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Example Reference Check Questions

Lever

By the time you’re doing a reference check, you’re attached. You have high hopes that the hours you’ve spent trying to fill your open role are about to pay off, and you’ll be devastated if a candidate’s references don’t give the glowing reviews you want to hear.

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How to Make Social Media Work for Your Recruiting Process

ExactHire Recruiting

These days, social media is about the best way for job seekers to see what’s out there and for hiring managers to find job seekers. Leveraging the community that social media sites provide can be an extremely effective way to source talent. However, there are some things to remember. You have to understand the site is merely a platform. Simply being on the site will not generate results.

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4 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Without Getting Too ‘Personal’

Social Talent

There’s no denying that if you want to be a superstar recruiter, you need to have a strong personal brand. And if you’ve read any of our blog posts on personal branding , you’ll know that this means more than just connecting with potential candidates on LinkedIn and posting the odd update to Facebook and Twitter. It’s ultimately all about being human.

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How to Make Social Media Work for Your Recruiting Process

ExactHire Recruiting

These days, social media is about the best way for job seekers to see what’s out there and for hiring managers to find job seekers. Leveraging the community that social media sites provide can be an extremely effective way to source talent. However, there are some things to remember. You have to understand the site is merely a platform. Simply being on the site will not generate 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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5 Common Resume Mistakes to Avoid

Yoh

Resumes are one, maybe two pages of writing that share a brief summary of your professional career. Employers are expected to make complicated, long term hiring decisions based on that minimal amount of personal data. So you better bet that ever word matters.

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Boolean Is Dead. On LinkedIn Only

Boolean Strings

Here is a “double alert” I have just copied from my screen. A rare error occurred, and Boolean is going away in Recruiter Lite. Of the current choices of premium personal accounts, it looks like only Navigator and Lite have advanced search. Lite doesn’t have Boolean, we are told. Navigator has something called “Lead Builder” that doesn’t sound like “Boolean” to me.

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Research: Millennials Feel They Lack Control at Work

Undercover Recruiter

Here’s a surprise. According to a new study, millennials cite “lack of control” over their working lives. Sigh. I suppose it’s easy to dismiss reports like these, I mean who ever felt like they had control when they started out in their careers? Why are millennials so bleeding special? What about everyone else who feels. View Article. Research: Millennials Feel They Lack Control at Work.

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Small Business Job Growth Holds Steady in October, According to ADP Report

CareerBuilder

Small business job growth in October was unchanged from September. According to the ADP’s most recent Small Business Employment Report , which looks at job growth specific to businesses with 49 or fewer employees, small businesses added 34,000 jobs in October, the same number the ADP reported in September. Looking at company size, very small businesses (those with 1-19 employees) added 14,000 jobs and other small businesses (those with 20-49 employees) added 20,000 jobs.

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Eat This, Not That: Slimming Down Interviews

Recruiting Daily

There’s a health and nutrition book series called Eat This, Not That. It’s designed to provide readers with options to substitute common ingredient choices with healthier selections without sacrificing flavor or enjoyment of favorite menu items. It’s a more pragmatic approach to eating healthy for people who think it’s crazy not to eat carbs or […].

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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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Recruiting Solutions for Nonprofits

Glassdoor for Employers

As the holidays approach, we’re focused on how we as a company can give back. Because we love helping people find jobs.

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HRsoft and OMNIView Announce Strategic Partnership

HRsoft

HRsoft, a leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management and compensation planning software solutions, announced a partnership with OMNIview to expand both of the companies’ employee engagement and retention solutions for employers. Based in Plymouth, Minnesota, OMNIview is a leading consulting and solution firm that helps companies establish processes to ensure their best and brightest stay engaged, develop their full potential, and stay onboard.

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Find your next great hire on our 55 new international job boards

Workable

We’ve always worked hard to offer an easier, more effective approach to job advertising, and so Workable’s one-click posting provides fast access all the major aggregators such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and 20 other free sites. Last week we released our Pay Per Applicant job advertising model for Workable customers in the US and now it’s time to show the love to Workable customers far and wide.

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NEW POSITIONS

Jeff Rothman

Not every search we’re working on is posted here. If you think your skills and experience align with the kinds of positions that appear on this blog or with what’s described on our website (www.rothmantalent.com), please contact us.Filed under: Direct Marketing Services, Fundraising, Job Postings, Marketing Technology.

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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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2 Ways the New LinkedIn Salary Tool Can Improve Your Recruiting Experience

Linkedin Talent Blog

A candidate’s decision to accept a new job is influenced by so many factors. According to our data , professionals put a huge premium on finding the right opportunity that will advance their career and also offer challenging work. However, often one of the biggest considerations is the compensation package. Knowing how important salary is to the conversation between candidates and recruiters, we just released LinkedIn Salary.

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Collaborative Hiring: A Must for Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and Employees

Jobvite

No matter how much money is spent on recruiting software and staffing salaries, we’re still seeing a massive disconnect between recruiters and hiring managers Each side thinks they know more than the other about a … Continued.

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Small Business Job Growth Holds Steady in October, According to ADP Report

CareerBuilder

Small business job growth in October was unchanged from September. According to the ADP’s most recent Small Business Employment Report , which looks at job growth specific to businesses with 49 or fewer employees, small businesses added 34,000 jobs in October, the same number the ADP reported in September. Looking at company size, very small businesses (those with 1-19 employees) added 14,000 jobs and other small businesses (those with 20-49 employees) added 20,000 jobs.

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Are You A Recruitment Thought Leader ?

Recruiting Blogs

Like most buzzwords thought leadership is a misused and misunderstood term. To confuse you, even more, it’s also referred to as authority positioning too! But what is it really? And why do you need to have it as part of the marketing plan for your recruitment organisation? . . What Is thought leadership? If you Google ‘Thought Leadership’ there are a number of definitions.

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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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Solving the Primary Care Physician Burnout Problem

Harger Howe Recruitment

Many studies have found that physician burnout is at an all time high. For instance, the American Medical Association and the Mayo Clinic reported , “burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance in US physicians worsened from 2011 to 2014. More than half of US physicians are now experiencing professional burnout.” And, according to The Journal of the American Medical Academy’s (JAMA) recent article, US Residency Competitiveness, Future Salary, and Burnout in Primary Care vs Specialty Fields ,

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Redefining Work/Life Balance

Recruiting Blogs

In my role as a recruiter, I have had the opportunity to talk to candidates for a variety of companies from Fortune 100 to small startups. With a few exceptions, most companies solicit the concept of a good work/life balance. At the same time, I have had the privilege to recruit and hire people at all stages of professionalism from Entry-Level candidates fresh out of school to Sr.

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Which Presidential Candidate is Better for Recruiting?

Top Echelon Contracting

The election is almost here! Which Presidential Candidate is the best one? For the purposes of this blog, though, the real question is this one: which Presidential Candidate is the best one for recruiting. To help find the answer to.

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How to Manage Cashflow in Your Recruitment Agency

Recruiting Blogs

The recruitment industry is all too familiar with the pressures of cashflow. That's especially true if your agency hires temporary staff members and contractors. Your agency will need to pay them alongside other outlays, such as supplier charges and overhead costs. This can mean you will struggle at times to survive through extended periods waiting for your clients to pay on contracts.

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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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4 Key Areas of Your Recruitment Advertising Campaigns You Need to Get Right

WebRecruit

Are you struggling to attract the candidates that your business needs? If so, it’s worth re-evaluating certain aspects of your recruitment advertising campaigns. A successful recruitment advertising campaign comprises a selection of different components; however, we’ve drilled it down to four main areas that you should be focusing on to maximise your chance of attracting candidates and making a successful hire.

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Recruiting for the New Year, Today

Recruiting Blogs

Fall is in officially in full effect (even for those of us in the South). The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, and the weather colder. But for us in the recruiting world, we have more than one kind of freeze to worry about – the holiday hiring freeze. The holiday hiring freeze (the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day), effects most companies for many different reasons - reconciling budgets, lack of time to properly onboard and train new employees, holiday vacations, end-of-y

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How to Leverage New Tools from Glassdoor Webinar

Glassdoor for Employers

It’s an exciting time for us here at Glassdoor! We’ve seen a number of significant product innovations in a short space of.

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5 RED FLAGS AN EMPLOYER SHOULD NEVER IGNORE DURING AN INTERVIEW

Recruiting Blogs

What exactly stands out in a candidate interview? Is it their style? Their flair? Or their ability to fit well into the company culture? Perhaps it’s all of these things - but for the person responsible for selecting the right candidate for the job, the interviewing radar must go far beyond detecting basic qualities of a candidate. While there are many signs that can safely be ignored during the interview process due to nervousness, here are 5 red-flags that should never be ignored: The candidat

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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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The State of Franchising & How Hireology Can Help

Hireology

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The importance of communication for the candidate experience

RecruitmentJuice

You will often hear HR people and experts argue whether the recruitment process should be more geared towards the clients, the companies that hire; or the candidates, the potential employees. If we are being absolutely and even brutally honest, this is something that will depend on the times and the industry. Today, due to the declining employee loyalty and the ever-increasing need for trained professionals, recruitment is turning more to the candidate.

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What Job Seekers WISH You Knew About the Candidate Experience

CareerBuilder

It’s no secret that attracting the right talent is hard, and the hiring landscape has grown increasingly competitive. You can stand out by providing a great candidate experience – but in order to do so, you need to understand and circumvent some of their biggest frustrations with the application process. We wanted to take you inside the minds of today’s job seekers to give you an idea of what they expect of your company and the candidate experience you (knowingly or unknowingl