JazzHR

MARCH 28, 2016

With online job posts receiving thousands of applicants, it’s no wonder that more than 90% of large companies use an applicant tracking system to assist with their hiring needs. A portion of the ATS software focuses on analyzing resumes to determine whether they meet basic qualifications for the job. The technology isn’t always as effective as it sounds, though, and talented applicants can often be overlooked or not accounted for at all.

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Brazen Recruiting

MARCH 30, 2016

With the unemployment rate at the lowest since 2008, today’s job seekers have more choice — and more power — than ever before. According to CareerBuilder , one in five employees plan to change jobs in 2016, so the job seekers are out there. The real question is, how do you make sure your company is what they’re searching for? What matters to job seekers ?

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The Whiteboard

MARCH 31, 2016

Good morning recruiters of New Zealand. Great to see so many of you at the #RicePowWow last night, especially as it will be my last. I was tempted to make this announcement last night, but opted instead to confide in a few of you in person, before issuing this press release on my recruitment blog of 5 years, The Whiteboard. Every recruiter has a shelf life, it’s a tough gig to maintain, and I really do take my hat off to those “career recruiters” out there.

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Social Talent

MARCH 28, 2016

We’ve talked about bias in the workplace in our latest White Paper – How to: Increase Diversity Through Improved Recruitment and Hiring Processes. We’ve also discussed how most bias stereotypes don’t come from a place of bad intent, but more so develop in our brains through years of different influences that we often had no control over.

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Proactive Talent

MARCH 28, 2016

Did you know your career site is considered the most valuable resource candidates use when researching employers and job opportunities? After surveying more than 130,000 candidates from over 200 companies, the Talent Board found that candidates prefer to go directly to the source to learn more about a company and a job before checking third-party sites like Glassdoor.

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Recruitics

MARCH 29, 2016

You’ve just posted a job on one of the many popular job aggregators (search engines for job seekers) like Indeed or Jobs2Careers , for example. You’ve spent the time, and money, to write the job title and job description with best practices in mind. Now you want to find it on the aggregator, just as any job seeker would, by searching the keyword you optimized for … but it’s just not there.

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Social Talent

MARCH 26, 2016

Job titles like ‘Social Media Manager’ and ‘Content Marketing Executive’ didn’t exist 10 years ago. In fact, the industry has evolved immensely over the last five years, let alone decade! As a recruiter, you might agree that it doesn’t take much to pique interest in job postings relating to digital marketing from a candidate perspective.

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Arya Recruiting Robotics

MARCH 31, 2016

When it comes to robotics, automation and technology, humans tend to have very mixed emotions. “On one hand there’s anxiety about robots,” said Kate Darling , an expert in robot ethics at the MIT Media Lab. “And on the other hand people are fascinated by them. We’re hypocritical.”. Over the past few years, robotics has become increasingly prevalent in every industry from manufacturing, to agriculture, to healthcare, to recruiting.

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Glassdoor for Employers

APRIL 1, 2016

If you think leadership strength is founded on hiding emotions, keeping insecurities under wraps, and pretending you know everything, you may want to rethink your leadership strategy. Here are six examples of how being more open with your managers and bringing them into the fold of ideation, strategy and decision-making can be good for you, for your managers and for your company’s future: 1.

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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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Hoops

MARCH 27, 2016

The costs of hiring employees is an important metric for businesses to track. It’s a critical component when measuring the ROI of the hiring process, and if you're not constantly evaluating your hiring process, start now. Small Business Trends examined the costs in today’s economy, where there are more higher paying positions available. Why is this important?

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Social Talent

MARCH 31, 2016

Being a recruiter can be one of the most rewarding jobs going. We get to help candidates realise their career goals and we help companies boost their profits. We are the link between great talent and their full potential and the lynchpin of our organisations. But as fabulous a job as it can be, recruitment is not without its downsides and its frustrations.

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Newton Software

MARCH 29, 2016

. Low Candidate Experience Rates Prevalent Amongst Job Applicants. A recent Talent Board study of 75,000 candidates found that job applicants want more simplicity and transparency during the application process. Below are several key statistics uncovered by the survey: ● 51% of job candidates rated their overall application experience from 1-3 on a scale of 5. ● Nearly half of all respondents reported never receiving an update on the status of their application. ● 55% of candidates said t

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Glassdoor for Employers

MARCH 31, 2016

Wouldn’t it be great if all the Harvard graduates, international superstars and MBA qualified candidates wanted to work for you? How much more productive would your company be if your staff was made up of all-star employees who not only knew how to work together as a team, but who also responded well to challenges, contributed bright ideas and moved your company forward?

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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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Hoops

MARCH 27, 2016

The costs of hiring employees is an important metric for businesses to track. It’s a critical component when measuring the ROI of the hiring process, and if you're not constantly evaluating your hiring process, start now. Small Business Trends examined the costs in today’s economy, where there are more higher paying positions available. Why is this important?

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Social Talent

MARCH 29, 2016

Round these parts, we talk a lot about the things that you can do to become a world-class sourcer. Ways that you can search for the best candidates, how you can woo them with a killer inMail , how you can improve your candidate experience , the list goes on. Today, however, we’re going to explore the topic of onboarding and just how important it is to have a structured onboarding process in place for your organisation.

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Workable

MARCH 31, 2016

What would you say about a global industry worth $45bn annually that was delivering no apparent value? An industry which has grown by 39 percent in the United States in the last five years. One that attracts ever more investment even as its returns are seen to diminish. You might conclude that it was a failure, and an impressive one at that. This is the leadership industry, a complex that now encompasses colleges, gurus, corporate departments, startups, foundations, consultancies, publishers, th

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Glassdoor for Employers

MARCH 29, 2016

Like all top talent, salespeople aren’t strangers to getting contacted on a regular basis by recruiters trying to entice them away from their current role and company. Individuals that work in sales are experts at these types of outreaches and have a more critical eye than most because of their own experience prospecting via cold calls and emails. They expect to be sold to throughout the interview and hiring process and want to know what’s in it for them.

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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.

NPA Worldwide

APRIL 1, 2016

As a recruiter, it is critical to maximize your time and avoid wasting time on unqualified or unresponsive candidates by applying smart search strategies to find the right talent from the get-go. Across nearly 1,000 respondents in a global recruiting survey , conducted by Social Talent and Alexander Mann Solutions , the survey found that the average recruiting pipeline converts at a rate of 0.4 percent, meaning the average recruiter needs to find 282 candidates in order to make 1 hire.

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Social Talent

APRIL 1, 2016

We need to learn to embrace Snapchat as talent acquisition professionals. It’s not just about selfies and food snaps, you know! Now, with its more than 100 million daily active users who post nearly 9,000 photos to Snapchat every second, it’s in many companies’ best interest to give it a try. Many companies may feel that their core audience isn’t on Snapchat, but usership is growing rapidly across all demographics, with 18% of all US social media users using the platform.

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Spark Hire

MARCH 31, 2016

While adding to your team is exciting, over time, the interview process can begin to feel like a chore. Between filtering through resumes and trying to factor in time to meet with candidates and deliberate with your team, it’s a high-stress process. However, infusing energy back into interviewing positively impacts both hiring managers and candidates alike.

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Newton Software

MARCH 31, 2016

Are you Bootcamp ready? Read more to find out. Program and Philosophy. At Newton, raising the bar for recruiting and hiring practices is our number one goal. We are constantly looking for innovative ways to promote the development of those passionate professionals engaged in our community, not only through our product but also through in-depth training and engagement.

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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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Glassdoor for Employers

MARCH 28, 2016

As graduation approaches and a rush of college students prepare to transition to adulthood, now is the time to make a solid game plan for attracting top quality hires. Recent grads are the future of every organization, so it makes sense to devote time to learn what their dream job encompasses. It’s imperative to understand the qualities recent college grads possess that make them great hires, along with knowing the perks that will attract them to your team.

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Social Talent

MARCH 29, 2016

It’s back! The Global Recruiting Survey 2016 is here and it’s bigger and better than ever. Yes, for the second year running we’ve partnered with Alexander Mann Solutions to bring you an exclusive and comprehensive look at emerging trends within the recruitment industry and at how recruiters are using online tools and social media when attracting engaging with talent in 2016.

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Spark Hire

MARCH 29, 2016

Job seekers are getting creative with their resumes. They know that many hiring managers only glance at a resume before deciding if the applicant is right for the job or not. In fact, a 2014 SHRM survey found that most hiring managers spend less than five minutes reviewing each resume. So in order to get noticed it’s becoming common for talent to include eye catching elements like charts or graphs in their resumes.

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RecruitLoop

MARCH 30, 2016

Improving the quality (as opposed to quantity) of your applicant response starts by having a well-written job ad (often the first impression a candidate has of your organisation) that targets the appropriate audience.

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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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Workable

MARCH 29, 2016

Using recruiting metrics effectively is about finding the signal in the noise. Hiring managers, business owners and recruiters need data that delivers actionable insights. Following the release of Workable’s new Reporting Center we’re taking an in-depth look at the four key performance indicators (KPIs) worth tracking. This time we look in more detail at “time to hire.”.

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Social Talent

MARCH 27, 2016

In recruitment news this week: The Tech Talent Shortage is Our Fault… Bad news guys… The tech talent shortage we’re experiencing has less to do with under-qualified candidates and more to do with a lack of knowledge on our part. Yes, according to a survey of 56,000 tech workers from over 172 countries by Stack Overflow (the world’s largest online community for developers), 51% labelled dealing with recruiters the “most annoying” part of searching for and obtaining work, with most opting to

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Indeed

APRIL 1, 2016

Over the past few years, we’ve observed a the emergence and rapid growth of data science jobs on Indeed. This growth is one example of how new technologies give rise to new kinds of work. In this case, the sudden proliferation of data on every action we take online and on our smartphones led to increased demand for professionals who could access that data, interpret the information and tell compelling stories.

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