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The 7 Biggest Mistakes College Recruiters Make

CareerBuilder

2016 has arrived. The long-expected retirement of baby boomers means tremendous opportunities for graduating college students looking for work, as well as companies looking to find top talent. So, where can companies go wrong when recruiting college students or recent grads? Treating seniors as a monolithic group.

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College Dropout: Why We Need To Rethink College Recruiting.

Recruiting Daily

Benefits and compensation, similarly, were significantly more attractive than the archetype of altruism commonly misattributed to Gen Y workers: turns out, very few really gave two s s about “company culture” or “perks” or “social responsibility” when assessing job opportunities. All Falls Down: The College Recruiting Disconnect.

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More Out-of-the-Box Recruiting Strategies

Contract Recruiter

Technology executives from Forbes Technology Council say locating and attracting talent, resume distrust, the need for quick hiring decisions, and geographic constraints have been the top recruiting challenges faced in 2016. They believe it’s a good way for candidates to get to insight into the jobs and the culture.

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Recruiting Sales Leaders and 9 More of the Biggest Challenges Startups are Facing

Linkedin Talent Blog

The majority of founders (53%) are also concerned about their company culture , and nearly a third (29%) consider work-life balance an issue. Engineering executive, which was the hardest roles to fill in both 2015 and 2016 , came a close second, with 24.4% Most founders (56%) said it was easier to recruit talent in 2017 than 2016.

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10 Best Practices for Recruiting Interns (+ideas)

Hundred5

College job portals — In addition to traditional job boards, you can use the likes of Handshake and College Recruiter that specifically focus on helping students find jobs. Though, the latter two may be better used to show off your company culture. Research pop culture trends and draft SoMe posts 2. ’ 2.

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The Most Popular Companies for College Graduates (and What They’re Doing Right)

Linkedin Talent Blog

And, to find out which companies are doing it right, we analyzed the LinkedIn profile data of millions of students in the US to find out the most popular companies that college graduates went into in 2016. Here’s what they said, in order of importance: Company culture and values. Employee perspective of the company.

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9 Need-to-Know Recruitment News Stories – 21st September 2015

Social Talent

It can reinforce your employer brand and show off your culture — which is one of the top three factors in U.S. If you’re keeping candidates waiting in the lobby, not telling them about your culture, and not communicating with them after the interview, you could be alienating your ideal workers. They certainly will for your competitors.