Thu.Mar 10, 2022

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What is a skills matrix and why do you need it?

Devskiller

Intro. The digital skills gap is constantly growing. The rise in demand for technical skills such as software development continues to increase. From the employer’s perspective, this means one thing – you have to prepare yourself ahead of time to ensure your team possesses the right skills. One way to make this happen is to create an IT skills matrix you can use to map the current skills of your organization.

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A Recruitment Marketer's Guide to Employee-Generated Video

Recruitics

When it comes to attracting talent to an organization, candidates want to know what it’s really like to work for the company. The job seeker audience craves authenticity and transparency. They want to hear from real people and learn about real experiences. Employee-generated video builds authentic connections and allows candidates to envision themselves at the company.

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How To Boost Your Employer Brand By Rejecting Candidates (Part 2)

Proactive Talent

In a previous blog post, I talked about a polite way to reject candidates and enhance your employer brand.

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Suddenly, Google Search Is Less Semantic

Boolean Strings

Until about a week ago, Google provided us with synonyms and variations – “auto-stemming” – of every search term (unless we put it in quotes). It still does, but noticeably less so. Previously, searches like supervisor -supervisor -supervisory -supervisors gave us synonyms for the word “supervisor,” like “manager” Now the search produces no results.

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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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5 Benefits of Workplace Mentoring Programs

Recruiting Daily

As the race for talent continues, business leaders are considering ways to enhance their offerings to attract and retain top talent. Workplace mentoring programs not only provide employers with a competitive advantage, but they can also have a significant impact on an organization and its employees. Below are 5 benefits for organizations that implement a workplace mentoring program, which should position them as a preferred employer that attracts and retains quality candidates.

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Elevating the Interview Experience with hireEZ Scheduling

Hiretual

Want recruitment industry benchmarks and the chance to win a free gift basket? Fill out our 2022 State of Outbound Recruiting survey. Log In. Solution. Sourcing. Unleash Access to Untapped Talent Pools. Engagement. Direct and Scalable Candidate Engagement & Interview Scheduling. Integration. Seamlessly Integrated With Your Tech Stack. Security & Compliance.

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DevSkiller integrates with Teamtailor

Devskiller

DevSkiller TalentScore now integrates with recruitment and employer branding company, Teamtailor. Offering clients a complete hiring solution. Here’s what this integration means. What is Teamtailor? Teamtailor is an automated applicant tracking system (ATS) designed to simplify the hiring process. Teamtailor’s intuitive candidate management platform allows recruiters to keep track of candidates and schedule interviews and activities.

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The Real Cost Of Bad Hiring Decisions (And How To Avoid Making Them)

Forbes Human Resources Council

What does your hiring process look like? Is it capturing the right candidates the first time around?

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Onboarding is a Longer Process Than You Think

The Cleared Recruiting Chronicles

Structured onboarding impacts a cleared candidate’s first impression of the company, continued motivation to support the mission, and engagement as they move from the one-month mark to the one year.

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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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Here's How Companies Can Stand Out In A Candidate-Driven Marketplace

Forbes Human Resources Council

The fundamentals haven’t changed, but the psychology of jobseekers has.

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Ways You Can Use Your Website to Attract Skilled Employees

AkkenCloud

Most potential candidates will Google your company before making a decision. Fortunately, you can use your website to attract skilled employees by offering specific information, such as: A content strategy. Proper SEO. Company details. Available jobs. Methods of contact. Content and SEO will boost search results while introducing your team increases engagement.

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March 2022 Labor Market Pulse | The Jacobson Group

The Jacobson Group

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, January* saw the largest number of open finance and insurance jobs in at least two decades. Hires and quits are also relatively high, further illustrating the industry reshuffling that has occurred throughout the last several months.

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Apply for Level Up: Women In Tech Now!

Zartis

We are excited to share that, in its fourth year, Level Up is coming back stronger than ever. In 2022, we will be offering 28 scholarships to aspiring professionals, starting with software development scholarships in partnership with Code Institute , dedicated to the Women In Tech cause. Twenty Full-stack Software Development scholarships will be granted to women from conflict areas suffering from the sudden disruption of opportunities in their home countries.

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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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How Language Could Be Sabotaging Your Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Entrepreneur - Workplace Diversity

All of your time and money could be wasted.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In yet another sign of candidates having the upper hand in today’s talent market, companies are luring workers with paid vacation. before their start date. Yes, you read that correctly. Businesses like SevenRooms , a software company for the hospitality industry, are offering new hires — regardless of seniority — two paid weeks off before their first day at their new gig.

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Improve Employee Retention Amidst the Great Resignation | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

The world of work has seen major upheaval since the onset of the pandemic. Work-from-home is now commonplace — 59% of U.S. workers who can are working remotely all or most of the time. Wages are increasing , but so too is inflation. An unemployment measure that includes workers who are not actively searching for work is beginning to normalize, sitting at 4.7% compared to its pre-pandemic rate of 4.3 percent.

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Competency-based recruitment

Zoho Recruit

The world of hiring has evolved drastically, including the metrics we use to recruit. While we once hired primarily on merit, we’ve found that this doesn’t always indicate how well a candidate will perform in a role. Companies are now starting to hire based on competencies rather than qualifications. Competencies are behaviors that define how candidates exercise their skill sets.

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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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Elevate L&D Initiatives to Increase Employee Engagement

Recruiting Daily Advisor

The pandemic shifted the workplace and heightened awareness around issues that had been on the back burner. As organizations fight to retain talent, it’s time to address a core problem impacting those efforts: the employee engagement crisis. According to Gallup , only one in three U.S. employees are engaged at work. Additionally, these employees also report the highest levels of daily stress globally.

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5 Signs You Need to Automate Your Hiring Process

ExactHire Recruiting

Has your hiring process grown unmanageable? Evolving technology, burgeoning job sites, a shrinking labor pool and the widening skills gap are just a few of the reasons hiring is a lot tougher than it used to be. If you’re receiving resumes in your email or logging into each job board individually, you’re spending even more time hiring candidates. And, as if hiring wasn’t a towering task already, not hiring effectively can have damaging effects down the road.

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Interview Prep School

The Whiteboard

As recruiters, we interview people on a near-daily basis. Candidates mainly, trying to assess suitability and matching the candidates’ skills to the client’s requirements. It becomes second nature especially when you have a checklist sitting in front of you. However, when it comes to recruiters going on an interview for a job they want, you would be amazed at the level of prep required!

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Retirement Plan Fiduciaries Must Wisely Consider All Investment Options

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Retirement plan fiduciaries have a duty to monitor investment options continuously and remove all imprudent ones, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently ruled in a much-anticipated decision. In the opinion, the Court made it clear the fiduciaries can’t ignore imprudent investment options in 401(k)s or other retirement plans even if other, prudent choices are available.

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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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Employees Moving on to New Opportunities Find Lucrative Pay

BountyJobs

When the Gen Z demo job hunts, the top two factors they consider when looking at a job opportunity are ‘increased learning opportunities and training. The option to learn new skills and to practice these new skills holds a lot of weight during the job search process. On the other hand, Baby Boomers ranked values alignment and better pay or benefits ahead of learning opportunities.

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How the Environment Impacts Gen Z’s Attitude Toward Work

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Employers have typically used salary and benefits to attract and retain staff. Although money is an important motivator for most workers and benefits like health insurance have a potentially significant impact on employees’ bank accounts, it’s a mistake to focus too much on salary and benefits at the expense of other enticements. Here are three reasons why: 3 Key Considerations.

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What is talent management? An all-in-one guide

Devskiller

Introduction. The relationship between talent management and organizational success is evident. Finding a balance between managing existing employees and attracting the right new ones, is the key to success. In fact, as a McKinsey article put it, “organizations must consider investing in their existing workforce’s skills as well as attracting and retaining the right new talent.” In the following article, we’re going to look at what talent management is, and how you can strategize to

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Coming back around: The rise of ‘boomerang’ workers

The Getwork Blog

After the dust settled on the initial layoffs, furloughs and temporary shutdowns that came with the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, an interesting phenomenon emerged. Workers who once valued their jobs for the stability they provided began to take stock and repriortize once they realized their positions were not so stable after all. With a clear picture of how unforeseen circumstances could impact individual careers, workers began to reevaluate their options.

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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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Faces of HR: How One HR Pro is Changing Lives One Day at a Time

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Charles Lattimer is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and innovator, bringing more than two decades of experience to his role of VP of Innovation and Growth at FinFit – a financial wellness company that specializes in increasing employee retention by reducing finance-related employee stress. For our latest Faces of HR profile, we sat down with Charles to discuss how he got his start in the industry, his biggest influence, as well as his thoughts on trends and best practices for the HR industry,

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The Rise of Low Code – Story of Software Podcast S02E04

Zartis

Peter Rose , CTO of TEKenable , joins our podcast to discuss the growing demand for low code software development in the technology market. . The Guest – Peter Rose, Owner & CTO at TEKenable. Peter founded TEKenable with Nick Connors in 2002 to provide high-quality software solutions to Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Agri-Food companies, and the Public Sector.