Sat.Mar 15, 2014 - Fri.Mar 21, 2014

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Seasonal Hiring – Don’t Let It Be Your March Madness

ExactHire Recruiting

While this blog isn’t really about basketball during the blissful (at least I think so) weeks of the NCAA’s March Madness extravaganza, it does refer to another cyclical phenomenon that can bring chaos, perhaps excitement, and irregularity to your daily routine. Seasonal hiring. It can be hectic and stressful for many companies. The two busiest times for this type of hiring for many companies are before the summer and before the winter holidays.

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Why Aren’t You Making It Easy For Me To Apply For Your Jobs?

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. Why Aren’t You Making It Easy For Me To Apply For Your Jobs? March 19, 2014 By Mike Taylor 2 Comments As a shopper have you ever seen an advert for a great deal on a product the day after it finished?

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The 2013 Candidate Experience Awards Results: Our Perspective

Recruiting Toolbox

'By Ben Gotkin. For over 3 years now, the Talent Board has brought considerable attention to the Candidate Experience and its impact on an organization’s recruiting success. As experts on recruiting process, technology, interviewing and selection, candidate engagement, we at Recruiting Toolbox certainly have had a very keen interest in this issue as we work with our clients on their candidate experience either directly or indirectly all of the time.

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Need A Job? Then Stop Swearing At Us.

Staffing Talk

'Someone called me a S.O.B. the other day and no, he didn’t use the abbreviation. Believe it or not (and if you’ve worked in the staffing industry for any length of time at all, you’ll believe it), I didn’t do or say anything to merit such harsh words, except maybe to pick up the phone and ask the ‘gentleman’ to kindly not contact us again after he had already verbally abused one of our female staffers.

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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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Workplace Motivation – Act Like Your Job is Brand New Every Day

ExactHire Recruiting

We all know that staying motivated at work will more often than not lead to career success…but sometimes this can be a struggle to do, regardless. Now that most people have given up their New Year’s resolutions, here is a good tip to stay motivated at work (as well as in your personal life) throughout the remainder of the year! This seems simple, but sometimes things are easier said than done.

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The Top 10 Dumbest Hiring Mistakes Smart People Make

Jeff Rothman

'“,,,, if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you’ll use some lame excuse to justify how you found it.”. Over the past 40 years, I’ve interviewed over 10,000 people for hundreds of different jobs, from entry-level to CEO. As part of this, I’ve debriefed over one thousand managers and tracked the subsequent performance of the people they hired and didn’t hire.

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New Hiring Survey Shows Top Uses For Temps

Staffing Talk

'How beneficial do you consider the use of temporary employees? That’s what 450 CFOs were asked recently as part of the Robert Half “ 2014 Salary Guides.” The report also features average starting salary information for more than 700 roles in the accounting and finance, technology, creative and marketing, legal and administrative fields. Let’s begin with the staffing part though.

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5 Tips to Shorten Your Hiring Cycle & Get Better Hires

ExactHire Recruiting

In case you don’t already know, we work mostly with small- to mid-sized businesses (SMB’s). For most of the organizations who fall into this category, hiring is often something that’s done without much thought given to ways it might be improved. With limited resources, improvement initiatives are often focused more on things like product development, sales, technology, etc.

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Create Your Own Luck with Talent Acquisition Technology

iCIMS

The Top Five Reasons Talent Acquisition Deserves a Suite of Its Own

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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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Check Out Our New Digs!

Jobvite

This morning we said a long-awaited and much-anticipated hello to the new Jobvite headquarters in San Mateo. The last time I wrote about this, we were in the beginning stages of construction. Today, I sat down in a great new chair and listened to the buzz of contented co-workers as they unpacked. I watched them take out their picture frames, move their desks up and down, and get settled in.

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Are You Having “Commitment Conversations” With Your Employees?

Staffing Talk

'Do you know which of your employees are really committed to your company, who among your current roster is simply collecting a paycheck, and maybe most importantly, who is about to depart? Ralph Dandrea is the founder of ITX , a web and mobile design and development company located in Pittsford, NY. When he realized retaining top tech talent was at least – if not more – difficult than attracting it in the first place, he began holding what he calls “Commitment Conversations.&#

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What is the Secret to Selecting Top Executive Search Firms?

The Investigative Recruiter

'Top Executive Search Firm Selection. If you have been tasked with search firm selection, naturally you want to find the top executive search firms for your company. While the definition of “top” differs from company-to-company, there is a way you can discover which companies are ideally suited to your organization. To find the top search firms, apply 3 filters: the basics, the values, and the competitive advantage.

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Create Your Own Luck with Talent Acquisition Technology

iCIMS

The Top Five Reasons Talent Acquisition Deserves a Suite of Its Own

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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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Check Out Our New Digs!

Jobvite

This morning we said a long-awaited and much-anticipated hello to the new Jobvite headquarters in San Mateo. The last time I wrote about this, we were in the beginning stages of construction. Today, I sat … Continued.

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Staffing News of the Day, March 19, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Making part-time work look heroic, job site OhYouHero is Angie’s List-meets-LinkedIn with TaskRabbit & Yelp mixed in [Boston Magazine]. Northwestern football players move forward with attempt to unionize against university [USA Today]. Air pollution in China is hurting recruitment of foreign executives [ABC]. Study: Flexible work options are still out of reach or limited for most employees [Boston College]. ‘ Hero’ who rescued abducted child uses reward money to start a staffing agenc

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When Should I Use an Executive Search Firm?

The Investigative Recruiter

'When to Use an Executive Search Firm. Generally, employers use an executive search firm when an executive job opening is important enough and senior enough to warrant the investment. I use the word “invest” for a reason. A retained executive search will likely cost you a minimum of $50,000 and averages $100,000 or more — typically one-third of a candidate’s first year total cash compensation.

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

'As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.

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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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Top 50 HR Twitterati

Workable

From the most innovative recruiters to the smartest VCs and emerging entrepreneurs, they’re all having 140-character conversations that you can join in. Here’s Workable’s list of the top 50 people you should follow to make sense of the changing HR landscape. Follow @workable. The Generalists. Tweeting on talent and culture to leadership, tech and law.

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Documentary Film Offers 7(ish) Observations About Staffing

Staffing Talk

'Currently, the staffing industry is riding one of its biggest waves in history, but for many, it still somehow manages to fly under the radar. A new “ documentary film ” about the staffing profession serves to combat that phenomenon, functioning as both an informative gaze-behind-the-curtain for those outside the profession and a pulse-check for ambitious staffing professionals.

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What is the Secret to Selecting Top Executive Search Firms?

The Investigative Recruiter

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is […].

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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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When Should I Use an Executive Search Firm?

The Investigative Recruiter

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

'As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.

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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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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

'As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

'As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.

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Talent Acquisition Revisited

Bersin

'As global companies prepare to hire, develop, and retain the workforce of the future, Talent Acquisition (TA) functions find themselves—often for the first time—in the spotlight among Human Resource Centers of Excellence. Consider this: five years ago, TA was an after-thought, often seen as merely a necessary business process, but now, in 2014, TA is a business-critical partner.