Wed.Apr 03, 2019

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Should All New Hires Have a STEM Education or Work Background?

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is becoming vital to workplaces powered by automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced mobile and technology platforms. But should all new hires come pre-equipped with such STEM education or work experiences? Source: Thinglass / Shutterstock. According to research , 80% of the fastest-growing careers in the U.S. require employees to have some form of STEM education.

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The Cost of Not Having a Modern Hiring Practice

Lever

When you think about why startups fail, what comes to mind? Lack of market value? Unsuccessful funding? If so, you’d be right. But just as important to startup success is having the right people on board to execute a company’s vision and strategy.

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Sourcing Experts Share Their Top 5 Hacks

SmartRecruiters

Ahead of Sourcing Success 19 on April 9th, experts from Recruitics, SmartDreamers, SmartRecruiters, and VONQ share strategies to win over today’s candidates. Sourcing is defined as the early stage of the recruiting process in which recruiters – or specific ‘sourcers’ on larger teams – discover and reach out to candidates. Think of it like cooking, the better your ingredients, the better the meal at the end (controlling for skill, of course).

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A Stress Management Plan: Field-Tested Tips And Techniques For Busting Workplace Stress

RecruitmentJuice

Recruitment is not an easy business to get into. While it can definitely be a rewarding industry, you’d have to be tough to excel in this highly competitive environment. Chasing and buttering up great candidates while making sure you still meet the over-the-top requirements of the clients can constantly trigger and escalate your stress levels. […].

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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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[Ep.6] 3 Common Pitfalls You Need to Avoid With Employee-Powered Recruiting

Firmplay

SUBSCRIBE TO FIRMPLAY'S NEWSLETTER. Email *. Success! You’ll be the first to know when there’s a new post :). There’s good news and bad news. The bad news: we see Talent Acquisition teams stumble over the same three challenges time and again when they tap into their non-TA colleagues for recruiting. The good news: avoiding these pitfalls is easy if you know what to look for.

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4 Recruitment Strategies to Attract, Engage, and Inform Candidates

ViziRecruiter

Hiring the right employees is integral for the success of your business. While a strong hiring process is one of the most important parts of running a business, establishing a hiring process that works can be challenging. With today’s hiring market now driven by candidates, it is time to improve your process in order to stand out from the competition. 1.

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Don't Rely On Compensation Alone To Show Employees You Care

Forbes Human Resources Council

There are many ways to show employees you care, and while compensation can play a factor in an employee’s decision to stay at a company or not, make sure they know it’s not a reflection of their overall value to the company.

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How to Keep Remote Workers Culturally Connected

Recruiter

The concept of a "workplace" is becoming metaphorical. A 2018 survey from workspace management company IWG found 70 percent of global professionals work remotely at least once a week and 53 percent work remotely at least half the week. If present trends continue, it's not hard to imagine a future in which in-house workers are the minority and remote workers the norm.

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Why Personality Matters When Hiring.

The Hire Talent

Personality is a big factor in determining what makes someone successful in their position. Not only does our personality and behavioral preferences influence how successful we are in any given job, it often impacts our level of engagement and contribution in certain positions as well, especially when we are either a really good or really poor … Why Personality Matters When Hiring.

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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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AI Is Here, But There's No Need for Recruiters to Worry

Recruiter

Many people are concerned that artificial intelligence (AI) is going to take their jobs or somehow make the world a scarier place to live. While there may be some cause for concern — especially in the distant future, which our limited predictive powers can't quite glimpse — as far as we can tell for now, AI is mostly going to change the world for the better.

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Who Am I? A Recruiter Brand Story

Recruiting Daily

A funny thing happened sometime in the last ten years. You can blame the Internet, Millennials or whoever you want, but the facts don’t lie: brand, branding or whatever you want to call it has become a big deal. And we’re not talking about some lame corporate re-brand, a new logo is not […].

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Texting Candidates Will Streamline Your Recruitment Process

Automated Business Designs

-->. Automated Business Designs. About. ABD Differentiators. Staffing Software Careers. Partners. Staffing Software Reviews. Products. Ultra-Staff Front Office. Ultra-Staff Back Office. Web Portals. Mobile. Cloud Hosting. Services. Blog. Contact. Request a Demo. Texting Candidates Will Streamline Your Recruitment Process. -->. Texting Candidates Will Streamline Your Recruitment Process.

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How to Hire Call Center Reps

Vervoe

Forget robots: super agents are coming. Call centers across America are training so-called “super agents.” These are call center representatives who are able to deal with any and all customer problems that come through the line. In an effort to reduce industry-high rates of turnover, call center recruiters are investing in hiring candidates who can go the distance.

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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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Defining And Practicing What Really Matters

Forbes Human Resources Council

We will never go wrong when we give ourselves to others, when we know that our contributions helped another person to succeed.

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Is Reskilling On Your Radar?

Silkroad

Back when I graduated from college, one was expected to leave school with nearly all the basic skills needed to succeed in a career. Maybe your employer did a more comprehensive orientation, maybe it provided access to the occasional professional development training course, and maybe you picked up a few things passively while engaging in job responsibilities or talking with your boss or mentor.

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Here are the Top Companies of 2019

Linkedin Talent Blog

Today, we’re thrilled to unveil LinkedIn’s Top Companies of 2019 – a list of the most sought-after employers across Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the UK and U.S. This year’s companies are a mix of global giants like Shell, Volkswagen, Apple, BP, and Huawei Technologies and disruptive start-ups like Coinbase, Swiggy, OYO, Nubank, and Rubrik.

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To Attract Top Candidates, Recruiters Must Be Marketers

Jobvite

Ten years ago, US unemployment rates reached a staggering 9.9 percent. Millions of job seekers scrambled to find work. Now, the tides have turned. In 2018, there were more jobs available than workers to fill them. This means recruiters are facing a lull. At 3.9 percent today, unemployment rates are near historic lows. Job seekers can afford to be picky about their next career move.

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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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TargetRecruit Announces Technology Partnership with JobRobotix for Vendor Management Systems

TargetRecruit

Software built on Salesforce for staffing and recruiting firms now syncs Vendor Management Systems (VMS) and job boards with recruitment databases. HOUSTON (PRWEB) APRIL 03, 2019. TargetRecruit ,the industry-leading software for staffing and recruiting firms built on Salesforce, continues to expand its partner network and is pleased to announce direct integration with JobRobotix, the fastest growing data automation software provider in the country.

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2019 Recruiting Benchmark Report: Your Guide to Finding Top Talent

Jobvite

You can’t have a conversation about recruiting without talking about the so-called ‘talent war.’. Industry reports suggest that we are in a state of full employment and that the talent war is fierce. The economy is growing, with U.S. job growth surging in January 2019 and employers hiring the most workers in 11 months. But as we take a closer look at the market, that’s not the only way to look at the state of the industry.

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Feel at Home on PowerToFly: An Inside Look at Our New Home?page

PowerToFly

It took us three full months of hard work to create a new homepage that truly reflects who we are now as a company. We wanted to take a moment to celebrate with our community and thank everyone who worked to bring the new homepage to life. We hope you'll enjoy this inside look at how our fully-distributed remote team works together across multiple countries and timezones!

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To Attract Top Candidates, Recruiters Must Be Marketers

Jobvite

Ten years ago, US unemployment rates reached a staggering 9.9 percent. Millions of job seekers scrambled to find work. Now, the tides have turned. In 2018, there were more jobs available than workers to fill them. This means recruiters are facing a lull. At 3.9 percent today, unemployment rates are near historic lows. Job seekers can afford to be picky about their next career move.

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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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Maternity Leave Rights Every Mother Should Know

Namely - Talent

Whether or not you’re planning to have a baby soon, it’s important to understand the specifics of your workplace maternity leave policy.

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2019 Recruiting Benchmark Report: Your Guide to Finding Top Talent

Jobvite

You can’t have a conversation about recruiting without talking about the so-called ‘talent war.’. Industry reports suggest that we are in a state of full employment and that the talent war is fierce. The economy is growing, with U.S. job growth surging in January 2019 and employers hiring the most workers in 11 months. But as we take a closer look at the market, that’s not the only way to look at the state of the industry.

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HUMP DAY HOT JOBS: Medical Industry

KNF&T Staffing Resources

Looking for a career in the medical industry? Check out these top roles and let us give you a lending paw in finding the perfect job! Contract: Medical Assistant – Boston, MA . Medical Assistant – Needham, MA. Medical Secretary – Worcester, MA. Patient Service Representative – Boston, MA . Contract-to-Hire: Accounts Billing Analyst – Boston, MA.

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Top 5 Online Candidate Assessment Platforms

Recruiting Blogs

Choose the best candidate quickly and effectively by using one of these top 5 online candidate assessment platforms! Why do companies use candidate assessment platforms? 82% of companies use some form of candidate assessment testing, according to the recent Talent Board's Candidate Experience Research report. Testing candidates help companies ensure that their job candidates really have the required skills to successfully perform their jobs, as they claim in their resume or in a job interview.

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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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How GoodTime Improves the Candidate Experience

GoodTime

Improve the Candidate Experience with GoodTime’s Interview Logistics Platform. Improving the candidate experience is top-of-mind for nearly every hiring manager and recruiting coordinator. It’s one of the many aspects of an interview process that factors into whether a candidate will accept an offer or not. Even if you don’t give them an offer, the power of social media and word-of-mouth can easily spread any negative experiences.

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Top Global Trends in IT Consulting Landscape

Recruiting Blogs

Global IT consulting is such a huge industry that it’s estimated to be worth over $250 billion in 2016. There are many reasons for the year-on-year growth but digital technology, mergers and consolidation, and effectiveness are among the major drivers of the industry. Let's explore more.

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The University of Illinois Shows its Smarts with their Background Check Program

HireRight

When properly orchestrated, a background check program provides real growth and healthy growth to a hiring program. Think of a hiring program like a garden. You want to fill it with beautiful, hearty, vibrant plants, but to succeed, you need to make sure the ground is fertile. Background checks can be the exact nutrients you [.]. The post The University of Illinois Shows its Smarts with their Background Check Program appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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