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3 wrong responses to recruitment change. And one smart one.

Greg Savage

It’s obvious. Much of recruitment is changing, very fast. We may not like it, but that is the fact. Technology most obviously, but also candidate behavior and client expectations. And of course the rapid onset of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in recruitment. More than ‘on its way’. Here already. My observation is that most […].

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Everything You Need to Know About Recruitment Agency Branding & Social Media

Social Talent

At this stage of the game, there’s no need to make an argument on behalf of recruitment agencies needing a strong brand. That argument has been long won. As has the argument which says that the best way to create and sustain this brand is through online social and professional networks. Both facts have long been established and accepted. So we know what we need to do.

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How to Become Unpopular in the Eyes of Your Employees

RecruitLoop

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Rachel Stones. Her opinions are her own. Unless you’re a newcomer to the workforce, you’ve likely had a boss or two and through your experience have dealt with good bosses and not-so-good bosses. In some cases, maybe your boss was the deciding factor on whether to stay or […].

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6 Hiring Hacks to Save Time and Find Stellar Candidates

Jobsoid

Hiring is a challenge for every recruiter – The process needs to be fast, the candidate quality needs to be high, and the costs need to low. Here are 6 practical, actionable hacks that every recruiter can trial in to build an awesome team with significantly less effort. Create a Great Company Culture and Top […]. The post 6 Hiring Hacks to Save Time and Find Stellar Candidates appeared first on Jobsoid.

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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 Causes of Recruiter Heartbreak - and How to Avoid Them

FireFish Software

Recruitment is all about relationships, and it’s true that sometimes we can be so invested in what we do that our recruitment troubles are just as painful as our romantic ones! To celebrate Valentine’s Day, let’s take a look at just some of the things that can break a recruiter’s heart, and how to stop these things from happening in the first place.

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How to Find and Hire a UX Developer

Stack Overflow

When it comes to the user experience, most people tend to think of the design aspects of a website or an application—which still makes perfect sense. Plenty of technology experts argue that the need for quality designers will only increase in the coming years. But at the same time, companies have also realized that they need user experience professionals that can also write quality code.

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Show Don't Tell: 6 Leadership Tips to Model the Way

FlashPoint

Photo by Iker Urteaga on Unsplash. Effective leaders are committed to acting on their values. Great leaders know that others are observing what they do and say. Every day is a powerful opportunity to show others the leadership behaviors and values we believe in.

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Bums on seats!

RecruitmentJuice

Are we making it too easy for people to join the recruitment industry? It’s a term that we hear a lot in recruitment, but if you’re not aware of the phrase, it describes when a hirer is not really bothered about the skills, knowledge, personality and attributes of a candidate; they just want a pair of hands to complete the job. Now I’m not suggesting that we are recruiting people into our industry with no thought, but I have noticed a worrying trend of people joining and then when they leave, th

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Will Home Depot, JPMorgan, Disney & More Recruit Better After Bonuses?

Glassdoor for Employers

In the wake of recent updates to the US tax law, many prominent businesses have announced employee bonuses, and in some cases, increased.

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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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Internship interview questions

Workable

Use these internship interview questions and find the best candidate for your open intern, graduate, and junior roles. You’ll also find some tips on how to prepare for an internship interview and evaluate the candidates effectively. How to interview an intern. Internship programs help companies connect with recent graduates who fill short-term business needs.

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6 Ways To Retain Millennial Talent

The Hire Talent

What Are Millennials Looking For in a Career? Ahhhh, millennials. The technology and social media-obsessed, “all about me” generation that somehow managed to finagle LOL and OMG into the dictionary. They’re literally taking over. In fact, Pew Research notes that more than one in three American workers are between the ages of 18-34 and surpassed. Read More.

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5 Common Recruiter Questions About Background Checks in the U.S.

HireRight

HireRight conducted approximately 12.5 million background checks in 2017. That’s a lot of checks! And many questions are still asked about background checks – even from recruiters. So we’ve answered a few of the most often-asked here. Unlike being able to type a few keystrokes on the computer CSI style and get a full report on anyone, the actual process can be quite complex.

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Hire18 Sponsors: Employment Background Investigations

SmartRecruiters

Interviews are one thing, but to really know who you’re about to bring on board requires a bit more digging. And to that end, EBI is one of the largest privately held screening firms in the United States, providing background screening, drug testing, and occupational health screening services for employment, contract, and volunteer positions for over 5,000 clients in the US and globally.

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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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Seasonal jobs interview questions

Workable

Use these sample interview questions to evaluate and recruit candidates for seasonal jobs. When you should consider hiring seasonal employees. Seasonal employees are valuable team members, especially if: Your company doesn’t operate throughout the year (e.g. a summer resort). You need to increase your workforce at peak periods (e.g. Christmas holidays).

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Four Big Barriers That Will Impede Talent Acquisition This Year

Recruiting Daily

Given that 2017 marked a 17-year low for unemployment, there will be a big battle for talent this year – especially in technology, health care and professional services. With the rapidly changing career climate and low unemployment, recruiters and hiring professionals must do everything they can to find and retain talent. Since a variety of […].

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3 Challenges Solved By Multi Currency Compensation Planning Software

HRsoft

If your company has multiple locations throughout the world, implementing multi currency compensation planning software can make your pay plans much simpler to manage, update, and administer. Beyond solving currency conversion woes, there are some additional benefits provided by these unique solutions. If you’re considering compensation planning software for your business with international locations, take a look at the following key benefits to help inform your decision.

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Increasing Candidate’s Response Rates

Boolean Strings

This is a guest post from Martin Lee. We can be as creative as we like with our sourcing, writing killer Boolean strings, utilizing the latest tools and unearthing profiles that others wouldn’t, but without a response from prospective candidates we have only done 50% of what is required. According to a number of sources the average user spends 17 minutes on LinkedIn.

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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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4 Staffing Companies with Killer Blogs

TimeSaved

Great branding is a key to success in any industry, and the cornerstone of a great brand strategy in 2018 comes down to killer content marketing. Many staffing agencies are beginning to realize the utility and relevance of having a regularly updated blog. Here are a few of our favourites.

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How The Right Talent Platform Helps You To Reach Your Diversity Goals

Recruiting Blogs

Is diversity — and its important extensions, inclusion and belonging — among your company's top priorities for 2018? If so, you’re certainly in good company. Organizations have become increasingly aware of and focused on diversity issues in recent years, and diversity was cited as “the biggest game-changer and most embraced trend” among almost 9,000 recruiters and hiring managers in LinkedIn’s 2018 Global Recruiting Trends report.

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The 2018 Calendar of Recognition Days is here!

Nas Recruitment

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How to source on the lesser known sites!! Bloomberg

Recruiting Blogs

Bloomberg is a site that delivers business and market news, data and such. Not a lot of recruiters try to source there. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying. . So to source within Bloomberg you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the one below. . site:bloomberg.com 20/20 gene person .

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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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How to reduce recruiting costs when hiring new employees

Workable

The ultimate challenge in recruiting is hiring stellar employees with the lowest possible recruiting costs. Quality of hire rightfully takes precedence, so you may be willing to accept higher costs that translate in more qualified candidates. But, in pursuit of the right balance, you could find ways to spend your recruiting budget more efficiently without compromising your focus on quality of hire.

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Steps to Create an Attractive Job Description

Recruiting Blogs

Job descriptions are something that really attract the candidates towards it. But for this, it needs to be really creative and attractive. The main reason why the organizations write job descriptions is because they want to specify the job roles of the candidates, and make sure that the message of their work role is conveyed to them. This needs to be pretty descriptive and easy to understand, so that the people do not have to think twice before applying for the role.

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The Recruiting Reel Episode 22: How to Guide Young Professionals Through Your Hiring Process

Spark Hire

Hiring young professionals? Get the secrets from @InternQueen #GenZ #Hiring Click To Tweet. In the 22nd episode of The Recruiting Reel, Lauren Berger, the CEO and Founder of InternQueen.com, discusses how to guide young professionals through your hiring process and into long term careers at your organization. Here’s the transcript: Josh Tolan: My name is Josh Tolan and I’m the CEO of Spark Hire, the leading video interviewing platform used by thousands of organizations around the world.

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Making waves: Blue Octopus is shortlisted for three Onrec awards

Blue Octopus

For the sixth year running, we’re raising our tentacles in celebration after being shortlisted at the Onrec awards. The Onrec award ceremony, which takes place on Thursday 1 March, celebrates success, growth, innovation, talent and achievements within the online recruitment industry. We’re absolutely chuffed to confirm that Blue Octopus Recruitment is shortlisted in the following categories: The Technical Innovation Award (National Supplier).

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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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Recruiting Startup of the Year Nominee: SmartDreamers

SmartRecruiters

SmartDreamers is a social media and job marketing platform that helps companies reach the candidates that don’t spend time on classical recruitment platforms. Meet the companies vying for the title of Recruiting Startup Of The Year (RSOTY) at Hiring Success 18 , in San Francisco, March 12-14. Register here! Your vote determines which six are flying to California to pitch their ideas to 1000+ Talent Acquisition leaders and puts them in the running for the grand prize.

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Workpop Wins the HotelTechAwards!

Workpop

Hotel Tech Report has named Workpop 2018’s top rated HR & Staffing Software based on data from thousands of hoteliers in more than 40 countries around the world. Over 100 of the world’s elite hotel technology products competed for a chance to win this prestigious title.

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How You Can Use Instagram for Recruiting

marenated

By Maren Hogan: When people first started touting the use of Instagram for recruiting, I was skeptical to say the least. In B2B Marketing, it’s difficult to get budget and while pictures are a great way to get candidates engaged in what it looks like to work for your company, I wasn’t sure that many users would follow brands. Sure, HUGE brands, but what about staffing agencies and small startups?