article thumbnail

Hiretual’s In-House Recruiter Series: Recruiter Pain Points

Hiretual

Michael Deeb started his career as a Talent Qualification Specialist in 2011 at a well-known staffing agency called Kforce, participating in a 5-week training course including IT 101, Boolean Black Belt training, and how to conduct a proper screening call.

article thumbnail

More Out-of-the-Box Recruiting Strategies

Contract Recruiter

As part of showcasing their company culture, Centric Consulting asks employees to put their reviews on Glassdoor. They believe it’s a good way for candidates to get to insight into the jobs and the culture. Quit the Cover Letters. No one really has time to read through pages and pages of cover letters and resumes anymore.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Candidate Experience with JobTalk

SmartSearch

Top talent will quickly bail out on a poor online application process, or during the screening and interview process if the recruiting experience is perceived as unfair, unresponsive, or disorganized. An open, two-way dialog during the screening and interview process creates a more positive impression of your organization.

article thumbnail

The Dangers of One-Sided Video “Interviews”

Staffing Talk

According to a 2012 survey by OfficeTeam, in 2011 only 1% of respondents said they used video “very often,” but a year later that figure jumped to 53% and 13% expect to increase their usage in the next three years. Calling a series of questions on a screen an interview isn’t, either.

Video 52
article thumbnail

Blame It On My Youth, Not My Generation

Staffing Talk

But the most infamous pop culture example I can think of that portrays someone ditching their responsibilities to seek fun instead is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which hit the box office in 1986 – placing it squarely in the realm of then up-and-comers, the Generation Xers. The internet, including viral article farm Mashable, jumped all over it.

Film 61
article thumbnail

Candidate Experience with JobTalk

SmartSearch

Top talent will quickly bail out on a poor online application process, or during the screening and interview process if the recruiting experience is perceived as unfair, unresponsive, or disorganized. An open, two-way dialog during the screening and interview process creates a more positive impression of your organization.

article thumbnail

Weave “Why” Into the Hiring Process, Or Don’t Bother Recruiting!

ExactHire Recruiting

I’m seven years late to the party as it was first published in 2011. In the book, Sinek shared how former Southwest Airlines CEO, Herb Kelleher, championed this belief with the culture he fostered in his organization. Sinek was talking about this in his TED Talks even earlier; yet, this idea is still relevant today.

Hiring 156