Sat.Jun 07, 2014 - Fri.Jun 13, 2014

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Make Hiring More Predictable

ExactHire Recruiting

We recently hired another staff member, and as we wound down the process, one of the key factors in choosing the person we did was based on the type of work they had done previously and the positive feedback from others who had worked with that person in those prior positions. This made me stop and think about an old, but mostly true, saying: “Past performance is the best predictor of future performance.” As you likely know from prior blogs, I’m a big believer in employee assessments

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Free Video Interviewing Guide

Metashift

'I''m delighted to announce that the Metashift Video Interviewing Guide is now free to download. The guide was put together last year and is the result of 100 hours of research into the emerging Video Interviewing trend. The report gives you the information you need to decide whether video interviewing is right for your organisation. It will allow you to plan an implementation of the technology that will achieve the full benefits of video interviewing.

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How Your Career Site Is Losing Candidates

Recruiting.com

'Have you ever found yourself judging a company’s reputation based on the quality of their web site? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone! Research shows it only takes us seconds of looking at a web page to form a first impression. That initial impression influences our personal affiliation with a brand, or worse. The post How Your Career Site Is Losing Candidates appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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Using Mobile Platforms to Increase Candidate Engagement

iCIMS

iCIMS and Glassdoor partnered to present a live webcast focused on a game-changing technology in today’s candidate landscape: mobile recruiting platforms.

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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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How to Make Sure an Electronic Signature is Valid – Whiteboard [VIDEO]

ExactHire Recruiting

If you’re trying to determine how you can use technology to make the employee onboarding process paperless , then there are some things you should know about e-signatures. In today’s Whiteboard Chat, Jeff Hallam discusses the elements that are included in a legitimate electronic signature. Video Transcript: Hi! Today we’re going to talk about electronic signatures.

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10 Recruitment Insights From Amsterdam’s #iRecruitExpo

Sirona Consulting

'For two days last week, the good (and some great) people from the world of recruitment, talent and HR descended on the RAI in Amsterdam, for the annual iRecruit Conference. It was an enjoyable and well organised conference, and one I would recommend looking out for next year. It was well attended, but why weren’t there more industry professionals there?

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Giving Candidate Feedback - What to Keep in Mind

iCIMS

Candidates remember the interviewers (and brands) who help them succeed. Impress them by giving direct or indirect candidate feedback.

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Giving Candidate Feedback - What to Keep in Mind

iCIMS

Candidates remember the interviewers (and brands) who help them succeed. Impress them by giving direct or indirect candidate feedback.

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Innovation Does Not Cause Net Job Loss

Staffing Talk

'There is a wives-tale out there that Internet-driven innovation today is causing net job loss. It’s a tale that has enjoyed a thousand lives and dates back at least to 19th century France where ‘saboteurs’ (from the word, ‘sabot’ – shoe) threw their shoes into machinery to break it and prevent their jobs from being automated out of existence.

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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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The Cost of Staffing Services Vs Everything Else

Staffing Talk

'Conservative economic writer David Freddoso has a great diagram out about how costs have changed over the last ten years. No surprises. Things the government subsidizes – education, healthcare – have skyrocketed in price. Things the government left alone – clothing, equipment – have decreased dramatically in price. The diagram above is actually one I modified.

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Why I Hate Using Staffing Agencies

Staffing Talk

'As Director of Support Services at TempWorks, I work hand-in-hand with dozens of staffing agencies every day, assisting them on all aspects of their business. I work with light industrial, medical, professional, technical and specialty staffing agencies. Because of this, I know how successful they can be and how large their operation can be. So when I have a job opening and an agency refers a candidate to me, why does a small piece of me die inside?

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Onboarding vs. Orientation

iCIMS

Many organizations make the mistake of using the terms “onboarding” and “orientation” interchangeably.

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Onboarding vs. Orientation

iCIMS

Many organizations make the mistake of using the terms “onboarding” and “orientation” interchangeably.

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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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GitHub, Where Devs Get Hit on Like Hot Girls at a Frat Party

Staffing Talk

'Hi gregg, I am writing to you because I have been reviewing your github profile and noticed some great contributions in JavaScript – looks great (from my not too technical point of view ). Is this something you created yourself from scratch? And is your main passion JavaScript? To introduce myself, my name is xxx and I work as interim technical recruitment manager for xx and I wanted to have an informal chat with you on whether you would be open to considering a leading front end role, jo

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Tea Party Upset Dims Immigration Reform

Staffing Talk

'Even Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook empire couldn’t save big-spending House Majority leader Eric Cantor who went down in defeat Tuesday, virtually killing immigration reform’s chances this year. And so, employers will continue to push the problem of undocumented employees down the stack to contractors and temporary agencies. Good luck competing today if you want no part of that.

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WARNING! Candid Feedback from Anonymous Job Seekers

iCIMS

Job seekers talk candidly about your application process.

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WARNING! Candid Feedback from Anonymous Job Seekers

iCIMS

Job seekers talk candidly about your application process.

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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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Overlawyered: Worker Comp Arbitrator Feather’s Bed

Staffing Talk

'From the why-are-worker-comp-rates-so-high department: Dismissed workers’ comp arbitrator presses disability claim [link]. — overlawyered (@overlawyered) June 12, 2014.

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Blogger: Taxpayers Subsidize Temp Agency

Staffing Talk

'Blogger @TempEmployees writes that it’s the fault of “ taxpayers subsidizing temp agency profits ” that workers at a garbage collection facility make so little. "So where's the money going? Not to the workers, clearly." Taxpayers subsidizing Temp Agency profits [link]. — Temp Employees (@TempEmployees) June 11, 2014.

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Striking Gold with the Right Job Ad

Staffing Talk

'" I''m a strike out king when it comes to job ads. I''ve been through placing them on Career Builder, Monster, LinkedIn - you name it - and gotten miserable [.

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Staffing Is Booming, But Why?

Staffing Talk

'My Dad used to tell me that sales was the most important thing in running a business. I still hear people say that. Sales takes a back seat today to tax considerations and labor quality. Yet it’s not as true as it used to be. In fact, it’s not true according to this chart of the ‘single most important thing’ from 1986-2014.

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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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Staffing News of the Day, June 10, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows strongest hiring plans since 2008 [WSJ]. OSHA investigates deadly accident where two construction workers fell from a crane at a Cal. bridge site [Mercury News]. There’s a “quiet boom” in education/library staffing right now [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Indianapolis’s Access Therapies must pay more than $121,000 for violations of H-1B provisions [The Indy Channel].

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Staffing News of the Day, June 12, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Amazon prepares to provide babysitters , handymen, & birthday clowns via “local service” marketplace [Reuters]. U.S. weekly jobless claims rise by 4,000 to 317,000 [Market Watch]. Former story department head at Disney sues ; says company replaces veteran employees with younger people [Hollywood Reporter]. Raleigh Waffle House refuses to allow waitress to keep $1,000 tip from Mother’s Day shift [Forbes].

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Staffing News of the Day, June 11, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Death of seafood worker who became entangled in a clam-shucking machine is deemed “preventable” [South Coast Today]. EEOC sues Wisconsin Plastics Inc. for firing 11 Hmong & Hispanic employees after testing their language skills, which were not job-necessary [Plastics News]. Dallas chemical engineer indicted for stealing a valuable chemical recipe from temporary employer [Dallas News].

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Staffing News of the Day, June 13, 2014

Staffing Talk

'OSHA cites five companies in the death of another Amazon warehouse worker in New Jersey [Penn Live]. Abuses at world’s largest salad processing company are used to illustrate “corporate shell game” [PR Newswire]. In wake of temp worker death, OSHA cites Mass. staffing firm along with seafood processor [SIA]. Starting your own staffing service: how to determine your markup [Entrepreneur].

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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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Staffing News of the Day, June 9, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Elance-oDesk lists in-demand skills such as data science, Internet security, content marketing, & app development [SIA]. Whichever graph you look at, employment outlook for HR professionals is definitely improving [ERE]. Many of the 200,000 jobs being added each month pay just three-fourths or less of the average hourly U.S. wage [Market Watch].