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4 Compelling Reasons to Choose Skills over Degrees

Vervoe

Skills-based hiring requires organizations to assess how they can accurately evaluate and measure roles to give candidates from all backgrounds a fair chance to prove their abilities. Generally, skills-based hiring looks at a candidate’s hard and soft skills through a skills-based assessment to determine their suitability for the role.

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Social Media Screening: What Recruiters Need to Know

The Staffing Stream

Aside from the general confirmation of their employment history, some may be tempted to delve deeper to find out more about the candidate and their interests as they assess the person’s suitability for the role or company. So, if a candidate can prove that they were discriminated against for any of the above, this may lead to legal recourse.

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We Looked at 30,000 Hires, This Is Where the Most Time Is Wasted in the Recruiting Process

SmartRecruiters

days , up from 13 days in 2010 according to Glassdoor findings. We looked at 30,000 hires from SmartRecruiters last year from small, large or enterprise companies in Financial Services, Education Management, Health Care, Retail, and Information/Technology Services. Last year the average time-to-hire was 23.8 So who did we survey?

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Steps to Take Before Seeking a New Job in the Legal Industry

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

For example, you may have aspired to practice environmental law, but you joined a large law firm out of law school and are stuck in financial services litigation. This could also be a sign of bigger issues brewing at the firm such as financial challenges, or worse, maybe they don’t value you the way they should. Revamp Your Resume.

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10 things successful recruiters know about Generation Z

JobAdder

Generation Z are those individuals born between 1996 and 2010. Assessments are a great way to bring out this competitive side while giving insights into their skills and approaches to work. In 2019, the generation known for being ‘always on’, will be taking their first big steps into working life. They prefer to be shown the money.

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LinkedIn's Head of TA Shares How Recruiting Teams Can Effectively Navigate Economic Downturns

Linkedin Talent Blog

In 2010, Harvard Business Review published research that examined how companies fared in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. For Brendan Browne , LinkedIn’s VP of global talent acquisition, these findings are a great lesson for both business leaders and talent professionals. That’s given us a ton of lift.”.

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ObamaCare And The Changes In Employee Health Insurance

Staffing Talk

In 2010, 156 million individuals under age 65, or 59% of that population, had employment-based health benefits. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, average family premiums in 2011 topped $15,000 — a 9% increase from 2010. They are more likely to take advantage of a health risk assessment. Here’s a little context to begin.