Sat.Apr 11, 2015 - Fri.Apr 17, 2015

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Agency recruitment is not dying. It’s growing!

Greg Savage

'This has become a cause of great hilarity for me, to be honest. So many buffoons predicting the demise of recruiters. Tech-legend wannabees, internal recruiters with a barrow to push, disaffected clients, and a host of other misinformed or biased loudmouths, all spruiking the end of agency recruitment. Some of it is so simplistic to […].

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Girl Quits Job Using 33 White Board Messages (Her Boss Responds in the Best Way Ever!)

Social Talent

'Deciding to quit your job can be a liberating but daunting prospect. You’ve realised this job isn’t for you, now comes the tricky part – how to quit your job. Do you send your boss an email? Do you write them a letter? Do you bake them a quitting cake (it has been done!)? When Jenny decided to quit her job as a Personal Assistant, she decided to do so in one of the most novel and unique ways possible – via whiteboard… So at this point you’re all probably thin

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10 Companies That Totally Nailed the Company Culture Video

Spark Hire

'While working on this project, I realized all companies take different (very different) approaches to their company culture video. Some prefer to have the videos feel more like employment promotions, where they are encouraging people to apply and straight up telling them why by including things like insurance and dental information or vacation policy.

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How Authentic Are Your Employee Value Propositions?

Glassdoor for Employers

'Marketing has become an integral part of talent strategy. The use of messages and branding to foster engagement , attract candidates and retain employees have resulted in some organizations thoughtfully and others inadvertently developing employee value propositions (EVP’s). EVP’s are messages that articulate what an employee can expect when they work for the company.

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Transforming Recruiting: AI Skills Matching & Automation Are Revolutionizing Talent Acquisition

Experience the future of talent acquisition with ThisWay Global’s AI-powered solutions. In this transformative journey, delve into the innovative world of skills matching and automation, redefining traditional recruiting strategies. Witness how ThisWay’s technology analyzes candidate profiles, matches skills with job requirements, and streamline the hiring process, saving time and resources.

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Improve Your Recruiting By Going Green On Your ATS

HarQen

Whether learned or inherent, we are always looking for the next new thing. That new thing could be a cell phone, car, or home. Wall-E explores this behavior, showing an Earth that is decimated by our discarded goods as we search for the next new thing. There are a lot of us in the recruiting world who treat our ATS the same way. We focus on finding new candidates casting off the already sourced into the pits of our ATS.

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4 Reasons to Consider Hiring New College Grads vs. Seasoned Recruiters

Spark Hire

'When I managed a recruiting team, I learned early on that I had more success when hiring new college grads versus seasoned recruiters. This is not to say that I never hired seasoned recruiters or that they never worked out when hired. There were a couple of experienced recruiters that I hired who fit into our culture well and easily transitioned into our specific industry.

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Recruitment Reading Round-Up

NPA Worldwide

Today I’d like to share two blog posts and a magazine article in a recruitment reading round-up: Agency recruitment is not dying. It’s growing! Greg Savage doesn’t mince words when it comes to naysayers, pooh-poohers, and others who cheerfully proclaim the imminent demise of agency recruitment. Sales, profits, temp staffing, and direct placements are all up significantly in Australia/New Zealand.

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Suds and Staffing Goes Back to School with CollegeRecruiter.com

HarQen

Friday, April 17 HarQen’s #SudsAndStaffing duo will be joined by Steven Rothberg ( @steverothberg ) from CollegeRecruiter.com. The Takeaways. As a niche job board serving recent college graduates, CollegeRecruiter.com has a unique perspective and experience and together we cover: Diversifying your candidate search to meet your needs. Steven spoke about targeting some of the “ hidden gem” universities that produce great graduates, but where the competition is less fierce. –

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A Detailed Guide on Mobile Career Site SEO (Infographic)

Social Talent

'Call it what you want: the “ mobilepocalyse “, “ mobilegeddon “, “ mobocalypse ” or “ mopocalypse “, but one thing you cannot control is that fact that Google’s big update on April 21st (the one that will reward mobile-friendly pages above all others) is coming. So if your careers site is not already mobile-friendly, you could find some ranking drops.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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The Secret to Finding Reliable Hourly Employees

Spark Hire

'In many organizations, hourly employees help to keep the business flowing and are an essential part of the company’s success. However, with high turnover rates, it’s often difficult to find and retain great hourly employees. If you’re on the hunt for new employees to fill hourly positions, use these recruitment tips: Get proactive about recruiting for hourly employees.

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How to Build a Successful Referral Culture

SmartRecruiters

'We know that employee referrals are powerful–they bring in quality talent, reduce time to hire, and help ease the burden of recruiters. In a 2014 CareerXroads survey, referrals were the top source for hiring and companies said they filled 20 percent of their openings through employee referrals. After establishing a referral program, the next step is to incorporate referrals into the company culture.

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Is Your Career Site Ready for Mobilegeddon?

Symphony Talent

'In the next week, organizations across the world will experience one of the most impactful search updates in our lifetime (so far). But what does this Google algorithm change really mean for recruiting organizations? Here’s a quick primer to ensure you’re not caught unprepared. What is Mobilegeddon? “Mobilegeddon” is what many in the tech industry.

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How to: Produce a Kick-Ass Recruitment Video for FREE in Under 60 Minutes

Social Talent

'There has been an awful lot of talk about the production of recruitment videos in industry media as of late, with several blogs covering topics relating to why you should make one, who has made one, and how to make one, and everyone from J.T. O’Donnell to LinkedIn has had their say. But why all this sudden interest in recruitment videos? Why now? The answer lies in a seemingly unstoppable, growing online demand.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Video Interviewing Software [VIDEO]

Spark Hire

'The simplicity of Spark Hire’s video interviewing solutions has allowed thousands of companies worldwide to connect with great talent and make them a part of their teams. With video interviews, professionals from various industries are better able to gauge candidates’ skills and personalities to ensure they’re the right fit and can successfully fill their companies’ open positions.

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When Checking a Reference, Don’t Just Check a Box — Use Data, Too

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Javid Muhammedali, Vice President, Product Management Technologies for Monster. Since 2008, Javid has led the team responsible for Monster’s search and match products on the global platform and has led Monster’s Semantic Search product management team to launch multiple products in the US and around the globe. . A good recruiter uses references as part of the hiring process.

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Forrester Webinar: The New Role of Recruiters in Talent Acquisition

Symphony Talent

'Just as the internet, social media, reviews and mobile changed the way we shop for products and services, they’ve also changed the way candidates “shop” for jobs. Claire Schooley, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, will share her thoughts in an upcoming webinar on how the talent acquisition market has taken a 180-degree turn over the. Continue Reading → The post Forrester Webinar: The New Role of Recruiters in Talent Acquisition appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Do pay comparisons hinder your capacity to hire talent?

CareerBuilder

'Will a candidate accept your job offer? Compensation is obviously an important element that makes your job offer attractive. What is perhaps less obvious is that candidates tend to compare the compensation you offer to other reference points. In particular, they may compare it to other people’s compensation or to their own compensation in similar jobs.

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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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How to Make Your Office More Welcoming to People with Disabilities

Spark Hire

'Many business owners want to ensure that their company is fully accessible to people with a range of abilities, yet feel unsure about how to properly interview people with disabilities. Perhaps they’ve never hired anyone with a disability before, or feel embarrassed about asking questions on the topic. If you’re looking to make sure that your business is an accessible and welcoming place for all employees, consider these tips: Don’t just assume that a person with a disability can’t do a job bec

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The path to gaining visibility into SOW workers and reducing risk for your organization

Allegis Global Solutions

Reduce risk, boost compliance and make savings with greater SOW visibility.

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Case Study: How Eaton Powers Recruiting with SmashFly

Symphony Talent

'We’re excited to share a case study featuring our customer Eaton, a $22.6 billion power management company with 102,000 employees and operations in 175 countries. SmashFly’s Total Recruitment Marketing Platform helped this global powerhouse (pun intended) transform into a modern recruiting organization. Here’s a snapshot how: The Challenge More than 100 recruiters and sourcers.

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High-paying non-desk jobs don’t always require a four-year degree

CareerBuilder

'Greater levels of movement in the workforce—people leaving old jobs and taking new jobs, or churn —are a good indicator of how confidently an economy is acting. The 2015 economy is still working to recover, but more growth in high-paying jobs (especially non-desk occupations) is good news for the workforce and gives workers more options and opportunities.

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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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The Future of Talent Acquisition is Here

iCIMS

64% of companies are not completely satisfied with the features and functionality of their current applicant tracking system. Experience the future of recruiting with iCIMS.

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Talent Shortage – What It Means To Employers?

HireRight

'The markets are at record highs while unemployment rates are consistently dropping. Does that mean we are in a candidate friendly market? Listening to anecdotal information from recruiters, it certainly seems that way. But is there any additional data to support this argument? As it happens, we recently conducted our annual Employment Screening Benchmark survey [.].

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5 Best Recruitment Marketing Articles of the Week 4.11.15 to 4.17.15

Symphony Talent

'Here’s our weekly feature in which we share our favorite articles about recruitment marketing and other recruitment trends. This week we’ll be talking about candidate experience, Mobilegeddon, recruiting content and getting a new job. First, two of our other top items this week: Content of the Week: Game of Thrones & Talent Acquisition Tech: Who Can.

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QUIZ: Is Your Firm Keeping Up With Staffing Tech and Trends?

CareerBuilder

'Nobody has to explain the importance of the Internet to staffing firms, or how technology has influenced the way we organize and make our workforce more efficient—the effects of job boards, big data, hiring platforms and other Internet and software services has transformed the staffing industry. But there are also more subdued trends in staffing and recruiting , which can change from quarter to quarter and may not be as easily noticeable to industry newbies or those who may have fallen in a hir

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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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The Future of Talent Acquisition is Here

iCIMS

64% of companies are not completely satisfied with the features and functionality of their current applicant tracking system. Experience the future of recruiting with iCIMS.

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Recruitment 2.0 - Understanding Generational Social Media Consumption

Allegis Global Solutions

Social media consumption has changed dramatically in recent years.

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4 Reasons to Attend Next Week’s Employee Engagement Webinar

Brandon Hall

'The number one way that companies can improve their employee engagement strategies is through an investment in employee recognition. According to Brandon Hall Group research, showing appreciation for employees on a consistent basis has the greatest impact on engagement. On April 21, 2015, I will be presenting a webinar with Achievers on the impact of employee recognition on business results.