March, 2015

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5 Steps To Assess Employer Brand For Small Biz Owners

ExactHire Recruiting

As a leader of a small business, you are likely familiar with the importance of brand as it relates to your business’s profitability and growth. Your consumer brand represents who you are as a business to your customers and prospective customers; this includes how you stand apart from similar businesses, and what your goals are in delivering your product or service.

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Want fun and money from recruitment? Make these 4 changes

Greg Savage

'Agency recruiters are about to enter a new golden era. More fun. More money. It’s all about to open up. But not everyone will rise on the tide. Just relying on a recovery will be your biggest mistake. The benefits will not flow to everyone evenly. We will have to provide something very different to what […].

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How to Use Facebook for Social Recruiting Messaging

Boolean Black Belt

'When it comes to sourcing and recruiting, you should not ignore the potential of Facebook given that it has 1.38B monthly active users and 890M daily active users. Also, you should know that according to Jobvite’s 2014 Job Seeker Nation Report , 76% of social job seekers found their current position through Facebook. Jobvite also found that while job seekers flock to Facebook, recruiters prefer LinkedIn when searching for potential candidates.

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The three key components to a social sourcing strategy

Allegis Global Solutions

'Sourcing, technology and marketing are all vital components for social sourcing success.

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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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2015 Mobile Recruitment Awards Winners Announced

Web Based Recruitment

'Video Marketing & Social Media Advertising For Recruiters. Home. Candidate Attraction. Recruitment Videos. Mobile Recruitment. Training Courses. Video Recruiting Workshop. Recruitment Events. About Us. Speaking. Contact Us. Blog. 2015 Mobile Recruitment Awards Winners Announced. March 27, 2015 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment The winners of the 2015 Mobile Recrutiment Awards were announced on the 26th March 2015 in the following video: Out congratulations go to the following winners: Best Cor

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Template for a Consistent, Effective Hiring Process – Whiteboard [VIDEO]

ExactHire Recruiting

A consistent, effective hiring process is a critical factor when selecting and onboarding employees for your organization. In this whiteboard video, Jeff Hallam of ExactHire discusses how to create a template for a successful process, including the use of tools such as background checking and reference checking. Video Transcript: Hi there, and welcome to another edition of ExactHire Whiteboard Video Chat.

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Hurrah for the new ‘Golden Era’ of Agency recruitment !

Greg Savage

'Hardly a week goes by without some ‘expert’ trumpeting the death of agency recruitment, or a technology start-up predicting the ‘disruption’ of our industry, and how recruiters are an endangered species. Really? Who exactly? And, when exactly? Didn’t LinkedIn promise that, what, a decade ago? We are still here. Growing in fact. Agency recruitment is […].

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The Top 7 HR Podcasts

Capterra

'What makes a boring commute bearable? Or tedious chores like doing the dishes or folding laundry less excruciating? Taking your mind off the monotonous task, and energizing it with something mentally stimulating, educational, and professionally relevant, all at once. Something like a podcast. I’ve put together a list of the top human resources podcasts so you don’t have to waste all that downtime on the road or in front of the kitchen sink.

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Best and Worst Markets for Sourcing in 2015

Allegis Global Solutions

'Market analytics reveal what the best and worst markets were for sourcing in 2014, and how it will impact sourcing in 2015.

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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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How Tech Giants are Shaping the Workplace of Tomorrow (Infographic)

Social Talent

'The workplace is evolving. 3 out of 4 graduates now believe that the traditional 9 to 5 office culture will end and make way for more flexible working hours and more unusual work spaces. And no one understands this better than the tech giants of Silicon Valley. These giants know that in order to get the most out of their employees (and attract the best talent) they not only need to look after their financial needs, but also their physical and emotional wellbeing on a day-to-day basis.

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More Recruiting Shock Tactics

The Whiteboard

'Vend’s use of the F-bomb in a job advert got lots of air time across various social channels recently. So much so that it probably helped them attract the right type of applicants and no doubt they’re close to making a great hire by now…fancy that eh? We’re increasingly told nowadays that us recruiters are more marketeers than HR types (praise the Lord), so the notion of using some kind of shock tactic to attract more attention to your vacancy kind of makes sense to me

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Engaging Applicants – New Economy New Rules

ExactHire Recruiting

It’s March in Indianapolis, Indiana. That means two things: wildly fluctuating temperatures (March 6: 2℉…March 11: 65 ℉); and basketball (this year will mark the 7th time since 1940 that Indy has hosted the NCAA Men’s Final Four). It’s through hosting events like the Final Four–and that spectacle in Speedway –that Indianapolis earned the nickname “Amateur Sports Capital of the World.

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4 Ways to Manage Change in Your Business

Glassdoor for Employers

'Does any change in your business throw your employees for a loop? That’s only natural, because we humans are wired to have a fight-or-flight response to change. However, it can cause problems for your business. Learning how to manage change can make the difference between retaining your valued workers and constantly hiring replacements. Here are four steps to help employees handle change.

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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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Is the Impact of the Strong US Dollar Good or Bad for Recruitment?

NPA Worldwide

'You knew it was coming…it depends. Particularly as an independent recruiter, you have to read the tea leaves carefully. The strong US dollar makes the things the US imports cheaper, so it should drive up production from off shore producers. Cars made in Europe and Asia are getting cheaper with each percentage point of growth for the dollar. If you do international recruitment, there should be increased demand for employees in manufacturing jobs overseas.

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Forget about the future, Artificial Intelligence is your present

Allegis Global Solutions

'Ensuring you have a passionate and engaged workforce in the present is the ideal preparation for the future.

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How to: Get the Most out of Your LinkedIn Company Page

Social Talent

'FACT: Your LinkedIn company page is one of the best assets you possess for attracting talent, promoting your employer brand and establishing your company as a great place to work – yet fewer and fewer companies are making the effort to utilise their company page and get the most out of it. Bare bios, infrequent updates, unused career sections – we’re going to put a stop to all that.

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Tales of Candidate In-Experience

The Whiteboard

'This week’s exposure to recruiter-bashing came at a business networking function I attended earlier this week. A conversation with a very entrepreneurial-minded lady wound it’s way from her upbringing in New Zealand, to her life overseas, and her “work” history littered with strange, bizzare and barely credible business ventures.

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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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Keepin’ a Line in the Water for Unemployed Passive Job Seekers: Part 3

ExactHire Recruiting

This is the final part of a three-part series on how your organization can attract and hire top talent by targeting Unemployed Passive Job Seekers as part of your overall talent recruitment strategy. Warning: The fishing references are thick. Even if you write the most motivating, enticing job description and job seekers are excited about an opportunity with your organization, there’s no guarantee that they will take action–especially if they are the elusive Unemployed Passive Job Seekers.

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3 Ways to be a Good Mentor to Your New Hire

Spark Hire

'After hiring a new employee, it’s often easy to think that all of the hard work is over. However, our job as managers has just begun. Whenever you hire someone new on your team, it is your responsibility to not only be a leader to your new hire, but also a mentor. When thinking about previous mentors I’ve had and what made them great mentors, there are 3 things to consider when being a mentor to a new hire. 1.

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How Job Seekers Feel About Recruiter Text Messaging

NPA Worldwide

'Recently, I retweeted a lengthy article from technology reviewer Software Advice about recruiter text messaging and whether or not job seekers prefer this method of communication. I thought it was fascinating research, so today I’d like to summarize some of those findings for you here. First off, research indicates that as many as 60 percent of recruiters now use text messaging to communicate with job candidates as part of their process.

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An introduction to MSP

Allegis Global Solutions

'Managed service providers can be a great help to your organisation and here’s why.

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The 4 Dysfunctions of Recruiting & How You Can Successfully Overcome Them

Speaker: Trent Cotton, VP of Talent and Culture at Hatchworks

Are you tired of falling into the same recruiting rut, facing the same obstacles over and over with mediocre results? Recruiting in this market is definitely challenging, but your recruitment process doesn’t have to be. Join Trent Cotton in this exclusive webinar to learn how to overcome the four dysfunctions of recruiting with Sprint Recruiting. Sprint Recruiting opens up a new world for recruiters by applying the AGILE methodology to the recruitment process!

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6 Recruitment News Items to Capture Your Imagination this Week – 30th March 2015

Social Talent

'In the news this week: Caliber Debuts Business Messaging App: Reinvents Networking & Candidate Engagement. Last Thursday, a new app called Caliber launched the new and improved version of their business messaging app and it’s all kinds of awesome! Seriously. Unlike other professional messaging apps or websites that have tried to cut out a niche for themselves under the far reaching shadow of LinkedIn, Caliber offers a complementary tool that lets you chat with your LinkedIn contacts

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5 Steps to Creating a Recruiting Budget

Glassdoor for Employers

'We’ve heard from recruiters over and over again that determining the right recruitment budget can be difficult. There are so many factors at play, such as company size, job openings and budget allocations. This raises the question: Is there an easy way to create a recruiting budget in Excel? Here are five simple steps that will help you build a recruiting budget: 1.

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How Long Should the Employee Onboarding Process Last? – Whiteboard [VIDEO]

ExactHire Recruiting

How long should employee onboarding last? Depending on who you ask, the answer to this question will vary among human resources staff and hiring managers. In this video, we discuss items commonly included in an organization’s employee onboarding process, as well as offer some non-traditional employee onboarding ideas that are trending in today’s marketplace.

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4 Essential Hiring Manager Traits

Spark Hire

'While some management skills can be learned, it also takes a specific personality type to excel as a leader. The following traits are hallmarks of a great hiring manager : You’re empathetic: A strong hiring manager is able to understand what their employees are going through. People want to work for someone who truly cares about them, so showing empathy is a must.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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HR Technology Implementation Guidelines that Could Make or Break Your Project

iCIMS

Any company can impress you with slick marketing materials, a charming sales person, and the right price. But, the success of your technologies’ implementations can make or break your project.

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The transforming world of HR

Allegis Global Solutions

'Innovative leadership can take HR forward in the era of people.

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5 Words to Ruin a Job Interview

Social Talent

'It’s become one of the runaway hashtag success stories of the past couple of months (even some celebrities have had a crack at it!) and today we’re bringing you the cream of the crop from the now infamous #FiveWordsToRuinAJobInterview. Let’s just sincerely hope none of the following examples were learned from experience! Do I pee in that #fivewordstoruinajobinterview. — Dean carter (@deancarte) March 22, 2015.