Tue.Nov 01, 2016

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18 red-hot tips for the newbie recruiter

Greg Savage

Every week I get a request from a newbie to the recruitment industry asking for guidance on how to succeed. It’s a tricky one because it’s a bit like asking the meaning of life, or the secret to being a brilliant parent. There is no easy, short, answer. However, here is my best road-map for […].

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Here Are the Top 3 Predictors of Satisfaction for Women at Work

Lever

Corporate America is still largely dominated by men. Fortunately, a lot of companies are trying to change that, starting with building more inclusive cultures.

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Recruiting Your Future: Learning through Succession Planning

Proactive Talent

This morning my, 7-year-old, football obsessed, son asked me, “If Matthew Stafford steps down from the Lions QB position, will Dan Orlovsky have to take his place?” I told him that may not happen because the Lions (his absolute favorite team) will know that Stafford is retiring and will recruit and trade the right people in the months and years leading up to it to make sure they are ready once he vacates his spot.

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How Does a High-Engagement Culture Drive Business Results?

ExactHire Recruiting

Our world of work is evolving to become more complex and competitive every day. However, the labor force is simultaneously shrinking as a result of shifting generational patterns and a widening skills gap. This clash of variables has created an unprecedented set of dynamics in almost every business environment. Ever-changing technology, globalization, environmental concerns, resource constraints, and a host of other issues are escalating in complexity and competitiveness such that achieving busi

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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5 Key Trends That Recruiters Need to Know to Succeed in 2017

Social Talent

LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends 2017 and Global Staffing Trends 2017 reports are here and with them are 5 must-know takeaways about the state of the recruitment industry in 2016 and the trends you should be paying close attention to in the year ahead. The results of the Global Recruiting Trends report are based on the responses of almost 4,000 corporate talent acquisition professionals across 35 countries, and all respondents were at manager level or above.

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A Glossary For Tech Recruiters: Part 3

Social Talent

Source: Relocate Me. Learning how to ‘speak tech’ is no easy feat. You’re essentially learning a new language, and if you want to source and attract top tech talent, you need to be able to speak that language fluently. If you’ve been following our tech series over the past couple of months, you may have read ‘A Glossary for Tech Recruiters, Part 1 and Part 2 ‘, both of which listed and explained all of the terms used by developers as well as the most-used tech

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6 Tips On Reaching Out to Candidates Like a Rockstar

RecruitLoop

While technology has certainly changed the recruitment industry in many ways, the magic of recruiting still happens in relationships.

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4 Ways to Recruit & Hire Seasoned Workers

Yoh

Aspirations may be for the young at heart but in the workplace, they are certainly not just for the young. Today, retirement norms have been all but shattered as employees work deep into their golden years. So how can employers tap into these rapidly evolving attitudes toward work and retirement? By embracing them now.

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How to Optimize Your Job Posts for Maximum Exposure

AkkenCloud

In the next year, among employed adults, 62 percent have very little interest in looking for a new job. Surprisingly, that percentage is higher among unemployed adults. This means the search for qualified candidates takes concerted effort, and a well-written job description helps. Longer job descriptions get, on average, 30% more applications. Optimize it for even more exposure: Choose keywords that relate to your company, brand, and products and services, and use location-specific terms.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Should You be Facebook Friends With Your Manager?

Undercover Recruiter

Have you ever logged into Facebook to find a shiny red notification that turns out to be a friend request from your boss? To accept, or not to accept: that is the question. Thanks to social media, the line between our personal and professional lives is blurring; everyone’s feeling it and no one knows exactly where to. View Article. Should You be Facebook Friends With Your Manager?

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Anatomy of the Perfect New Hire

Jobvite

Every once in awhile a great hire comes along and changes your business for the better. This person works hard, delivers stellar results and inspires their fellow colleagues to do the same. Ever wish you could clone that employee and create an entire team out of their carbon copies? If only recruiting were so easy. Hiring managers already know how critical it is to find good employees.

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List of Top HR Books for Human Resources Professionals

TalentLyft

This list of top HR books for HR Professionals will help you extend your knowledge. These HR books are great for you who are trying to stay up to day with all the changes and trends in the world of Talent Acquisition. Benjamin Franklin said: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail". We believe that constant education is very important so we made a list of books that you should find time to read.

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When the Networking Well Runs Dry

NPA Worldwide

Because it’s a competitive market for job seekers, recruiters can find it tough to find the right candidate for a role they’re trying to fill. This can be especially true when there is a very specific requirement or the pipeline of potential candidates has dried up. The longer a position stays open, the costlier the open position becomes due to the time, energy, effort, and productivity expended to hire a candidate.

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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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Can a Managed Service Provider be a key partner during M&A activity?

Allegis Global Solutions

How should contingent workforce management be approached during merger or acquisition activity?

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What to Do When Your Client is a Commitment Phobe

Undercover Recruiter

Building a solid business relationship in the agency recruitment industry can be treacherous. Luckily, by following some dating fundamentals you can give yourself the best shot at fruitful and lifelong partnerships… It’s much like that crush you had who originally seemed way out of your league and took a couple of ‘nos’ to win over.

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How to Keep Your Staff Calm and Cool During a Re-Org

Glassdoor for Employers

Company re-organizations come in all shapes and sizes. Some involve reconfiguring the org chart while others invite more extensive changes like cutting.

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Things Change: Measuring An Evolving Culture

Recruiting Daily

Back in my corporate marketing days, we would plan for brand perception evolution in the same way. Every couple of years, we would examine market trends, consumer behaviour trends, the long-term growth strategy for the business, our product roadmap, the company’s long and medium term financial forecasts – basically any data we could get our […].

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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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Three Ways to Raise Candidate Response Rates

Boolean Strings

Personalizing messages to potential candidates is one of the widely accepted best practices, and rightly so. However, writing personal emails is not enough to get a high response rate. Most working professionals rarely even see, let alone open messages from recruiters. I.e. most recipients stop before they have a chance to see that personalized email; sometimes, before they see the subject, too.

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Best HR Books You Should Add to Your List Right Now

TalentLyft

This list of best HR books for HR Professionals will help you extend your knowledge. These HR books are great for you who are trying to stay up to day with all the changes and trends in the world of Talent Acquisition. Benjamin Franklin said: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail". We believe that constant education is very important so we made a list of books that you should find time to read.

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Case Study How Mitchell Martin Increased Traffic by 156% and Conversions to Over 90%

Phenom People

The Problem Mitchell Martin, one of the largest IT staffing firms in the United States, wanted to upgrade their candidate experience. They were encountering applicant drop off and knew their candidate experience was at fault. As a staffing firm, driving more applicants is paramount for Mitchell Martin so they can source and place high. Read More.

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Make Hiring Easier by Defining Your Candidate Persona

TalentLyft

Are you a modern recruiter? One of the most important characteristics and skills of a modern recruiter is to be able easily define their ideal candidate, a.k.a. candidate persona. Defining your candidate persona is the very first stage of a successful recruiting and hiring strategy.It has proven to make hiring easier and improve talent acquisition efforts.

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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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Why Are More People Working Multiple Jobs?

Jibe

More Americans are working multiple jobs than anytime in the past eight years. This movement gained speed just after the 2008–9 recession, but in the past year multiple-job holders have continued to increase, from 7.3 million to 7.8 million : A small percentage of the workforce works two full-time jobs (from 0.27% in 2015 this rose to 0.32% of those employed).

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How to a Survive a Joint Commission Visit

Hospital Recruiting

Markus Mainka/123RF.com. If you have been in healthcare longer than a minute, you know the fear that strikes your heart when you hear the dreaded announcement that “Jay-Co” (JCAHO, or the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization) is on the premises. Healthcare facilities pay JCAHO to assess their facility to determine if it meets their strident regulations.

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BountyJobs, Inc. Continues International Expansion with European Launch

BountyJobs

BountyJobs, Inc. Continues International Expansion with European Launch. Leading provider of recruiting technology for outsourced talent acquisition announces EU expansion, marketplace to now include European search firms. Austin, TX November 02, 2016. BountyJobs, Inc., provider of the leading recruiting technology platform for collaboration between employers and search firms, announced its expansion into the European Union today.

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Books Every Human Resources Professional Should Read

TalentLyft

HR professionals constantly expand their skills and knowledge, so we have made a list of top books every HR professional should read. Benjamin Franklin said: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail". We believe that constant education is very important so we made a list of books that you should find time to read. As the HR industry has been changing rapidly, HR managers have many new things to learn.

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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 Business Challenges Coaching Can Help Tackle

FlashPoint

Daniel X. O'Neil // cc by 2.0 //. BOTH WINNING AND PLAYING THE GAME WELL MATTERS. You know winning and playing the game well both matter in business today. To do both, you must continue to seek the best ways to support your leaders during these competitive times. While leadership development using customized programming and group training is still popular, you may want to consider the value of adding an individualized approach to help leaders tackle the complex and frequent internal and external

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3 Ways to Maximize Your Staffing Firm's Budget in 2017

Linkedin Talent Blog

According to LinkedIn’s 2017 Global Staffing Trends Report , more than half of staffing industry leaders expect their firms’ budgets to grow within the next year. Meanwhile, 79% expect the volume of candidates placed to increase, too. The result is one of the most competitive recruiting climates ever: recruiters need to focus on filling roles with quality candidates, faster.

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6 Tips On Reaching Out to Candidates Like a Rockstar

RecruitLoop

While technology has certainly changed the recruitment industry in many ways, the magic of recruiting still happens in relationships.