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The Top Skills You Need to Get Hired Today

Crelate

Soft skills encompass your emotional and social abilities while hard skills are more about technical job requirements. Some job descriptions are stocked with buzzwords that are trendy in the recruitment industry. For a while, it seemed like the word passionate was mandatory in job descriptions. Blockchain.

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Why Traditional Recruitment Processes No Longer Cut It – And How Job Simulations Can Help

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Poor quality hires have a flow-on effect : According to a 2018 survey, 44% of CFOs believe a bad hire significantly impacts team morale. their skills) to those outlined in the job description. technical ability) and not soft skills (i.e., In contrast, automated screening uses technology to match keywords (i.e.,

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Skynet Is Coming!

SmartSearch

Artificial intelligence is the buzzword du jour on social channels, and online communities everywhere, and new sourcing tools that leverage this technology are changing the way recruiters find top talent. This includes identifying companies, industries, keywords, job functions, and other datasets. We’ll be at booth #14.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

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Common causes for skills mismatches are poorly written job description ads, gaps in the hiring procedures, overemphasizing job experience over skills, and emerging technologies. The global economic consequences of this mismatch were estimated to be ~$8 trillion in unrealized GDP for the world economy in 2018. More than 1.3

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Skills-based hiring statistics that show degrees are less important than ever

Vervoe

Companies started adding degree requirements to job descriptions in the early 2000s. The trend became known as degree inflation , as many of the jobs hadn’t changed; rather, employers were seeking a proxy for skills and capabilities. Dropping the degree requirement from job descriptions encourages diverse talent to apply.

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The Lucky Checklist For a Successful Recruiter

Jobvite

To ensure you’re hiring the right person, recruiters need to: Ensure job descriptions are realistic and clear. Focus on soft skills such as leadership, temperament, or emotional intelligence as well as technical capabilities. in October 2018, a record low since December 1969. Candidate Engagement.

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The Lucky Checklist For a Successful Recruiter

Jobvite

To ensure you’re hiring the right person, recruiters need to: Ensure job descriptions are realistic and clear. Focus on soft skills such as leadership, temperament, or emotional intelligence as well as technical capabilities. in October 2018, a record low since December 1969. CANDIDATE ENGAGEMENT .