Wed.May 22, 2019

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Finding the Best ‘Sorting Hat’ for Your Screening Process

Recruiting Daily Advisor

In the movie, Harry Potter , an enchanted hat is used to sort the children into specific Hogwarts’ houses, this gadget is called the “Sorting Hat.” Wouldn’t it be nice to have your very own sorting hat to sift through all the different candidates you’re interviewing, to find the best fit for your company? Editorial credit: Peartree / Shutterstock.com.

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Recruitment: five problems with competency-based interviewing and a few solutions

HR Zone - Talent

Acquisition. Interview techniques: what's going wrong?

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Content Through Collaboration: How to Create Employee-Driven Brand Stories

Rally Recruitment Marketing

As of April 2019, the U.S. national unemployment rate was 3.6% , which means the talent shortage is far from over. Along with many other employers, we here at RaceTrac have been looking for new ways to combat this shortage. When we started to expand into our new mid-Tennessee market, we realized that not only is it imperative to grow our consumer brand, but we also needed to amp up our employer brand and look at our content strategy through a different lens.

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Olympic Gold Medalist, Joe Jacobi Shares Talent Identification Strategies to Help You Build High-Performance Teams

Lever

When launching a new talent identification and recruitment initiative, you traditionally map out the core requirements that pinpoint the best-fit candidate for the role. Then, you commence the long slog of locating that square-peg person to fit into your square-hole opportunity. It. Read More. The post Olympic Gold Medalist, Joe Jacobi Shares Talent Identification Strategies to Help You Build High-Performance Teams appeared first on Lever.

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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EBrandCon Wrapup: Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding Takeaways

Rally Recruitment Marketing

As the newest member of the Rally team, the past few months have been a whirlwind – in the best way! I’ve spent my time learning all there is to know about Recruitment Marketing, getting a grasp on creating compelling content for the company blog and connecting with the great people in our community. So I was delighted when I had the chance to kill three birds with one stone by attending GSMI’s Employer Branding Strategies Conference – more affectionately known as EBrandCon – i

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Revealed | The Top Cyber Roles In 2019

Social Talent

KPMG and PwC are now the UK’s top cyber recruiters, according to new data released by Indeed. Both companies are hiring a large proportion of cyber security specialists, with cyber roles accounting for 5.95% new KPMG recruits and 5.08% new hires at PwC. The two other members of the accountancy sector’s ‘Big Four’, EY and Deloitte, complete the cyber hirers’ top four, with cyber roles making up 1.99% and 1.47% respectively of their current job vacancies.

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Guest Post: How UiPath has Grown from 100 to 2,700 Employees in Just Two Years

Smartdreamers

For anyone who already knows what RPA (robotic process automation) is, UiPath should require no introduction. They were Romania’s first “unicorn” startup, and they recently announced a new valuation at nearly $7 billion—no mean feat for a company that was operating with just 50 employees as recently as 2015. Today, the company has more than 2,000 workers in offices spread across the world.

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How To Measure What Matters In Employee Engagement

Forbes Human Resources Council

Measuring what truly matters on a schedule that provides real-time insight will allow leaders to better understand their workforce and take action.

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New Washington D.C. Law Requires Companies to Outsource Payroll

Namely - Talent

A generous serving of compliance requirements is set to hit Washington D.C. businesses in the food service and hospitality industries. Passed by the District of Columbia Council in 2018, the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act will soon impose a slew of training and reporting requirements for businesses with tipped workers. In an effort to help ensure compliance with the regulation, the District will require most of these businesses to outsource payroll.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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The Three Things Your Job Description is Missing

Achievers - Recruiting

Long gone are the days where we simply checked in and checked out of work. With the average American working 47 hours a week , and many working over 50, work isn’t just something we do, it is an indicator of who we are, who we spend our time with, and what problems we are interested in solving. Why then is it 16% of the global workforce is engaged, and only 17% here at home are engaged ?

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This Is What You Need to Know about Recruiting the Perfect Executive

Jason Hanold

To find an executive who will help your organization thrive, it’s important to keep these essential recruiting tips in mind. The post This Is What You Need to Know about Recruiting the Perfect Executive appeared first on Jason Hanold.

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My 5 Tips for Networking at a Conference

PowerToFly

As the Cofounder and President of PowerToFly, I've been to my fair share of conferences and networking events. PowerToFly ran over eighty events over the last twelve months! Needless to say, I know that trying to meet new people at a multi-day event seems overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be exhausting. It can be reinvigorating and lead to useful connections that last for years to come - after all, that's why we go to conferences, right?

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Prison to Position: What Recruiters Need to Know

GoodTime

70 million Americans have been convicted of a crime and spent time in jail. Of those 70 million, 50% of them are unemployed for the first few years after they are released. And, when a company does hire them, they typically earn far less than their peers. On Monday, SmartRecruiters hosted an event called “ Bridging Worlds: From Prison to Position ” to address exactly this and connect these individuals with recruiters to get the skills and knowledge needed.

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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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Addressing Social Media Usage in the Security Industry

Team Software

With the rise of social media and smartphone ownership, contract security companies are struggling to get their employees to abide by their policies around on-the-job phone usage.

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What NOT to do after a job interview

SilverChair Partners

Finding a new job is a crazy rollercoaster ride—the emotional ups and downs are completely normal. That being said, there are definitely things you shouldn’t do… 1. Don’t freak out! Don’t go nuts and drive yourself crazy while waiting to hear back from a job. Sara McCord, a freelance writer and editor, suggests that you give yourself one week to think about the job as much as you want.

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Hump Day Hot Jobs: Medical Assistants

KNF&T Staffing Resources

Getting SICK of your job? Check out these exciting new Medical Assistant/Secretary roles that will be sure to have you feeling great! Contract: Medical Secretary- Chestnut Hill, MA. Medical Assistant- Brookline, MA. Medical Assistant- Boston, MA. Medical Secretary/Receptionist- Concord, MA. Part-Time Medical Secretary- Worcester, MA. Medical Secretary- Worcester, MA.

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How Staffing Software Can Increase Your Speed-to-Market

BlueSky

There’s nothing worse for a recruiter than to submit the perfect nurse candidate to a job just a minute too late. It doesn’t matter if she was absolutely terrific for the job. When a staffing agency moves too slowly, the opportunity is lost.

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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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WEDNESDAY WORKFACTS: 22 Interesting Facts for the 22nd of the Month

The Hire Solution

One percent of U.S. employers allow employees to take naps during working hours. People in the U.S. spend at least 1896 hours per year at work. Women business owners employ 35% more people than all the Fortune 500 companies combined. No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than seven times. During thinking, we only use about 35% of our brains.

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How to Confront ‘Lizard Brain’ and Make Better Decisions at Work

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Steve Haffner is a professional speaker — but he’s also a mentalist, adept at taking advantage of the tricks our subconscious mind can play on us to create wondrous, astounding illusions. Beyond showing us things we can’t believe, Haffner spends a lot of time thinking about the subconscious mind. And while manipulating minds is a career we can all be jealous of, Haffner says he’s found that the mind has internal stumbling blocks that can […].

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The Job Perks Millennials Really Want

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Two factors have been merging during the last few years to drive companies to bend over backwards in order to attract and retain top talent. The first is the increasingly knowledge-based nature of our economy. In a postindustrial world, it’s people and not physical capital infrastructure who create a competitive advantage. The second is the tight labor market, with historically low unemployment.

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Here’s How To Bounce Back After Getting Fired

AkkenCloud

I was humiliated. I had just been fired. I said goodbye to my boss and team. Then, I had to do the walk of shame right past all the rest of my 150 or so coworkers as HR walked me out of the office. I honestly don’t know if they were all whispering and gossiping as I walked by , but that’s how I remember it. Getting fired is embarrassing.

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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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3 Reasons to Analyze Your Training Programs for Early-Career Professionals

Visier - Talent Acquisition

Early-career professionals – a cohort made up of co-op students, apprentices, interns, and new graduates – are a great source of talent for organizations. Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2010) is beginning to replace the incumbent Millennials as the young professionals in the workplace, and this group is hungry to grow its skills and prove itself at organizations.

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How These 4 Companies Are Embracing Flexible Work — and Why You Should Too

Linkedin Talent Blog

A third (31%) of LinkedIn users say flexible work arrangements are a very important consideration when choosing a job. That’s a third of candidates who might turn down an offer if your company doesn’t offer flexibility. That’s according to LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends 2019 report, which surveyed 5,000 talent acquisition and HR professionals around the world.

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Podcast: Oh, the Humanity: Finding Balance between People and Tech

Recruiting Daily

A RecruitingDaily Podcast with William Tincup, Imo Udom, and Greg Moran There’s been some talk lately about rebranding human resources. So much talk that Lars Schmidt wrote a piece for Fast Company breaking down the evolution from personnel to HR to…TBD. Now, there are about a million different ways to approach this debate, and there’s […].

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5 Ways Your Organization Should Be Using LinkedIn Right Now

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Since its inception in 2003, LinkedIn has become one of the most widely used social media platforms for businesses and organizations, recruiters, hiring managers, Human Resources (HR) and learning and development (L&D) professionals, learners, industry thought leaders, and jobseekers. Around 25% of adults in the United States use LinkedIn, and around 106 million people access the site on a monthly basis.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Top 4 Recruiting Trends of 2019

Recruiting Blogs

The recruitment process keeps on evolving. Technology has given recruitment a new direction to get quality talent. The traditional method has taken a backseat with the introduction of new tools and solutions. Now, the companies have better opportunities to add value to their talent pool. But with the right tools, you also need to know about the right direction to head in.

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Top Questions HR Professionals Are Asking About AI

Yello

In the world of HR tech, artificial intelligence has arrived — and it’s already unpacking its bags with an intention to stay. Thanks to algorithms equipped with powerful machine learning capabilities, AI enables organizations to streamline their recruitment operations, cutting down on labor-intensive administrative work and freeing up time on recruiters’ schedules.

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