Mon.Dec 05, 2016

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Take the holiday. But keep the pipeline pumping for 2017!

Greg Savage

Most of us will have some kind of break in the next month or so. Christmas, New Year, summer holidays, Chinese New Year. You, your clients and your candidates are going to have some well-deserved downtime. But what about the cost? We won’t bill while we are on the beach, or in the pub. And […].

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5 Engineering Leaders Who Are the Ultimate Recruiting Partners

Lever

While the focus of this blog is often squarely on members of the recruiting team, today, we turn our attention to another critical stakeholder in the hiring process: the head of Engineering. When we say critical, we mean it: VC David Skok and Lyft's VP of People Ron Storn have commented that a VP of Engineering at a high-growth organization should spend more time on hiring than on actual engineering work.

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Beat Monday Blues – 5 Tips for Being Energized for the Work Week

ExactHire Recruiting

Staying motivated is all about staying engaged and excited about what you are doing. Therefore, the key to self-motivation is giving yourself something to look forward to on a regular basis. This can either come in the form of a goal you are hoping to achieve or a reward you will earn for yourself (or give yourself) if you achieve your goal. For example, most fitness fanatics will reward themselves at the end of a competition with a juicy burger, cupcake or some other indulgence.

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How to Get More Twitter Followers for Free

FireFish Software

When used effectively, Twitter is a powerful tool for recruiters; it can help generate leads, solidify your branding and build connections with new clients and candidates. Without followers, though, the benefits that Twitter can bring are essentially unattainable. Read on for our tricks to build your social media presence and boost your Twitter following for free!

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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 Ways to Motivate New Employees

RecruitLoop

Here are 7 tips to motivate new employees and make their initial experience with your organisation memorable for all the right reasons.

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How to Be a Recruiting Ninja

iCIMS

Learn how to strike quickly and effectively to defeat recruiting competition and win your war for top talent.

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Tech Contractor and Consulting Jobs 2017 Outlook

Yoh

For technology professionals, contract jobs are an appealing way to learn the latest IT skills while building up your resume (and salary minimum). Unlike “traditional” professionals, technology contractors and consultants have active resumes; meaning they regularly move from one project to the next. When it comes to strategically landing your next tech contract, think less like the IT professionals and more like the IT hiring manager.

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How Recruitment Videos Can Be a Boon for Your Small Business

CareerBuilder

If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine how much information a short video could convey to potential employees. Small business owners who assume recruitment videos are something only large companies can afford may be missing out on a valuable, cost-effective way to build their employment brand. Create a presentation that’s right for your small business using these tips: Choose your route.

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ATS Integrated Social Media Recruiting V/s Traditional Social Media Recruiting – Infographic

Jobsoid

Incorporating social media in your hiring strategy to expand your reach is the thing to do, and its great that you’ve joined the club. But, have you ever tracked the time you invest in scanning the right fit […]. The post ATS Integrated Social Media Recruiting V/s Traditional Social Media Recruiting – Infographic appeared first on Jobsoid.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Time to Build Resilience in New Managers #MondayMotivation

Undercover Recruiter

Resilience is about finding ways to bounce back from challenge, adversity or disappointment; it is elasticity, the capacity to recover. The International Resilience Project describes resilience as ‘a universal capacity which allows a person, group or community to prevent, minimise or overcome the damaging effects of adversity’. Psychologists have identified some factors that make a.

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IT Jobs Have Grown by 12% Since 2012

CareerBuilder

December is underway and 2017 is almost upon us. In anticipation of the new year, CareerBuilder and Emsi have compiled a list of the top jobs for 2017. The list is based on pay, growth and number of jobs. The study groups occupations into five categories: business and financial operations, IT, health care, sales and skill trades. Of these categories, IT has seen the largest percentage growth over the past 4 years, with a job growth of 12 percent.

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5 Steps to Building a More Inclusive Talent Pipeline

Undercover Recruiter

We are seeing a refreshing emphasis on people talking about increasing the number of female leaders, rather than just focussing on the number of women in the boardroom. The latest independent government review, launched this year to follow on from Lord Davies’s report, has confirmed that the focus will be on building the pipeline for. View Article. 5 Steps to Building a More Inclusive Talent Pipeline.

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Why your talent acquisition strategy needs a targeted candidate message

Allegis Global Solutions

How developing a targeted message can help you attract top talent.

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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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10 Email Marketing All-Stars Share Their Outreach Secrets with Recruiters

MightyRecruiter

Many practitioners, “industry experts,” and vendors believe that recruiters need to think more like marketers, and nowhere is this more critical than when emailing passive candidates who may not even be seeking new jobs. Happily employed passive talent generally isn’t paying attention to the work your organization is doing or why your job opportunity might be great for their career.

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4 Hiring Metrics You Should be Tracking as a Tech Recruiter

Stack Overflow

Effective recruiting and hiring should be scientific – there should be hypotheses, A/B testing, and a clear strategy behind every initiative. But when things get busy and certain goals need to be met, recruiting in a scientific way can get put on the back burner. One way to ensure that you’re practicing scientific recruiting is to track certain metrics.

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Think Candidates Don’t Judge You on Your Glassdoor Rating? Think Again

Jibe

The Internet has fundamentally changed the way we discover and learn about new products. Few people walk onto a car lot these days without first conducting deep Internet research on models, prices, and user reviews. In fact, 98% of online shoppers read product reviews before deciding what to buy. Online research is a way to create a level playing field with a salesperson.

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5 Tips for Your Health Care Screening Program [Infographic]

HireRight

Ensuring that the healthcare industry engages the most qualified medical professionals is paramount. Businesses can't afford to cut corners when checking the background of those entrusted to care for the sick, the infirm and the growing number of elderly. Here are a few tips to consider when initiating or reviewing your screening program to help mitigate risk and improve the hiring process.

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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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Your Crash Course in Employer Branding from Two Marketing Execs

Linkedin Talent Blog

If you’ve ever tried to pull Marketing into employer branding, you may have faced some resistance. Marketers usually have the expertise you need, but they often lack the time, interest or resources to pitch in. Yet we know that when Marketing and Recruiting work together, companies do better. According to LinkedIn research , organizations with strong consumer brands and strong talent brands see 36% five-year growth, while those with only strong talent brands or only strong consumers brand see 10

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IT Jobs Have Grown by 12% Since 2012

CareerBuilder

December is underway and 2017 is almost upon us. In anticipation of the new year, CareerBuilder and Emsi have compiled a list of the top jobs for 2017. The list is based on pay, growth and number of jobs. The study groups occupations into five categories: business and financial operations, IT, health care, sales and skill trades. Of these categories, IT has seen the largest percentage growth over the past 4 years, with a job growth of 12 percent.

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Choose Your ATS Kit

Jobvite

With so many Applicant Tracking Systems on the market, it’s hard to pinpoint the perfect one without understanding your needs first. Find out what your ATS and recruiting needs are today with our kit! Download. The post Choose Your ATS Kit appeared first on Jobvite.

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How Recruitment Videos Can Be a Boon for Your Small Business

CareerBuilder

If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine how much information a short video could convey to potential employees. Small business owners who assume recruitment videos are something only large companies can afford may be missing out on a valuable, cost-effective way to build their employment brand. Create a presentation that’s right for your small business using these tips: Choose your route.

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The Greatest Overlooked Tool: A Recruiting Assessment Guide to Transforming Hiring

You know talent acquisition is essential to business success, but are you frustrated with hiring results? Learn how to spotlight ideal talent & match them to the right roles in your organization today by using the Greatest Overlooked Tool.

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Recruiting Strategy Makeover Kit

Jobvite

Imagine your current to-do list. Even the smallest tasks start to add up. Suddenly you’re too busy to think big picture and improve your entire recruiting process. Make time to tackle your existing strategy or start brand new with the Recruiting Strategy Makeover Kit. Download. The post Recruiting Strategy Makeover Kit appeared first on Jobvite.

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What is A.I. and How Will It Affect Your Job?

Hire-Intelligence

Earlier this year I wrote about the coming robot storm and the studies that suggest many jobs now held by humans will soon be executed by robots. Yesterday the Guardian published an article by Stephen Hawking who was commenting on, among other things, growing income inequality.

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Some Business is Just Not Worth It!

Recruiting Blogs

This is going to be simple and sweet, but it has been weighing heavily on my mind. The other day I received a check from one of my clients. It was well below what I have been used to making for a placement. Why I took this order, I still have no idea! The whole process was exhausting. Some business is just not worth it. This, my friends was not worth it. .

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How NOT to Write a Physician Job Description

Harger Howe Recruitment

Just recently, we were in a new business meeting with some savvy physician recruiters. In this meeting we discussed how our company rewrites physician job descriptions for our clients so that they don’t have to. However, one person brought up a great point. With certain high profile searches, there are a lot of moving parts and it’s just easier in some cases for the physician recruiters to write it themselves.

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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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5 Signs it’s Time to Consider Hiring a Consultant

Recruiting Blogs

A few weeks ago I discussed some recruiting and hiring trends that were on the rise in 2016, and are expected to continue rising in 2017. Although that was by no means a thorough examination of the current composition of the average business environment, the reoccurring theme was, in short: increased use of technology. Both in the business and technology world, advancements are made almost monthly in order to stay ahead of the curve.

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6 Ways to Use Social Media to Attract More Qualified Candidates

Hiring Thing

Think social media is only for posting selfies and staying in touch with family and friends? Think again. According to Glassdoor, 79% of job seekers are leveraging their social networks to locate better employment opportunities. And with 65% of all adult internet users active on social media, it’s become an. Continue reading.

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Announcing: Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2017

Glassdoor for Employers

We’re proud to announce the ninth annual Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2017 across North America.

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