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3 Difficult Diversity Lessons From Yelp, Airbnb, and Deloitte

Linkedin Talent Blog

But they discovered that, while these strategies work for some companies, they simply didn’t work for Yelp. “We Targeted college recruitment programs can be hugely successful. Today, recruiters explicitly avoid looking for commonalities, and use objective scorecards to make sure all candidates are evaluated equally.

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How to Scale Diversity Hiring at Your Organization

Entelo

Positive messaging is a far more effective strategy, especially by engaging employees desires to help the company. The bottom line is this: If you aren’t getting enough candidates at the top of your recruiting funnel, you’re never going to make enough hires to move the needle. Start Small, Then Expand. Specific goals are essential.

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

Social Talent

What this means for you: Social media is now officially as important as job boards when it comes to recruiting, so you need both a presence on and a strategy for social talent acquisition. On the recruiting side, it’s a unique way to get college students buzzing about the company. Just 31% used search engines.