Mon.May 22, 2017

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The Worst Part of Buying Recruiting Software

Lever

If you’re old enough to remember this, you’ll understand why my experience as a vendor in the recruiting software space sometimes makes me feel like a certain undervalued paper delivery boy:

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Social media and next-gen talent acquisition

Allegis Global Solutions

Talent acquisition is easier when brands engage with the interests and ideals of prospective workers, which can be achieved through the use of social media.

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Is Your Technical Interview Process Too Long?

Stack Overflow

The organization I used to recruit for operated under the belief that it was best to hire slow and fire fast. Because we wanted to be incredibly selective and hire the right people the first time around, this mentality made perfect sense on paper. But this approach to hiring also gave us a little too much flexibility, and many of our top candidates ended up enduring multiple (and unnecessary) final round interviews.

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What Would Bob Dylan Do? The Classic Rocker Guide to Building Employer Brand

Glassdoor for Employers

If you’re thinking about your company image, it would be a mistake to overlook the sage advice of classic rockers like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Doors, Bob Marley and The Grateful Dead.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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How to Write Recruitment Copy Like a Pro

FireFish Software

Writing can seem like something of an art. But in actuality it’s more of a science. The very best copywriters know their work doesn’t happen by accident. To help you write effective recruitment copy, we’ve put together an eBook that’ll show you how you can write recruitment copy like a pro, and we’ve included several free tools you can use, too.

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The HIRE Act, And How Recruiting Veterans Can Help Your Company

ConveyIQ

Hiring veterans for civilian jobs can be extremely beneficial for employers. Now, a new law may help incentivize the process for companies across the country. In May 2017, the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act, or the HIRE Act, was signed into law. This new legislation was created with the intention […].

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Why You’re Missing Out on New Leads by Ignoring Google

Undercover Recruiter

At heart, recruiters are hustlers. They like to pick up the phones and make calls to win new business and place their candidates. In other words, sitting back and waiting for leads to come in just doesn’t feel right. As a result, passive marketing strategies such as SEO have not caught in the world of. View Article. Why You’re Missing Out on New Leads by Ignoring Google.

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The Screening Question You Don’t Want To Ask, But Should

ConveyIQ

We’ve all been there. You speak to a candidate that is interested in a role and seems to be qualified during the first conversation. It’s all sunny skies during the screening process, and your mind drifts to the positive feedback you’re sure to get from your hiring manager for finding such a great candidate right […]. The post The Screening Question You Don’t Want To Ask, But Should appeared first on Take the Interview.

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6 Sizzling Hot Summer Job Posting Sites

MightyRecruiter

Summer is here and it’s that time again – time to hire seasonal workers! Many employers, including restaurants, hotels and travel destinations, have a huge surge of business during the summer months, which means many extra hands will be needed to keep the ship afloat. There are lots of great websites out there that will help streamline your seasonal hiring needs.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Know How Applicant Tracking Systems Are Helping Hundreds of SMBs Grow

Jobsoid

The biggest challenge facing all start-ups and small businesses is striking a balance between day-to-day operations and securing great hires who can take your business to the next level. Financial limitations and time constraints often make it difficult […]. The post Know How Applicant Tracking Systems Are Helping Hundreds of SMBs Grow appeared first on Jobsoid.

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A 10-Minute Phone Screen is All You Need

The Hire Talent

How to Eliminate Nightmare Candidates Quickly with a 10-Minute Phone Screen Phone screens provide a unique opportunity to assessing candidates that in-person interviews do not. During a phone screen, you are relying on only the voice on the other end of the line and not as many other cues that in-person interviews provide. This enables. Read More. The post A 10-Minute Phone Screen is All You Need appeared first on The HIRE Talent.

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Employee Engagement: You’re A Phony. I Said It. Now What?

Recruiting Daily

In life, there are times when you are part of conversations that make you roll your eyes so far back into your head that the possibility of a seizure looms. Such as, which hot sauce is the hottest in the world. No one cares because I’m not interested in setting fire to my mouth in […].

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6 Sizzling Hot Summer Job Posting Sites

MightyRecruiter

Summer is here and it’s that time again – time to hire seasonal workers! Many employers, including restaurants, hotels and travel destinations, have a huge surge of business during the summer months, which means many extra hands will be needed to keep the ship afloat. There are lots of great websites out there that will help streamline your seasonal hiring needs.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Employee Engagement: You’re A Phony. I Said It. Now What?

Recruiting Daily

In life, there are times when you are part of conversations that make you roll your eyes so far back into your head that the possibility of a seizure looms. Such as, which hot sauce is the hottest in the world. No one cares because I’m not interested in setting fire to my mouth in […].

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Key Changes to the Recruitment Process

FeeTrader

Talent recruitment is one of the key issues that companies and businesses must solve. Attracting the right talent is not as easy as it might sound, especially in this current recruitment landscape. Companies are exposed to changes in the recruitment industry. Hiring and developing great talents is the most important thing any company can do. What’s changed though is the way they hire.

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Would You Apply to Your Jobs?

CareerPlug

There was a time when candidates, particularly those paid hourly, were willing to spend 20-30 minutes (sometimes up to an hour) on a job application. This was the standard. It was simply the way things were done. Well, not anymore. Most candidates are no longer willing to complete long applications upfront. There are too many. The post Would You Apply to Your Jobs?

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4 Signs You’re One Burnt Out Recruiter (and How to Revive Yourself)

Linkedin Talent Blog

Co-authored by Aliza Sherman. You’ve smiled through back-to-back-to-back-to-back interviews with candidates, your best applicant just took a job with the competition, and now you’ve got to read through a stack of resumes before you can go home. It’s totally normal to feel super exhausted after a particularly rough day—but if every day is starting to feel rough, you might be close to burning out.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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7 Deadly Sins of Video Interviewing

Hire-Intelligence

Are you ready for your video interview? If you have not been invited to take one, chances are you soon will be. More and more companies are integrating the technology into their hiring process at a rapid pace.

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Improving the Hiring Process: FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

HireRight

On December 5, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) finalized a rule to create a drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial driver license holders (CDL). The clearinghouse will act as a central repository for drivers’ positive test results, refusals to test and other such federal violations of the drug and alcohol testing regulations.

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A Strong Proponent of the Hourly Worker

Brandon Hall

I am just back from Snagajob’s conference, HourMinds, in lovely Charleston, South Carolina. Just as the conference name connotes, the conference was about how organizations attract and manage the hourly workforce. During 2016 Snagajob acquired PeopleMatter, a SaaS workforce management platform, and as Snagajob and PeopleMatter are now one company, employees and customers from the combined organization were at the event.

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Last Week in Talent: May 22, 2017

Entelo

Good morning and Happy Monday. This is Last Week in Talent. The biggest news in talent last week is that Google is launching the job search engine to rule them all powered by their robust machine learning and AI algorithms. With partnerships in place with the biggest job boards, it looks like Google for Jobs will complement existing solutions, for now.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Tweeting for Dummies: How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Business

Recruiting Blogs

Social media has truly changed the way people do business. Social media is so powerful because it's also opened a new way for people to establish brands and it's even allowed people to enjoy a new profession. Social media specialist, consultants, and managers wouldn't have jobs without this amazing portal. With this understanding, any business owner that doesn't maintain a strong social media presence is doing their company a serious disservice.

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5 Reasons Why Job Boards Are the WORST for Recruiting

marenated

Finding amazing talent with real staying power is the goal of every talent acquisition leader. Unfortunately, in this competitive hiring landscape , hiring and retaining employees is also the largest challenge our workforce is facing. Our only hope is to keep looking for techniques that resonate with candidates and work for hiring teams, not against.

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Misconceptions About Millennials In The Workplace

Recruiting Blogs

There is so much talk about Generation Y (those born between the mid-80s and late 90s) in our society, and at least some of the talk around this generation is inaccurate. As I’ve said before I love a good conspiracy, so today I’m going to debunk some of the misconceptions about millennials in the workplace. Unemployment: While more millennials are unemployed than other generations, this is more of a reflection on the younger members of the generation (those aged 18-24) which is clearly skewed b

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Why Scheduling Interviews Doesn’t Have to Derail Higher Education Hiring

Spark Hire

Scheduling interviews is naturally invasive to our schedules. Add 70 to 80 applicants, plus interviewers’ schedules to align, and you have a major disruption to workflow. Every year, the University of Wisconsin Law School (UW Law) ran into this exact issue. With only 10 to 15 open positions, the high number of applicants was quickly derailing their hiring process.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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3 Reasons Why You Should Consider Hiring SharePoint Development Consultant

Recruiting Blogs

In May 2016, Microsoft announced the general availability of SharePoint Server 2016. In their own words to ‘provide customers with a foundation for modern, intelligent intranets and content collaboration’. SharePoint 2016 was hailed as a welcome, feature-rich, new generation product that has cloud-inspired infrastructure, sophisticated compliance and reporting and enhanced user experiences.

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Cover Letters: Connecting Candidates to Your Company’s Culture

JWT Inside

When applying for a job, applicants are usually asked to submit a résumé, some professional references, and a cover letter. And while most people understand the purpose of the first two items, many miss the mark with the third. So, what is a cover letter supposed to accomplish exactly? According to Kathryn Minshew, CEO and Founder of The Muse , the ideal cover letter concisely addresses these three points: Why you love the company.

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The 5 Key Objectives of a Total Rewards Communications Program

HRsoft

A great deal of time and effort go into creating the perfect total rewards program tailored to the needs of your employees and organization. While getting your program just right is essential to driving engagement and retaining your best talent, creating a strong communication program to accompany it is of equal importance. Before you begin refining your approach to total rewards communication, here are a few key objectives to keep in mind: Awareness: Ultimately, you need employees to become awa