Fri.Jul 12, 2019

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Consolidation in Talent Acquisition: A New Trend or Something Seen Before? 

Recruiting Daily

With the first half of 2019 firmly in the books, a few trends become apparent, but none more so than the ongoing consolidation going on within the talent acquisition space. Most recently, this played out with iCIMS announcing its acquisition of Jibe. Before that, we saw Shaker International merge with Montage, and of course, […].

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Retaining Younger Workers: How Will Gen Z Change the Millennial Workplace?

ClearCompany Recruiting

Millennials are three times more likely to leave their jobs than their counterparts in earlier generations, and as Generation Z begins to enter the workforce, many companies are wondering if they might follow a similar trend. In anticipation of the younger set, it’s helpful to examine the factors that have influenced Millennial behaviors and figure out how we can learn from one generation to improve retention rates amongst the next.

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How to Sell an Opportunity That’s Not Particularly Enticing

NPA Worldwide

Some job orders on a recruiter’s desk are easy sells – the ones for companies that offer generous packages and great working environments with on-site gyms, or roles in locations that are hotbeds for that industry, or clients who hold spots on “Best Places to Work” lists. Then… then there are the other orders – positions in rural areas, roles at companies that aren’t so “sexy,” jobs that require long hours or lots of travel, etc.

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Syft Announces 100k+ Bonus For Long-Term Workers

Social Talent

Staffing platform, Syft , is pleased to announce that a one-off cash bonus will be rewarded to its long-term flexible workers, following the company’s acquisition by Indeed in May. Since its launch in 2015, Syft has verified over 25,000 staff members – Syfters – onto its platform, which is currently utilised by employers in the hospitality, industrial and facilities management sectors. .

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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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The Top 10 Masculine Biased Words Used in Job Descriptions

Ongig

What are the top masculine-biased words used in job descriptions? Knowing if you have masculine vs. feminine job descriptions is a hot topic these days. Most companies want to hire more women. This week, I used Ongig’s Text Analyzer software (the tool for gender bias in job descriptions) to find out. I had Text Analyzer review 48,246 random job descriptions from U.S.

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New York Bans Salary History Questions

Namely - Talent

Parades are known for a lot of things, not to mention confetti, marching bands, and floats. But employment law? At a recent celebration honoring the U.S. women’s national team, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new state law banning salary history questions during the interview process. The law comes bundled with other changes, including an expansion of the state’s existing equal pay rules.

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Remote Work Is Here To Stay: Here's How To Avoid Three Common Compliance Issues

Forbes Human Resources Council

A remote and flexible workforce isn’t without its challenges, especially when workers are scattered around the globe.

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June U.K. News Roundup for Companies Hiring Tech Talent

Stack Overflow

June was filled with uncertainty and competition in the tech hiring landscape. The unpredictability around Brexit still remains a top concern for those in the UK who are both working and hiring in tech. In addition to the Brexit concerns, small and medium enterprises are finding it hard to keep and attract talent in the face of competition from large tech firms.

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Metrics That Matter

Recruiting in Yoga Pants

Pull up a chair and grab a beverage kids, we're diving in to METRICS!! Everyone's FAVE subject especially if you suck at Excel and data makes your eyes glaze over (just me? oh, carry on then). Waaaaay back in my agency days I was taught to dial the phone 100 times a day. That's right. Pick up the handset, dial 100 different phone numbers in an effort to connect with at least 10 people.

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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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How to Write a Job Description for Generation Z

Yello

A well-crafted job description is the key to attracting top talent. Think of it as your company’s resume—it’s a first impression for candidates, and serves as an overview of what they should expect when they come to work. And if you’re hoping to attract Generation Z candidates to your organization’s internships and entry-level roles, you’ll need to use language that connects with them.

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The Keys To Effective Coaching

Forbes Human Resources Council

There’s one common thread to every successful business: engaged, high-performing employees.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

If you’re looking for a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We found some of the best recent articles published for talent professionals and posted them below. They cover a wide range of topics, including how employers are preparing for a gender non-binary world and Google's checklist for finding and promoting it's best leaders. Here are the must-read posts for this week: 1.

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Maximising mobile learning ROI with a mobile-friendly LMS

Kallidus

More and more organisations worldwide are investing in mobile learning. While some may dismiss it as simply a fad or businesses trying to keep with the times for the sake of it, there are real tangible benefits to shifting your strategy to mobile. From technological investment through to culture change in the workplace, there are a number of ways implementing mobile learning can maximise learning ROI in your organisation, and the first step is to invest in an adaptable mobile-friendly LMS.

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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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The Top 10 Masculine Biased Words Used in Job Descriptions

Ongig

Knowing if you have masculine vs. feminine job descriptions is a hot topic these days. Most companies want to hire more women. So, what are the top masculine-biased words used in job descriptions? This week, I used Ongig’s Text Analyzer software (the tool for gender bias in job descriptions) to find out. I had Text Analyzer review 48,246 random job descriptions from U.S.

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Weekend Interviews: Yes or No?

GoodTime

Getting an interview scheduled is more than just making sure the candidate and interviewer’s schedules line up– it’s also the candidate taking a day off from their busy work schedule to come to your office. While recruiters certainly shouldn’t be expected to work outside of work hours (though many of them do), conducting interviews between candidate outreach and regular meetings can create a lot of context switching.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Invention of the Mouse

The Hire Solution

The first computer mouse, made of wood, was invented during the 1960s and was named “X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System.”. Doug Engelbart invented the computer mouse in the early 1960s in his research lab at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). The first prototype was built in 1964, the patent application for this “X-Y position indicator for a display system” was filed in 1967, and US Patent 3,541,541 was awarded in 1970.

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Championing Career Management: Preventing Talent Hoarding

TalentGuard

Championing Career Management: Preventing Talent Hoarding. The work environment is not what it used to be. Gaps in talent are widening, with more than 90% of companies believing they have skill gaps, and younger talent want their future role now. Career management strategies have demonstrated how to ‘kill two birds with one stone’; however, management seems to pose a threat to the success of these approaches.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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#WorkTrends: Ask These Questions to Change the Employee Experience

TalentCulture - Recruiting

It seems kind of crazy that “employee experience” has only now become a buzzword in our industry. I mean, don’t we all want to work in the best environment possible? But even if it’s taken a while to make it into the lexicon, the concept of employee experience is here to stay. So how does HR build the best experience possible for employees? To find out, we spoke to longtime HR practitioner and problem-solver Mary […].

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15 Recruiting Tools to Speed up Your Hiring Process

Hundred5

Back in the day, recruiting was a massive game of waiting and collecting piles of resumes in paper form. Nowadays, all candidate information is in the cloud and our desks are cleaner than ever. However, the number of applicants is not dwindling. Screening, sourcing, contacting and onboarding all those candidates can be a proper nightmare. Here are some of the top recruiting tools out there to help you save time, automate your processes and find better candidates.

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#WorkTrends: Ask These Questions to Change the Employee Experience

TalentCulture - Recruiting

It seems kind of crazy that “employee experience” has only now become a buzzword in our industry. I mean, don’t we all want to work in the best environment possible? But even if it’s taken a while to make it into the lexicon, the concept of employee experience is here to stay. So how does HR build the best experience possible for employees? To find out, we spoke to longtime HR practitioner and problem-solver Mary […].

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What The Next 5 Years Will Look Like For Retail Hiring

PandoLogic

As an HR professional in the retail industry, your success depends on staying on top of news and trends in the field.

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8 Pillars of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have long been a priority for companies, but the pandemic has made the need to increase these efforts even more apparent. As many companies have doubled down on efforts, how can they transform promises into company-specific actions? This eBook shares what a comprehensive commitment to DEI looks like at every part of the employee lifecycle.

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WEDNESDAY WORKFACT: 4 Facts from the “Future of Jobs” Report

The Hire Solution

by Josh Lowy, HUGO. What does the future of work look like? Well, we won’t have to wait much longer to find out. The World Economic Forum (WEF) just released a new report called “The Future of Jobs” examining work trends we can expect to see in just the next few years. Here are some key insights: 1. There will be a significant shift in the division of labor.

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5 Unconventional Office Design Features that Make All the Difference

Recruiting Blogs

While the coveted corner office is still alive and well in many sectors, there’s a growing emphasis on more agile office design, especially in industries that thrive on collaboration and innovation. But the open office floor plan is a bit of a bust, for many reasons. So what’s next for office space, and how can spaces be intentionally created to give employees what they want?

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How AI Talent Intelligence Platforms Can Transform HR For The Better

Eightfold

Bottom Line: Taking a more holistic, lifecycle based approach to talent management made possible with AI Talent Intelligence Platforms replaces siloed systems that perpetuate siloed thinking and hold back HR teams, candidates, and leadership from achieving their potential. What separates the companies everyone wants to work for versus those with mediocre Glassdoor scores that everyone avoids?

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Ingram Micro Streamlines Its Recruiting With the Jobvite Platform

Jobvite

Ingram Micro is a successful global business with over 32,000 employees and a presence in 54 countries around the world. Because of its global reach, the supply chain and technology company ended up utilizing several different ATS systems, with some offices not even having one. This caused a unique set of obstacles for the company. Blake Wettstein, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition Programs for Ingram Micro, has stated that the company was totally unaware of how many open positions they had.

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor has created an open enrollment sample letter (with a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today!

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Ingram Micro Streamlines Its Recruiting With the Jobvite Platform

Jobvite

Ingram Micro is a successful global business with over 32,000 employees and a presence in 54 countries around the world. Because of its global reach, the supply chain and technology company ended up utilizing several different ATS systems, with some offices not even having one. This caused a unique set of obstacles for the company. Blake Wettstein, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition Programs for Ingram Micro, has stated that the company was totally unaware of how many open positions they had.

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