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5 Trends Driving Workplace Diversity In 2015

SmartRecruiters

Last quarter Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson credited diversity as a key engine in completing needed work in the Energy space, while Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich used his time on the platform at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show to announce a major Diversity in Technology initiative.

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How HR Can Tackle Diversity Using the Rooney Rule

Visier - Talent Acquisition

In August 2015, the need for more workforce diversity was spotlighted in a big way when President Obama issued a call to action to technology companies, encouraging them to hire more women and minorities by implementing the Rooney Rule. Who’s getting interviewed? Metric to watch: Diversity of interviewed candidates.

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4 Courses to Help You Identify and Strengthen Hidden Skills

Linkedin Talent Blog

But as organizations continue to face skills shortages and retention woes, it’s more important than ever to uncover and develop these potentially hidden skills in yourself and others. 1 way they’re working to improve retention is by providing learning opportunities. Watch them for free until July 15, 2023.

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10 of the Most Successful Business Leaders Share Their Secret to Discovering Great Talent

Linkedin Talent Blog

To help you follow in the footsteps of giants, we rounded up interviewing tips shared by some of the world’s most influential business leaders. One of her favorite interviewing strategies is to step back and see how the candidate fills moments of silence — including what questions they ask. Do they create energy?”. Satya asks.

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BUMPER EDITION: 11 Recruitment News Stories to Kick-Off the New Month – 1st February 2016

Social Talent

When managers and recruiters chose candidates based on considerations other than their test results — interview performance or resume qualifications — their hires were more likely to quit or be fired. The First 12 Words Candidates Utter Can Make or Break an Interview. Why is that? Peakon Founding Team. Facebook has 2.5

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Forget Hiring: Why It’s Time to Reskill Your Own Employees

CareerBuilder

A new hire may look good on paper and kill it in the interview process, with weaknesses not showing up until he or she is on-site. Your organization has already invested a significant amount of time and energy into each employee, right? An external hire with 100 percent of the competencies needed, however, is an unknown.

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5 Tips to Attract and Retain Gen Z Talent

Linkedin Talent Blog

That means that people born roughly between 1995 and 2015 will soon make up 30 percent of the global workforce and will play a vital role in shaping the workplace for decades to come. Studies show that effective onboarding can boost employee retention by as much as 82% and productivity by more than 70%. The trick to doing it right?