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4 Tips To Eliminate Job Description Gender Bias and Improve Your Hiring

Vervoe

Yet, an organization cannot achieve diversity if its job descriptions don’t set them up for success. Language significantly impacts whether or not a job seeker identifies with a role, which influences whether or not they apply — particularly for female job seekers. Gender-biased vs. gender-neutral job descriptions.

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7 Controversial Stories About Job Descriptions [With Key Learnings]

Ongig

Job descriptions are in the news lately. I went back a few years to find stories related to controversial job postings. New Jersey Schools Authority Made Up Job Descriptions for People it Already Hired. Cynet’s “Preferably Caucasian” Job Posting. April to May 2019. 2016 to 2019.

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7 Best Hiring Practices for Small Business Owners in 2019

Glassdoor for Employers

While you may be eager to begin hiring, don’t share job listings or start interviewing candidates until you’re ready to act quickly, said Arlene Donovan, founder and CEO of Turning Point Coaching in Connecticut. 7 Best Hiring Practices in 2019. Spend less time on the job description. Prepare for interviews.

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How Syneos Health Achieved a 10x Increase in Daily Application Rates

Rally Recruitment Marketing

But since coming aboard in 2019, Kerri Smith and her team have persevered to help Syneos increase their daily applications 10-fold! . Syneos has spent a lot of time fine-tuning its email strategy, sending over 8,000 emails annually and increasing its year-over-year email usage by over 1,000 percent since 2019. Text message outreach.

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How To Prevent Candidate Ghosting

ClearCompany Recruiting

ClearCompany data showed that clients have 25% more open positions than in 2019, and 25% fewer applicants. If your candidate experience doesn’t meet their expectations, job seekers have plenty of other options. Eubanks recommends including salary information in the job description or discussing it during the first screening call.

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3 Big Benefits of a Great Candidate Experience

ClearCompany Recruiting

This article on the benefits of great candidate experience was originally published in May 2019. 75% of employees who had a positive candidate experience during hiring say it influenced their decision to accept the job offer. Texting tools enable faster communication with candidates — and 89% of job seekers prefer to text about jobs.

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The Top 5 Recruitment Hacks for 2019

Vervoe

In the US, the interview process takes an average of 23 days per candidate. That’s not including the time it takes to find, vet, and contact each candidate for the interview stage. The start of 2019 brings new hacks and productivity tools your team can use to help accelerate hiring. Build a talent pool.