March, 2019

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There’s much to learn when candidates include hobbies in a resume

Workable

When you see a candidate include hobbies in a resume, your first thought as a recruiter or hiring manager might be: “That’s cute, but a waste of space.” But don’t jump to conclusions just yet: if a candidate knows how to craft their resume, interests aren’t an afterthought nor should you consider them to be. A candidate’s ability to create a narrative around their interests can boost their candidacy and help you hire a top applicant.

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4 Nitty-Gritty Interview Questions to Ask Candidates

Glassdoor for Employers

This month, Sandra B. McCartt , President-Executive Recruiter, Professional Search, Inc., International, guides us through her nitty-gritty interview questions. Getting to know what makes a candidate tick on a daily basis, according to McCartt, underpins the value of these queries. Additionally, through this deeper probing, a recruiter can clarify the essence of a candidate; i.e., whether they have attributes of a long-term employee. 1.

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12 crucial ‘Communication Commandments’ for real leaders

Greg Savage

It is obvious, but much of what defines a good leader is their communication style. What you say. How you say it. When you say it. And also, importantly, what you do not say. I have made all these mistakes myself, and sum up my learning for you in what I egotistically like to call, […].

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10 Things Your Candidates Are Seeking, Other Than Salary

Lever

In this healthy employment market, compelling candidates to cross the job offer finish line is becoming increasingly challenging. And, while money does matter, it’s the amenities beyond salary that often seal a candidate’s interest.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Addressing Disability in the Workplace

Social Talent

This post originally appeared on the Direct Employers Association blog. . Despite a desire to build a diverse workforce and a willingness to help, accommodation requests can often be an uncomfortable work situation to address. What are the grounds for a valid request? If it is determined that one is not needed, how does one have that conversation? The potential pitfalls are innumerable.

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4 Recruiting Trends That Will Make You Feel Lucky

Spark Hire

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, let’s talk about luck. In the recruiting industry, skill is absolutely essential but you have to admit, it doesn’t hurt to be lucky. All in all, it is a lucky time to be a recruiter. Current trends and technology make it easier to find great talent quickly and effectively. We talked to four experts about what’s making them feel lucky when recruiting right now.

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Recruiting Feedback Case Study: The Recruiting Revenue Connection

Survale

In our latest recruiting feedback case study , Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) demonstrates that asking the right questions at the right time can dramatically affect overall recruiting effectiveness AND uncover powerful connections between recruiting and revenue generation. With highly regarded brands like Kona Island Brewing, Widmer Brothers, Redhook and more, Craft Brew Alliance is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

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This is how to turn open orders into money

Greg Savage

A recruiter with 12 open orders does not spend one-twelfth of her time on each order. We understand that, right? The truth is that not all job orders are created equal — some are far more ‘fillable’ than others. Many are not even real, approval to hire has not been given, are in competition with […].

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Service Level Agreements to Implement with Hiring Managers

Lever

Top-tier talent is in high demand, and rarely on the market for very long. If you move too slowly, your top candidates may be scooped up by the competition and you’ll have to start from square one. So what are ways to ensure you nurture the very best candidates and don’t lose anytime during the process? Service level agreements amongst teams can help.

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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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Use Employer Branding to Build Outstanding Talent Pipelines

Social Talent

So you’ve identified the roles that your business will need you to fill in the future, and you’ve got buy-in from your hiring managers about what good looks like for each of those roles. Now it’s time to put into practice the strategies you’ll need to find these people, or better yet, have them find you. And once you’ve connected with them, keeping the relationship warm until it’s time to close.

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7 Ways To Bring Kindness To Candidate Experience

Katrina Kibben

Advice for bringing kindness to the candidate experience with better communication. The post 7 Ways To Bring Kindness To Candidate Experience appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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The Best Jobs in the U.S.: 2019

Indeed

Which sounds more like your perfect job: managing a construction team, or analyzing high-volume data sets? Everyone will have a unique answer. However you define it, two factors are universally important: there need to be open positions, and they need to have appealing salaries. Job seekers can focus their efforts by knowing which industries and job titles offer the most opportunities and the highest pay.

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Survale TM Launches New SurvaleRewardsTM to Reward Job Seekers and Employees for Providing Feedback

Survale

Survale retail clients can now offer free or discount goods or services to incent feedback, boost employer brand and generate revenue from hiring. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 12, 2019 – Leading Workforce Feedback and Analytics Platform, Survale, announces the launch of SurvaleRewards. This new feature enables clients to thank candidates, increase response rates, boost employer brand and generate revenue from feedback efforts.

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DEIB Reimagined: Navigating Change and Shaping the Future

Speaker: Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CTA, CDP - Founder/Principal Consultant at LBB Edutainment, Keynote Speaker, and Author

Join us for an insightful session where we delve into the evolving landscape of DEIB. Discover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that have emerged over the past year and explore what lies ahead. This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies, best practices, and reflection tools to effectively lead and inspire change in your organization.

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10 signs your ‘client’ does not take you seriously

Greg Savage

Here’s the next “Sixty Savage Seconds” from The Savage Truth A one minute video of the best ideas, tips and tactics for recruiters… sixty seconds to make you think. This Sixty Savage Seconds is titled ’10 signs your ‘client’ does not take you seriously’ Let me know what you think! View here. .

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4 Mistakes that Hurt the Candidate Experience

Lever

In a world where you can order anything you want online in just a few clicks, get personalized recommendations from your streaming services, and see ads in your social feeds tailored to your interests, a disjointed candidate experience is a surefire way to make a bad impression.

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Eight OFCCP Compliance Concepts Every Recruiter Needs to Know

Social Talent

This post originally appeared on the Direct Employers Association blog. . As any company knows, recruiters are a vital part of the business. Often, they are the first impression a job seeker or candidate has of your company when inquiring about employment, or beginning the application process. But, first impressions aren’t the only big gig on their plate…they also play an integral role in OFCCP compliance if their company is a federal Government contractor.

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7 Best Hiring Practices for Small Business Owners in 2019

Glassdoor for Employers

As you grow your small business , you may need more people on your team to help you achieve your goals. The employees you hire set the foundation for your company’s success, noted Joanne Markow, founding partner of Boston-based career coaching organization GreenMason. “Your hires are your connection between you, your customers, your brand, your livelihood and your legacy,” Markow said.

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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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How to Train for Grit: Transform Potential with These Targeted Strategies

Indeed

Soft skills are often assumed to be inherent traits; either someone has them or they don’t, right? Wrong! A growing body of research shows that people can be trained to develop personal and behavioral attributes. . Grit — the powerful combination of passion and perseverance — is a strong predictor of future success, and it’s just one of the many soft skills that can be learned.

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Recruit to Avoid Negative Glassdoor Reviews

Survale

According to Jobvite, 33% of organizations they surveyed have received negative reviews based on interactions that occur during the recruiting process. Further, the Jobvite study reveals that 75% of organizations they surveyed report that glassdoor can at least somewhat help them hire, as long as the reviews are positive. In other words, it pays when organizations recruit to avoid negative glassdoor reviews.

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How to Help Your Recruiters Win More Retainers

FireFish Software

Did you know the biggest challenge recruiters say gets in the way of them working retainers is that they feel they don’t have the knowledge, tools or training to pitch for them? If you want your recruiters to win you more retained business, you need to build confidence in the process and the service your agency is offering. Here’s how I went about this when I ran a business that aimed to recruit on an 80% retained basis.

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Define Your Candidate Persona in 4 Steps

SmartRecruiters

With a precise concept of the target demographic, recruiters can source with laser precision – here’s how! It’s no secret that in the past five years, recruiting has espoused marketing tactics to attract passive and highly sought-after talent in this time of skill shortages, especially in technical fields. Email campaigns, creative advertising, and meetups showcasing the company culture and values are all popular means by which Talent Acquisition (TA) practitioners try to attract top applicants.

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8 Pillars of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have long been a priority for companies, but the pandemic has made the need to increase these efforts even more apparent. As many companies have doubled down on efforts, how can they transform promises into company-specific actions? This eBook shares what a comprehensive commitment to DEI looks like at every part of the employee lifecycle.

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Employer Branding Tips (From A Marketing Department)

Social Talent

For marketers (like the one writing this blog), it can be hard to let go of the company branding and messaging, to open it up to collaboration, but as businesses change and transform, employer branding has expanded it’s role to the entire business. One of the most note-able collaborations is between the marketing team and in-house recruiters / hiring managers.

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How Procore Scaled Their Company Culture Along With the Business

Glassdoor for Employers

Building a great company culture is hard — but maintaining that culture over the years, all the while undergoing hypergrowth, is even harder. Growing quickly often comes at the cost of losing what made your organization so great in the first place, leaving longtime employees pining for “the good old days.” But every once in a while, a company captures lightning in a bottle and gets it right.

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The Top-Rated Workplaces for Compensation and Benefits

Indeed

They say money can’t buy you happiness … but it’s still a crucial consideration whenever you’re looking for a job. And in today’s world, compensation is so much more than just a number — it also includes the added benefits offered to you by your company, such as health insurance, wellness, time off, bonuses and more. In addition to being necessary for us to make a living and provide for family or retirement, compensation affects whether or not we feel valued at our jobs and acts as a power

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How to Hire Based on Values

TalentCulture - Recruiting

A well-defined culture is the key to uniting your company and scaling to new heights, says author and high-growth company culture expert Brett Putter. Then why is hiring for culture fit so difficult? Putter, who is the founder and CEO of CultureGene, a culture consultancy helping prepare startup and high-growth companies for scale, says your company culture is essentially the way your organization works.

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Small HR, Big Impact: Boosting Employee Engagement and Excellence with Innovative HR Tech

Speaker: Aino Ilkka - People and Culture Lead at KAITO Insight

In the fast-paced landscape of small growth companies, harnessing the power of HR technology is the key to achieving remarkable results in employee engagement and HR management. Aino Ilkka, People and Culture Leader, will share practical tips and lessons learned through case stories and cover how to successfully source, implement, and scale HR tech for the best ROI.

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Social Media Stalking Tips Every Recruiter Needs to Know

FireFish Software

As recruiters, social media stalking is practically in our job remit. This is just the world we live in nowadays! And whilst candidates have a responsibility to ensure their social media presence is presentable if they want to be taken seriously in the professional world, we also have a responsibility to offer them guidance. We know our clients will scope out any candidate online that we send their way, so it works in both our favours to do our due diligence on their social profiles and help the

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3 Pitfalls to Avoid When Writing Your Next Job Advertisement

SmartRecruiters

With candidates viewing a job ad for less than a minute on average, recruiters can’t waste time with these common mistakes. Picture this. It’s Friday morning. You’re ready for another great day of recruiting, a steaming coffee sits on the desk next to you. This is your zen place. You fire up your laptop, ready to write a stellar job ad, when it hits you – this seemingly simple copy is actually super important!

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10 Things I Learned as a Mother That Makes me a Better Recruiter

Social Talent

International Women’s Day falls a day after my twin’s birthday, so the speeches about diversity and inclusion, are deeply connected to my experiences as a mother. This day always brings one memory, not particularly pleasant – that shaped my view as a recruiter and a manager. Eleven and a half years back, when my children were about six months old, I decided I wanted to go back to work.