Sat.Oct 24, 2015 - Fri.Oct 30, 2015

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New! Savage & Savage Speaking Tour, 2016

Greg Savage

My last speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand attracted 1,000 recruiters. This time, my brother Chris Savage joins me for an intensive Half-day Masterclass specifically for recruitment Owners and Managers. Our industry faces unprecedented change, and we are all grappling with many challenges. Yet conditions are perfect to differentiate, pull ahead of the market […].

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Top 10 Sites to Post Jobs Online for Free

Recruitics

Recruitment budgets are tricky. As a member of the HR department you’re tasked with not only staying within your budget, but with producing high quality talent that will be the right fit for your organization. This can be a tall order, especially for businesses that don’t necessarily have the resources of a Fortune 500 company. With that said, there are a number of ways to stretch your recruitment spend and still find the hires you need.

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Monday Funday – October 2015

ExactHire Recruiting

Monday Funday is one way in which ExactHire seeks to build and grow a fun work culture. Each month–on a Monday of course–we recognize the workiversaries and birthdays of our team. We also participate in creative competitions that sometimes turn fierce. We will share recaps of these events via our blog in an effort to spread the word that Monday can be a fun day.

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6 (FREE) Incredibly Practical LinkedIn Tools for Recruiters

Social Talent

Everyone loves a bargain, especially when that bargain turns out to be free and the results of it can help to improve your efficiency and your productivity when using LinkedIn! So, here’s our list of FREE tried and tested LinkedIn tools, apps and Chrome extensions, that’ll help you get the most out of the world’s most popular professional networking site in half the time and with half the effort: 1.

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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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The Superstitions of Recruiters

The Whiteboard

There’s really only one topic on the lips of all kiwis this Friday. Yes that’s right, it’s what your kids are wearing for Halloween Sunday morning’s Rugby World Cup Final between the All Blacks and the Wallabies. So as much as I love to bring you all our particular brand of commentary on goings on in the world of recruitment, I really don’t think you’ll be concentrating will you?

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Recruiting on Instagram: 4 Companies Crushing It

Glassdoor for Employers

Using social media for recruiting purposes goes way beyond LinkedIn. While 97 percent of U.S. recruiters used LinkedIn for social recruiting purposes last year, just 40 percent of job seekers did. Compare that with Facebook and Twitter, which were used respectively in 67 percent and 45 percent of job seekers’ searches. Some companies trying to attract younger employees find that Snapchat is an effective recruitment tool.

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How to: Use Twitter for Recruiting (Infographic)

Social Talent

Why is Twitter important for recruiters? Let me count the ways… Top Takeaways: 58% of job seekers use Twitter to search for new opportunities – the vast majority (76%) of them use it to look at companies profiles so make sure yours is up to scratch and contains a link to your company careers site. 35% of Fortune 500 companies have a dedicated Twitter account for recruiting purposes – and they tweet between 1-3 times a day.

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Traits of Killer Startup Employees

Lever

When someone joins a startup, they’re signing up for way more than a job. They’re enlisting themselves in a world of constant change, novel challenges, ever evolving responsibilities, and a whole lot of uncertainty. It’s not for everyone. And not every candidate who looks qualified on paper will be a fit for your company and culture, but it’s hard to know from just a few interviews who is and who isn’t.

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Are Your Job Descriptions Search Engine-Friendly?

NPA Worldwide

There are a lot of things to consider when writing job descriptions. They need to be interesting and compelling, something that will attract the right candidates AND get them to click the ad/apply to the job. They need to be well-written, not just a copy-and-paste of what the client sends you. And they need to be search-engine friendly. What does that mean?

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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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4 Ways to Recruit Like a Marketer

Glassdoor for Employers

In 2014, a survey conducted by PwC revealed that 93% of global executives believed that they needed to change their talent acquisition model, but nearly two-thirds had failed to do anything about it. The fact that there is a war for talent being waged isn’t news. Unemployment is down. Urban hubs are buzzing. Recruiting is getting tough. Successful marketing efforts are built on delivering what consumers want, when they want it – and you have to make it easy for them to get it.

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16 Spooktacular Halloween Office Pranks

Social Talent

There’s just one day to go until ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolves and witches the world over, escape from their tombs and begin roaming the earth for 24 hours with us mere mortals. In other words, it’s Halloween tomorrow! So in the spirit (get it?) of All Hallows Eve we thought we’d set up a little office prank to catch out some of our unsuspecting staff members as they made they way into the office yesterday morning, and while we were at it, we thought we’d show you

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4 great reasons to engage top talent through sourcing

Lever

Proactively sourcing candidates requires a mindshift away from the volume-based recruiting methods of the past, toward a more personalized recruitment experience for fewer top candidates.

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7 New Ways Videos Can Improve Your Recruiting

Spark Hire

The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” might need to be revised because, nowadays, it’s videos that are speaking volumes. The 2014 Cisco Visual Networking Index predicts that, by 2019, 80 percent of Internet content will be videos, which means recruiting strategies need to start adjusting. Considering a high-quality video can now be recorded on just about any mobile device, the excuse that creating video content is too time-consuming and expensive is no longer valid.

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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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Show, Don’t Tell How Awesome Your Talent Brand Is

Glassdoor for Employers

When I was writing my first novel, I got a ton of feedback from literary agents. Most of them told me this: “We love your story, but you need to show it, not tell it.”. Now that I’ve been working in social media for 10+ years (and am writing book number two) I get it. Because having a successful employer brand (or any brand, really) in social is all about showing, not telling.

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8 Recruitment News Stories to Get You Thinking This Week – 27th October 2015

Social Talent

In the news this week: The Future of Recruiting: Roadmap 2016. Insights derived from LinkedIn’s Talent Connect 2015 event are still pouring onto the site’s Talent blog, the most recent of which is a 2016 Roadmap for the future of recruiting , based on the topics discussed, the findings published and the concerns raised by LinkedIn Influencer, Lou Adler.

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What to do After Your Interview

HarQen

Previously, we’ve discussed what you can expect when you apply for a job and also some best practices for an on-demand digital interview. This post is going to provide some actionable steps and things to keep in mind after you’ve filled out an application and had your initial interview. What Did You Learn? Become a [.]. The post What to do After Your Interview appeared first on Transforming Recruiting Into a Strategic Advantage with HarQen.

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7 Steps to Building a Great Recruiting Team

Spark Hire

For any staffing agency starting out or first-time recruiter , one of the keys to industry success is building a great recruiting team. There are 7 steps that will help you to build an unstoppable recruiting team. Step 1 – Determine the Recruiting Goals. What are your recruiting goals? . Are you recruiting for a specific industry or are you recruiting for any industry and position?

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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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3 Tips to Improve Your Interview Process

Glassdoor for Employers

In recent years, tech companies like Google and Facebook have become notorious for difficult job interviews. Companies of all sizes and across many industries have followed suit, using challenging interviews to find and hire the best candidates. Brainteasers, business problems, behavioral questions and coding tests are routinely used to identify candidates best fit for positions.

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How To Find Candidates Through Niche Social Networks

SmartRecruiters

Promoting job ads through social networks is a cost-effective way to engage with candidates. Sourcing talent is not unlike finding customers: in both cases you are using content to generate inbound leads. The problem is that customers and candidates are experiencing content fatigue on the major social networks. Focusing exclusively on the top three ( Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn ), plus other large networks, such as Instagram and Pinterest, will limit the quality of candidates in your talent pipe

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Suds and Staffing Episode 40: Using Technology to Sustain Your Hiring Process

HarQen

In last week’s episode of Suds and Staffing, Sam and Dave dive into what makes your talent acquisition sustainable. The topic was inspired by Sustainable Talent Acquisition, an article Dave found on Tim Sackett’s website. The Takeaways Great talent acquisition has to have technology – A talent acquisition process can be sculpted by people.

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How to Spot the Perfect Hire

Spark Hire

When you’ve got an open role to fill and dozens of applications streaming in, the hiring process can feel overwhelming. You can quickly identify those who simply aren’t a good match at all, however distinguishing the excellent candidates from the mediocre can be more of a challenge. Here’s how to identify a perfect hire : They gel well with the rest of your staff.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Why Hiring for New Roles is Especially Challenging

Glassdoor for Employers

Your business is growing, and your needs are expanding. You’re hiring for a new role. You post a job advertisement and collect dozens of promising candidates. After a thorough application review, you narrow the field and bring in a select group of candidates for interviews. One candidate stands out: their qualifications, skills, personality, goals – everything aligns perfectly with your organization.

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Best Recruitment Marketing Articles of the Week 10.26 to 10.30

Symphony Talent

Happy Friday and (almost) Halloween! We’re finally coming down off our HR Tech craze and are back to rounding up the best perspectives of the week in recruitment marketing. Take a look. Content of the Week Once you’ve attracted the right leads, what are you going to communicate to them? Nurture is communicating to. Continue Reading → The post Best Recruitment Marketing Articles of the Week 10.26 to 10.30 appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Hiring from the Ground Up

marenated

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a packed house at #WISHRM While I was there, I shared the story of how I’ve hired from the ground up and shared some tips on managing, building and learning. Shout out to Matthew Stollack for having me! Here is the full slideshare and below is the script: Hiring is just one part of Human Resources , yet it’s one we’re constantly tinkering with because it sets the tone for the entire relationship.

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6 Ways to Engage Candidates on Social Media

Spark Hire

Social media is all the rage when it comes to attracting top talent. Almost everyone is on social media whether they are active job seekers or passive candidates. Having marketing access to those passive candidates is what makes social media platforms a recruiting goldmine. If you want a chance at top talent before your competitors, it’s important that you are engaging candidates on social media. 1.

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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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Tips to Finding Better Candidates: Part Two

Glassdoor for Employers

In part one of a four-part series to help talent acquisition professionals find batter candidates, we looked at creating an authentic career site, having a mobile presence, treating candidates like customers and other tips to build an arsenal of marketing assets and channels. In part two, we look at ways to refine your message (and ensure consistency across channels) to influence ideal talent you want to attract.

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The Rise of Recruitment Marketing: #HRTechConf 2015 Recap

Symphony Talent

For the past 5 years, I’ve been lucky enough to attend the HR Technology Conference and be part of the tremendous innovation that is happening within our little slice of the space: Talent Acquisition technology. To me, HR Tech is always the time to reflect on the trends happening in the space and most importantly, Continue Reading → The post The Rise of Recruitment Marketing: #HRTechConf 2015 Recap appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Introducing CareerBuilder’s Zombie Survival Index

CareerBuilder

You know how the story goes – you wake up one morning and the roads are desolate, reanimated corpses shamble around groaning for brains, and you fall in with a ragtag group of survivors, all of whom inexplicably never use the term “zombie.”. But where are those plucky survivors most likely to be located? To find an answer, CareerBuilder and EMSI created the Zombie Apocalypse Index, an utterly foolproof, totally necessary and 100 percent accurate study of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas best

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