Thu.Nov 21, 2019

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Why Pay Transparency Is Your Best Recruitment Tool

Glassdoor for Employers

Lots of companies will tell you that their people make them different. I get it — because we’re one of them. All of our other differentiators are a product of our employees, so having a compelling employment narrative is critical to attracting high-end talent that might otherwise be drawn to bigger brand-name firms. Back in 2013, the prospect of hiring our first full-time employee was stressful.

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The #2 Rated Applicant Tracking System?

Select Software Reviews

Most days I receive email from HRTech vendors who find SelectSoftware and want their solution listed on the site. Some are amazing solutions that we’ve somehow missed previously. Some are clearly not a good fit. And, some simply illuminate the challenges of buying HRTech! This was one of those such emails. A few weeks ago I got this email from a vendor who wanted to be on the site (all identifying info is de-identified, I have no interest in calling them out): I always look at these messages and

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The Business Impact of a Poor Candidate Experience, and What You Can Do About It

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Like it or not, the candidate experience you provide plays a major role in the success of your organization’s recruiting function. The quality of your candidate experience influences whether a candidate will decide to apply to your organization or accept an offer at the end of your process. It will also impact whether candidates recommend that their friends or professional network consider going through your process in the future.

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The Savage Truth by Greg Savage – An insight into 40 years of recruitment

JobAdder

“According to the greatest recruitment clichè of all, most recruiters ‘fall into’ the industry. It’s a career that few seek, and even fewer stay working in long term.”. And so begins industry leader Greg Savage’s recollections, built up over 40 years in recruitment, in his new book The Savage Truth. The book dives into such topics as how to run a recruitment business, recruitment strategies, performance management and leadership.

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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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Don't Treat the Interview Like a Test

Recruiter

Having children recently out of college, I've noticed a disturbing trend in interviewing: New job seekers are preparing to "pass" interviews as if they were tests. I understand that knowing a lot about a potential employer can demonstrate your interest, but it has gotten to the point where preparation sometimes begins a year before an application is even sent in.

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12 Best Recruitment Books To Read In 2020

Harver

Discover all the recruitment how-tos, trends in recruiting technology, and become better at your job with these 12 great books on recruitment for 2020!

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6 Tips to Build a Better Social Responsibility Program

Avionte

Why Social Responsibility Matters . In a nutshell, social responsibility is the belief that businesses should do more than just contribute to the economy, they should add to society too by making a positive difference to the following categories (among others): . Environment . Poverty . Human rights . Coming together to make this world a better place is something worth striving for, especially for businesses who often have the influence, money and employees to drive positive changes. .

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By the Numbers: November 22, 2019

BountyJobs

BountyJobs Bites. U.S. Economic Growth Forecasts Grow Weaker. The Numbers: Over the next year, the outlook for U.S. economic growth looks weaker now than it did three months ago. Real GDP is now expected to grow 1.7% this quarter, down from 2% originally forecasted. The number of jobs added was slightly revised upward for job gains over the next two years.

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How Investing in Your Team Drives Profitability

AkkenCloud

It’s easy to ignore your employees when you’re thinking about ways to invest money into your business. You’ll almost certainly have a lot of other things to spend money on, and a lot of small business owners find themselves struggling to know where they should put it first. Of course, though, when you have people working for you, they will be one of your most crucial assets, and this makes it worth working hard to improve them as much as possible.

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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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CRM vs ATS: What's the Difference?

Smartdreamers

A huge transformation is taking place. A shift in the talent acquisition world from being a largely reactive e ffort to a predominantly proactive one. This is leading to confusion across sectors, as recruiters and t alent a cquisition leaders struggle to find the candidates for their open positions and build sustainable talent pools for the future.

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If You Treat Diversity Training as a Checkbox, Your Company Will Suffer

Entrepreneur - Workplace Diversity

Businesses pour billions of dollars into training every year, but not always in the right areas.

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Jobvite Introduces a Faster and Smarter Way to Schedule Interviews

Jobvite

The average time to fill is 38 days , but top talent is off the market within just 10 days. Speed is the name of the game in recruiting. While one hiring team is sending back-and-forth emails to schedule a candidate interview, another hiring team from a competitor is already interviewing and making an offer. Candidate interview scheduling is a fundamental step in an organization’s hiring process, yet it often remains the culprit for a lengthy time to fill.

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Employer Brand: It’s Yours to Manage

Valuehire

What exactly is your employer brand? Establishing your business as a well-respected entity within its industry has many benefits. You not only attract customers; it is part of how you can gain interest from talented job seekers. To put it as plainly as possible, your employer brand is your reputation. Naturally, there are things that can hurt it, so it’s wise to be regularly mindful of the ways in which you can improve it.

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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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Are Personality Tests Beneficial as Part of The Hiring Process?

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

At any age, and in every profession, self-awareness is a valuable tool.

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How to Predict Intern-to-Full-Time Conversion Rates

Yello

Whether you’re ending, beginning or planning for the next intern cycle, the goal of working with young trainees is often the same: eventually making a full-time hire. A practice that started in the medical profession, many businesses have adopted intern programs as a training ground for college students. . Today, most internships are paid – and some are very well paid.

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Soft skills in the workplace: part 4 - problem solving

Kallidus

7 steps of effective problem solving in the workplace. We’ve all heard the famous jokes about changing lightbulbs, but what sort of skill does it really take to solve a problem? There may be a misconception that all it takes is industry or task-specific knowledge, and while this helps to add context to a problem, it won’t provide the solution on it’s own.

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It's Time To Leave Segmented Recruiting In The Past

Entelo

It’s a job seeker’s world out there. Companies of all kinds are in desperate need to fill their specialized roles with top talent, and there are only so many qualified candidates that they can recruit to fill those spots. Meanwhile, those same candidates are being recruited by other companies as well, and you can bet that their current employers are working to keep their VIPs on their teams.

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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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5 Truths About the Future of Candidate Experience

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Can you believe 2020 is only a few weeks away? It couldn’t be a better time to look ahead and consider what’s next for our profession. No matter your role in Recruitment Marketing, Talent Acquisition or HR, we are all focused on people — how do we attract them to our company, how do we recruit them to our roles and how do we keep them engaged to stay.

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Candidate Preparation for the Interview is About MORE Than the Interview

Top Echelon Contracting

You’ve used your ATS recruitment software to match qualified candidates with your client’s job orders, but that’s just the beginning. For most practitioners in our industry, the purpose of candidate prep with a client is to improve their interviewing skills, provide information.

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5 Tips for Bagging Highly Competitive In-Demand Jobs

KNF&T Staffing Resources

By: Leila Bennett. Standing out from the crowd when applying for a job is challenging. And to help you out, here are five tips for bagging highly competitive in-demand jobs. 1. Polish your resume. As a job seeker, your resume is your first chance to catch a prospective employer’s eye and to impress them. With the Ladder’s research showing that employers typically look at a resume for an average of 6.25 seconds , it’s important to make sure that your resume is not only concise but also com

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Using the STAR Method for Job Interview Success

Jobillico

Job interviews can be stressful. After updating your resume, writing a unique cover letter, even taking a psychometric test as part of the application progress, having to answer in-depth questions about your work history and professional experience is still difficult. When a hiring manager switches topics and starts to ask behavioural questions, your answers can have an enormous impact on your chances of receiving a job offer.

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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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Seek Awards XVII

The Whiteboard

The recruitment industry gathered under a silk cloth of glamour last night as the Auckland War Memorial played host to the 17th annual Seek Awards. A night fraught with winners, losers, jeers, and cheers. Other than the Pow Wows of old, it’s the only time I get to observe all the cast members of our own little Great Show in full flight. A Cornucopia of characters conversing; big wigs and little wigs putting aside relative opposition to come together, for a night which represents an aspect

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Jobvite Introduces a Faster and Smarter Way to Schedule Interviews

Jobvite

The average time to fill is 38 days , but top talent is off the market within just 10 days. Speed is the name of the game in recruiting. While one hiring team is sending back-and-forth emails to schedule a candidate interview, another hiring team from a competitor is already interviewing and making an offer. Candidate interview scheduling is a fundamental step in an organization’s hiring process, yet it often remains the culprit for a lengthy time to fill.

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8 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving in the Office

Namely - Talent

Thanksgiving is a holiday that reminds us to be thankful for everyone and everything we have in our lives. It’s an important time to reflect on your year, be together with family, friends, and coworkers, and give back to the greater community. While Thanksgiving is typically celebrated at home, there are still ways to bring the giving spirit to the office.

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EVENT: TalentNet Live 2019

Entelo

ConveyIQ by Entelo is excited to sponsor TalentNet Live 2019 in Dallas on December 6. Join us at Toyota’s state of the art North American Headquarters with over 200 talent professionals from great companies like Pepsico, Toyota, Zoes Kitchen, Baylor Healthcare, AmericanAirlines, McAfee, Intuit, and many more. Known for the strategic take-aways and accessible conversations with peers and experts, TalentNet is widely respected as one of the best and most intimate events in the recruitment world, a

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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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How to Create an Effective “Day in the Life” for Candidates

Indeed

The funny thing about recruiting and hiring is that no one really knows what to expect until that first day on the job. Sure, we might speculate, read some reviews, talk to those familiar with the organization and do our homework. But no matter how much preparation we put in, we’re bound to end up surprised — that goes for the employer as much as their new employee. .

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Why Mistakes Are Great Training Opportunities

Recruiting Daily Advisor

There is a much shared story attributed to famed businessman Thomas J. Watson Sr. during his tenure as head of IBM. The company, under Watson’s direction, had been increasing inventory despite poor demand, gambling on high levels of post-World War II demand. When a salesman failed to secure a major government bid—close to $1 million dollars in value—the salesman came to Watson’s office and offered his resignation.

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Recruiting Tips for Finance and Insurance Companies

Jobvite

The finance and insurance world has been one of the greatest comeback stories in recent memory. Financial services companies — including credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, accounting companies, consumer finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds, individual managers, and some government-sponsored enterprises — experienced an unprecedented downturn and loss of reputation in the mid-2000s.