Fri.Oct 18, 2019

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‘Open Hiring’ May Have Its Place, but Beware of ‘Hiring Roulette’

Recruiting Daily Advisor

A new method for building a workforce has been getting attention lately, and it’s a philosophy that turns conventional wisdom about hiring on its head. Source: nazarovsergey / Shutterstock. The “open hiring” concept is being touted in some circles as a way to help people with criminal records or other impediments to landing a job become employed. Instead of having applicants fill out an application, submit a résumé, sit for multiple rounds of interviews, pass a drug test and a background check,

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What Is Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging?

Glassdoor for Employers

Cultivating a diverse professional culture is a complex and worthy pursuit. Diverse cultures position employees to thrive individually and to bring out the best in each other. Enabling diversity is no token gesture; it’s no rote filling of quotas. It means fostering a singular professional landscape that an array of professionals truly sees as their own.

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Video Interviewing: Making a Genuine Connection from a Distance

SmartRecruiters

Video interviewing has revolutionized traditional recruitment processes, helping hiring managers better understand job applicants all over the world, while saving time and money. Once upon a time recruiters relied on one-dimensional, text-based resumes and CVs to start refining their candidate pool. As technology has evolved, so too have hiring processes, helping recruiters make more genuine connections with job applicants and more informed decisions—even at a distance.

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Techniques For Training On Diversity In The Workplace

JazzHR

Guest blog by Claudia Jeffrey – Product Manager at King Essay. By administering training on diversity, managers, supervisors, and directors can take definite action to promote an all-inclusive atmosphere. Leaders in an organization have a direct influence on the production of an establishment. Establishments with a low level of cultural acceptance have higher production costs.

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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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How HR Can Help Organizations Handle the Unthinkable

TalentCulture - Recruiting

A natural disaster. An active shooter. A turbulent political situation in a foreign country where your organization does business. No crisis is exactly alike, but leadership is always crucial to guiding an organization through the unthinkable or unimaginable. So how can we prepare for the unknown? This week we speak with Eric McNulty, co-author of “You’re It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most,” on the steps we can take to help […].

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Why Employee Engagement Matters and How Employers Should Foster It

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Today’s competitive job market means that it’s more challenging than ever for employers to attract and retain top talent. Although acquisition is top of mind for employers, retention should be, as well. Source: Photon photo / Shutterstock. Disengaged employees cost U.S. companies nearly $550 billion a year, according to research from The Engagement Institute, a joint study conducted by The Conference Board, Sirota-Mercer, Deloitte, ROI, The Culture Works, and Consulting LLP.

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HR Tech 2019: What Went Down

Smartdreamers

It’s like they say, what happens in Vegas… gets blogged about later on. Or, what happens in Vegas helps us to better understand the future of work and technology. Okay, maybe these aren’t the catchiest sayings—but we’ll stand by the sentiments!

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Employer Spotlight: Sally Bolig on Yotpo's Culture Of Feedback and Keeping it Real

The Muse

Our Employer Spotlight Series features employer branding best practices in action. Check out these insights from a company that's totally crushing it. This month, we chatted with Sally Bolig, Head of Talent Acquisition at Yotpo.

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Pros and Cons of Allowing Children in the Workplace

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Does your organization allow employees’ children be present in the workplace? There are a lot of reasons parents might request this, such as: Times when regular child care becomes unexpectedly unavailable. Babysitters, coparents, and other caregivers may get sick, or they may cancel unexpectedly for other reasons. Days when childcare availability ends before the workday does.

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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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How to Ensure Offer Acceptance

The Staffing Stream

Recruiters deal with challenges throughout the hiring process — trying to find the right, qualified candidate is difficult. However, of all the stages, the one that is the most important is the job offer. When you find someone that you believe can excel in the position, you want to make sure that they will accept your job offer. Therefore, you need to make sure that they want to choose your career path over another.

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One Expert’s View on the Evolution of Strategic HR

Recruiting Daily Advisor

When traveling abroad for work and sitting at a meal with your foreign colleagues, don’t order first. That’s the advice that David Binkley, Senior Adviser in Strategic Talent Management at Vantage Leadership Consulting in Chicago, has anyway. During his 30 years of HR experience, David has had to keep up with a host of changes in the world of HR, and he shared them with me in a recent interview.

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The Emergence of Gig Economy – The Future of Work?

Pragna Technologies

The gig economy is by no means a new concept, but it has expanded greatly over the past decade. Today millions of workers worldwide are enticed to the unbounded realm of independent work engagement with businesses, and this is commonly known as the ‘gig economy.’ Thanks to the transformative gig economy platforms such as People per Hour, Hire able and Upwork, freelance workers now have access to larger, more transparent platforms to ally with buyers of their services.

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5 Key Elements Behind a Successful Mobile Learning Strategy

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Ready or not, mobile learning will be a $70 billion industry this year, and it’s only gaining popularity across workplaces, with most organizations planning to implement a mobile learning strategy soon, if they haven’t already done so. Source: thodonal88 / Shutterstock. If you want your mobile learning initiatives and programs to be successful, here are five key elements you’ll want to incorporate into your mobile learning strategy as soon as possible. 1.

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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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Three Keys To Managing Remote Workers

Forbes Human Resources Council

The remote-work revolution is officially underway.

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Plan a world-class recruiting budget for 2020

PandoLogic

End-of-year things like future budgets and strategy may seem far away. But before you know it, next year's plans need to be executed -so embrace the early bird approach and start thinking seriously about what your organization's 2020 will look.

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How to Discuss Difficult Topics During Job Interviews

Jobvite

Work is important, and most people who find success are serious about their professional lives. It can be difficult to talk about the serious events that occur in our lives, especially in a job interview setting, but these issues must be discussed from time to time. They may be necessary to explain gaps in employment. While awkward to talk about in some cases, certain difficult topics can be turned into positive talking points by focusing on the skills and habits learned because of hardships.

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Post de prueba completo

Zartis

For those looking to upskill or change career while being kind to their bank balance, there are some great options online through Udacity, Coursera and Udemy among others. Check out this great article by George Sung about how he changed career and became an AV engineer at BMW.

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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 Discuss Difficult Topics During Job Interviews

Jobvite

Work is important, and most people who find success are serious about their professional lives. It can be difficult to talk about the serious events that occur in our lives, especially in a job interview setting, but these issues must be discussed from time to time. They may be necessary to explain gaps in employment. While awkward to talk about in some cases, certain difficult topics can be turned into positive talking points by focusing on the skills and habits learned because of hardships.

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What Makes a Good Employee? 10 Qualities to Look For in Job Candidates

Contract Recruiter

What makes a good employee? Among employers, the traits of a good employee are almost universal. Find out ten qualities to look for in job candidates here. Did you know that employee turnover can cost a company up to twice the value of that employee's annual salary? Having a revolving door of workers is expensive and inconvenient for businesses. This is why it's so important to make sure you hire the right person the first time.

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Lever Launches First-of-its-kind Video Interviewing Solution with Zoom

Lever

Lever’s new Zoom integration enables seamless scheduling of video interviews Lever today announced a new integration with Zoom, the first of its kind in the talent recruiting space. Customers will be able to effortlessly incorporate Zoom into their hiring process to build. Read More. The post Lever Launches First-of-its-kind Video Interviewing Solution with Zoom appeared first on Lever.

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$1 Billion Punishment For Comments About Women. Why Now?

PowerToFly

Not that long ago, Donald Trump's remark , "You can do anything. grab them by the pussy," was dismissed by many as locker room talk. and we all know how that ended. Three years later, and two years since #MeToo swept the nation, another billionaire is finding himself in hot water for remarks about women that were, objectively speaking, not as aggressive as Trump's.

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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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Preparing The Workplace For Flu Season 2019

Forbes Human Resources Council

The stage is already set for a longer, and potentially bad, flu season.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In this week’s list of our must-read articles for talent professionals, you’ll find two stories highlighting the challenges facing women in the workforce. One takes us to Germany where a derogatory, 16th century term for “neglectful mother” still holds working moms back, while the other reviews the results from a five-year study by McKinsey & Co and LeanIn.Org that suggests women fall behind their male counterparts shockingly early in their careers — as early as the first rung of the managem

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What Makes a Virtual Data Room Secure?

Recruiting Blogs

Have you ever wondered why and how the virtual data room is regarded as the safest and most secure platform for storing confidential business’ and organizations’ documents? Virtual data rooms have become the new waves that businesses are beginning to adopt owing to the confidence and reliability that they get in return. Unlike the physical data room, the virtual data room is paperless and it allows vital data contents to be stored on the internet.

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Three Lessons I Learned from Indeed

Team Software

This past week I was given a rare opportunity to sit down with the Search Quality team at Indeed.

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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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2020 Forecast: What will Talent Management Trends Be Like?

Recruiting Blogs

In 2019, 99% of companies decided on preparing for the future workforce. Furthermore, 73% of companies expected a significant disruption, says Mercer. Well, 2020 is knocking at our doors. Where we’re stationed at? Do we still have the time to personalize other trends? Talent management is the new engine for the upcoming economy. With more and more companies looking to thrive in an uncertain situation today, more attention is being focused on the role of talent development.

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Auto Technician Jobs: 3 Unique Ways to Attract Top Talent

Hireology

Hiring qualified employees for auto technician jobs is challenging for dealerships across the country. Unemployment, which was already at a record low, recently dropped to 3.5 percent, the lowest rate in 50 years. This tight labor market, coupled with limited interest in technician careers and a rapidly retiring workforce is leading to a shortage of qualified applicants to auto technician jobs. .

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Why a Leaky Feedback Loop Could be Sabotaging Your Employer Brand: Lessons from Airbnb, Lyft, Kickstarter +

HIRED

Hired recently released their annual Global Brand Health Report , a deep dive into which companies tech talent want to work for across 14 major tech hubs, and why. The data from more than 3,800 top tech workers on the platform provides valuable insights into how companies can compete for the best candidates – at a time when competition for tech talent has never been fiercer. .