Sat.Nov 01, 2014 - Fri.Nov 07, 2014

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Why great recruiters make dud managers

Greg Savage

'It’s one of the biggest mistakes I have made, and many others are making it right now. Promoting your top recruiter into a manager role. Of course, a great recruiter can become a great manager. It happens. But it’s not a given. In fact it’s actually unlikely. For one very simple, but compelling reason. They […].

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Why the Best Recruiters Are Actually Sales Reps

Glassdoor for Employers

'In my experience, the best recruiters are those that can sell their tails off. But what is a recruiter selling? The company vision? Company culture? Roles and responsibilities? Career path? YES, YES, YES and YES… and so much more. Succinctly put, a recruiter must sell the dream. The recruiting life cycle aligns with the classic sales cycle process: Prospect, Qualify, Propose, Negotiate.

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Stop Making These Recruiter Mistakes

NPA Worldwide

'As independent recruiters, it is difficult to keep up with the rapidly changing industry and not get caught up in the standard pitfalls that come with the territory. In order to stay ahead of the competition, it is easy to make promises you can not necessarily keep, take on more than you can possibly handle, or let those tasks on your list fall off without completion.

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Top 10 In-Demand Banking & Finance Job Titles

Social Talent

'Using Indeed.com’s industry employment trends analytics tools, we’ll be using our own sourcing tool, SourceHub , to provide you with comprehensive Boolean search strings, for each of the Top 10 job titles in each of the most popular industries, as well as a list of the Top 5 employers of people with those skills in the USA, the UK and Ireland, and the average salary those candidates can expect to receive.

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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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3 Talking Points From the October 2014 Jobs Report

CareerBuilder

'Halloween’s supposed to be the spookiest time of year, but there was nothing too scary about the solid October jobs report released this morning. Don’t get ahead of yourself and throw a big party or anything, but it’s at least worthy of a high five. As you may know, following each month’s jobs report, we read dozens of news reports, scour the Web, and break what we find down to three key talking points you can use.

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How the CIA Hires: 5 Most Important Interview Questions

SmartRecruiters

'A tap on the shoulder from a university professor. A call from an unknown number leaving a vague voicemail message. Finding yourself strapped to a polygraph machine in a windowless room in Langley, VA, being told you might be lying when you’re not …. No mystery to solve here: This is classic CIA recruitment. Except these days you can also apply online.

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The Bay Area’s Workforce in 2020 (Infographic)

Social Talent

'The Bay Area is currently home to a number of tech giants including Facebook, LinkedIn and Google. But will it continue to stay that way? Over the next 6 years, what can we expect from the jewel in San Fran’s crown? After all, there are over 7 and a half million other people living in the area, and the most popular occupations and industries of the Bay Area extend far beyond tech, so what can we as recruiters expect to face in the years to come?

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How can you make the case for MSP at your organisation?

Allegis Global Solutions

'A Managed Service Provider has advantages for all your organisation''s key stakeholders.

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What Employees Really Want From Onboarding

Glassdoor for Employers

'Imagine it’s your first day at a new company. You have a knot in your stomach and you feel nervous. You walk in the front door of your new office building and as you grab the handle, you pray that the knot in your stomach is not a confirmation of your greatest fear — that you will be disappointed by this opportunity. As a new employee, what you really really want in the onboarding process is confirmation that you made the right decision.

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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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34% of Americans Aspire to Have Leadership Positions

SmartRecruiters

'The American employment landscape is often portrayed as hierarchical, competitive, and geared towards driven achievers always striving for that next rung–but many employees don’t see themselves represented in that picture. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, the vast majority of American workers do not, in fact, have their eyes on the top job in their field or organization.

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Haters Gonna Hate: 5 Reasons Why People Really Don’t Like Recruiters

Recruiting Daily

'It’s no secret that most recruiters out there get a pretty bad rep. Some of this is deserved, of course; some of it is not – but whether public perception actually reflects recruitment reality doesn’t change the fact that for most job seekers out there, the fact of the matter is that recruiters are the vocational equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield: we get no respect.

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Generational Diversity and The 2020 Workforce

CareerBuilder

'I dare you to get on the Internet and try to visit a business magazine’s website without stumbling upon an article about the challenges of managing multiple generations in the workforce. It’s impossible. Generational diversity is everywhere. The 2020 Workforce. I blame this epidemic on Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd, authors of “ The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today.” This popular book was publishe

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Ensuring your organisation is attractive to contingent employees

Allegis Global Solutions

'How can you develop a strong CWVP?

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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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Guide: Should You Break Up with Your Technology?

iCIMS

In this eBook, iCIMS’ Hire Expectations Institute maps out five steps you should take to build a business case to switch talent acquisition technology providers.

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Sales opportunity w/ one of the hottest companies in the marketing tech sector

Jeff Rothman

'Sales Executive-Marketing Technology. Location: East Coast (Boston to DC) or Chicago area. Company: Highly regarded provider of data management technology that enables marketers to efficiently manage massive amounts of incoming customer data, both structured and unstructured. Incorporates an easy-to-use graphical interface that can be used without specialized technology skills to manipulate data in ways that drive more effective customer interactions.

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New Report: How to Attract and Understand STEM Workers

CareerBuilder

'You want the best people for your business – and guess what? So does everyone else. Workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are driving innovation and competitiveness in today’s evolving workplace – so it’s no surprise they’re in high demand (and low supply). DID YOU KNOW? There are nearly 17 million STEM jobs in the U.S. today – and they comprise almost 13 percent of all jobs.

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3 Recruiting Lines That Make You Look Like A Rookie

Jobvite

Recruiting team members for your company can be a tricky business. With every meeting, you’re conscious of trying to ask the right questions, discern the true answers, and gauge a person’s suitability for your brand. … Continued.

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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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Guide: Should You Break Up with Your Technology?

iCIMS

In this eBook, iCIMS’ Hire Expectations Institute maps out five steps you should take to build a business case to switch talent acquisition technology providers.

iCIMS 60
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5 Steps to Zip-Line Talent – Applicant Tracking System

ExactHire Recruiting

Ever zip-lined? If not, you should. It’s fast, fun, and–thankfully–safe. This fall, the ExactHire team took to the treetops of Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis for a Go Ape! zip-line adventure. Over 2,300 feet of cable tied between 39 waypoints provided thrilling “zips” across heights of more than 40 feet. The trip was part of ExactHire’s incentive program that rewards our team for meeting quarterly performance goals.

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How Major Companies Motivate Their Employees (Infographic)

Social Talent

'How does your company motivate their employees? Beer on tap? An on-site gym? “ Bring-your-pet-to-wor k” days? All of the above? Should you be offering these kinds of perks on an office environment?! Let’s find out what some of the biggest names in the game are doing to keep their employees loyal: Credit: www.nextgeneration.ie. Top Takeaways: While 67% of recruiters and HR professionals believe their well-defined internal advancement program is known by employees, only 24% of U

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The Buyer / Seller dynamic and how it affects Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

'This post was influenced in part by SmashFly CEO Mike Hennessy’s presentation at the HR Technology Conference. I highly recommend you check it out via Slideshare ! The world we live in has changed and it’s evolved in a few distinct and important ways. I’ve included a few below: Big Brother Knows: No one is truly anonymous. With social media and digital profiles, every person has a line on Google and we are able to know more about a person before we even meet them.

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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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Three Ways Employment Background Checks Help Maintain a Nonviolent Workplace

iCIMS

It’s been no secret in recent years that workplace violence is on the rise.

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“un”ravelling culture and the position description

The Whiteboard

'Again, Jonathan Rice is indulging his penchant for exotic travel, leaving me in charge of the whiteboard…. Conference season has landed and rival codes appear to be refreshingly combative. Last night we saw the kindly mother-in-law of professional bodies HRINZ , up against the “as much use as a pork pie at a Jewish wedding” RCSA. This is followed by Phillip Tusing’s RHUB battling it out against Martin Warren’s STI S.S.T , both on the 17 th of this month.

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5 New Sourcing News Stories for the New Month- 3rd November 2014

Social Talent

'In the news this week: ‘Prophet’ Is Now in Limited Beta. A quick heads up to all you recruitment tool fans, Prophet , the free email finding Chrome extension, has been released in limited beta. I think it’s fair to say at this stage, that the recruiting tools a recruiter has access to, can determine whether not or not they close on their next fee.

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Does Your Interview Process Suck?

Glassdoor for Employers

'Suck is a strong word to use in any context, but if you were to ask your last five candidates to describe their interview experience , would any of them use this word? If the answer is yes (or even maybe), then you may need to give your process a tune-up. Get a process in place: now! Every recruiter has a slightly different process in terms of communicating with both candidates and hiring managers.

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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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Generational Diversity at Work: Don’t Brush with Such Broad Strokes

CareerBuilder

'Talent advisors can truly recognize what serves the forest, while nurturing (and sometimes protecting and pruning) each tree.” TWEET THIS. My best friend Dave has a son in college. My wife and I have 19-month-old twins. Dave and I were born in the same year, and we are both considered Generation X, but what we want from our jobs could not be more different.

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10 Job Interview Questions to Ask an Enterprise Sales Rep

SmartRecruiters

'Enterprise sales reps are hard to hire. I’m going to give a sample of the job interview questions SmartRecruiters asks it enterprise sales reps so you can apply them to your own hiring process. 1. This position is about wreaking competitive havoc in an industry that is in flux; where customers are miserable and desperate for change. How would you see yourself adding to the fire and passion of our team, which is on a quest to disrupt a market while making hiring dramatically easier for eve

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Using Your Blog To Tell Your Story

Recruiting Daily

'They tell me that a lot of people have been asking about my session at the Social. Sourcing. Talent. (#SST2014) conferences, “Using Your Blog To Tell Your Story.” So, they asked me to write a post on it. No pressure. But it’s kind of hard to write a promotional post for a topic with that title without sounding like a totally pretentious douche canoe.