March, 2016

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Does HR Tech Dehumanize HR?

ExactHire Recruiting

Technology distorts and weakens vital human interactions that are essential to the development of healthy, productive relationships. Living in scholarly articles and strewn across the internet, there are endless theories and opinions on the profound impact that rapidly advancing technology is having on our society. Mixed with these viewpoints–and perhaps coloring them with shades of the apocalypse–is a very real fear; it is the fear that with the gains of technology, we are losing pa

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3 Things Candidates Care About More Than Money

Brazen Recruiting

With the unemployment rate at the lowest since 2008, today’s job seekers have more choice — and more power — than ever before. According to CareerBuilder , one in five employees plan to change jobs in 2016, so the job seekers are out there. The real question is, how do you make sure your company is what they’re searching for? What matters to job seekers ?

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5 Common Career Site Mistakes Companies Make

Proactive Talent

Did you know your career site is considered the most valuable resource candidates use when researching employers and job opportunities? After surveying more than 130,000 candidates from over 200 companies, the Talent Board found that candidates prefer to go directly to the source to learn more about a company and a job before checking third-party sites like Glassdoor.

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Easy Ways to Optimize Your Resume for an ATS

JazzHR

With online job posts receiving thousands of applicants, it’s no wonder that more than 90% of large companies use an applicant tracking system to assist with their hiring needs. A portion of the ATS software focuses on analyzing resumes to determine whether they meet basic qualifications for the job. The technology isn’t always as effective as it sounds, though, and talented applicants can often be overlooked or not accounted for at all.

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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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End Of An Era for Rice Consulting

The Whiteboard

Good morning recruiters of New Zealand. Great to see so many of you at the #RicePowWow last night, especially as it will be my last. I was tempted to make this announcement last night, but opted instead to confide in a few of you in person, before issuing this press release on my recruitment blog of 5 years, The Whiteboard. Every recruiter has a shelf life, it’s a tough gig to maintain, and I really do take my hat off to those “career recruiters” out there.

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Monday FunDay: Love Is Spelled…B-I-N-G-O

ExactHire Recruiting

While the ExactHire team has enjoyed a somewhat mild winter this year, February in Indianapolis is still a time to hunker down and indulge in some tried and true indoor activities. February’s Monday FunDay was no exception. ExactHire’s Fun Committee (Yes, that is the official name; and, yes, I am a member of it.) channelled childhood memories of Valentine’s Day parties for this month’s event.

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10 Common Reasons You Can’t Find Your Jobs on Job Aggregators

Recruitics

You’ve just posted a job on one of the many popular job aggregators (search engines for job seekers) like Indeed or Jobs2Careers , for example. You’ve spent the time, and money, to write the job title and job description with best practices in mind. Now you want to find it on the aggregator, just as any job seeker would, by searching the keyword you optimized for … but it’s just not there.

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Hiring Costs Trending Up - Why That's Important

Hoops

The costs of hiring employees is an important metric for businesses to track. It’s a critical component when measuring the ROI of the hiring process, and if you're not constantly evaluating your hiring process, start now. Small Business Trends examined the costs in today’s economy, where there are more higher paying positions available. Why is this important?

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7 Eggs-citing Recruitment News Stories this Easter – 27 March 2016

Social Talent

In recruitment news this week: The Tech Talent Shortage is Our Fault… Bad news guys… The tech talent shortage we’re experiencing has less to do with under-qualified candidates and more to do with a lack of knowledge on our part. Yes, according to a survey of 56,000 tech workers from over 172 countries by Stack Overflow (the world’s largest online community for developers), 51% labelled dealing with recruiters the “most annoying” part of searching for and obtaining work, with most opting to

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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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The leadership illusion

Workable

What would you say about a global industry worth $45bn annually that was delivering no apparent value? An industry which has grown by 39 percent in the United States in the last five years. One that attracts ever more investment even as its returns are seen to diminish. You might conclude that it was a failure, and an impressive one at that. This is the leadership industry, a complex that now encompasses colleges, gurus, corporate departments, startups, foundations, consultancies, publishers, th

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Leveraging Video Interviews for Talent Acquisition

iCIMS

Companies are always looking to decrease time-to-fill and increase quality hires. Learn how using video interviews can help achieve recruiting success!

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Payroll Providers, Distinguish Yourselves!

ExactHire Recruiting

For independent payroll providers it’s sometimes hard to stand out. Resources are limited and the expenses associated with advertising and expanding new services are prohibitive. For newly minted businesses, it might be all they can do just to get operations up and running efficiently. Meanwhile, very large and established providers (a.k.a. mega providers) are throwing big money into advertising and services in order to expand their market share.

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Responding to Negative Glassdoor Reviews: FAQs

Glassdoor for Employers

Negative Glassdoor reviews can be initially biting — we get it. But effectively responding to company reviews , both positive and negative, is part of any solid employee engagement and employer branding strategy. In fact, 62% of job seekers say their perception of a company improves after seeing an employer respond to a review, according to a Glassdoor U.S.

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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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Hiring Costs Trending Up - Why That's Important

Hoops

The costs of hiring employees is an important metric for businesses to track. It’s a critical component when measuring the ROI of the hiring process, and if you're not constantly evaluating your hiring process, start now. Small Business Trends examined the costs in today’s economy, where there are more higher paying positions available. Why is this important?

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Why you need an agile talent ecosystem

Allegis Global Solutions

Innovative, collaborative approaches to work are key in the As-a-Service economy.

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Recruiting KPIs: time to fill

Workable

There is no broad consensus in the world of recruiting about what we should be measuring. What we have in its place is a lot of noise. With more and more businesses take their hiring online, millions of jobs and candidates are finding each other through applicant tracking systems, so there’s an abundance of data to look at, including time to fill metrics.

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Join John Vlastelica for a Live Webinar on Leveraging Hiring Managers

Recruiting Toolbox

Leveraging Hiring Managers as Your Secret Weapon. Did you know that your hiring manager can be your secret weapon for attracting and converting the best talent? Join us for this 1 hour webcast to learn 10 actionable strategies that you can take back to the office to leverage your hiring managers more effectively. John Vlastelica , founder of global training firm, Recruiting Toolbox , top 5% speaker at LinkedIn Talent Connect 2015, producer of Talent42 , and former Talent Acquisition Director at

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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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22 Pet Peeves EVERY Recruiter Has About the Recruitment Industry

Social Talent

Being a recruiter can be one of the most rewarding jobs going. We get to help candidates realise their career goals and we help companies boost their profits. We are the link between great talent and their full potential and the lynchpin of our organisations. But as fabulous a job as it can be, recruitment is not without its downsides and its frustrations.

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3 Ways to Get Results from Social Recruiting

SmartRecruiters

Using social media in recruiting isn’t new — 84 percent of organizations surveyed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) currently use social recruiting. But social recruiting is no longer limited to screening candidates’ social profiles or connecting with talent on LinkedIn. As technology and social platforms evolve, new opportunities and trends emerge, and employers need to stay on top of them to find the best talent.

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Recruiting Spring Grads: What They Want

Glassdoor for Employers

As graduation approaches and a rush of college students prepare to transition to adulthood, now is the time to make a solid game plan for attracting top quality hires. Recent grads are the future of every organization, so it makes sense to devote time to learn what their dream job encompasses. It’s imperative to understand the qualities recent college grads possess that make them great hires, along with knowing the perks that will attract them to your team.

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It's not too late to make some talent New Year's resolutions

Allegis Global Solutions

Your personal resolutions may already be long gone, but you can still improve your talent strategy in 2016.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Time to hire: key recruiting KPIs to track

Workable

Using recruiting metrics effectively is about finding the signal in the noise. Hiring managers, business owners and recruiters need data that delivers actionable insights. Following the release of Workable’s new Reporting Center we’re taking an in-depth look at the four key performance indicators (KPIs) worth tracking. This time we look in more detail at “time to hire.”.

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How to Use Employer Brand to Reach and Attract Talent With Tech Skills

TalentLyft

There is only one chance to make a first impression, which can decide on someone's failure or success. On company-level, this concept has even greater effect. This is why good employer branding is the key to a successful representation of your company, and an important way for reaching and attracting talent with technical skills or any other hard-to-fill roles.

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5 Tips for Writing Better Job Titles

Social Talent

A good job posting title can make all the difference when it comes to finding the right talent to fill a position. Without the right title, candidates simply won’t be able to find your job listing. Or worse, those who find your listing may not be able to decipher what your job title actually means. If you want to get the best results out of your job listing, you can follow these tips to help you create better job titles: 1.

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Careers Page Teardowns: Dealertrack [Case Study]

Firmplay

In our latest “Careers Page Teardowns” post, we take a close look at the careers page of Dealertrack, the leading provider of technology to the auto retail industry. A few of the items we sink our teeth into: Where and how often should you mention perks/benefits on your careers page? What about those polished recruiting videos? Yay? Nay?

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Moving Forward in HR and Recruiting Uncertainty

An era of uncertainty has arrived in recruiting. The unpredictability that exists in the labor market can make it difficult for employers to know how they should respond in this environment. Despite the turbulence, recruiting professionals should be encouraged by recent trends. Applications per job are up over the last year across companies of all sizes, and more than half of all recruiters expect their teams to grow in the next year, with nearly two-thirds expecting their recruiting budgets to

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April Fools: Why Elevated Careers Is A Joke.

Snark Attack

The first time I heard eHarmony was making a jobs play was all the way back in the Summer of 2013; I even pushed back a flight home from SHRM to attend an ancillary conference where Dr. Steve Carter, eHarmony’s Chief Data Scientist, was speaking about using their matching software for recruiting for the […].

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5 Shocking Mistakes Killing Your Email Open Rates (And How to Never Make Them Again)

1-Page

Have your email open rates taken a nosedive? Think you’ve crafted an irresistible subject line, but the stats aren’t backing it up? Before you start believing the hype that “email is dead” and giving up hope – all it takes is a quick study of the craft of writing emails to help you write compelling subject lines that just scream: “Click me!”. Email ain’t dead.

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Writing job descriptions for hiring millennials

Workable

Millennials are now the largest generation in the workforce. More than 35m millennials and Generation-Y employees (those born after 1980) are starting their careers and looking for jobs with companies who can meet their aspirations. How can your company attract the best employees when hiring millennials? Start with your job titles and descriptions. As companies compete to hire the strongest and most qualified workers in the 18-35 age bracket, it’s crucial to make sure that your job descriptions