May, 2016

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Are you ‘Yesterday’s Hero’, on the slide to recruiting hell?

Greg Savage

Agency recruitment is not dying. In fact it’s thriving. But not for everyone! The winners will be the modern recruiters who evolve, re-tool, up-skill and re-invent. The rate of change in recruitment means the landscape is littered with ‘yesterday’s heroes’ Is that where you are headed? Check out my two minute video where I explain […].

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Defining Your Hiring Process Using Roles & Permissions

JazzHR

Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. Defining Your Hiring Process Using Roles & Permissions. Written by: Bill Fox on 05.23.2016. Define your Hiring Process using Roles and Permissions. Information is sacred. Sensitive pieces of data falling into the wrong hands could create a crisis for you, your team, and your company.

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Thank You, But We’re Not Hiring (You)

ExactHire Recruiting

Thank you for your interest in our company. Though your resume was impressive, we have decided to consider other applicants further. I apologize for the disappointing news, best of luck in your job search. After reading an email like the one above, a flurry of emotions begin to take hold.Overwhelming disappointment, crippling self-doubt, and a fear of eternal unemployment begin to manifest when reading rejection after rejection.

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Top 10 Moments You Missed at Lever’s Talent Innovation Summit

Lever

Innovation was the name of the game at Lever’s inaugural Talent Innovation Summit Tuesday, when industry leaders, analysts, and practitioners with an incredible range of experiences came together to share fresh, sometimes groundbreaking ideas. We walked away from the day’s sessions and conversations nothing short of invigorated and inspired by our peers.

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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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Diversity of Thought in Recruiting

The Whiteboard

I’m enjoying the newly emerging trend of more interesting, fresh-thinking press releases from the global corporates of our recruitment community. After years of pithy proclamations re-hashing the same old stories of skills shortages and talent shortages and “ oh how about using us to help you recruit? ” it seems the PR departments of the bigger end of town are finally learning that people like engaging, future-focused content nowadays.

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Are Recruiting Technologies Broken?

HarQen

By Ane Ohm. Wait, what? Isn’t HarQen a recruiting technology? You might be thinking, “What are you trying to say about what you do every day?” Don’t get me wrong. We care deeply about providing leading-edge video interviewing and phone interviewing tools for our clients, who tell us daily about the great value we provide for their organizations. This is incredibly important to us, both personally and professionally.

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Implementing Values-Based Hiring

JazzHR

The journey for top talent is oftentimes long and arduous. But when you do find that perfect hire – the proverbial needle in the haystack that sets the pace for success – it’s all worth it. Implementing a values-based hiring process will help you find more of the A-players you’re looking for, and will take the guesswork out of interviewing.

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Thank You, But We’re Not Hiring (You)

ExactHire Recruiting

Thank you for your interest in our company. Though your resume was impressive, we have decided to consider other applicants further. I apologize for the disappointing news, best of luck in your job search. After reading an email like the one above, a flurry of emotions begin to take hold. Overwhelming disappointment, crippling self-doubt, and a fear of eternal unemployment begin to manifest when reading rejection after rejection.

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Innovation in Engagement: A 3-Step Motivations-Based Approach to Cold Outreach Content

Lever

This is a post by Lever's technical sourcer, James Briggs. May has been the month of “talent innovation” at Lever; with our first ever Talent Innovation Summit taking place, which brought together some of the recruiting industry’s best to talk about some of the most important and current topics in recruiting. Innovation in the world of recruiting can take many forms, and apply to a multitude of topic areas.

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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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RCSA New Zealand Gasping for Relevancy

The Whiteboard

It’s been quite a while since The Whiteboard took a look at the RCSA and the role it plays in our New Zealand recruitment industry. Almost five years in fact. Somehow, we must have become distracted by other events and goings-on and overlooked the work being done by our “… leading industry and professional body for the recruitment and the human resources services sector in Australia and New Zealand.” But then this morning I learned that things aren’t going quite s

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15 Thoughts Anyone Who’s Ever Attended a Staff Meeting Will Recognise

Social Talent

The staff meeting. A weekly occurrence that strikes fear into the hearts and minds of office workers the world over. If you’ve ever had the misfortune of attending one you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about! 1. Your initial thoughts when an invite to yet another staff meeting comes through. 2. You pray that this meeting might actually have something to do with your job function because let’s face it, it usually doesn’t… . 3.

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7 Signs Of Bad Resumes That You Need To Look Out For

Spark Hire

When you’re reviewing hundreds of resumes a week, you need to be able to spot the bad ones quickly. Not knowing which red flags signal possible bad hires can lead to a lot of wasted time and money. But, depending on the position and the candidate, some resume mistakes are forgivable. So how do you know when to give a job seeker another chance or just move on?

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Enhancing the Candidate Experience with Workflows

JazzHR

Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. Enhancing the Candidate Experience with Workflows. Written by: Jonathan Muller on 05.25.2016. Stay organized and improve communications with recruiting workflows. A candidate’s experience with your company’s hiring process is a reflection of your organization’s culture, mission, values, and people.

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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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Vermont “Ban the Box” Legislation

ExactHire Recruiting

As the movement to eliminate potential employment barriers for individuals with a criminal record continues, Vermont is the newest state to pass legislation to “Ban the Box” in the early stages of the application process for public and private sector employment. “Ban the Box” AKA “ Fair Chance Policy ” aims to reduce recidivism rates and future incarcerations of prior offenders.

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Improve your Quality of Hire with Candidate Reference Checks

Lever

Candidate reference checks are usually one of the last steps of the recruitment process, but too often overlooked or rushed. Forty three percent of human resources professionals said reducing time to hire was a top screening challenge. However, 62% of job seekers have embellished their skill set and 54% have embellished their job responsibilities. In an effort to get new hires started as quickly as possible, organizations risk making a bad hire – which can cost your organization 2.5 times the pe

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How Recruitment Will Get “Uberised”

The Whiteboard

You know how the English Oxford Dictionary always releases new words each year that have become such a common part of the language that they earn a place all of their own? I’m pretty sure that Uber will be there soon, or more specifically the verb “to Uberise” As a word it already existed of course, just in the German language instead.

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5 Ways to Avoid Losing New Hires to Counter-Offers

Social Talent

So you’ve found the perfect candidate. You offer them the job and they accept! Everything is going swimmingly, recruiter life is good. But then in a couple of days…maybe a week or two, you get a phone call or email from that perfect candidate saying that they’ve decided to stay with their current company because they’ve been given an offer that they can’t refuse.

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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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Look in the Mirror: Here’s How to Audit Your Employer Brand

Firmplay

Early in 2016, FirmPlay launched a free service that provides you with a score and detailed breakdown of your employer brand. Ingeniously, we named it Employer Brand Score Report (who’s the marketing wizard at FirmPlay?!). The response has been amazing. Since launch, we’ve seen a steady stream of companies sign up to get their free Score […].

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The Cost of the Closet and the Rewards of Inclusion

JazzHR

A recent report published by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) found that more than half of our nation’s LGBT workers are in the closet, and over 30 states have no laws governing workplace discrimination against sexual orientation or gender identity. While our state laws catch up, HR departments can lead the charge in creating a safe space for everyone to feel comfortable at work.

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Glassdoor’s #WhereIWork Photo Contest Winners!

Glassdoor for Employers

Here at Glassdoor , we’re always excited to get an inside look at companies, and what better way than through the #WhereIWork Photo Contest? While we may have expected desks and cubicles, lounges and cafeterias, the results showed a breadth of photos that reminded us that where we work can truly be anywhere. Without further ado, check out the winners of Glassdoor’s #WhereIWork Photo Contest!

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How to Use Problem Solving Questions in a Technical Interview

Lever

When you’re interviewing for highly analytical or technical roles, it’s important to go beyond behavioral interview questions to adequately assess the candidate’s skills and problem solving abilities. We spoke with Jordan Burton of Burton Advisors, who advises companies on recruiting and interviewing best practices, about how to use problem solving questions during a technical interview.

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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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Newton Community Service – Building More Than an ATS

Newton Software

Fort Collins Team Partners With Habitat for Humanity. Here at Newton, we love coming to work every day and we are passionate about what we do. However, we recognize that a great job is just one of many aspects that make up a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. As such, our team has a multitude of passions and interests that we pursue outside of the office.

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Interview Questions That Top CEOs LOVE to Ask (Infographic)

Social Talent

‘On a scale of 1 to 10, how weird are you?’ Believe it or not, this is one of the interview questions asked by Tony Hseih, CEO of Zappos. Or how about ‘What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse’? That one’s a favourite of Ashley Morris, CEO of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Today’s infographic from fivesquid shows that there really is a method to the madness.

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4 Steps to Developing and Maintaining Your Employer Brand

Spark Hire

Having a strong employer brand is critical to not only recruiting top talent – but attracting and retaining talent which is even more important. You need to attract the best and keep them once you have them. You don’t want the best talent going to your competitor – as talent competition is just as important, if not more, than competition in the market.

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6 Types of Employees and How to Motivate Them [Infographic]

RecruitLoop

This awesome Infographic reveals how you can tap into each individual employee's motivational fire to ensure your workplace is the most productive it can be.

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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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What Your Social Media Presence Says About Your Brand

Glassdoor for Employers

Does your company have a website? Most likely, the answer is yes. Have you linked that website to your social media channels? For example, is it easy for visitors to find you on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram? Do you have a Pinterest board? Are you active on LinkedIn or Google+? Have you created an employer profile on Glassdoor? Do you publish a lively blog?

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Hit Your Targets With Some Splits

FireFish Software

Split fees. Some recruiters love em’ whereas others…not so much. If you fall into the latter category, it’s time to shake up your thinking! Maybe you’ve had a negative experience in the past or have just never really been sold on the value, but with split fees increasing in a candidate driven market, it’s time to embrace the split. Read on for the why, the what, and the how when it comes to split fees.

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Unique Skills in Each Generation That Employers Need

AkkenCloud

Many companies today find themselves comprised of four different generations: silents, baby boomers, generation x'ers and millennials. While millennials have surpassed all other generations in the workforce and seem to be the topic of many articles, posts, and studies, 66% of the workforce remains scattered between all other generations. Understanding the differences in what each generation brings to the workplace is key to maximizing their talents, and optimizing your success.

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