Sat.Nov 14, 2015 - Fri.Nov 20, 2015

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27 secrets I told the recruiters of Europe

Greg Savage

Last week I told you about the crazy, and cool, goings on at the Evolve Conference in Czech Republic. My European trip was primarily for work (no, really, the Rugby World Cup was just a coincidence, seriously…), and I spoke to 750 recruiters in total, in the Czech Republic and also in London and Manchester. […].

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Build a Diverse Workforce with These 5 Best Practices in Mind

ClearCompany Recruiting

Higher revenue, better job performance, a more trusted employer brand, and increased customer base are just a few of the benefits of a diverse workforce. Not to mention, according to Glassdoor’s 2015 Top 50 HR and Recruiting stats, 67% of active and passive job seekers say a diverse workforce is important to them when evaluating companies or job offers.

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How Non-Techies Can Find the Right Tech Talent (Infographic)

Social Talent

For anyone within the tech and IT industries, knowing the correct lingo and techno terminology is essential in getting by in your day-to-day job, so how are recruiters supposed to be able to find tech talent if they don’t know the lingo themselves? Any recruiters out there who don’t know their java software from their java coffee beans will need to check out the latest research Modis have done on how non-tech recruiters are able to find the right tech talent.

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Glassdoor’s 2015 Recruiting Metrics: Revealed

Glassdoor for Employers

It’s planning time! It’s time to figure out your 2016 recruiting goals, strategies and tactics. It’s also time to nail down the budget and resources you need to hit those goals. And of course, you aren’t done until you’ve convinced your boss that your budget requests are reasonable. Last year, we published our complete 2014 Recruiting Budget for recruiters around the world to see what Glassdoor’s hiring goals were and how we accomplished 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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How Lyft Hired for Hypergrowth: 19 Key Insights

Lever

Last week I had the opportunity to interview Ron Storn, VP of People at Lyft (You can listen to the full recording here ). He offered fascinating insights into how he oversaw Recruiting and HR as Lyft grew from 85 to 350 people in a mere 15 months.

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A Complete Guide to Posting Jobs on Indeed.com

Social Talent

Indeed.com is the world’s largest and most popular job board, with over 180 million unique visitors every month. They also have some of the highest quality resumes listed and are one of the few job posting sites that allow employers to post job ads for free or pay for postings by the click (versus having to pay a hefty $400 – $500 fee up front).

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Is Applying for “No Specific Job” or “Steering” Illegal?

ApplicantPro

Two recent court cases have brought this question up in many Human Resource circles across the country. While the court cases do not deal directly with the general application itself, the implications of these rulings are important to consider if you allow applicants at your organization to apply for no job in particular. General Application – Defined.

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Report: 2016 Global Recruiting Trends for SMBs

Leoforce

It’s hard to believe, but 2015 is quickly coming to a close. I imagine you are all busy making plans for the coming year, as we are here at Leoforce—luckily, LinkedIn released their annual global recruiting trends report just in time to help us all solidify our plans. To generate the report, LinkedIn surveyed 3,894 talent acquisition decision makers across the globe, 55 percent of who manage small or mid-sized businesses (SMBs).

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The Importance of Building your Personal Brand

Glassdoor for Employers

The concept of developing your personal brand can be elusive, especially to early stage professionals. How do you define personal brand, and why is it important? In layman’s terms, a personal brand is how people describe you and think about you when you’re not around. Your personal brand is not necessarily dictated by your title or rank within the workplace, but rather it’s your reputation based on performance and interactions with others.

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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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7 Game-Changing Pieces of Recruitment News this Week – 16th November 2015

Social Talent

In the news this week: LinkedIn Working on NEW Tool to Send Fewer, Better Emails. After shelling out $13 million in a class action lawsuit over its excessive emailing, LinkedIn is now beginning to emphasize quality over quantity. They announced last week on the company blog that they’re in the process of building a new tool, called Air Traffic Controller (ATC) – designed to serve its users notifications more relevant to what they want to know.

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Background Checks: How Compliant is Your Compliance?

ApplicantPro

As an employee, you comprise a piece of one of the biggest financial investments your organization has made to aid its growth. Take a moment to sit with that idea and let it truly sink in. Think about how much your boss or whomever conducted the hire really knew about you. How much did you know about them? If anything, employees are at an advantage when it comes to uncovering truths surrounding how a company operates.

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Five Workplace Trends to Watch For in 2016

Arya Recruiting Robotics

New year, new trends. According to Elle magazine, we can expect to see a multitude of suede skirts, plaid blouses and denim ensembles in women’s fashion in 2016. Vogue tells us that 2016 will bring trench coats, leather and a neo-70s feel to men’s fashion. But what about the workplace? How will workplaces change in the new year? We think we have some pretty good predictions.

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7 Recruiter Branding Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make

Glassdoor for Employers

There are many tools and resources out there today to teach you how to be a better recruiter. But, you won’t find nearly as many focused on how to build a better recruiter brand. In fact, it amazes me how many recruiters haven’t had the ah-ha moment yet around how important a strong recruiter brand is to being able to recruit the best talent. Recruiter brand = your ‘street cred’.

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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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3 Reasons Recruitment Marketing is the BEST Way To Attract Great Candidates

Social Talent

The advent of the internet has changed business forever, making it easier for consumers to find the exact products and services they are after. But could employers use the same tricks to entice talented new staff to their workplace? Customers are attracted to brand and quality, something they share with jobseekers. Recruitment marketing looks to harness the power of company advertising and couple it with strong recruitment strategies, to ensure maximum impact.

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Top 10: 2016 Staffing Conferences You Can’t Miss

Recruitics

Each year, American staffing companies hire more than 14 million employees for temporary and contract work, according to the American Staffing Association (ASA). In the U.S., there are about 17,000 staffing and recruiting companies, which altogether operate around 35,000 offices, creating stiff competition in the marketplace. That said, it is important for staffing companies to keep abreast of what’s going on in their industry.

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The Recruiting Reel Episode 5: How to Build a Successful Recruitment Brand

Spark Hire

This episode of The Recruiting Reel features Alison Hadden, the Head of Brand Strategy for Glassdoor. Glassdoor is used by millions of employees and former employees to anonymously review companies — so who better to discuss recruitment branding than an employee satisfaction industry leader?! If you’re looking to significantly improve your employment brand, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!

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What Recruiters Can Learn from the NFL

Glassdoor for Employers

The NFL made an estimated $12 billion dollars last year, ranking it as the world’s highest grossing sports league. The buzz the NFL has created around its players and their lives is all part of the NFL experience – and largely responsible for the success of the organization. Recruiters and brand managers that seek to market that which makes their company unique can learn a lot from the way the sports industry capitalizes on the star power of the players to build relationships with audience

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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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10 Best Job Board Blunders ????

Social Talent

Image: Tumblr.com. This post was originally posted on fish4.co.uk. ‘Bust’ or ‘busty’ instead of busy. ‘Toady’ instead of today. ‘Ruining’ instead of running. ‘Booing’ instead of booking – the internet’s rife with job advertisements featuring silly mistakes. However, though it’s fun to stumble across gems like these, at the end of the day, such mistakes by advertisers that are looking to recruit do more damage than good.

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Now Is The Time To Start Engaging Your Talent

Hoops

The importance of keeping staff engaged is crystal clear to many companies. When talent is given challenging but achievable goals, regular feedback, and training they become highly invested in business outcomes and strive for success in their work. Companies that make talent engagement a priority attract the best candidates and minimize turnover. But putting employee engagement programs into place can be tough.

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3 Questions to Avoid in the Job Interview

Spark Hire

Not all interview questions are created equal. And if you’re asking the wrong ones, you could be turning off talent and extending your time-to-hire. Off-limits questions range from the cliche to the illegal, and you should avoid all of them in a job interview. Here are a few questions to avoid in the job interview — and what to say instead: 1.

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Company Trends Spotlight: Delaware North

Glassdoor for Employers

Each month, an average of 29 million people visit Glassdoor*. Have you ever wondered what they’re looking for? Or what companies they’re looking up? If you knew the answer, what would you do with that information? Here at Glassdoor, we think about that all the time, which is why we built Glassdoor Trends. This month, we’re taking a deeper look at October’s top trending company, Delaware North , to provide some insights into why they might be trending.

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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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The Importance of Pre-Screening Candidates

HarQen

A report published a couple years ago by the Society of Human Resource Management showed that 53 percent of all job applicants list inaccurate information somewhere on their applications. That could easily be over half of the people who apply for an open position with your company. Successfully conducting candidate pre-screening allows you to weed [.].

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Now Is The Time To Start Engaging Your Talent

Hoops

The importance of keeping staff engaged is crystal clear to many companies. When talent is given challenging but achievable goals, regular feedback, and training they become highly invested in business outcomes and strive for success in their work. Companies that make talent engagement a priority attract the best candidates and minimize turnover. But putting employee engagement programs into place can be tough.

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Should Recruiters Send Cold Emails to Passive Candidates?

Spark Hire

Reaching out to passive candidates is a delicate process. Sending cold emails to these individuals can be extremely hit or miss. A poorly worded message can be off-putting and land your correspondence permanently in the trash folder. On the other hand, with the right approach, you may end up piquing the interest of someone who previously wasn’t seeking out a new employment opportunity.

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How to Use Analytics for Employer Branding

Glassdoor for Employers

How do you measure employer branding success? Whether your company is just getting started or has a well-defined employer branding program, measurement is critical to monitor the success of your activities. The insights gained from employer branding efforts can help you negotiate lower advertising rates, allocate budget toward new programs, and most importantly, engage more current and prospective employees with your company’s unique message.

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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 to Make Your Fee Agreement Airtight

NPA Worldwide

Jon Guidi is the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Hirabl , a Big Data startup known for its “Fee Catcher” reporting service. Jon founded Hirabl to ensure recruiters get paid for the hard work they do, and have the tools necessary to grow revenue at their agency. Prior to Hirabl, Jon was CEO of HealthCare Recruiters International, a leading US recruiting firm.

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A Five-Step Checklist to Remove Bias From Your Job Posting

SimplyHired

The post A Five-Step Checklist to Remove Bias From Your Job Posting appeared first on.

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How to Standardize the Feedback Process During Hiring

Spark Hire

The hiring process is stressful and time-consuming. You’re trying to quickly fill an open role so as to avoid stretching your other employees thin, but you also want to ensure that the new team member you’re bringing on board is a good fit. Because of this, many hiring managers get sidetracked and forget to give proper attention to those candidates who applied for a job but didn’t receive an offer.

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