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Facebook Recruitment: How to Source Candidates on the Largest Social Network

Lever

When it comes to sourcing candidates , most people think of LinkedIn. As the go-to sourcing resource, however, LinkedIn is saturated with recruiters and competition for the same talent is high. What if we told you there was an underutilized network you could source from that had nearly 15 times as many active users as LinkedIn?

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The 15 biggest recruiting highlights of 2015

Greg Savage

In many ways 2015 was a good year for recruitment. The pendulum started to swing back the way of agency recruiters. Profits are largely up across the globe, and the howl of misguided fanatics promising to ‘destroy’ third party recruiters has dropped to a low rumbling, as it becomes clear that recruiters are not going […].

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What is a Job Board?

ApplicantPro

Job advertising used to be as simple as placing an ad in the local newspaper, putting up a Help Wanted sign in the window, or getting it out there through word of mouth. Today, advertising an open position is much more complicated—or much simpler—depending on how you look at it. The job board is the place that connects you to the rest of the world. Today, job advertising is primarily done through online job boards.

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5 Things Recruiters Need to STOP Doing in 2016

Social Talent

1. Talking about “Employer” Branding. When the concept of employer branding was first introduced, many companies couldn’t wait to start rolling out video after video, telling us how amazing they are and why it’s so wonderful to work for them. Take this “lovely” video, with cool graphics and a non-descript American voice narrating it, for example.

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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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45 behavioral questions to use during non-technical interview with developers

Devskiller

You only have up to 1 hour to get to know your candidate during the interview. Not much. You probably want to hire programmers who are flexible, adapt quickly in fast-changing environment and, above all, perform well under tight deadlines. Therefore, assessing soft skills, next to verifying programming skills, prove to be crucial as they can to a great extent influence delivering results.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Recruiters

Arya Recruiting Robotics

The start of a new year symbolizes a clean slate. Every year without fail, January is the month of good-intentioned people overwhelming gyms, eating copious amounts of leafy greens and kicking bad habits to the curb. Why not bring some of this enthusiasm into the workplace? Here are five New Year’s resolutions that every recruiter should make this year.

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LinkedIn Power Profile UK: Johnny Campbell

Social Talent

According to the idea of transformational leadership , an effective leader is a person who does the following: Creates an inspiring vision of the future. Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision. Manages delivery of the vision. Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at achieving the vision. By their own admission, LinkedIn spend an “inordinate” amount of time thinking about leadership, and trying to further refine what it looks like, what drives leaders, how peop

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JOBS Radio – Our Internet Radio Station Launches 1st February 2016

Web Based Recruitment

Candidate Attraction - Target Your Ideal Candidates. Home. Recruitment Videos. Recruitment Video Ads. Training Courses. Using Online Video To Attract Targeted Candidates. Recruitment Events. About Us. Speaking. Contact Us. Blog. JOBS Radio – Our Internet Radio Station Launches 1st February 2016. January 21, 2016 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment.

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Creating A Culture of Feedback at Medallia

Glassdoor for Employers

You know that feeling you get when you’re in on a really good secret? A secret that sweeps you up, overwhelms you, and inspires you in unexpected ways? That’s how I felt when I found out about Medallia. It’s been over a year and a half since I started my journey here, but it feels like yesterday. When I started, we had just 450 employees. Today we’re at roughly 900, with offices all over the globe.

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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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10 Top Tips for Overseas Recruitment Brands Opening in New Zealand

The Whiteboard

This week’s Whiteboard is something of a collaboration piece between your usual blogger (me) and sometime contributor Sean. We’re in Christchurch so bring this to you inspired by the increasing number of overseas recruitment firms attempting to grow their brands in the NZ markets, and also fueled by the delicious craft beers of Pomeroy’s from last night.

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31 Dogs Who Take Their Jobs Very Seriously

Social Talent

Recruiters! Stop messing around trying to source and hire human candidates. They’re useless. If you want a job done, call a dog. You’ll soon see why! (Based on this post which originally appeared on Buzzfeed.com ). 1. This very polite Shiba. youtube.com. 2. This programmer with laser focus. blog.joins.com. 3. This Shiba, who won’t let any physical malfunctions get in the way of telling the news. reddit.com. 4.

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Bad News About the Future of Staffing and Recruiting

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Scott Love. Scott helps staffing and recruiting companies get more business from better clients, and at higher rates and fees. Over 4,500 staffing and recruiting firms from over 35 countries have invested in his systems. Access his Staffing and Recruiting podcast and other free videos and tools that will help you sell more: www.StaffingSalesTraining.com.

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10 Leadership Tips to Tame The Storms of Change

Glassdoor for Employers

A rudderless leadership must just top the list of reasons employee attitudes plummet, especially when storms of change erupt. This can include changes in ownership, such as a recent merger or acquisition, changes in strategic direction or changes in marketplace competition. The truth is, what feels like a disaster-in-progress often is an opportunity for a leader to shine.

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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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4 of the Most Important Things You Need to Convey to Candidates in a Job Interview

Spark Hire

The job interview is a two-way street. In the interview, professionals are trying to determine which job and company is the best for them. And, as more positions become available, job seekers can afford to be more selective when it comes to choosing a new employer. Just as there are certain things job candidates should convey to interviewers in order to land the job, there are a number of things interviewers should convey about the organization and position in order to convince a candidate to jo

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9 Pet Peeves EVERY Graduate Recruiter Has About Graduates 

Social Talent

The end of holiday period is will and truly upon us, and with a new crop of soon-to-be graduates making preparations for their final exams, graduate recruiters will be busier than ever. This can only call for a little moan about our candidate pet peeves, in the hope that things might change (spoiler: they won’t). As a graduate recruitment agency, the candidates we speak to are young, inexperienced and before they realise why we’re calling, they can be rude.

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Best Practices: 7 Steps to Turn Every Employee into a Super Recruiter

Jobvite

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.” This well-known adage rings particularly true in the ever changing and challenging world of recruiting. As it turns out, your current employees are the best source for great new employees. As you plan your talent strategy for the coming year, a robust employee referral program will make sure you turn your employees into your best recruiters to help find top talent in our hyper-competitive job market.

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4 Absurd Myths About Employment Branding

Glassdoor for Employers

In 2016, I’ve decided to make it my mission in life to prove that employment branding is not hard to do. In the last two years, there’s been so much talk about the need to do Employment Branding, every recruiter, hiring manager and HR leader is feeling the pressure. Their first complaint? “Branding is a marketing function. We aren’t marketers.” But, that’s no excuse.

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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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How to Hire the Best Graduate

Spark Hire

Inspiring Interns have placed over 5,000 graduates in graduate jobs with the country’s leading businesses. The relationship between graduate and company is mutually beneficial, providing graduates with valuable experience and companies with highly motivated, valuable employees. In today’s super-competitive climate, it is essential to attract the best employees possible but finding the right person can be difficult.

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8 Game-Changing Recruitment News Stories this Week – 18th January 2016

Social Talent

In recruitment news this week: Introducing Glassdoor’s New Job Search Experience. With 45% of people reporting that they are currently job searching, or plan to search for a job in the next year, it’s a good time to be bringing out a new job search experience. Which is why Glassdoor have decided to launch their new, industry-leading job search experience , that will make “it easier and faster than ever before [for job seekers] to find the right job” What makes Glassdoor’s job s

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Encourage Employees’ Personal Brands To Strengthen Your Employer Brand

Symphony Talent

According to recent research, fewer than half of recruiters understand and can articulate the employment brand of their respective organizations (CEB’s Employment Brand Effectiveness Survey, 2014). Additionally, this research shows that 80% of applicants’ decisions to apply to a company are informed by sources outside of the organization, including peer to peer, word of mouth, Continue Reading → The post Encourage Employees’ Personal Brands To Strengthen Your Employer Brand appeared

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Strategies for Recruiting a Multi-Generational Workforce

Glassdoor for Employers

These days, you can’t scan your emails or news sites without running into an article about Millennials – those 20-somethings who are entering the workforce in droves. From their spending habits to their use of technology and beyond, we all want to know what makes this generation tick so that we can attract talented candidates. That said, at Eliassen Group, we prefer to take a more holistic approach to the challenge of recruiting and retaining great talent that not only considers the Millennial g

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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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What’s in a Job Title Anyway? How to Recruit the Best Talent (and Ignore the Title)

Spark Hire

When you’re ready to expand your team, it’s important to zero in on exactly what you’re looking for in your new member. However, when recruiting it’s common for hiring managers to get caught up in titles. What specific role will this person fill? Are they a Manager? A Specialist? A Coordinator? While you should certainly hammer out these details, getting too caught up in the specifics of the title and ignoring the bigger questions that surround the position makes life challenging for both the hi

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How to: Interview Remote Workers (Infographic)

Social Talent

According to Remote.co , a resource for companies “that see remote work as a window of opportunity”, there are 10 core benefits to letting your employees work remotely. They are as follows: 1. Increases Worker Productivity – Because common in-office distractions like water cooler gossip, impromptu meetings, and loud colleagues are a non-issue, remote work is a boon to productivity.

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Separating cult from culture

Workable

You know what to expect from a headline like this. You’ll be introduced to some brainwashed characters displaying cultish behavior. After a breathless description of groupthink, sleepless vigils and bizarre rituals, the writer will lift the veil to reveal that this is not the Branch Davidians or the Moonies, it’s a Silicon Valley unicorn. Take a breath.

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Best Places to Work Starts With Hiring

Glassdoor for Employers

At Southwest Airlines , our world-famous culture and reputation for putting our people first allows us to recruit the best. We know we’re lucky to have inherited this culture from our legendary founders, who entrusted us to maintain what’s special about the LUV Airline. It might surprise you to hear one of the most important ways we approach employee engagement — to be a Best Place to Work , start with the people who don’t work for you.

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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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Partner Highlight: How the iCIMS ATS Can Improve your Recruitment Marketing ROI

Recruitics

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) are a key tool in a recruitment marketer’s utility belt. They allow an organization’s HR department to take complete control over their recruitment process. While the main function of your ATS is typically to host your job content and application process (from job description view, all the way through to hire, and sometimes even through the onboarding process), your ATS can also help you build talent pools, remain in contact with passive candidates, and help aut

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4 Things CEOs Want From HR Leadership

Entrepreneur

What an HR executive must do to reclaim his or her rightful advisory role to the CEO.

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9 Tricks to Put your Employee Referral Program into Overdrive

Lever

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