Mon.Aug 24, 2020

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How my fear saved my recruitment company in a recession

Greg Savage

I had a significant experience during the massive downturn of the ‘90s. It taught me a crucial lesson about leadership in tough times. It was something I did. And I did not even know I was doing it! I was running Recruitment Solutions, a company I had founded with two others. We had a golden […].

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Behavioral Interviewing: The Achilles Heel of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Glassdoor for Employers

"Tell me about a time when you…". I'll stop there. We've all been on the other side of the table when a hiring manager or recruiter asked us a behavioral interview question. And if you're a college-educated, white collar worker, chances are you had something impressive to share, going as far back as college when you may have had a leadership position in student body government or a competitive internship.

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3 New KPIs to Track in a Job-Short Market

FireFish Software

As we shift from a candidate-short to a job-short market, the recruitment KPIs that have a real impact on your agency are changing. By refocusing your recruiters’ KPIs to suit this new market, you’ll be motivating them towards goals that actually matter to your business instead of targeting them on meaningless goals like cold calls and job ad application numbers.

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20 Companies Actively Hiring and Supporting Veterans

Eightfold

In 2019, about 8 percent of the U.S. adult population, or 18.8 million people, were classified as military veterans by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 200,000 service members transition from the military to civilian life each year. . For most veterans , part of this transition is finding a job where their skills, dedication, and engagement are valued.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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Collection Of Top 10 Best Interview Invitation Email Samples Every Recruiters Should Learn From

Rakuna.Co

In this blog, we are going to share with you the top 10 most time-saving interview invitation email samples that every recruiter should have. Let’s get started!

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How 15 Companies Are Working to Be Anti-Racist

PowerToFly

This summer, as the extrajudicial murders of Black Americans prompted renewed focus on the Black Lives Matter movement, companies and organizations across the United States started to center the experiences of their Black employees and prioritize conversations about race in a real way. Some companies already had robust diversity and inclusion initiatives that combated some of the systematic injustice Black workers face.

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14 Ways to Stand Out When Applying For a Job

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Employers are flooded with applications when they list an open position, especially right now. If you’re looking for a new job, standing out from the crowd can feel impossible… but it doesn’t have to be. . We’re a professional staffing firm with more than a decade of experience helping candidates like you find and win lucrative positions in a range of industries.

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14 More Awesome Companies to Explore on The Muse

The Muse

Check out the amazing companies that have recently launched on The Muse.

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Ideas Don't Die, Companies Do

Forbes Human Resources Council

While companies have been disrupted, gone bankrupt or exited in some form of survival, the ideas they took to their customers still remain.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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[PODCAST] The New World Order for Case Studies

Recruiting Daily

Are case studies still even valuable? Short answer: No. Case studies were big about 10-15 years ago, if not longer. Companies do still use them, but they’re not as broadly effective. First of all, everyone has them. We all know you (as the provider of the case study) picked the three best client engagements you’ve […].

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How To Make The Most Of Your Internship: 12 Ways To Foster A Mentoring Relationship

Forbes Human Resources Council

The most successful interns are the ones who find and cultivate mentoring relationships within their organization. Here's how to make the most of your internship experience.

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The Importance of Transparency in Business

Professional Alternatives

To promote transparency in business, many company owners and managers have to decide how much information they disclose to their employees. They are forced to consider letting employees know about changing company revenues, internal reshuffling or downsizing, and other issues. It is, however, necessary to measure the consequences of these actions. Confidentiality is important to ensure transparency in business, but sometimes, hiding too much can end up creating legal or trust problems for you an

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Five Ways To Spark Your Company Culture While Working Remotely

Forbes Human Resources Council

Some programs and traditions work well remotely, and some simply don't yield the same results.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Cold Calling vs Warm Calling: The 2020 Guide to Crushing Them Both

Lusha

Let’s dive into cold calling and warm calling so that you can understand it a little more, and fear it less, because it really is an awesome sales tactic. The Definition of Cold Calling. Cold calling in its simplest definition is when a salesperson calls a potential customer to sell them something, without being asked by the customer to do so. Here are some benefits of cold calling: Potential to reach more people and expand your customer base.

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We're Looking at the Wrong Workplace Diversity Numbers

Entrepreneur - Workplace Diversity

Hiring and retention are just the beginning.

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2020 Candidate Experience Report

CareerPlug

Does candidate experience matter? In recent years, we’ve seen a positive trend emerging in recruitment strategies — a focus on candidate experience, which can be.

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How to source on the lesser known sites!! Experts Exchange!!

Recruiting Blogs

Experts Exchange is a website for people in information technology related jobs to ask each other for tech help, receive. instant help via chat, hire freelancers, and browse tech jobs. Expert Exchange is a. little-known site and few have tried to source in it. Well to do this without worry you need go no. further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying. .

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Recruiter's Digest for the new normal of COVID

Hiring Plug

Recruitment isn't easy and transformation is always a choice. The market will bounce back. But, the question is, will you be ready when it does?

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The Best Careers That Keep You Learning

Recruiting Blogs

It wouldn’t be unfair to suggest we’re all after something a little extra from our job — other than, of course, extra office hours. Whether it’s more responsibility or more room to roam, financial improvement or fulfilment, the more we can get out of our day-to-day job, the better! There’s no wonder we want something to keep us interested in our jobs, particularly when we spend 40 hours a week there on average.

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Is Your ATS Holding You Back From Landing the Right Talent?

InFlight

We are months into a global pandemic and there are two emerging groups: those who have hunkered down with their current employers, and those who are using this as an opportunity to find new employment. Whether they were already looking before the pandemic or have been influenced by the way their company has handled Covid-19, employees are ready to make the move.

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Traineeship vs Apprenticeship: Which one is best for you?

Recruiting Blogs

These are difficult times for employers and apprentices, with economic forecasts for this year estimating our economy shrinking by 9.2 per cent, unemployment has risen and could increase two-fold to over 10 per cent. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on apprentice recruitment, with the pandemic affecting young people’s employment prospects disproportionately.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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High Five! Hireology Made the Inc. 5000 List Five Years in a Row!

Hireology

For the 5th consecutive year, Hireology has been named on the Inc. 5000 list at 1,829. . The Inc. 5000 list annually ranks privately held U.S. companies according to percentage revenue growth over a three-year period. To be among these 5000 companies is humbling, and five years in a row is an incredible honor. “This is not an honor we take lightly,” said Adam Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO of Hireology.

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Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Supporting Employee Well-Being in a Remote Work Environment

Recruiting Daily Advisor

The fitness industry has been forced to reinvent itself in the wake of COVID-19. With social distancing requirements temporarily shuttering facilities nationwide, clubs and personal trainers have turned to virtual classes and social media to keep followers and members engaged. But even as restrictions begin to ease, a growing number of people are less than eager to return to the gym.

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“We’ve got work to do”: Overcoming the gap in diversity recruiting

HIRED

As more candidates are open to remote roles, our 2020 State of Remote Work Report uncovered that employers believed the top benefit of hiring remote employees was having more diverse candidates. With a heightened focus on how companies are building diverse teams and inclusive workplaces, companies may be evaluating the work that still needs to be done in order for workplaces to be truly equitable, inclusive and diverse. .

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Despite High Unemployment Rate, Only 14% of Companies on Hiring Freeze

Recruiting Daily Advisor

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July jobs report , unemployment fell to 10.2%, while employment rose by 1.8 million. Yet, despite the high unemployment rate, employers say they’re actively hiring during the pandemic. So, where are all the jobs? Source: zakokor / iStock / Getty Images. Monster Data for July. Job site Monster.com has been sharing its employment data throughout the pandemic.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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How to Take a Digital Break When Your Job is Online

Hundred5

Illustration: Kezia Gabriella. I’ve been working from home as a freelance journalist for two years and I’m acutely aware of how my work hours have only increased in the past few months. My days have melted into nights and at one point I was waking up at 4 a.m. to answer emails because it was only afternoon somewhere else in the world. These days, when I’m not on my laptop working, I’m probably on my phone scrolling through the news or social media.

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Pros and Cons of Using Free Training Resources

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Technology has made the lives of many businesspeople easier than ever, which is clearly a good thing, especially in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic. For learning and development (L&D) professionals, one of the challenges of a remote work environment is continuing to offer employees the training resources they need. Source: Atstock Productions / shutterstock.

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Talent Acquisition transformation due to Covid-19

Staffingsoft

There’s no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption across all businesses and industries. One of the most affected areas has been the hiring of new staff. Since face-to-face interviews have become almost impossible, those responsible for hiring staff have had to adapt rapidly. It’s not necessarily bad news, though.