Sat.May 20, 2017 - Fri.May 26, 2017

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5 Proven Strategies to Increase Candidate Flow

ClearCompany Recruiting

Truly successful recruiters all have one thing in common: They think differently. To gain a competitive edge in recruiting, thinking outside the box is a necessity: 31% of recruiters say their number one obstacle is a shortage of candidates.

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The Top Professional Associations For Recruiters

Talent Hero Media

A good professional association can provide certified training courses, legal and legislative guidance, model documents and best practice templates, annual conferences, and discounts with preferred suppliers. The post The Top Professional Associations For Recruiters appeared first on Talent Hero Media.

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Blogging About Recruitment (and other time wasting exercises)

The Whiteboard

A quick blog post from me this morning. There are a number of reasons for that: Firstly, I have an inbox full of things that need my attention. Most of which have to do with recruitment and recruiting and suchlike. Then there is the small matter of my brain not working quite how it should this morning following last night’s wine and cheese evening at Generator where I had all of the wine and none of the cheese.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Part 10: The Next Level

Lever

We believe passionately that diverse and inclusive companies make for more innovative, engaged, and happy teams, and we speak with forward-thinking talent leaders all the time who feel the same. We’re writing this series on how to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace because people are ready for the next level of discourse around diversity and inclusion; one aimed at actual solutions.

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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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The Top 7 Interview Questions You’re Probably Not Asking

JazzHR

Once you’ve posted a job and identified an array of potential candidates to fill it, the hard work begins. I’m talking about the interview process, which is something that you can never be too prepared for. And, the best way to prepare is to have a thorough understanding of each candidate’s background and experience so that you can ask really great interview questions.

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15 Resources for Employer Branding Professionals

Proactive Talent

Managing your company’s employer brand is no small feat. It’s a constant, always-on responsibility, but there’s a reason you choose to invest in it. All over the world, companies dedicate time and resources to promoting and managing their EB because it truly does pay off. We see that evidenced by the fact that more than half of candidates believe employer brand to be the most significant deciding factor when choosing an employer.

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How to Get the Most out of Employee Reviews

Lever

Employee reviews are an important resource during a candidate’s job research. Seventy eight percent of job seekers say they are influenced by employee ratings and reviews when deciding where to work. Your online reviews can impact the quality and quantity of applicants, your cold outreach response rate, and your offer acceptance rate. If you want to get the most out of your employee reviews, and make them work to your advantage, follow these tips.

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8 Ways to Prevent Employee Turnover

JazzHR

In business, high employee turnover rates are a significant cost and inconvenience every organization wants to avoid. From advertising for, hiring, and training new employees, to lost knowledge, reduced productivity, and general disruption, high turnover can be a huge drain on any company. While there will always be employee turnover in any business, making sure that a few periodic resignations don’t give way to a mass exodus is easier than you think.

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The Stark Reality of Gender Disparity in The Tech World (Infographic)

Social Talent

According to a report from Accenture and Girls Who Code , women in the computing workforce will shrink in the next 10 years unless immediate action is taken, and there has already been a huge 37% drop of women in tech since 1995. So, why are the rates of women in the tech industry falling? The skills shortage will begin to damage the economy. There were 500,000 new computing jobs in the US in 2015, but there were fewer than 40,000 new computer science graduates, and as a result, a call to action

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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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15 Resources for Employer Branding Professionals

Proactive Talent

Managing your company’s employer brand is no small feat. It’s a constant, always-on responsibility, but there’s a reason you choose to invest in it. All over the world, companies dedicate time and resources to promoting and managing their EB because it truly does pay off. We see that evidenced by the fact that more than half of candidates believe employer brand to be the most significant deciding factor when choosing an employer.

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The Worst Part of Buying Recruiting Software

Lever

If you’re old enough to remember this, you’ll understand why my experience as a vendor in the recruiting software space sometimes makes me feel like a certain undervalued paper delivery boy:

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Beyond the Bucks: What Candidates Are Looking for from Their Next Employer

JazzHR

When it comes to changing jobs, today’s candidates can afford to be picky. And while salary is certainly an important consideration when choosing whether or not to accept a position, it’s not the only one. These days there are other factors that can convince a potential employee to join your ranks, even if the money you’re offering isn’t enough to seal the deal on its own.

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From Millennials to Boomers: How to Appeal Across Generations for Hiring

Glassdoor for Employers

Knowing how to appeal to each generation’s communication skills and preferences during talent recruitment can contribute to a more fluid process and meaningful outcome.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Women in the Workforce Report

iCIMS

This report dives into the specific ways companies still struggle with gender issues and offers insight from top companies that are committed to gender diversity and helping women grow in their careers.

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3 Benefits Your Clients Need to Know About Seasonal Hiring and Staffing Agencies

Spark Hire

Crawford Thomas Recruiting , a full service staffing agency supporting multiple offices from the southeast to midwest United States, was seeking a better way to access and interview a talent pool of premium candidates for clients across geographical barriers. Their primary pain point was struggling to find an effective and timely way to identify who to advance in the screening process, when in-person interviews were not possible. .

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Are You a Good Interviewer? Follow These Steps and You Will Be

JazzHR

Landing top talent depends as much on your skills as an interviewer as any other factor. After all, interviews are a chance for candidates to assess you and your company, just as you’re assessing them and their candidacy. While it can be the hardest part of the recruitment process — particularly if you’re not used to conducting interviews, or doing so is a bit out of your comfort zone — getting it right is certainly well within reach.

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7 Signs A Hiring Manager Doesn’t Respect You

Glassdoor for Employers

When hiring managers don’t respect you, it’s because you trained them not to. From your first interaction with them up until now, you have set the tone for how they see you and your role. The good news is, you can change this. But, to do so, you have to recognize the signs that your hiring manager doesn’t respect you.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Social media and next-gen talent acquisition

Allegis Global Solutions

Talent acquisition is easier when brands engage with the interests and ideals of prospective workers, which can be achieved through the use of social media.

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Is Your Technical Interview Process Too Long?

Stack Overflow

The organization I used to recruit for operated under the belief that it was best to hire slow and fire fast. Because we wanted to be incredibly selective and hire the right people the first time around, this mentality made perfect sense on paper. But this approach to hiring also gave us a little too much flexibility, and many of our top candidates ended up enduring multiple (and unnecessary) final round interviews.

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5 Reasons Why a Clean Workplace is Good for Business

RecruitLoop

A clean workplace signifies a level of professionalism and tells potential customers that you care about your brand as well as your employees.

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What Makes a Good Boss

Glassdoor for Employers

You know when you have a good boss, but how do you become one yourself? We’ve identified 6 key attributes of a great boss, plus the actions to take to become the leader you’ve always wanted to be.

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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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Getting to 99%: A Joy for Candidates, Employees and Customers at Indigo

SmartRecruiters

As RecruitingDaily executive editor Matt Charney said during his presentation at our Hiring Success 17 conference last month, “employer branding” comes off as just a cliché buzzword. True enough if all it amounts to is including a set of cheesy photos and trite slogans on your career site. But paying close attention to how you present your organization is critical if you expect to fill thousands of positions each year.

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What Recruiters Should Know About the Class of 2017

iCIMS

The Class of 2017 has graduated and is now ready to enter the workforce. Now is the time to perfect your entry level hiring processes.

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How to Manage Four Generations of Recruiters

FireFish Software

With Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z in the workforce, there’s a strong possibility that you guys running a recruitment agency are trying your best to figure out how to manage each age group effectively. However, with such a vast time and age difference between the oldest Baby Boomers, and the youngest members of Generation Z, it’s a pretty big ask.

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What Would Bob Dylan Do? The Classic Rocker Guide to Building Employer Brand

Glassdoor for Employers

If you’re thinking about your company image, it would be a mistake to overlook the sage advice of classic rockers like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Doors, Bob Marley and The Grateful Dead.

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Moving Forward in HR and Recruiting Uncertainty

An era of uncertainty has arrived in recruiting. The unpredictability that exists in the labor market can make it difficult for employers to know how they should respond in this environment. Despite the turbulence, recruiting professionals should be encouraged by recent trends. Applications per job are up over the last year across companies of all sizes, and more than half of all recruiters expect their teams to grow in the next year, with nearly two-thirds expecting their recruiting budgets to

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9 Ways to Become a Resumé Reviewing Pro

RecruitLoop

If you’re swamped with candidate applications, it’s important that you can quickly sort the wheat from the chaff and become a resume reviewing pro.

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How Employers Can Attract Moms Reentering the Workforce

iCIMS

Working moms represent a widely untapped talent pool. Capture their attention at your next job fair.

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How to Write Recruitment Copy Like a Pro

FireFish Software

Writing can seem like something of an art. But in actuality it’s more of a science. The very best copywriters know their work doesn’t happen by accident. To help you write effective recruitment copy, we’ve put together an eBook that’ll show you how you can write recruitment copy like a pro, and we’ve included several free tools you can use, too.

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