February, 2016

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Chuck out your crappy recruiter KPIs

Greg Savage

We know that in many sectors, talent is hard to find. And that is only likely to get worse in an era of sustained skill-shortages. Yet most recruitment companies still focus all their energy, and their KPIs, on job-order metrics. Now, let me be clear on this. I LOVE KPIs. I believe you can’t manage […].

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4 Things Managers Do That Drives Employees To Quit

JazzHR

When skilled employees leave a company, the entire operation suffers. Generally, this is due to poor management. Although managers may complain that great people keep leaving their team, they usually don’t try to change how they treat employees, either. In most cases, people don’t leave a company because they’re bored or seeking a promotion elsewhere, but because their managers aren’t doing an adequate job of performance coaching.

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ExactHire Named a Nominee for 2016 TechPoint Mira Awards

ExactHire Recruiting

It was a big year for the ExactHire team in 2015, full of many exciting developments including the addition of brand new positions and a steady stream of product enhancements. The positive momentum is continuing as we’re thrilled to announce that the Indiana technology growth initiative, TechPoint , has named ExactHire a nominee in the Innovation of the Year category for the 2016 Mira Awards.

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Can't Beat 'Em, Buy 'Em: Linkedin Acquires Connectifier

Proactive Talent

Meme by Kerri Mills, who shared it in the SourceCon Facebook group. Much to the shock and disappointment of the recruiting and sourcing world, Linkedin has just announced today they have bought one of their competitors in the sourcing product category, Connectifier. I'm not sure I know how to feel about this just yet, but my first reaction is sadness because this could mean we're saying goodbye to a great tool.

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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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5 Business Lessons I Learned From Being a Member of a Motorcycle Gang

Entrepreneur

Let's face it -- your bowling league is a business, your place of worship is a business, your family is a business -- and yes, an outlaw motorcycle gang is a business.

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Newton Announces More Improvements To It’s Applicant Tracking System

Newton Software

Newton leads the applicant tracking system industry in new releases and we’re at it again. Just a month and a half into 2016 and we’re excited to announce another set of enhancements to our leading applicant tracking system that’s designed specifically for small and medium-sized employers. In case you missed it, our first release of 2016 was Newton Mobile Apply , a feature that’s turned out to be one of the most popular releases in Newton history.

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How Data Analysis is Transforming the Hiring Process

JazzHR

Though big data has already had its moment in the sun as an industry buzzword, today it’s more relevant to hiring employees than ever before. Talent analytics give companies tremendous advantages as they search for the right candidate to fill a position. They go beyond traditional psychometric tests, which ask personality questions during the recruitment process to try to glean more about a candidate.

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Recruiting Toolbox welcomes Shannon Anderson as Principal Consultant, based in Seattle

Recruiting Toolbox

Recruiting Toolbox is proud to welcome corporate recruiting innovator, entrepreneur, and respected talent practitioner, Shannon Anderson, as Principal Consultant. Shannon draws on over 25 years of talent acquisition, executive search and leadership experience, including 14 years as a corporate recruiting practitioner. During the hyper growth years at Microsoft, she created and led the renowned Strike Team; the first ever corporate sourcing function that helped the company scale from 8,000 to 40

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3 Things To Do On GitHub And StackOverflow to Attract Tech Talent

Proactive Talent

Last week we wrote about how LinkedIn's decreasing engagement , especially amongst technical talent, is making it increasingly harder to attract these candidates on the platform, and how having a multi-channel, targeted strategy to sourcing and talent attraction is absolutely key. The fact is, we all know that tech talent is in high demand, and for the most part, those candidates aren't spending their time on active job and networking sites that most recruiters are sourcing talent on, like Linke

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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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Why Should Senior Engineers Balance Trees in an Interview?

HackerRank

For nearly as long as companies have hired programmers, managers have asked engineering candidates to solve fundamental algorithm and data structure problems. And for nearly just as long, engineers have debated the validity of these challenges in job interviews (2005, 2015). The argument is: If I’m never going to balance a tree on the job, […].

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Top 50 Female UI/UX Designers, Austin, Texas

RecruitLoop

In an effort to bring some more positive news to the issue of women in tech, and highlight the positive impact so many women are having in this space, last month we sourced the top female engineers in New York. This month we’ve moved to Austin, to source the top UI/UX Read More.

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Do Your Business a Favor & Improve the Candidate Experience

Hireology

What are you doing to make yourself better today? I know, the last sentence sounds like something a football coach or motivational speaker might say, but it’s applicable to all walks of life. When it comes to your company’s hiring process and the way you treat your candidates, this question of self-assessment is intrinsic to developing your employment branding.

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How to screen Java developers’ skills to find the best – guide for IT recruitment

Devskiller

We thought that it is a serious problem if you want to hire Java developer and you haven’t got a clue what to look for when you search through candidate’s LinkedIn profile or a CV. That’s why I wrote this article, to gather all the information you need if you are an IT recruiter searching for programmers with Java skills. 1. What is Java?

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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10 Old School Sales Techniques That Still Work for Recruiters

FireFish Software

With everything new you learn about sales as things advance, have you forgotten what you already knew? Well, don't! Because in true classic fashion, it probably hasn't gone out of style. To keep old methods fresh, we've put together a download of our ten favourite old school sales techniques that still work for recruiters.

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6 Tips You Need To Kickstart An Effective Mobile Recruiting Strategy

Proactive Talent

There are 1.86 billion smartphone users worldwide, and this number is expected to reach 2.08 billion this year. This growth is not surprising since you can virtually do anything on your mobile devices nowadays – you can shop, chat with friends and family, watch movies, and yes, even apply for jobs. In fact, according to a Glassdoor survey, 9 in 10 job seekers say they will use their mobile devices to search for jobs.

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2016 social recruitment trends forecast

Workable

Social recruitment seems to have almost slavishly followed the stages of the Gartner Hype Cycle. We’ve trekked over the “peak of inflated expectations” and waded through the “trough of disillusionment,” pretty soon the “slope of enlightenment” should rise ahead of us. We know that social recruitment isn’t going to replace everything else we’ve been doing but promoting your jobs to your most engaged audience makes sense.

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10 Tools for Sourcing Candidates by the Hundreds

RecruitLoop

With the right tools, you can save time by automating a lot of the sourcing process. Here's a list of tools to help when it comes to sourcing candidates.

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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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Contingent RPO - what does it mean for APAC?

Allegis Global Solutions

A look at the advantages of deploying a contingent RPO solution in APAC.

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38 Most Ridiculous Excuses for Not Showing Up to Work

Social Talent

“Hi boss. I can’t come into work today. I ate too much at a party and need a day to digest.” Sounds like something from a comedy movie right? But it is, in fact, an actual excuse given by an actual person for having to take a day off work! And the madness doesn’t stop there! These are the 36 most ridiculous, ludicrous, far-fetched and downright stupid excuses employees have given their bosses for having to take a day off or for showing up late.

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8 Hallmarks of a Bad Recruiter.

FireFish Software

It won’t come as breaking news to anyone working in recruitment that recruiters have a somewhat bad reputation when it comes to the practices they do to find candidates and secure jobs.

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Embracing the Start-Up Culture

iCIMS

We’ve all seen it from afar. From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, the start-up culture is just about the trendiest thing in the workforce these days. It represents a refreshing shift from the stiff corporate environment that no longer appeals to young applicants, with a specific focus on millennials. Capturing a lasting and appealing identity that vibrates throughout the company is fast becoming a priority for CEO’s everywhere, and it’s just about the most effective strategy for attracting new

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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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Comeet Product Features: 30 Reasons Collaborative Recruiting Rocks

Comeet

There’s an old saying in software marketing that customers buy on benefits, and justify with features. We thought we’d give you 30 ways to justify adopting recruiting software that everyone in your company will actually look forward to using. Here are some of the Comeet product features that our customers appreciate most: Award-winning software. 2015 UXAwards winner for User Experience excellence. .

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7 Essential Questions To Ask When Phone Screening A Candidate

RecruitLoop

Knowing what to keep an eye (or ear!) out for when phone screening a candidate can prevent you inviting someone in who is totally wrong for your role.

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7 “Best Places to Work” Awards Every Employer Should Consider

Firmplay

At first, the stories trickled in. Frankly, they were hard to believe – like a recruiting urban legend. You know, [Company ABC] fills a big chunk of their talent pipeline just from the Best Places to Work Award they won last year. I was intrigued, but far from convinced. But then I dug in deeper. I went straight […]. The post 7 “Best Places to Work” Awards Every Employer Should Consider appeared first on The FirmPlay Blog.

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Top Sourcing Tools: The Ultimate Collection

Beamery

In today’s market you can’t rely on filtering applications. Recruiters have to go out and find (and engage) great candidates for their open roles. To support this growing need, we’ve seen a fantastic ecosystem of new tools and technologies evolve to make sourcing far more efficient (and far smarter). We’ve broken down 13 sourcing tools that every recruiter should consider, and collected a number of our favourite sourcing articles and resources from around the web.

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5 Trends to Help Your Organization Boost Job Satisfaction and Productivity

Treating your workforce as the organization’s top priority improves customer satisfaction and revenue growth and can boost job satisfaction and productivity. Read about five trends that are helping organizations around the country improve their people’s career well-being.

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10 Top Recruiter Productivity Tips and Tools

FireFish Software

February can be a tough month in the recruitment industry. You’ve (hopefully!) kicked off 2016 with a bang, but how do you keep the momentum going when your motivation is beginning to lag? It can be tricky, but there are lots of tools out there that can help you keep on track and improve your performance.

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6 Employment Trends That Will Disrupt 2017 Workforce Planning

Yoh

Workforce planning is a continuous process intended to align the requirements and priorities of the business with its employment needs. While many organizations look inward before and during the planning process, many do not factor external elements, such as threats from new or rapidly developing employment trends.

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5 Signs You’re Doing Social Recruiting Wrong

Jobvite

There’s something fascinating about talking to recruiters regarding their experiences with social recruiting. If you conduct dozens of social media consultations each month, you tend to start encountering a lot of the same shortcomings and … Continued.