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6 Things to Avoid When Writing Job Descriptions

Linkedin Talent Blog

If you had to guess how long the average job seeker spends looking at your job description, you'd probably say at least a minute or two, right? According to one study , the average jobseeker only spends 14 seconds reviewing a job post before deciding if it's a fit. Well, not exactly.

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What the Best Sales Recruiters Do Differently

Contract Recruiter

Or does your team work in a collaborative fashion, sharing new information and going the extra mile to help one another meet goals? Many sales recruiters mistakenly believe their job is unique, but Adler believes that understanding the common sales process is required to assess sales candidates.

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9 Horrific Hiring Mistakes

ExactHire Recruiting

JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Poorly written job descriptions will yield poor results. Poorly written” could be defined as grammatical errors and misspellings, but I am referring to generic job descriptions or unspecific, misleading job descriptions.

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Preparing for success – Executive interview coaching to ace the executive interview

Executive Search Insights

Where junior-level interviews focus majorly on the applicant’s ability to do their job, it is different for the management roles. Apart from skills and qualifications, executives are assessed on their leadership abilities, decision-making skills and capacity to deal with challenges. Succeeding in your executive interviews.

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How Good Machine Learning in Recruitment Can Radically Transform Your Hiring

Vervoe

Talent acquisition teams simply don’t have the time or resources to carefully review each candidate’s resume, target passive job candidates, or tailor job descriptions. Candidate assessment. But that’s where machine learning comes in. This requires the provision of a seamless and efficient talent acquisition process.

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Why the Candidate Experience is More Important Than Ever

ViziRecruiter

In order to start developing a strong candidate experience strategy, we recommend conducting an honest assessment of your current candidate experience. Four key areas to focus on include the job description and application process, communications throughout the process, the interview and follow-up.

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Highlight Your Valuable Experience and Get the Position!

PowerToFly

The valuable experience you want to highlight in a job interview is the one that correlates with the job description. Any relevant experience to the job is valuable. Typically, these are blind assessments to gauge your skills before you chat with the rest of the team. Valuable Past Experience and What Else?

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