Sat.Feb 14, 2015 - Fri.Feb 20, 2015

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Video: My thoughts on Sourcing & the Future of Recruiting

Boolean Black Belt

'At LinkedIn’s 2014 Talent Connect event in San Francisco, I had the opportunity to be interviewed on the topic of up-skilling recruiting teams. Watch this short video to hear my thoughts on the ideal sourcing/recruiting team alignment, critical skills for any recruiting team, and the future of recruiting (hint – it has something to do with data).

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A Brief History of Famous Hirings & Firings (Interactive)

Social Talent

'Did you know that Walt Disney was once sacked from his job for “ lack of ideas and imaginatio n”?! Or that Robert Redford only found his way into the acting business after being fired from an oil refinery for sleeping on the job?! No? Then take a journey back in time and discover more of history’s famous hirings & firings: This timeline has been produced by Next Generation Recruitment.

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Money Isn’t Everything: Recruiting Sales Pros

Glassdoor for Employers

'When a sales professional is searching for a new job, there are many factors to consider. Money is one of the most important elements – but it isn’t everything. Instead of simply accepting the highest offer, most sales professionals take factors such as company culture, mission, work-life balance, growth opportunities, perks, & benefits into consideration.

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Demand for High-Level Accounting Talent is Strong

NPA Worldwide

'Today’s guest blogger is Liz Carey, network coordinator for NBN, operators of www.searchbankingjobs.com and www.searchaccountingjobs.com. NPAworldwide and NBN merged in September 2014, and our two networks are working toward a full integration effective January 1, 2016. We look forward to having Liz as a regular part of our blogging team. The accounting industry is faced with change.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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2 Ways to Attract the Right Candidates

Spark Hire

'When it’s time to add to your team, as a small business it is important to not just hire skilled candidates. You must also hire the best people for your business. How do you attract the right candidates to your company? . 1. Identify your desired candidate. First, you must decide what the right candidate looks like. Are there certain skills or level of experience that the candidate must have in order to be successful at your company?

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5 Things You Need to Stop Doing at Work

Glassdoor for Employers

'From the burned microwave popcorn smell that hangs in the office to the missing lunch in the fridge, we all have things that bother us about our colleagues. Being professional in a work setting should be easy. But let’s face it, when you spend almost 60% of your daily lives in the office, it becomes a second home. We become too comfortable, too complacent and too un professional.

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How To Take Advantage Of The Best Job Market In Years

SmartRecruiters

'The 2015 Regional Hiring Outlook , a report and survey by recruiting firm The Execu|Search Group , shows a much improved job market, where employees may finally have the upper hand. If you’re looking for a job, it’s helpful to know what employers are focusing on so you can target your job search activity to meet their needs. . Execu|Search: 63% of clients surveyed said their biggest challenge of 2015 will be finding qualified candidates.

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How Hiring is Different in 2015

Spark Hire

'For hiring managers, 2015 brings a new set of challenges and excitement when it comes to finding and retaining talent. If your job is to continue to keep engaged and experienced employees on staff in your organization, here are some things you’ll want to know about hiring in 2015 : People will continue to job hop. In recent years, we’ve seen an increase in job hopping, meaning that employees are more likely to get a job, stay for a few years, and then move on to something new.

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Real-Time Performance Appraisal: 6 Free Tools to Gamify Your Performance Reviews

Capterra

'With gamification becoming a buzzword for every business department from training to project management , to the help desk , it should come as no surprise that performance management is also in the game designers’ sights. Especially when you consider companies that use gamification have more engaged employees, who are 70% more likely to increase their skills beyond the mandatory minimums.

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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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Recruiters, Which 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee Are You?

Glassdoor for Employers

'At Glassdoor, recruiters are always on our mind. Movies and pop culture, too. So, naturally we combined the lot into a quiz, “Which 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee Are You?”. Take it and find out how your recruiting style matches up with this year’s Oscar candidates. Then watch Sunday’s telecast to see who wins. . Meanwhile, now’s a great time to audition Glassdoor for your recruiting and job hiring.

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Is Your LinkedIn Summary A Winner Or A Loser?

SmartRecruiters

'People are learning about you online before they ever shake your hand. The second they know they are going to meet you or have a call with you, they’re going to type your name into Google. This makes your virtual brand more important than ever. And it means you must be able to tell your story online in 3D, creating a dazzling, complete picture of who you are and what makes you great.

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3 Reasons Why Your Sales Team is Failing

Spark Hire

'Why isn ’t my sales team more successful? This is one of the top concerns of many sales managers. Of course, in order for a business to be successful, you must have a successful and driven sales force. When your team is failing, it is natural to wonder what is going wrong and what can be done differently. When your sales team is under performing, it is important that you consider these possible 3 reasons. 1.

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Managing remote workers and staying in touch

CareerBuilder

'The cold weather or family-friendly work schedules may mean more workers are logging hours from home, and technology has enabled employees around the globe to work together. With a team widely dispersed around the world, though, it’s not easy being a manager. To overcome potential hurdles, employ these three essentials for managing remote workers and staying in touch with your team.

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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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You Can Change The World – Without Changing Who You Are

Unbridled Talent

When you think about people who have changed the world, who comes to mind? Maybe you think of people like Henry Ford, who transformed the automobile into an innovation that has moved the world. Or Orville and Wilbur Wright, who made the world accessible to all. It makes sense that these individuals are thought of as world-changers. They’ve invented or improved upon everyday things that have had a lasting impact on us all.

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How To Win The War For Talent, Now!

SmartRecruiters

'There has been a seismic shift in the war for talent. Those that don’t understand that shift and change their approach to talent management are going to fall into a newly opened crevasse from which they may never escape. . As the US approaches full employment and Millennials become the largest cohort in the workforce the basis of competition has shifted from managing with a small, core group of employees and outsourcing as much as possible to building and maintaining an advantageous employee ba

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A Recruiting Disruption

The Recruiting Inferno

There’s a neat little discussion over on Quora about whether the recruiting profession is ripe for disruption. One of my favorite people – period – Glenn Gutmacher weighed in with a great comment about recruiting technology and you really should click over and read it. However, since not everyone has a Quora account, here are my comments to the audience (Glenn knows my feelings on this topic so I suspect he was smiling a bit while reading): For all the entrepreneurs-to-be in th

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Job Growth is Strong: Will you Have to Pay More?

CareerBuilder

'According to the January jobs report, U.S. employers added 257,000 jobs , beating expectations. The report has also shown some increase in wages. The bad news within this good news is you may have to increase compensation. In a recession, the increase in unemployment puts downward pressure on wages. In fact, a high level of unemployment can indicate that wages are too rigid and have not come down enough.

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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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Your Candidates are Mobile, but are Your Recruiting Tools?

iCIMS

Mobile technology is changing the world of Talent Acquisition and companies that aren’t leveraging mobile are missing out on great candidates

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Employee Engagement 101: What Does Your Culture Value?

SmartRecruiters

'What’s the distance between your company culture and your brand? Answer: There shouldn’t be any. A company culture that’s authentic and deep will translate through the employer brand, conveying the same tone, the same mission, the same values to job seekers and new hires that it does to fully entrenched (and hopefully engaged) employees. . But if we’re out of the dark ages in terms of the new World of Work, we’re still in the dim outskirts.

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5 Ways We Make A Good Or Bad First Impression According to Research

Hire-Intelligence

'“You only have one chance to make a good first impression.” This statement, while thrown around casually, is truer today than we previously suspected according to science.

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Energy and Manufacturing Metros Lead in Well-Paying New Jobs

CareerBuilder

'Energy and manufacturing metro areas in the U.S. have the highest share of solid-paying new jobs, according to the first ever Labor Market 150 Index. The Index — a new quarterly ranking that assesses the labor market performance of the 150 largest metro areas in the U.S. — was recently released by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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HCM Technology: When Acquisitions Go Right

Brandon Hall

'Last week, I ran across the name of a HCM technology solution provider that was at one time considered a“disruptor” and has since been acquired and forgotten. This story is not unique. Start-ups or smaller providers with innovative solutions are often gobbled up and ignored by larger solution providers. According to a study by Harvard Business Review several years ago, companies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions each year and close to 90% of them fail.

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Cracking The Candidate Experience Code

Metashift

'The candidate experience must be one of the most discussed topics in our space over the last few years. To everyone outside of recruitment the conversation must seem ridiculous, if we all agree that a good candidate experience is important then why not just do it? Recruiters everywhere know that this is much easier said than done, particularly in large complex organisations.

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Avoid these video interview pitfalls

Allegis Global Solutions

Make the most of video interviews by avoiding some common pitfalls.

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Tips For Choosing An Electronic I-9 Solution Vendor

HireRight

'With possible immigration reform and accompanying executive actions a hot topic in the United States, now may be a good time to consider (or reconsider) the need for an electronic I-9 solution. Regardless of where the political debate leads, the reality is that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is likely to continue its intense [.]. The post Tips For Choosing An Electronic I-9 Solution Vendor appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Use Training to Leapfrog the Skill Gap

iCIMS

Like any good business knows, someone else’s problem is your opportunity

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5 Ways We Make A Good Or Bad First Impression According to Research

Hire-Intelligence

“You only have one chance to make a good first impression.” This statement, while thrown around casually, is truer today than we previously suspected according to science. Recent research explains how we are helping/hurting our chances of landing a job, securing a promotion or even getting a date. Here are a few of the findings.

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You Can Change The World – Without Changing Who You Are

Unbridled Talent

When you think about people who have changed the world, who comes to mind? Maybe you think of people like Henry Ford, who transformed the automobile into an innovation that has moved the world. Or Orville and Wilbur Wright, who made the world accessible to all. It makes sense that these individuals are thought of as world-changers. They’ve invented or improved upon everyday things that have had a lasting impact on us all.