Tue.Jan 24, 2017

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How Important is Hiring for Company Culture Fit…Really? [VIDEO]

ExactHire Recruiting

In this ExactHire vlog, listen to ExactHire Co-Founder, Jeff Hallam, explain what we can learn from a high profile sports team employee termination, and offer tips on how to better assess a job candidate’s potential ability to fit in with your corporate culture. Video Transcript: Hi, today’s topic is to talk a little bit about culture, and when I talk about culture not so much in terms of what you can do to make your culture better…it’s not really my realm of expertise at all.

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The top 7 task templates that will improve your time to hire

JazzHR

Do you lose track of communications with candidates? Are follow-ups falling through the cracks? Having trouble with hiring managers? Automate and keep track of the day-to-day with tasks. We’ve picked our top 7 task templates to help you get up and running with tasks today. . Review resume and leave notes. The original, the classic, the old stand by.

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A Checklist to Ensure Your Job Descriptions are Compliant

ClearCompany Recruiting

Accurate job descriptions are a keystone of employment law compliance. When you clearly and precisely state the essential job functions of a role, you eliminate any potential for doubt or controversy about what a candidate or employee must be able to do to meet their job requirements.

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4 Tips For Writing Emails That Candidates Want to Respond To

Social Talent

After you’ve spent hours sourcing ideal candidates and qualifying your most promising leads now comes the time the real recruiting begins. Armed with your list of candidate names and e-mail addresses you can begin to craft the perfect e-mail that will kick off your contracting process. There are plenty of specific techniques when it comes to e-mailing candidates but sometimes it’s too easy to get caught up in the excitement of reaching out to candidates.

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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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HRExaminer Executive Conversations with Will Staney [VIDEO]

Proactive Talent

Click here to listen to Will Staney's interview with HRExaminer. This past Friday our CEO & Founder, Will Staney, had the pleasure of interviewing with HRExaminer's Executive Conversations Series with John Sumser. The interview talks about why Will started Proactive Talent Strategies, how he got into recruiting, and how he's built employer brands for some of the most successful, industry leading companies out there.

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7 Essential, Modern Tools for Recruiters

SmartRecruiters

There are a million tools for recruiters out there, and every recruiter has their own method. Your methods might be different than ours here at SmartRecruiters, but our goals are aligned: finding and hiring top candidates. Technology and the internet are making it easier than ever to source, review, and hire great candidates, and it’s sometimes hard to find the right tools to do the job when there are so many.

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Employee Referral Programs: A Talent Acquisition No-Brainer

Symphony Talent

Put yourself in a candidate’s shoes: Imagine if you had a close friend working for a company you were considering, providing you with an insider’s perspective. You’d know. The post Employee Referral Programs: A Talent Acquisition No-Brainer appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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3 Key Performance Management Metrics to Track

Breezy HR

Being an effective company depends on hiring the right talent and keeping that talent engaged. If your team members aren’t interested in or capable of carrying out their responsibilities, it will be difficult to inspire them to execute your specific business vision. Not to mention that disengaged employees often seek employment elsewhere, or can have a toxic impact on the remainder of your workforce which can lead to even more of the expensive turnover that can destroy a business.

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Top 3 Sourcing Hacks You Need Now

Jobvite

If you’ve ever used a hiring agency to find candidates, then you know the service costs mega bucks. In fact, Jobvite’s 2016 Recruiter Nation Survey found that nearly 40% of companies plan to hire 100+ new employees in 2017, yet no one has the budget for agency fees. So what’s a savvy recruiter to do? You can turn to sourcing alternatives like LinkedIn, but nowadays every company is seeking all the same skills in all the same places.

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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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7 Mistakes You’re Making on Your Recruitment Website and How to Fix Them in 2017

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Sam Ajam of BuzzRecruiter.com. Founded in 2006, BuzzRecruiter.com creates design and marketing buzz that serves the recruiting and staffing industry nationwide. Based in Silicon Valley and run by BizzwithBuzz, Inc, BuzzRecruiter.com specializes in using the latest graphic design, web marketing tools, and technology to boost your brand’s web presence and outshine the competition.

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6 Red Flags that Recruiters Should Look Out For

HireRabbit

Vigilance. Caution. Meticulousness. A recruiter’s job should always be focused on bringing in the best available talent to benefit the company. Every recruiter should be wary of any subtle red flags that are causes for concern. Remember that while great talent has the potential to greatly improve your company, bad candidates also have the potential to cause substantial harm.

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Understanding Test Automation Engineers and Their Job

Geekology

Software testing is an essential area of work in software development that is both wide and deep. It includes “ any activity aimed at evaluating an attribute or capability of a program or system and determining that it meets its required results. ” Anyone that has come to even a basic level of exposure to software testing has seen the abundant and, oftentimes, cryptic terms in this area, such as smoke testing, white-box testing, dynamic testing, regression testing, and stress testing, just to na

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How to stop Brexit-related attrition in your workforce

Allegis Global Solutions

Future proof yourself against the Brexit storm - how to manage workforce attrition in an unpredictable climate.

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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 Gender Gap: Why All This Talk Isn’t Enough to Make A Change

1-Page

More than three-quarters of CEOs say gender equality is in their top ten business priorities. Gender diverse companies are 15 percent more likely to outperform the national median financially. Yet the unfortunate truth persists: corporate America has stalled in progress on gender diversity. At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Managing Director of the […].

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Mix It Up: Why It’s Finally Time To Combine Sourcing and Recruiting For Good.

Recruiting Daily

Over the years, one of the many things I’ve given quite a bit of thought to is the relationship between recruiting and sourcing, and how these functions fit in with the bigger talent acquisition picture. At first glance (for those outside our industry), we all pretty much look the same. You know what I’m talking […].

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3 Things to Keep in Mind When Hiring Generation Z Candidates

HireRabbit

The Generation Z candidates are taking over the world. We’ve arrived at an age where people have more access to information than ever before. The end-result is that this new-batch of prospective recruits are better informed than the recruits of the past. They represent a completely different challenge that companies are forced to adjust to. Not only that, there are also some cultural shifts that companies need to take note of when dealing with younger recruits.

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Hiring a Sales Rep? Here's Your Interview Toolkit

Alongside

Did you know? The average turnover for sales is 20-30% annually. According to an article by Frank V. Cespedes and Daniel Weinfurter , companies typically spend more time on hiring in sales than they do anywhere else [in their company’s departments]. The time and money invested in recruiting, training, and employment costs are substantial and can have major effects on a small business.

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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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Contract Administrator job description

Workable

This Contract Administrator job description template can help you attract qualified candidates for your company’s contract management roles. Modify this template with specific administrative duties to meet your company’s needs. Contract Administrator responsibilities. Include: Preparing sales and purchase contracts. Negotiating contract terms with internal and external partners.

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Demand Generation – the Real Future of Recruitment Marketing?

Phenom People

A lot of companies have been saying for a few years that the future of recruiting is marketing. I think most talent acquisition leaders have embraced this methodology, and have either adopted or are adopting principles from marketing to help them attract and continuously feed their talent pipelines. More Budget Means More Pressure With. Read More.

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Top 3 Sourcing Hacks You Need Now

Jobvite

If you’ve ever used a hiring agency to find candidates, then you know the service costs mega bucks. In fact, Jobvite’s 2016 Recruiter Nation Survey found that nearly 40% of companies plan to hire 100+ new employees in 2017, yet no one has the budget for agency fees. So what’s a savvy recruiter to do? You can turn to sourcing alternatives like LinkedIn, but nowadays every company is seeking all the same skills in all the same places.

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Announcement: MVP Release & Private Pilot

Nextal

We are very excited to announce that we released our Minimum Viable Product (MVP). We are running a private pilot with experts from the recruitment and talent acquisition industry. We’d like to thank all the expert users that joined us for this private pilot. We look forward to receiving their feedback and working on the next version. Our […].

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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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Top 3 Sourcing Hacks You Need Now

Jobvite

If you’ve ever used a hiring agency to find candidates, then you know the service costs mega bucks. In fact, Jobvite’s 2016 Recruiter Nation Survey found that nearly 40% of companies plan to hire 100+ … Continued.

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Announcement: MVP Release & Private Pilot

Nextal

We are very excited to announce that we released our Minimum Viable Product (MVP). We are running a private pilot with experts from the recruitment and talent acquisition industry. We’d like to thank all the expert users that joined us for this private pilot. We look forward to receiving their feedback and working on the next version. Our […].

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How I Sent a Rookie Message to a Candidate and Got Called Out For It

Linkedin Talent Blog

I’m a recruiter and I’ve made a ton of mistakes throughout my career. And, one thing I learned right at the beginning of my career is that most people dislike recruiters. In fact, most people really think negatively of recruiters and will quite happily expose them when they have made errors of judgement (thankfully the person below didn’t do that). Another thing I’ve learned is that mistakes in life and work can be tolerated, but only if you learn from them quickly and use that newfound knowledg

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New Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs

HireRight

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has revised the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs for urine testing (73 FR 71858). The post New Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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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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15 Steps to Create Urgency with Candidates

Top Echelon Contracting

It is imperative that you create urgency to make fills and close perm or contract placements. This is a candidate-driven market and candidates know they are in demand. Today we will address how to create urgency with candidates. Fifteen steps.

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Cover Letters Are Dead

Recruiting Blogs

Even before I fell into the recruiting industry, I never believed in cover letters. Now that I have been immersed in the recruiting industry for years, I am a firm believer that cover letters are and will forever remain dead. Here are just a few reasons that job-seekers should stop wasting their time crafting the ultimate cover letter. 1. Recruiters Don't Even Look at Cover Letters Seriously, I can count on one hand how many times I have actually read through an applicant's cover letter in m

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BambooHR + Lever: Better Together

Lever

We know how important it is for the software in your HR tech stack to work together, especially when integrations and automation can remove administrative steps from your hiring process. The less data entry your HR team is burdened with, the more time you have to focus on the things that really matter, whether that’s tailoring your outreach emails to prospective candidates or spending time on the phone selling a prospective new team member after extending an offer.

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