Wed.Jul 12, 2017

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Ask the Sourcing Squad: 3 Quick Tricks for Cold Recruiting Emails

Lever

Cold recruiting emails just aren’t your thing, right? You do all you can to make them stand out, and candidates just won’t respond. It’s time to accept that other recruiting tactics - referrals, inbound applicants, and meeting candidates at events - are more rewarding methods for you than sourcing. Right?

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Standard Questions For A Job Application

ExactHire Recruiting

When approaching your employment application design , it can be helpful to divide questions into two categories: standard and job-specific. Standard questions are asked of all applicants, regardless of the job selected. Whereas, different sets of job-specific screening questions are presented to candidates based on the jobs to which they choose to apply.

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Tips on Diversity and Inclusion from the Pros

Glassdoor for Employers

Why committing to the journey to diversity and inclusion is worth the wait, with inspiration in the form of examples from USOC, PeopleFluent, and all the other companies who have reaped the rewards of making diversity and inclusion part of their DNA.

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7 Recruiting Email Strategies (Backed By Science)

Beamery

Social media might get the headlines, but research shows that email is still the best way to engage candidates. 85% of recruiters rely on email as their top channel to contact and build relationships with talent. Email is still number one. With over 144 billion emails sent every day , the challenge is standing out in the inbox. How can you craft messages that get opens, clicks, and replies?

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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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How to Navigate New Laws Banning the Salary History Question

Glassdoor for Employers

To combat bias in the workplace, New York City, San Francisco, Massachusetts and Delaware among other cities and states, passed laws banning employers from asking job candidates about their salary history.

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5 Essentials for Managing Glassdoor Reviews from Power Users

Glassdoor for Employers

A recap of the most eye-opening takeaways from Glassdoor’s San Francisco Power Panel on the importance of recruiting with reviews, including insight from Genentech, Expedia, Grocery Outlet and Entelo.

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Candidate Calls – 7 Actionable Tips for the Reluctant Recruiter

RecruitmentJuice

You will know that one of the quickest and easiest methods to identify the right candidates and attract them onto the market is to pick up the phone and speak to them directly. You will get a much quicker response – even if it’s not the response you wanted. However, a bit of courage is needed to make those extra headhunt calls that can help you turn that tough-to-fill role into a deal in no time.

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Growth Starts Now!

Integra Staffing

Wow! What a year 2017 has been already! We can hardly believe what we’ve accomplished as a team in a short period of time. A few of the highlights: Moved into an unbelievable new office in the heart of Charlotte’s Gold District More client/friends and visitors in our office than most companies ever get…get your ticket now! Overhauled our website. Read More.

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Are dogs in the office the answer to all our prayers?

BroadBean Technology

A recent study undertaken by Purina PetCare found that 42% of those aged 18-34 across the UK would be in favour of a dog friendly workplace, begging the question, when we’re all bending over backwards to strengthen our employer brand to attract those all important ‘future of the workforce’ millennials. When only 32% of organisations consider their employer brand ‘strong’, is the introduction of dogs in the office the answer to all our prayers?

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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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It’s About Time: Recruiters Are Screening Candidates With Text Interviews

Recruiting Daily

Here’s a trend I can get behind — Using text messaging for early-stage interviews with job candidates. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on this new trend recenty, and it made me wonder: Why didn’t somebody think of this sooner? According to The Journal: Claiming that prospective hires are too slow to pick up the phone or […].

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Podcast: Embracing Failure and Building a Great Company Culture

Hireology

Note: This post is an excerpt from our sister site The Best Team Wins. Visit TBTW for the full post, and be sure to subscribe to Adam’s weekly podcast on building your best team. Each week, Adam Robinson, co-founder and CEO of Hireology and author of The Best Team Wins , speaks with entrepreneurs and industry leaders about business and building their best teams.

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9 Things to Consider When Choosing a Coworking Space

RecruitLoop

Coworking enables people to work independently in a space with shared values and a defined culture, and is increasingly being adopted by larger organisations too. Here are 9 things to consider when choosing a coworking space.

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TTI Spotlight: Creating Core Company Values With Peter Phelan

ConveyIQ

Ways to create core company values that last, with Peter Phelan, founder of ValuesCulture. The post TTI Spotlight: Creating Core Company Values With Peter Phelan appeared first on.

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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: Facts & Data You Can’t Ignore

SmartRecruiters

In this recent Forbes article , Lian Shao, a lecturer at the University of Washington says that companies that don’t focus on improving their candidate experience can “end up harming their employer brand.”. Harm their employer brand? No question about it. But the damage can be far more catastrophic. A poor candidate experience hurts an organization’s entire brand.

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Four Famous Movie Scenes That Showed Us What Not to Do in a Job Interview

Jobvite

Recruiters need jobs too — and sometimes, we need new ones. And while we’ve gotten tons of practice helping other people find jobs, when it comes to asking for advice, we sometimes don’t know where to turn. Job interviews are ubiquitous in our daily lives, so it only makes sense that they’d be represented in film. And in true Hollywood fashion, where everyday life is made just a little bit more interesting than usual, these job interviews are often cringe-worthy scenes of comic relief for the vi

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3 Industries Facing the Recruitment Struggles of Brexit Right Now

Undercover Recruiter

The BBC has recently reported that ‘unemployment is at its lowest rate since records began in 1975’. It’s a great fact, a monumental one in fact for the British public. So what’s the problem then? A Brexit Barometer report put together by Innovantage, Bond International Software, and TempBuddy has revealed that industries with high dependency. View Article. 3 Industries Facing the Recruitment Struggles of Brexit Right Now.

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Should Your Brand Be Family Friendly?

exaqueo

The headline (like many these days) was provocative: 'Inside Apple's New Campus: No Childcare But You Can Freeze Your Eggs.' Sure, the new campus is beautiful and innovative. But for a company like Apple to have such conflicting benefits? It seems like a bad business and bad PR move. The overall subtext seems obvious--Apple wants employees who can work as long and hard as possible.

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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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Four Famous Movie Scenes That Showed Us What Not to Do in a Job Interview

Jobvite

Recruiters need jobs too — and sometimes, we need new ones. And while we’ve gotten tons of practice helping other people find jobs, when it comes to asking for advice, we sometimes don’t know where to turn. Job interviews are ubiquitous in our daily lives, so it only makes sense that they’d be represented in film. And in true Hollywood fashion, where everyday life is made just a little bit more interesting than usual, these job interviews are often cringe-worthy scenes of comic relief for the vi

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Campus Career Fair Prep to Make the Most of Every Event

Yello

07/12/2017 // By tracy kelly // Campus Recruiting. Between identifying campus events that pay off for your team, promoting attendance to the right student audience and selecting business representatives who will provide a positive candidate experience, career fairs can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned recruiting departments. Check these items off your list this summer, to prepare for a successful recruitment season this fall.

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Four Famous Movie Scenes That Showed Us What Not to Do in a Job Interview

Jobvite

Recruiters need jobs too — and sometimes, we need new ones. And while we’ve gotten tons of practice helping other people find jobs, when it comes to asking for advice, we sometimes don’t know where … Continued.

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The 4 Types of Hires You Are Making (and How to Avoid the First 3)

Linkedin Talent Blog

If you’re wondering just how effective (or ineffective) your hiring process is, finding out is actually pretty simple. All you need to do to evaluate the quality of your company’s hiring processes is to categorize the results you’ve had over the past year or two into the four buckets listed below. As you bucket your hires, in most cases there will be a big bulge in the middle.

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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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Forget Millennials – What About Generation Z?

Phenom People

Before we know it, job applications and interviews will be inundated with people identified under the umbrella of “Generation Z.” Parallel with other generations, Generation Z has plenty of nuances about it, including the very apparent “addiction” to so many different forms of technology. Let’s back up though. People in Generation Z were born any time.

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What Game of Thrones Teaches us About Recruitment

Recruiting Blogs

Winter is coming this season (7) and we all can’t wait for 16th July to watch the first episode. Game of Thrones never ceases to surprise us and I am sure this season will be no different. While we anxiously wait for these unexpected events, there are few lessons which Game of Thrones gives us on recruitment. Remove Bias and Bring Objectivity . Flashback to Season 1 when Robert Baratheon was fatally wounded while hunting and named Ned Stark Protector of the Realm, to function as regent until h

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Better Jobs With Companies That Care About Women – July 12, 2017

PowerToFly

Visibility and mentorship go hand-in-hand. As women in tech navigate the industry, it’s important that they both see and are mentored by the women who have come before them. That’s why, this week, we’ve highlighted women in tech on Instagram who are creating their own avenues of empowerment and inspiring other women and girls to find their way to tech.

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5 Ways a Recruiter can Make Work Less Hectic

Recruiting Blogs

The recruiter’s job is to acquire talented workforce for his clients. So, if the recruiter cannot communicate his achievements, personality and skills for candidates, he will lose out heavily. The task of a recruiter is not easy and he will need to establish his own brand image to get faster and better responses and ratings. Watch this Video. Worship LinkedIn Goddess.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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5 People We Love – In Tech and Digital – This Week! 7/12/17

PowerToFly

Instagram is a treasure trove of cooking videos, furry animals, beautiful scenery, and…. amazing women in tech. That’s right. These women are showcasing the awesome things they’re doing to break down barriers in the tech industry. This week I decided to highlight just five — there are tons of them out there — who are doing amazing things from revolutionizing VR, to creating communities for women in tech, to starting fellowships.

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6 Cheapest Cities to Live in the U.S. for Those Starting a Career

Recruiting Blogs

As home and rental prices go up year after year in the U.S., seeking out a city with affordable living can be a difficult task. Nationwide housing crises have put Americans in a tough situation with housing becoming too expensive in many parts of the country. Luckily, some cities are keeping it cheap. You can cut down on your expenses and actually start saving money if you move to any one of these 6 incredible and livable places. 1.

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Promoting from Within: Why Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs Matter

JazzHR

Career progression is the top priority for the next generation of workers , and it should be for today’s employers, too. Investing in your employees’ professional development is a critical part of a business strategy focused on long-term success. Providing opportunities for training and career growth to people within an organization builds and transfers knowledge, helps retain staff, and is attractive to potential candidates.