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Workforce Decline: Four Key Trends Leading To The Current Talent Shortage

Recruitics

Declining participation of the workforce is an emerging trend, and is a logical result of the ripple effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had. Concerns about health, family care, and government regulated social distancing policies have all played a role in the availability and interest of the workforce. For those reasons and more, we have not fully recovered from the disruption the pandemic has caused to the labor supply, and it’s going to be a while until we get to our pre-pandemic state again.

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New In-App Background Check Packages for Added Peace of Mind

Hireology

At a time when hiring is harder than ever , it’s critical that anyone you do bring on board is the right fit. A great upfront screening process plus effective interviews are important always, but in some industries that’s not enough. You rely on background checks and drug screens for that extra peace of mind that you’re hiring someone fully capable of doing the job at the level you expect. .

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Exempt vs Non-Exempt Employees – Know the Difference and More!

Jobsoid

In a workplace, there exist two types of employees: exempt and non-exempt. They are classified as either exempt or non-exempt based on the type of work they perform and the salary/wages they earn. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to classify every job as exempt or non-exempt from overtime pay and/or minimum wage. Read our […].

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9 Jobs for Computer Science Majors—You Don’t Have to Be a Software Engineer

The Muse

Computer science degrees prepare CS majors for a number of jobs and careers, both inside and outside of software development.

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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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Diversity Filter Coverage

Boolean Strings

Diversity Sourcing is not easy. There is no clear way to search for diversity categories on social sites or Google. Our less-than-perfect but necessary approach consists of “shortcuts” – ways to search that are likely to bring up groups of potential diversity candidates. As an example, Jonathan Kidder has a collection of diversity Boolean strings.

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How do Services Procurement Analytics Improve Value and Performance?

Allegis Global Solutions

The procurement of services is estimated to comprise nearly 60% of business purchases today – and often significantly more based on industry. Services providers are important suppliers of non-employee workers, delivering those resources through statement of work (SOW) agreements. Unfortunately, visibility into that services spend is often confined to the managers or departments engaging those resources, with little opportunity for enterprise-level management.

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5 Statistics to Help Build Your Case for an Employee Recognition Strategy

Achievers - Recruiting

Companies and employees are at a critical crossroad. For the last year, employees have operated in crisis mode as a result of the pandemic. Despite many employees demonstrating admirable flexibility and creativity amidst rapidly changing requirements, employee engagement has suffered, and employee commitment is not expected to last. In fact, employers may soon see a turnover “tsunami” —a mass exodus of employees quitting their jobs after the pandemic ends.

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Recruitment Marketing Strategy for the New Applicant Economy

Hireology

Were you able to attend our third installment of our “Reimagining the Workforce” quick hit series led by Kristin Tschantz? She spoke about recruitment marketing strategies to help your organization attract applicants during the current shortage. If you weren’t able to attend or your’d like to rewatch the session, here’s the recording.

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The Use Case Podcast: Storytelling about DistantJob with Sharon Koifman

Recruiting Daily

Storytelling about DistantJob with Sharon Koifman Welcome to the Use Case Podcast, episode 84. This week we have storytelling about DistantJob with Sharon Koifman. During this episode, Sharon and I talk about how practitioners make the business case or the use case for using DistantJob. Sharon is an expert in all things remote work and […].

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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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5 Things You Can Do to Make the Web a More Inclusive Place

Forum One

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (WAAD)—a day to recognize and promote the importance of digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities and impairments. To help celebrate, here are five things you can do to help ensure your next digital product, project, or service makes the web a more inclusive place. 1. Learn how people with disabilities access, navigate and experience the web.

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Interviewer Bias in Hiring: What is it and How to Prevent it

Hundred5

The interview is one of the most important stages of the hiring process. It gives hiring managers not only the chance to assess candidates on their expertise but also to assess whether they’re a good cultural fit for the team. Unfortunately, without even knowing it, interviewer bias can affect even the most seasoned recruiter. Failure to correctly identify and mitigate against interviewer bias can lead to businesses’ losing out on hiring the best people.

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This Company Will Help You Launch a Sales Career, No Experience Required (and They’re Hiring!)

The Muse

At SelectQuote, you don’t need experience in sales to get hired. And they’ve got plenty of open roles now.

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How Do You Build a Diverse Workforce Strategy with Impact? Part 1

The Staffing Stream

The number one question I am asked by clients is, “How can you help our organization drive a more diverse workforce?” It’s a key issue for leaders around the globe, and 76% of organizations say that diversity and inclusion is a critical priority area, according to a report from PwC. But how do you go about transforming this big goal into tangible actions?

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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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Recruiting at Scale, Part 4 – The Essentials

Recruiting Daily

If you’ve been reading along with this series, you know we’ve been looking at the recruiting needs of different organizations – high-growth, small and mid-size businesses, and the enterprise. This leads us to our final installation: the essentials. Because while every employer operates under a unique set of conditions, accented by distinct challenges and opportunities, […].

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How to Grow Your Staffing Agency and Stand Out From Competition

Recruiter Flow

The coronavirus pandemic has sent the whole world on a wild ride and the job market is no different. Many businesses were forced to make major staff cuts, while others switched to working remotely. As a result, there are still growing job markets, even… The post How to Grow Your Staffing Agency and Stand Out From Competition appeared first on Recruiterflow Blog.

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How To Hire Highly Productive Employees

XOR

Making mistakes is a part of life - but when it comes to hiring, those mistakes are often fatal for businesses. Some of the biggest slips come in the form of bad hires and the subsequent loss of productivity for the employees and clients. The truth is, bad hires can cost millions to a flourishing business.

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#LifeAtHireRight: Building A Career Focused On Data & #BLM Advocacy

HireRight

Here at HireRight, our teams work hard to build the future of screening services while striving to put the customer first. Internally, we rally around a culture committed to collaboration, service-first mindset, sense of ownership, and other corporate values to help employers get it right – every time, everywhere. But what is it like to work here? And who are the employees behind our background [.].

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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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Striking the Right Balance in Hiring

RippleHire

As a recruiter, how will you track your hiring success? Are you aware of the ways to optimize the process of hiring candidates?

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Does our company actually need an HRIS?

Select Software Reviews

Explore who should buy an HRIS system, and who should either wait, or pursue other other options.

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Women Entrepreneurs Who Have Created a Successful Workplace

Recruiting Blogs

Historically, women weren’t always welcome in the workplace. The catalyst for change wouldn’t come about until World War II, when women took up work at the factories instead of being at home while the men went off to war. Women proved that they could do ‘men's work’ and do it well, and they refused to step back down to the housewife role afterwards.

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Creating A Comprehensive Tool Set For Hiring With Freddy’s

ClearCompany Recruiting

Our mission is to help our clients achieve their missions by planning for, finding, and keeping more A Players. The ClearCompany Talent Management Platform has helped revolutionize hiring talent and managing employees for organizations in every industry. Our experts have a passion for improving and supporting all workforces by way of our end-to-end HR solution.

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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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Candidate Experience and Social Media

Jobsoid

Your ability to attract and retain top industry talent is determined by the kind of candidate experience you provide them. Candidate experience refers to how a candidate sees and comprehends your hiring processes. This includes all stages of the recruitment process, beginning from job search, application, screening, and onboarding. It is a collective experience of […].

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They Did What!? Part 1

The Whiteboard

In a whiteboard first; Sean and I are going to collaborate on a blog. I’m going to take Part 1 and the big fella is going to handle the sequel. I do subtly hope that Part 2 doesn’t eclipse Part 1 in a Godfather trilogy type of way. I’m aiming for a 1994s Flintstones Vs 2000’s Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas dynamic. Both films are utterly forgettable but the first one had Halle Berry in a Raquel Welsh Esq ensemble.

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How VR Can Enhance the Recruitment Process 

Jobsoid

In recent times, technological innovation has touched all parts of our personal and working lives. We’ve all learnt to adapt to change, especially during lockdown and remote working conditions. The recent technological growth for virtual reality has proven to be a game-changer for businesses. The demand for access to real-time information and services is sky-high. […].

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DEI and Employee Benefits

Recruiting Daily Advisor

A new survey from Willis Towers Watson points to some diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) impacts that can be driven by something many organizations may not have considered: their benefit packages. The Emerging Trends in Health Care Survey, which is based on input from 446 employers and was conducted between February 23 and March 12 of this year, offers some insights that are particularly relevant in the current environment as definitions of “workplace” are becoming more fluid and DEI issues

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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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Strategies for Nurturing Diversity in Your Hiring Process

Jobsoid

Diversity is not a slogan; it’s a practice. Companies that embody diversity have more pronounced success than companies that don’t. Hiring people from different backgrounds fosters creativity and boosts morale, among other things. Below are some metrics that illustrate how crucial nurturing diversity in your hiring process can be: Companies in the top 25% for […].

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Tips for Correctly Paying People Who Work from Home

Recruiting Daily Advisor

It’s hard to believe many of us have been working from home because of the COVID-19 outbreak for more than a year. In addition, many teleworkers have been operating on flexible schedules. The consistent question for employers is: How do we pay nonexempt employees working flexible schedules from home? Here is the answer (at least for now). Source: erhui1979 / DigitalVision Vectors / Getty Images.

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Ensure Your Leader Training Succeeds

Brandon Hall

Current State. Most organizations are transitioning from event-oriented leadership development to a system of continuous learning, according to the latest Brandon Hall Group leadership development research. Only 10% of organizations have a fully developed leadership-development strategy yielding strong business results. These organizations’ leadership-development efforts are fueled by a culture of continuous learning, including coaching and mentoring, action-learning projects and other opportuni