hiring managers have and there are ways for you to embrace each of these hiring concerns, minimizing the stress they cause. 1.
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CareerBuilder
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
There’s no denying that over the last few years, diversity initiatives have been thrust into the spotlight. Although organizations have touted their commitment to diversity for years, it was Intel CEO Brian Krazanich who, at this year’s CES event, put it most emphatically : It is not good enough to say, ‘We value diversity’ and then not have a workplace that reflects the talent pool of women and under-represented minorities.”.
Symphony Talent
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Recruiting and marketing have more in common than you think – filling pipelines with qualified talent, or leads, is critical to success in both disciplines. Marketers have been using and perfecting inbound strategies for attracting leads and converting them into customers for a decade – and their approach can (and should!) be successfully replicated by.
HRsoft
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
There is no doubt about it. Employees are the most important asset of a company and everybody from the line managers to HR heads know it. But despite this ‘top of the mind’ awareness, almost 80% of compensation programs fail to bring in the engagement and ultimately the ROI that enterprises would like to see at the end of the quarter. With market competitiveness steadily rising and prime talent being recruited aggressively, it is essential to convey the rewards that employees enjoy at your compa
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