Fri.Mar 29, 2019

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Keep Your Company Weird: Use New Talent to Build on a Unique Brand

Recruiting Daily

If you’ve been to Austin, Texas, in the past couple of decades, you may have seen this message on T-shirts and bumper stickers: keep Austin weird. The slogan arose when a caller to a local radio station was asked why he was donating money. “I don’t know,” he replied. “It helps keep Austin weird.” The […].

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12 Underrated But Effective Ways To Build Your Employer Brand

Forbes Human Resources Council

To recruit the right workers for your business, you’ll want to build a strong public-facing employer brand.

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Hiring Gen Z: Who Are They and What Do They Want?

Recruiting Daily

With more and more Generation Z’ers aging into the workforce, we begin to question how to go about recruiting them and how they will stand out in the workplace compared to previous generations. This generation also places importance on individuality, being able to customize products, experiences, and everything else to their individual preferences […].

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Using a Humanized Approach for Employee Stories to Engage Talent

Rally Recruitment Marketing

We all know the adage, “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes…” I believe it’s an important perspective we should use when creating Recruitment Marketing content. This approach promotes a more emotionally intelligent mindset to determine why, as well as how, you’re positioning employee stories because it showcases both personal and professional drivers to humanize the entire message.

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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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Service Level Agreements to Implement with Hiring Managers

Lever

Top-tier talent is in high demand, and rarely on the market for very long. If you move too slowly, your top candidates may be scooped up by the competition and you’ll have to start from square one. So what are ways to ensure you nurture the very best candidates and don’t lose anytime during the process? Service level agreements amongst teams can help.

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No standard working hours in Hong Kong? This is an opportunity

Workable

When it comes to standard working hours, Hong Kong knows little equal. A local government census in 2016 showed that around one in 10 workers put in 60-plus hours a week. Nearly one percent does 75 hours and above. The average working week is 50.1 hours, 38 per cent above the global average. Hong Kong doesn’t do well in the holiday stakes, either; not only do many companies work Saturdays, but there are 17 public holidays a year compared with an average of 23 around the world.

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Is 'Professional Presence' A Euphemism Meant To Discourage Diversity?

Forbes Human Resources Council

Focusing on increasingly dated concepts of what “success” looks like is a trap that will prevent your company from hiring and promoting the best people for each team.

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Is Snapchat the Next Big Thing in Employer Branding?

Smartdreamers

For plenty of folks in marketing and recruitment, Snapchat has been looming on the horizon for a few years now. Early adopters have experimented with different ways to attract customers and candidates on the platform, and it’s now becoming clear that some strategies work (employee “takeovers,” heavy use of lenses and filters, etc.) and some don’t. It’s also becoming clear that many demographics, millennials especially, are much better represented on Snapchat than elsewhere—not just in terms of u

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Why You Need to Invest in a Social Recruiting Strategy

Jobvite

If social media isn’t already part of your job advertising campaign, it should be. Worldwide, about 2.8 billion people are on social media. More than 73 percent of people age 18-34 have found jobs via social channels. Many hiring managers use social media long before an interview to “meet” a candidate. While an applicant tracking system is still a great way to track a candidate’s progress, social media adds another dimension.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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12 Ways To Find Your Perfect Mentor At A New Job

Forbes Human Resources Council

If you want to reach your personal and professional goals, there’s nothing like a patient, helpful mentor to give you the encouragement you need to move forward.

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Employees Want More Money and Are Willing to Ask for It

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Even in a strong economy, employers often feel the need to be money-conscious. After all, the basic profit equation is pretty simple: The money I earn minus the money I spend equals my profit. For most businesses, particularly in the service sector, salaries make up a huge portion of company costs and overall revenue. Survey Reveals Pay Issues. Unfortunately for employers, recent survey results published by the Addison Group suggest employees care a lot about their paychecks, they know how to

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Why Employer Branding is Critical in Attracting Top Talent

Jobvite

It has always been the case that the best talent has leverage over employers in the job market, but that may be truer than ever today. Good help is hard to find, especially when job seekers have access to opportunities all over the country or the world. The job search is hard on the applicants as well, and they look for ways to quickly decide among potential employers, building mental images of companies long before they interview or apply.

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New Nanodegree Certifications and Additional Workforce Development Funding at Community Colleges

GradLeaders

. There are two clear trends emerging at community colleges over the past few years in an effort to better support local employers and better prepare students for the next step of their journey: new nanodegree certifications and additional workforce development funding. . The additional funding coming from local employers and the state government to support workforce development is tied to performance.

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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Why You Need to Invest in a Social Recruiting Strategy

Jobvite

If social media isn’t already part of your job advertising campaign, it should be. Worldwide, about 2.8 billion people are on social media. More than 73 percent of people age 18-34 have found jobs via social channels. Many hiring managers use social media long before an interview to “meet” a candidate. While an applicant tracking system is still a great way to track a candidate’s progress, social media adds another dimension.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

If you’re looking for a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We found some of the best recent articles published for talent professionals and posted them below. They cover a wide range of topics, including babies in the office, an age discrimination lawsuit involving a major bank, and how asking the wrong questions could be screening out your ideal candidate.

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Why Employer Branding is Critical in Attracting Top Talent

Jobvite

It has always been the case that the best talent has leverage over employers in the job market, but that may be truer than ever today. Good help is hard to find, especially when job seekers have access to opportunities all over the country or the world. The job search is hard on the applicants as well, and they look for ways to quickly decide among potential employers, building mental images of companies long before they interview or apply.

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5 Reasons It’s Time to Convert your Temporary Employee

Key Resource Group

If your company has been burned too many times in the past, it’s understandable why you might choose to take the temp-to-hire route when hiring your next employee. Temp-to-hire is a great option to see if the employee will fit well in the role before making anything official, but don’t test the waters for too long. The majority of temporary employees will continue to seek permanent employment elsewhere, and you don’t want to lose the chance of hiring a great employee if you can help it.

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DEIB Reimagined: Navigating Change and Shaping the Future

Speaker: Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CTA, CDP - Founder/Principal Consultant at LBB Edutainment, Keynote Speaker, and Author

Join us for an insightful session where we delve into the evolving landscape of DEIB. Discover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that have emerged over the past year and explore what lies ahead. This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies, best practices, and reflection tools to effectively lead and inspire change in your organization.

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Paraplanning: A Career Guide

Recruiting Blogs

Paraplanning, in its own right, is a relatively new specialism within financial services. Historically, it had formed part of the financial planner’s role. . With demand outstripping supply and many firms battling over the brightest and best paraplanners in the industry, now is a good time to break into this area. In this article, we look at what paraplanning involves, what type of people excel in the role and the opportunities a career can offer.

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How To Complain Less (& Better) At Work

PowerToFly

Anyone who's ever worked with me knows I love to complain. My ability to complain is second only to my ability to fall asleep anywhere at any time. I can complain about the weather, unnecessary tasks, hypocritical bosses, coworkers who complain too much. you name it. And I'd be lying if I said this complaining didn't provide me with a perverse sense of satisfaction.

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Customer service chatbot

Recruiting Blogs

The nature of the human is to get comfortable things under the price of the cheapest. The older consumers might be challenged with the advancement in technology — texting with the sharing of the information while using them as the medium as their platforms. For reaching their consumers with the situation is very complex ai customer service chatbot.

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Engineering the Future with Tech Women Leaders in Deutsche Bank’s Corporate & Investment Bank

PowerToFly

Join Deutsche Bank and PowerToFly for an exclusive event featuring the Bank's women Tech leaders and male allies on May 1. The evening will kick off with an innovative tech talk from the CTO and segue into a thought-provoking panel discussion. To conclude, there will be networking with Deutsche Bank leadership over food and drinks. Technology at Deutsche Bank is transforming - From opening Digital Factories to developing the latest in artificial intelligence, from the award winning Autobahn serv

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Moving Forward in HR and Recruiting Uncertainty

An era of uncertainty has arrived in recruiting. The unpredictability that exists in the labor market can make it difficult for employers to know how they should respond in this environment. Despite the turbulence, recruiting professionals should be encouraged by recent trends. Applications per job are up over the last year across companies of all sizes, and more than half of all recruiters expect their teams to grow in the next year, with nearly two-thirds expecting their recruiting budgets to

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E-commerce mobile app

Recruiting Blogs

E-commerce mobile app application for making the shops of the retail in obtaining the products in stores. Implementation of the mobile defining the shopping of the retail demand in e-commerce. .

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Engineering the Future with Tech Women Leaders in Deutsche Bank’s Corporate & Investment Bank

PowerToFly

Join Deutsche Bank and PowerToFly for an exclusive event featuring the Bank's women Tech leaders and male allies on May 1. The evening will kick off with an innovative tech talk from the CTO and segue into a thought-provoking panel discussion. To conclude, there will be networking with Deutsche Bank leadership over food and drinks. Technology at Deutsche Bank is transforming - From opening Digital Factories to developing the latest in artificial intelligence, from the award winning Autobahn serv

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Using chatbots for marketing

Recruiting Blogs

If the adopted chatbots offer the opportunity of perfect for gathering the concerned feedback can be obtained from their consumers. [link].

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Tech Talks with Deutsche Bank’s Women Tech Leaders

PowerToFly

Deutsche Bank and PowerToFly are hosting an evening of networking and talks talks featuring some of Deutsche Bank's women tech leaders and we'd love for you to attend. Even if you aren't looking for new job opportunities, the event will be a great chance to learn more about Deutsche Bank's tech innovations and to network with your peers over complimentary food and drinks.

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The Greatest Overlooked Tool: A Recruiting Assessment Guide to Transforming Hiring

You know talent acquisition is essential to business success, but are you frustrated with hiring results? Learn how to spotlight ideal talent & match them to the right roles in your organization today by using the Greatest Overlooked Tool.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Dr. Pemberton Invents Coca-Cola

The Hire Solution

Coca-Cola history began on this day, March 29 in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. He created a flavored syrup, took it to his neighborhood pharmacy, where it was mixed with carbonated water and deemed “excellent” by those who sampled it.

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No standard working hours in Hong Kong? This is an opportunity

Workable

When it comes to standard working hours, Hong Kong knows little equal. A local government census in 2016 showed that around one in 10 workers put in 60-plus hours a week. Nearly one percent does 75 hours and above. The average working week is 50.1 hours, 38 per cent above the global average. Hong Kong doesn’t do well in the holiday stakes, either; not only do many companies work Saturdays, but there are 17 public holidays a year compared with an average of 23 around the world.

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HR 101: Turn Your Black Hole Into Branding Gold

TLNT: Talent Acquisition

The “black hole” is a dark corner of your ATS, that place some applicants go, never to be heard from again. That’s the last thing your employer brand needs — people you don’t even know out there ready to bad mouth your company for something you might not even be aware of.