Spark Hire

MAY 25, 2017

Crawford Thomas Recruiting , a full service staffing agency supporting multiple offices from the southeast to midwest United States, was seeking a better way to access and interview a talent pool of premium candidates for clients across geographical barriers. One-on-one interviews already add an average of 4.1

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Glassdoor for Employers

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Hiring, onboarding and holding on to this notoriously mercurial talent in an age of organizational transparency and career communities like Glassdoor has become mission critical for talent acquisition departments. Plus, it’s a fact that great hires come from referrals, so create a Referral Program worthy of your employees’ time!

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Glassdoor for Employers

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Candidates get a feeling for your company from job posting and first phone interview , and continue to form opinions as they walk through your offices and the way they’re treated by other employees and hiring managers. CareerBuilder Candidate Behavior Study, October 2013. Glassdoor User Site Survey, October 2014.

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WizardSourcer

APRIL 17, 2023

I was deeply impressed by his exceptional sourcing skills, and I’m grateful that he agreed to be interviewed by me on WizardSourcer. In 2013 I was working for a small aircraft repair company where I focused on marketing work. In the past I had to work with a hiring manager that felt that his role was always priority.

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Hoops

MAY 5, 2016

And what’s the best way for a hiring team to ascertain whether or not potential employees exhibit these traits? In 2013, Angela Lee Duckworth presented this TED talk that went viral (over 8 million views). And grittier new hires are less likely to quit when things get tough. Take a look at your current hiring practices.

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Hoops

MAY 5, 2016

And what’s the best way for a hiring team to ascertain whether or not potential employees exhibit these traits? In 2013, Angela Lee Duckworth presented this TED talk that went viral (over 8 million views). And grittier new hires are less likely to quit when things get tough. Take a look at your current hiring practices.

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Recruiting Toolbox

AUGUST 23, 2013

Date: October 17, 2013 – panel, 11:30am PT. Session: Hiring Managers as Your Secret Weapon. Many recruiting leaders know that hiring managers are the key to recruitment success, but getting hiring managers to be the talent leaders we need them to be isn’t easy. Location: Las Vegas MGM.

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ExactHire Recruiting

JUNE 4, 2015

Pre-employment screening is the process of researching and investigating a potential hire’s background for possible red-lights that could affect: 1) employee performance; and/or, 2) the organization’s safety and/or reputation if this person was hired. Does this sound familiar? Time is of the essence! There is a job to fill!

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HarQen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In 2013, Netflix released House of Cards, the start of their original programming. Chances are you didn’t design your not-so-perfect hiring process, ATS or candidate experience. Our Candidate Suggestion Engine powered by our machine learning algorithm helps you find candidates who successfully interviewed for similar positions.

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Metashift

JULY 28, 2013

world of video interviewing technologies. employers have different definitions of what ‘video interviewing’ is, and this is potentially causing a lot of confusion when its impact in. employers have different definitions of what ‘video interviewing’ is, and this is potentially causing a lot of confusion when its impact in.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 6, 2013

14% of CIOs plan to expand their IT staffs in second quarter of 2013 [Dispatch]. The sequester’s impact on executive hiring and recruiting (and what you can do about it) [Corporate Warrior]. Debunking interview “mistakes” [Spark Hire]. adds 198,000 private-sector jobs in February [Market Watch].

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 11, 2013

The Intersect Group discovers nearly 60 percent of Atlanta and Dallas CIOs plan to hire in 2013 [PR Web]. Military provides consistent flow of potential corporate hires who have technical and team skills [Houston Chronicle]. Jeb Bush reverses course, now supports path to citizenship for illegal immigrants [ABC News].

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 19, 2013

This article was sent to us by Josh Tolan, CEO of SparkHire , a video powered hiring solution that allows staffing professionals to collaborate with their clients around video interviews. A 2013 study by Bullhorn showed finding passive candidates was more important than building brand awareness or even finding new client leads.

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Glassdoor for Employers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Lars Schmidt played the role of Summit MC for our stellar lineup of speakers and panelists, while Kris Dunn and Tim Sackett hosted the live stream, providing commentary and interviewing speakers. How does a company hire 5,000 people in one year? The new hire email program has been highly successful, with a 90% open rate.

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Employer Branding Social Media Enterprise Greenhouse 155

SmartRecruiters

MAY 23, 2017

Everyone wants to hire the best talent for each position, yet it’s so easy to overlook one aspect of quality — consistency. Indeed, if you can’t count on processes and technology to be reliable, you can’t turn hiring into a key business success driver. Supporting high growth: Hiring the best personal trainers for every club.

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Hiring Talent Acquisition Study Conference 72

Staffing Talk

JANUARY 18, 2013

Mad Money ’s Jim Cramer suggests hiring more temps. ManpowerGroup to Address Economic Growth Challenges at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 [PR Newswire]. Glassdoor’s list of the 50 most commonly asked interview questions [Glassdoor]. Also, invest in Robert Half. Yahoo Finance].

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AkkenCloud

JUNE 20, 2019

For many small business owners, it comes after months or even years of hard work, trying to do everything for yourself, and hiring freelancers to help out when you need to. Or, they open up recruitment, take in CVs and again, hire without giving it much thought. They need more bodies, and so they hire. Consider Trial Shifts.

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Advertising Small Business Reference Social Media 109

Social Talent

APRIL 2, 2015

Top 10 Weirdest Job Interview Questions (asked by REAL companies in 2015!). Is it me, or are job interview questions just getting weirder and weirder?! 5 Words to Ruin a Job Interview. What does it take to completely ruin your chances at a job interview? How to: Impress in an Interview with 10 Easy Tips (Infographic).

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Social Talent

MAY 24, 2016

We recently published a blog post on how important it is for today’s recruiters to become more adept on mobile in order to source, contact and hire the right candidates. Smartphone usage increased by 78% from 2013-2015 and this has been primarily driven by millennials who we already know are very tech-savvy.

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CareerBuilder

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month on The Hiring Site, we addressed some of the misconceptions around hiring foreign workers. In October 2013, Wilma finally received her work authorization; however, her struggles were far from over. after high school to attend college. The process dragged out a while.” style and communicate her skills for a U.S.

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Hoops

AUGUST 3, 2016

Create a talent pipeline, even if you're not hiring. As I stated in one of my previous posts , when a company is trying to fill a job opening, one of the most difficult tasks is quickly identifying, vetting, and onboarding new hires when a job position opens up. Filling job openings is a chess game.

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Spark Hire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Although skills and experience are still important in recruiting, hiring professionals are giving cultural fit an increasing amount of weight when selecting candidates. Gauging emotional intelligence in the video interview. Which one is more important? This is no surprise, considering that culture is a major concern in the workforce.

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Social Talent

JUNE 27, 2017

You know, the form you take into a hiring manager meeting, to scope out a new req? I know hiring managers hate ‘em. Asking a hiring manager, “where do you think we’d find this talent?” They setup an SLA of two business days for the hiring manager to email the form back to the recruiter. Intake form. Who likes forms?

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Spark Hire

APRIL 8, 2015

According to a Nielsen survey , in 2013 the average Andriod and iPhone users 18 years of age and older spent 30 hours and 15 minutes using apps! Refer this app to your candidates so they look professional for their upcoming interviews too! Sparkhire helps #recruiters present their candidates to clients with video interviews.

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Comeet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The biggest opportunity to set the right expectations when it comes to effective communication and engagement between candidates and employers is during the interview and selection process. Your recruiting and hiring process sets the stage for the employee-employer relationship to come.

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Reference Onboarding Interviews Study 90

Staffing Talk

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Number of wage and hour settlements (as well as total spending) trend downward in 2013 [SIA]. Nine in 10 Americans fear job interviews , with nerves being the “top concern” among some – interestingly, more women than men [SIA]. After registered nurses, here are the nine hardest-to-fill health care jobs of tomorrow [Dentistry IQ].

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Hospital Recruiting

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In honor of a decade dedicated to healthcare staffing all across the United States, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the recruiters and job seekers who have chosen our job board for their job searches and hiring needs. 2013: Physician Job Search Tips: Remember that MGMA Salary Numbers are Averages! Author: Michael Jones.

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Metashift

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

It was a great pleasure to attend and speak at The Mobile Recruiting Conference 2013 in Atlanta last week. In 2012 UPS made 14k trackable hires using their social media channels, 10k of these people hired applied via the mobile apply process. mrec13 — THE RecruiterGuy (@TheRecruiterGuy) September 23, 2013.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 17, 2013

Founder of Compact Interview says LinkedIn is showing cracks as it nears its tenth anniversary , especially with addition of endorsements [Digital Journal]. Safe hiring expert will discuss how to reduce legal and financial risk associated with each placement [ESR Check]. Is the euro-zone in a depression, not just a recession ?

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Vervoe

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If organizations want to genuinely hire in-demand cybersecurity professionals that are qualified and content at work, then the following factors first need to be addressed. In turn, this alienates candidates who are more than capable of doing the work, yet may not have the opportunity to showcase their skills during the interview process.

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Ongig

OCTOBER 19, 2020

On October 14th I attended the Neurodiversity Rising — Eliminating Bias in Hiring virtual conference hosted by Neurodiversity in the Workplace (NITW). Here are some informational nuggets that you might find useful for neurodiversity hiring. The speakers focused on using skills based hiring to remove: racial bias in hiring.

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Staffing Talk

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Heineken’s highly unconventional video interviews go viral [Kipp Report]. Adidas increases hiring efficiency with video interviewing platform Wowzer [Market Watch]. CTG revenue up 7%, with growth in solutions outpacing that of staffing [Staffing Industry Analysts]. 5 cities where unemployment is still skyrocketing [Yahoo].

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Glassdoor for Employers

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Back in 2013, the prospect of hiring our first full-time employee was stressful. We’ve also found it easier to find and interview candidates for open positions. This also helps us more clearly describe our compensation policy to potential hires. We felt responsible for and to that person. Is this a good thing?

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Tools CRM Compensation Policies 97

Social Talent

JANUARY 10, 2016

Pinterest Hires It’s First-Ever Head of Diversity. Following on from last week’s announcement that Twitter had hired former Apple VP of Diversity and Inclusion, Jeff Siminoff, to join their team, another social media giant has just announced a similar hire of their own. Candice Morgan. There’s no two ways about it.

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Staffing Talk

MAY 24, 2013

TaskRabbit is switching focus to “real jobs”, as businesses can now hire for short-term assignments while TaskRabbit tackles the paperwork [Gigaom]. Elance releases survey showing 85 percent of companies believe hiring freelancers online makes them competitive [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Life Health Pro]. I blew it!”…

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 19, 2013

In fact, according to one job board expert, 2013 may have been the best year for niche job boards ever. “The aggregated response rates for niche boards are often times lower,” said Dickey-Chasins in an exclusive Staffing Talk interview. million in 2013. million in 2012 to 9.3

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Jeff Rothman

MARCH 21, 2014

Over the past 40 years, I’ve interviewed over 10,000 people for hundreds of different jobs, from entry-level to CEO. As part of this, I’ve debriefed over one thousand managers and tracked the subsequent performance of the people they hired and didn’t hire. Thinking Soft Skills are Too Soft to Matter.

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