September, 2017

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The candidate response that nearly made me cry

Greg Savage

Last week, I was sitting opposite a recruiter in the Consult Recruitment Newmarket office, in Auckland. She had just called a candidate in response to her application. The candidate burst into tears. “I have applied for hundreds of jobs, and you are the first one to respond!” It almost had me in tears! All recruiters, […].

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12 Recruiting Life Hacks from Stacy Donovan Zapar

Lever

Miriam Webster defines a life hack as “a usually simple and clever tip or technique for accomplishing some familiar task more easily and efficiently.” During Lever’s Talent Innovation Summit last week, Stacy Donovan Zapar shared her favorite life hacks to recruit faster and more efficiently.

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What is Onboarding Software and How Does it Work?

ClearCompany Recruiting

The benefits of an organized new employee onboarding process isn’t a secret, mostly because statistic after statistic prove its value: Organizations with a standard onboarding process experience 54% greater new hire productivity overall. Onboarding programs have increased retention by 25%. Onboarding programs improve employee performance by up to 11%.

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10 Funny Friday Feels That Everyone Can Relate To

Social Talent

TGIF people! Congratulations to all you work folk who’ve made it this far. Yes, I’m sure a few of you have left a few soldiers behind working on deadlines and whatnot. BUT…that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make the most of your Friday! When you work Monday-Friday, you literally live for the weekend. The weekend starts the minute you walk out of work with that big happy head on you.

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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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The right way to do an intake meeting with your hiring manager

Talent Hero Media

Intake meetings are dreaded by recruiters and hiring managers alike. It’s generally a download of all the information that is already there in the job. The post The right way to do an intake meeting with your hiring manager appeared first on Talent Hero Media.

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Sixty Savage Seconds – Job-order triage. The simple, sexy recruiting skill.

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 “Job-order triage. The simple, sexy recruiting skill“ Let me know what you think! View here. .

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Talent Innovation Summit Countdown: Inside GoDaddy's Diversity Transformation Story

Lever

A few years ago, GoDaddy was renowned worldwide as the go-to domain registrar, a nearly billion dollar company that you could always count on for bold advertisements. Today, there’s so much more to their story. GoDaddy is known by many as an exceptionally inclusive environment, one that celebrates and empowers women in particular.

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45+ Elements of Company Culture to Include in Your Strategy

ClearCompany Recruiting

Company culture is essential to the identity of your business and defines the environment in which employees work. It incorporates a variety of elements including work environment, values, company mission, ethics, expectations and goals.

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5 Simple Ways To Engage With Your Employees

Social Talent

Yesterday we talked about how important it is to challenge your workforce and how it helps to keep your employees engaged in the long run. Today, we’re going to give you 5 examples of how to do just that! Some businesses struggle to engage with their employees. This usually results workers feeling undervalued and underwhelmed by their employers efforts to cater for their needs.

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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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Job Search Etiquette: An Employer Hasn’t Called Back

SimplyHired

The post Job Search Etiquette: An Employer Hasn’t Called Back appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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Employee Handbook

Workable

From a code of conduct to benefits and perks to employment details, this employee handbook template has everything you need to start your own company policies. What is an employee handbook? An employee handbook is a document that communicates your company’s mission, policies and expectations. Employers give this to employees to clarify their rights and responsibilities while they’re employed with the company.

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The Business Impact of Recruiting Your Own Employees

Symphony Talent

When you think of Staples, you probably remember the former slogan, “That was easy,” along with those ubiquitous red “easy” buttons. (At some point in life, you know. The post The Business Impact of Recruiting Your Own Employees appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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3 Off-the-Cuff Recruitment Strategies to Add to Your Arsenal

Lever

Seventy six percent of hiring decision makers say attracting quality candidates is their biggest challenge. Everyone knows that top-tier talent is in high demand, and that it’s important to stand out if you want candidates to consider interviewing—let alone accepting an offer. If you want your pick of the litter, try these off-the-cuff recruitment strategies to get the best candidates to come to you.

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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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Fall Into Recruiting

Glassdoor for Employers

Human behavior often mirrors the seasons. During autumn, for example, foliage changes colors, and trees shed leaves. Similarly, many careerists determine the fall season an opportunity to renew themselves, shedding the old job for a new, more invigorating position.

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How LinkedIn Can Be A Lethal Weapon For Finding The Right Candidate

Social Talent

Before the world of social media, most recruiters would pop a post on a job listing site such as Indeed or Monster , and wait for the applications to come in. While they are free to use and a great way to get a job advert out to thousands, the downside is that you aren’t reaching out to your key market and it could take potential candidates quite some time before they come across your advert.

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The Pros and Cons of the Independent Contractor: W2 or 1099?

SimplyHired

The post The Pros and Cons of the Independent Contractor: W2 or 1099? appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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The Soft Skills to Look for in Candidates

iCIMS

Your employees will need both hard and soft skills to succeed at your company, and it’s important to understand what to look for and how.

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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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An interview with Tracy Lee: How I went from Entrepreneur to Tech Evangelist — the Yellow Duck Podcast

Devskiller

For all those interested in front-end frameworks and development, this podcast is going to be a real treat. Meet Tracy Lee. Google Developer Expert, JavaScript developer, and serial entrepreneur. In this episode Marcin Kraszewski talks to Serial Entrepreneur and Software Developer Tracy Lee. Tracy discusses front-end development with a focus on React and Angular, what she’s currently working on, her views on gender equality in the workplace, and her experiences as an entrepreneur.

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How to Hire Talent Successfully in the Entertainment Industry

Lever

Most recruiters know what it’s like to get hit with a hiring fire drill. Whether you suddenly have to scale due to ambitious revenue goals or a demanding new project, those intense hiring pushes are frenzied - but ideally, they're ideally temporary. The entertainment industry is different. Here, the sudden need to hire creative talent for a new film arises often.

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Best Cities for Jobs, 2017: How Employers Can Stand Out

Glassdoor for Employers

Glassdoor has just released the Best Cities for Jobs in 2017, which ranks the top U.S. cities according to their Glassdoor City Score, a figure determined by weighing three factors equally: how easy it is to get a job, how affordable it is to live there, and how satisfied employees are working there.

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Workers Who Feel Challenged Are More Engaged (Infographic)

Social Talent

Keeping Employees Engaged. Employees who are challenged regularly are more engaged in their work according to a recent study. Assigning your employees with tasks will motivate them in the long scheme of things, and will ultimately add to their development. Having a productive workplace is important for any business to succeed. If your employees aren’t motivated, it could lead to employees moving elsewhere in search for greater opportunities.

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The Greatest Overlooked Tool: A Recruiting Assessment Guide to Transforming Hiring

You know talent acquisition is essential to business success, but are you frustrated with hiring results? Learn how to spotlight ideal talent & match them to the right roles in your organization today by using the Greatest Overlooked Tool.

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What You Need to Know About a Career in Digital Marketing

SimplyHired

The post What You Need to Know About a Career in Digital Marketing appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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7 of the Best Facebook Groups for Recruiters

FireFish Software

Did you know that Facebook has plenty of recruitment groups for you to join? From networking opportunities, to insightful discussions on recruitment trends, there’s certainly something here for everyone. To help you find the best groups for you to join, we’ve compiled a list of 7 of the best Facebook groups for recruiters. Let’s see what those are….

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The Candidate Journey Is Not Linear

Symphony Talent

I have a confession to make: I’m over “the funnel.” (Shhh, don’t tell the Marketing Gods.) I’ll level set with you: this ubiquitous funnel has some value. It’s. The post The Candidate Journey Is Not Linear appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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How to Widen Your Talent Pool by Fishing in the Gig Economy

Lever

There are more than 16 million Americans working at least 15 hours per week in a consulting, contract, freelance, or on-call capacity. Many participate in the gig economy as their sole source of income, with 3.2 million of them earning over $100,000 per year. Others participate as a “side hustle,” either to pursue a passion project or help make ends meet.

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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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Listen, Learn, Lead: How United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz Turned the Company Around

Glassdoor for Employers

Most people wouldn’t be able to weather the storm that United Airlines went through the past couple of years and still come out on top – but Oscar Munoz is not most people. On his 38th day as CEO, Munoz suffered a heart attack.

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5 Tips for Writing An Irresistible Cold Recruitment E-mail

Social Talent

If you are a recruiter working on hard to fill positions, chances are you have cold called and emailed hundreds of candidates. Most recruiters I know have 10–15% conversion rates on emails. If marketers and sales people had a similar conversion rate, they would be out of their jobs soon! As recruiters, when we are sourcing, it is imperative that we put our sales hats on and think like sales reps.

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Recruiting Introverts: Why You Might Be Losing Your Best Candidates

Undercover Recruiter

A few years ago, I watched New York Times best-selling author Susan Cain’s TED Talk on “The Power of Introverts” and had one of those rare moments in life where everything suddenly made sense. Wait…what? I’m completely normal and just an introvert? It’s hard to believe I never knew this about myself. The signs were always there: View Article.