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List of 50+ Remote Team-Building Exercises and Activities

Contract Recruiter

Physical separation leads to mental separation, but the effects can be mitigated with the use of regular team-building exercises. The virtual collaboration environment puts some limitations on team-building, of course. On the other hand, technology allows for a variety of new, clever team-building exercises to explore.

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The tech driving tomorrow’s background screening programs

JobAdder

“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a phrase that we’re all very familiar with, and in the recruitment industry today, obtaining a clearer understanding of a candidate’s past through background screening is crucial when making the right recruitment decisions. .

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The E-Learning Paradox: Maximizing Benefits While Minimizing Fatigue

Social Talent

We are so switched on, staring at screens for every aspect of our jobs that when we add learning into this virtual mix, it can seem like overkill. An over-focus on learning as a tick-box or compliance exercise. Learning should bring fulfillment, and if your users are running out of steam, it’s important to reframe the exercise.

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What are the Biggest Challenges for Recruiting in 2024?

Social Talent

For instance, deploying AI for initial screening can free up time for recruiters to engage in deeper, more meaningful interactions with candidates. Have a sneak peek at one of his courses: Learn more: Discover more about Glen Cathey’s sourcing training 4. Balancing AI’s efficiency with a human touch requires a nuanced approach.

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Checklist: Use Metrics to Improve the Applicant Screening Funnel

ExactHire Recruiting

Of course I’m biased, but I’ll say because processes beget consistency, data and therefore the ability to benchmark. In this blog, I’ll discuss executing change as a result of metrics you collect during each stage of an average candidate screening funnel when recruiting potential future employees.

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Struggling to find talent? It’s time to learn the hard truth about soft skills

Social Talent

People would get to talk about what they were passionate about, and demonstrate skill through exercises that aren’t designed to make prospects trip up. . It’s all about screening in, rather than screening out. Questions were adapted to real-life situations, rather than specific workplace ones.

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15 Common Phone Interview Questions to Screen Candidates Fast

The Hire Talent

Of course, now we have enough tech tools to conduct an interview from a reasonable distance and still have a satisfactory “live” conversation with applicants. Remember that you are in a quick screening stage, so you don’t engage applicants in lengthy conversations to determine their skills’ levels or behavioral traits.