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Social Media: A Recruiter’s Best Friend

JazzHR

Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. Social Media: A Recruiter’s Best Friend. Written by: Amanda Groves on 08.09.2016. Once upon a time, being active on social media during work hours was looked down upon. Now, employees are encouraged to stay active on their social media accounts throughout the day. It’s used to promote content and marketing campaigns, and it should come as no surprise that social media platforms have become a great recruiting tool for h

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What You Can Learn From Your #FirstSevenJobs

Hoops

If you're a regular Twitter user, you've no doubt seen the recently trending #FirstSevenJobs hashtag. Celebrities, entrepreneurs, and every day folks are revealing their early work experiences and the results are, predictably, eye-opening. . For example, multiple Grammy-winning DJ/producer Calvin Harris started his professional life working at a fish factory , followed by a stint at a grocery store.

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The Chat Revolution: A Recruiter’s Guide [Infographic + Ebook]

Brazen Recruiting

As a professional living in the age of the internet, chances are good that you have a messaging app installed on your phone. Chances are even better that you use your smartphone’s native text messaging feature to communicate with friends and family throughout the day. And if you’re reading this from an office, you probably also have some sort of internal messaging platform open — Slack, HipChat, or even good ol’ Gchat.

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5 Premier League Lessons for Recruiters

The Whiteboard

I’m excited. For all of the tawdry, bloated, surrealism of the modern day English Premier League football competition there really is nothing like it for sheer sporting excitement and Monday talking points around the water cooler. And it’s back , finally, once again this weekend. To honour the occasion I’m going to look at some of the key and important burning issues surrounding the start of the 2016/17 season and look at what lessons we can take from them for our own world o

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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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When Should You Hire Internal vs. External?

JazzHR

Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. When Should You Hire Internal vs. External? Written by: Amanda Groves on 08.08.2016. Every hiring manager is faced with two options: to promote from within or to dive into the talent acquisition pool. Here are some guidelines to follow to help make that decision: Why you should promote from within. 1) They know the company, and will stay loyal.

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20 Of The Funniest Resume Blunders You Will Ever See

Social Talent

Flicking through a bunch of resumes is probably one of the least exciting tasks for recruiters. Nobody has a particular desire to consume text-heavy paperwork but sometimes, you get a few golden ones which really stick out (for all the wrong reasons!). It could be an applicant’s need to really stand out among a pool of candidates that compels them to write crazy and inappropriate things on resumes but these won’t be well-received by recruiters or hiring managers.

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How Sponsored Jobs and Job Slots Work Together

Recruitics

Finding the right talent in 2016 may be more difficult than at any other time in recent memory. In fact, research by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows that more than two-thirds of today’s hiring companies cannot find the right candidates they’re looking for. That number is up from half of all hiring companies surveyed in 2015. Experts at SHRM say there are a number of factors contributing to this difficult hiring climate, including “a low number of applicants, lack of needed

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[Webinar] Tips to Find & Hire The Right Employees

JazzHR

Recruiting. Engagement. Performance. Culture. Intelligence. IMHO. Hype. [Webinar] Tips to Find & Hire The Right Employees. Written by: Megan Berry on 08.11.2016. Today’s job market is a hot one, and for the first time in a long time, job seekers are the ones in the driver’s seat. Talented employees are in high demand, but candidates currently have the upper hand, making recruiting the right employees even more time consuming and more challenging than ever.

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Hourly Employees - Assets Or Commodities? (Spoiler Alert - They're Not Commodities)

Hoops

We live in an era of branding, where a company is defined by, and judged on, the actions of its team. Never before has the role of employees been so important in a customer’s experience, and thus, their perception of a company. That's because social media amplifies the positive or negative impact of service – the experiences of one individual reverberates throughout their social media channels, and sometimes well beyond.

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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 Mind-Blowing Sales Statistics that will Help You Recruit Smarter

Social Talent

Hubspot , the marketing specialists, recently released a list of the 107 Mind-Blowing Sales Statistics That Will Help You Sell Smarter. Being the curious folks that we are, we decided to take a look through and see how many of these stats can and should be applied to recruiters to help them sell their jobs to candidates better. After all, candidates are our customers and essentially what we do every day is sell to them.

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8 Candidate Questions You Need To Be Prepared to Answer

Spark Hire

During the interview process, there’s a significant amount of heat on candidates when it comes to fielding questions to prove that they’re a good fit for an open role within a particular business. As they interview, they’ll be meeting with a hiring manager and often a team of other employees. At this time, they’re expected to eloquently answer a range of questions about themselves.

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7 Ways Managers Can Build Trust in the Workplace

Glassdoor for Employers

How many people trust their managers? A recent study by Edelman found that one in three employees don’t trust their employer. Another.

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Monster, Randstad, and… What’s That About HRSmart?

Good To Know

This acquisition may benefit Randstad - the integrations are going to be fascinating - and there's nothing wrong with that. If they really keep the Monster brand intact, it's going to be tough long-term (and I don't see them doing that). So, if it's not to create an entire separate product company, and it's me at Randstad, I'm doing this for a simple reason.

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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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The Evolution of the Office Desk (Infographic)

Social Talent

If you look around a typical office, you will no doubt see messy desks, tidy desks, standing desks, desks covered in toys, among others – they’re unique to the individual. Since the 1960s, desks have changed drastically, as have the things that you will typically find on them. From your traditional desk, complete with typewriter and rolodex, to the ‘play room’ with its endless scope for customisation of space, the main aim has been to find a desk that helps improve efficiency so you

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Newton Bootcamp – Building a Compliant Background Check Process

Newton Software

Background Checks and Employment Screening – Building a Compliant Process to Mitigate Risk. If you attended last month’s Bootcamp , “How to Hire a Successful Recruiter,” you now have a framework for building the foundation of your talent acquisition team. Now it’s time to work out your compliance muscles by taking a deep dive into how to mitigate the risks of your recruiting program.

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Alternative Revenue Sources for Recruiters

NPA Worldwide

The recruitment business has always been somewhat cyclical. Like the stock market, there are bull markets for recruitment and bear markets for recruitment. Based on demographics, it looks to be a bull market well into the future, but certainly there will bumps in the road ahead. Many small and mid-sized recruitment firms achieve nearly 100% of revenue from recruiting operations exclusively.

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Monster, Randstad, and HRSmart

Good To Know

It’s entirely possible you heard the news. Possible. Certainly, if you work in the recruiting industry, it’s definitely possible. Maybe even highly so. If you don’t, it’s still quite possible. Maybe.

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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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20 Of The Funniest Resume Blunders You Will Ever See

Social Talent

Flicking through a bunch of resumes is probably one of the least exciting tasks for recruiters. Nobody has a particular desire to consume text-heavy paperwork but sometimes, you get a few golden ones which really stick out (for all the wrong reasons!). It could be an applicant’s need to really stand out among a pool of candidates that compels them to write crazy and inappropriate things on resumes but these won’t be well-received by recruiters or hiring managers.

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5 Factors for FCRA Compliant Background Checks

Newton Software

Background Checks and Employment Screening – Building a Compliant Process to Mitigate Risk. For those involved in recruiting and hiring, employment screening and background checks can be a thorny issue. You want to make sure that the person you are considering for a role is who they say they are. Furthermore, it’s your responsibility to maintain a safe environment for all of your employees, customers, and partners.

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The Evolution of Recruitment and the Workplace

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Laura Schmieder of Premier Placement Inc. , specializing in manufacturing especially engineering, operations, supply chain, sales and marketing roles globally. She currently serves on the NPAworldwide board of directors. Last week when discussing a new search with a new client’s hiring manager, I was struck by how much the workplace has changed over the past 35 years I’ve been recruiting.

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10 Brené Brown Quotes to Inspire Success and Happiness at Work

Indeed

Dr. Brené Brown knows what it means to put yourself out there and join the conversation. As one of the world’s leading researchers on courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, Brown has risen to fame through her wildly popular TED Talks , three bestselling books and speaking engagements around the world. She has interviewed hundreds of people from all walks of life about what it means to step into the arena, take risks and open oneself up to the possibility of pure joy.

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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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The One Question You MUST Ask Candidates in Every Interview

Social Talent

No matter what role it is that you’re recruiting for, you probably have a set list of questions that you ask every candidate. Of course, often you’ll find yourself straying from this set list with follow-up questions based on what’s being offered up by a candidate. And guess what? That’s totally fine. Because any recruiter from Dublin to Darwin will be able to tell you that recruitment is what can only be explained as ‘predictably unpredictable’ Sometimes the

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Somehow, My 2013 Recruitment Marketing Predictions Came True

Symphony Talent

I am a self-proclaimed non-writer. Send me in to talk to a room full of people, and I’m gladly there (could be why I am in Sales after. The post Somehow, My 2013 Recruitment Marketing Predictions Came True appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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New Hire Recruiting Trends: How to Secure Your Next College Grad

AkkenCloud

The college labor market is looking better than ever. It is important to make sure you are staying competitive when it come to recruiting college grads. They are an important group for employers to target when hiring new employees. In this infographic we will answers some key questions for recruiting college grads such as, where do college grads look for jobs, and what actions can you take to recruit top grads.

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The Impact of the Rio Olympics on Job Search, in 4 Charts

Indeed

On Friday, the Brazilian long distance runner Vanderlei de Lima lit the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janiero , kicking off the biggest sporting event in the world. Over the next four weeks, the eyes of the world will be watching the best athletes alive today as they compete for gold in everything from archery to wrestling to rugby sevens. It’s undeniable, however, that the run-up to this year’s Olympics was dominated by news of controversies, scandals and crises rather than feats of athleticism.

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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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12 Tips for Networking at Recruitment Events (Without Being an Awkward Mess)

Social Talent

The recruitment event. A giant room filled to the brim with people you’ve never met. Does the sheer thought of having to attend an event like this send shivers down your spine? Some people have a natural ability to adjust to any social situation that they find themselves in and thrive on meeting new people and making new business connections. Those who haven’t been blessed with the ‘gift of the gab’ on the other hand, don’t tend to get the same kick out of networkin

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Phone Screening: A Guide To This Essential Recruiting Step

SmartRecruiters

This is a guest post from our friends at Kayako. Are you using phone screening as part of your interviewing process? If not, you should be! Hypothetically, you’ve made it to the other side and are now working for a company you love. But rather than trying to get a job, you’re trying to find the right employees for your company. Crawling through job applications and resumes can be tough, but there is a way to do it that is less painful, and even fun!

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TOP 12 Human Resources Podcasts you Shouldn't Miss

TalentLyft

Self-driven and ambitious HR professionals always look for ways to enhance their skills, education and knowledge. Are you one of them, but don't have time for reading? Don’t worry because we have put together a list of Top Human Resources Podcasts you will love. We put them under the list of best podcasts based on current listeners’ comments and preferences.