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

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In recruitment, everybody sells, baby!

Greg Savage

'I read recently some ‘recruitment expert’ advising owners of recruitment companies to phase out ‘billing managers’ and to allow a team of ‘dedicated managers’ to simply ‘run’ the business’. Now, how should I put this as calmly as I can? OK, this will have to do. B t! In Australia, New Zealand and the UK, 90% […].

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9 Horrific Hiring Mistakes

ExactHire Recruiting

Hiring is a science and an art if you approach the process properly. Here are 9 common mistakes made by large and small companies, and how you can avoid them. JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Poorly written job descriptions will yield poor results. “Poorly written” could be defined as grammatical errors and misspellings, but I am referring to generic job descriptions or unspecific, misleading job descriptions.

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Do Job Postings with Images REALLY Attract More Candidates?

Social Talent

'In times when talent pools are shrinking (by the second it would sometimes seem), employers need an edge with which they can attract the best people for the job. And more often than not, the best way to give yourself that edge, is with your job advertising efforts. Now , we’re no strangers to job advertising here at Social Talent, in fact not only have we dedicated an entire module to it in our Black Belt Online Training , but we’ve also written quite a few blog posts about it over

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Recruitment By Numbers

The Whiteboard

'What an incredible, full-on, action-packed week for #NZRec: 2 – international recruitment conferences held right here in Auckland. 5 – keynote speakers from the US of A. 2 – MC’s from Wellington. 270 – delegates from the #NZRec community, and beyond. 82,596 – emails tackled by frazzled delegates on Wednesday. 965 – beers and wines consumed at conference venues. 7 – cheeky afternoon beers consumed by delegates who should have been attending speaker

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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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Why Your Employer Brand is More Than Just Job Clicks

Glassdoor for Employers

'Lately we’ve been hearing a lot about what makes up a company’s employer brand. Is it the colors and mission statement on your careers page or your social media sites? Or is it how candidates perceive you? Maybe it’s what your employees say about what it’s like to work at your company. In truth it’s a bit of all those things. What it’s not, is simply the sum total of the clicks you get on your job listings.

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How to: Use Video to Nail Your Next Job Application (Infographic)

Social Talent

'So they say a picture paints a thousand words… Screw that! A minute of video is worth 1.8 MILLION words according to this infographic from BrightonsBM , which is exactly the reason you need to create a video CV… like yesterday! We’ve already told you all about the power of visuals when it comes to creating truly compelling job advertising and employer branding , and now, with this fabulous guide, you can bring the same thinking to your job search.

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Taking your talent community to the next level

Allegis Global Solutions

'A strong talent community pipeline can provide a genuine competitive advantage. Learn how to take your talent community to the next level.

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3 Tips to Hiring Top Sales Pros

Glassdoor for Employers

'In today’s fast-paced business environment, top-notch sales professionals are being inundated with emails and calls from recruiters. We respond to most of these emails with one click: “delete.” While answering machines have become the enemy of all recruiters, more companies are competing for all-star sales talent than ever before. And they are all asking the same question – “How can we get these top notch sales people to work for us?

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Oldie but Goodie: Mobile in Recruiting: What Does That Mean?

Symphony Talent

'We have written over 600 blog posts on the SmashFly blog and many remain as relevant today as they were when we wrote them. On occasion we will share these posts to show how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go with recruitment marketing as an industry. Mobile is one of the biggest buzzwords in business today. And organizations are trying to figure out how to leverage mobile not only to improve employees ability to do work better but also to better the overall experience for customer

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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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3 Mottos for Leaders to Gain Believers

SmartRecruiters

'In the previous article, I discussed the quality traits that make a leader a great recruiter. But what good is theory without real world examples? In order to get a true feel of what comprises a leader, it’s crucial to analyze those who came before us. Both their cultivated and natural leadership qualities led them to success in various situations.

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Why Generational Diversity is Your Biggest Competitive Advantage

CareerBuilder

'Business leaders and executives tend to be a rather focused group. It makes sense: After all, they’re tasked with creating and executing successful plans to achieve business growth and profitability. They want (and need) to win, and in order to have the best shot at a victory; they’re constantly seeking ways to gain competitive advantage. This is good news for talent advisors !

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Why Glassdoor Matters in the Recruitment Process

Glassdoor for Employers

'Just like in consumer marketing, employment branding (a crucial part of the recruitment process) is built on many moving parts that make up the overall image. And just like in consumer branding, employers need to constantly identify the parts in motion, including the ones that aren’t fully in the marketing team’s control. In 2014’s Fortune 500 Top 100 Employment Brands Report, WilsonHCG defined these parts, broke them down into objective categories and measured them from a candidate perspectiv

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Is it right to use Facebook for sourcing?

Allegis Global Solutions

'Using Facebook for sourcing can be really worthwhile for your recruiting strategy.

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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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Marketing Hires: How to Evaluate The Experiencer, The Optimizer and The Builder

SmartRecruiters

'Today’s case studies about data-driven marketing present stories of leaders and their successes. After all, history is written by the winners (or their vendors). However, many CMOs may be feeling like they’ve been sucked into the jet engine of this Big Data thing, and are struggling to create some order from a chaos they’re chasing. One form this pursuit takes is a rush to hire world-class data science/marketing analytics talent.

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3 Must-Haves for the Ultimate Candidate Experience

CareerBuilder

'Up until recently, employers had the upper hand in the hiring process. Now, that’s all changed. On the heels of the Great Recession, employers were suddenly getting more applications than they knew what to do with, as millions of highly skilled workers found themselves out of jobs. Many companies took advantage of this and began devaluing candidates with lower-than-average salary offers for highly skilled jobs.

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The Myths, Hype, and Opportunities of Big Data for Recruiting

Brandon Hall

'I go to a lot of conferences. Not as many as some, but enough to have grown tired of certain hype-heavy talking points that find their way into seemingly every presentation. Mobile is one, which I’ve written about before. Social is a tricky one because, although we’ve been beating that same drum for years, hiring organizations have only just begun to tap into its full potential, which I’ve also written about.

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Striking the balance between the labor market and customer needs and goals

Allegis Global Solutions

'Meeting the needs of customers in the current climate requires a specialist touch.

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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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Hire or Acqui-Hire?

SmartRecruiters

'Top talent is very much in demand these days. For a good reason: it is the main source of sustainable competitive advantage — especially in the high tech sector, which competes on innovation. The trouble is, however, that top talent is scarce, particularly in hot sectors like big data management, e-commerce, and social media advertising. That’s why it takes a great deal of time to identify and recruit top talent in these sectors.

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Just 15% of Workers In Engineering Occupations are Women

CareerBuilder

'It’s no secret that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workers are some of the most sought-after candidates, making STEM positions some of the hardest to fill. Historically these roles have often been filled by men, in part due to the lack of women mentors in these fields and the stereotypes that exist about girls not being good at math and science.

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3 Easy Ways to Control Your Job Posting Results [SlideShare]

Recruiting.com

'Posting a job advertisement to a job board can sometimes feel like you’re taking a shot in the dark. The reality is you can take calculated steps—like using strategic keywords, writing brief job descriptions, and clarifying requirements—to control the results of you postings. We’ve laid it out for you in three easy steps. Check out. The post 3 Easy Ways to Control Your Job Posting Results [SlideShare] appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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What Matters Most To Your Team, Talent or Personality?

Hire-Intelligence

'The argument continues over whether employers should hire for cultural fit or for skills. Many say skills because hiring for cultural fit inevitably gives way to discrimination.

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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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Applying the Scientific Method to Recruiting

Recruitalicious

'Many people think of science as this nebulous concept whereby things are explained and laws are created. To me, science is much more accessible and doable – in fact, I think we are all scientists who utilize the Scientific Method on a daily basis, and recruiters especially can ( and do! ) utilize scientific thinking in performing their jobs to maximum capacity.

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Hospital Leaders Share 8 Tips to Manage Multigenerational Staff

CareerBuilder

'The final article of H&HN’S yearlong “Generations in the Workplace” series asks eight hospital leaders about a problem each found particularly challenging about managing a multigenerational staff, and the strategy used to solve it. Framing the Issue. Multiple generations working side by side in hospitals can create tension. Younger staff bring different expectations and goals to the workplace than do their older counterparts.

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3 Easy Ways to Control Your Job Posting Results

Recruiting.com

'Posting a job advertisement to a job board can sometimes feel like you’re taking a shot in the dark. The reality is you can take calculated steps—like using strategic keywords, writing brief job descriptions, and clarifying requirements—to control the results of you postings. We’ve laid it out for you in three easy steps. Check out. The post 3 Easy Ways to Control Your Job Posting Results appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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Employee Engagement: An Action Plan

Brandon Hall

'Last week, I presented a webinar – hosted by Saba – that focused on employee engagement and what motivates individuals to stay with their employer. Engagement is a popular topic since most business leaders recognize the value of a highly engaged workforce. It sounds simple … communicate and engage with your employees regularly so they want to work hard and won’t leave.

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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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Thank You, Jobvite Customers

Jobvite

Jobvite has the incredible fortune to have over 1,000 customers using our solutions today. For your bountiful support, I am truly grateful. But I’m even more thankful that all of you are truly good customers—and that’s not always an easy thing to be. In fact, the act of being a good customer bears significant responsibility: Good customers provide regular feedback.

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6 Ground Rules For Your Cover Letter – The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Jeff Rothman

'6 Ground Rules For Your Cover Letter – The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times. Filed under: For Candidates , Job Hunting Strategies.

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3 Ways to Save Time Hiring Great Employees for your Clients with an ATS

Hiring Thing

'Whether you’re hiring internally or sourcing candidates for your clients, we’re sure saving time during the hiring process is at the top of your list. Utilizing an ATS can be a lifesaving tool for recruiters, as your inbox is flooded with resumes and applications. Not only can an ATS help you stay organized, it can improve communication with your team internally as well as externally with your clients.

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