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New! Savage & Savage Speaking Tour, 2017

Greg Savage

Dear ‘Savage Truth’ reader, I am excited to invite you to my new Recruiter Masterclass series – aimed squarely at desk recruiters who want to skill up, rapidly grow fees, and thrive in changing times. S.P.R.I.N.T The Six Pillars of the Future-Fit Recruiter This half-day Masterclass will be held in March 2017, in nine cities […].

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LinkedIn Hack: How to Convert Your Profile Views into Candidates

Social Talent

Source: Sheila Scarborough/Flickr. Be honest – you love to see who’s looking at your Linkedin profile, don’t you? It’s perfectly ok to admit it – we all do! Maybe it’s the narcissist in us, but there’s just something strangely validating about knowing that someone has an interest in finding out more about you.

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Building a Better Candidate Pipeline

JazzHR

Have you checked recently how many candidates you have sitting around in your Jazz account? There are likely hundreds upon hundreds of resumes you haven’t even had a chance to reach out to that are interested in your company. Especially if your industry has high turnover, this is a gold mine of potential hires just waiting for you to send them an email or give them a buzz.

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3 Top Trends in Recruiting Technology (or at least they should be)

HarQen

It’s that time of year when we talk about The Next Big Thing in Recruiting Technology. While “machine learning” and “data” are clearly trending, here’s what SHOULD be trending. It all starts with the elephant in the room: if technology brings so much to the table, why do we still need recruiters? Recruiters know the truth: not all job openings are equal – no matter what the posting says – and relationships matter.

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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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7 Frightening Recruitment Statistics for Halloween

FireFish Software

Our Halloween themed blog post avoids the expected. So, no party/fancy dress/drinks list, or the even more ‘traditional’ horror films to watch at Halloween article. Instead, we’ve hunted down 7 frightening recruitment statistics. The following list will prey on your fears, send chills down your spine, and remind you that our profession is dark and full of terrors.

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Save Clicks with our Latest Product Enhancements

JazzHR

We’re releasing some updates to Jazz to make screening quicker, pave the way for some awesome new features, and give you more bulk actions. Check out what we’ve changed this week: Updates to the My Open Jobs Section on the Launch! Page. You are now able to search in your open jobs to quickly find a job that you’re on the hiring team for and immediately see which jobs you are the hiring manager for.

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5 Time-Wasters Killing Your Productivity

Undercover Recruiter

Sometimes you just can’t help but be super unproductive. You feel like you’re pushing an elephant up the stairs all day and just cannot get one thing done. Your best bet here is to hope for an epiphany when you go for your 6th coffee, but we both know you’re not going to have one. Today. View Article. 5 Time-Wasters Killing Your Productivity.

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Yes, Talent Acquisition Matters For Restaurants Too

Hoops

What’s eating restaurant profits? Rising rents, food spoilage, and empty tables are the usual suspects but another culprit is also taking an excessive bite. Labor costs are cannibalizing profit margins. Recruitment and retention are two of the top five industry challenges, rising above food costs in a 2016 operator survey by the National Restaurant Association.

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24 Terrifying Job Ad Blunders (Halloween Special)

Social Talent

In 3 days time, little children everywhere will be doing their best to scare the lives out of unsuspecting adults in the hopes of receiving candy for their efforts. But recruiters the world over are already trying to frighten away thousands of job seekers by making some of the silliest job ad blunders known to man. ‘Bust’ or ‘busty’ instead of busy.

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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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Jazz Jobs Report: Slow Growth in Labor Market

JazzHR

As the results of September’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Jobs report sets in, employers are left to wonder what’s next for Q4? With job growth falling short of economists’ expectations and holiday hiring on the horizon – the talent landscape is going to remain choppy for employers and candidates to navigate. According to the BLS, job growth has averaged 178,000 per month in 2016 compared with an average of 229,000 per month in 2015.

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13 Sweet Spots to Hit in Boston During SmashFly Transform™

Symphony Talent

OK, guys, SmashFly Transform™ is basically here, and as the Events Manager at SmashFly, I can’t say I’m not a little bit crazed! But I CAN say that. The post 13 Sweet Spots to Hit in Boston During SmashFly Transform™ appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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3 Types Of Employees That Managers Love

Hoops

What can you learn from that guy at work who always seems to get the plum assignments, or your co-worker who gets asked her opinion in every staff meeting? Plenty. There are certain types of employees who make a great impression on everyone, from subordinates to peers to executives. Here are three of them. 1. The Go-Getter. This person makes things happen, no matter what obstacles are in the way.

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6 Fascinating Recruitment News Stories You Must Read this Week – 24th October 2016

Social Talent

In recruitment news this week: LinkedIn’s 2016 Workforce Diversity Report is In! As of June 2016, representation at LinkedIn is as follows: 54% of LinkedIn’s workforce is white (down 2% from 2015) and makes up 63% of leadership (unchanged from 2015). 36% of employees are Asian (down 1% from 2015) and makes up 30% of leadership (unchanged from 2015). 3% of employees are Black (up 1% from 2015) and makes up 1% of leadership (unchanged from 2015). 5% of employees are Latino (up 1% from 2015) and

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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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One Way to Close the Gender Gap

HackerRank

Believe it or not, there’ve been more *articles written on diversity in tech in 2016 than in the last three years combined. You know the deal: Why Diversity Matters, The Grim Diversity Numbers and The Problem’s Getting Worse. What’s not written enough is: How do we individually move the needle to close the gender gap in tech? What […]. The post One Way to Close the Gender Gap appeared first on HackerRank Blog.

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A Recruiter of Oscar-Winning Talent Talks 5 Ways You, Too, Can Build a 'Dream Team'

Entrepreneur

What were top artistic talents from films like 'Titanic,' 'Jurassic World' and 'Avatar' looking for in a new job?

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Walking in Our Customers’ Shoes to Drive Growth

Symphony Talent

These last two years have been a whirlwind. What started out as modest, organic growth during the first eight years of SmashFly’s history went full “hockey stick” this. The post Walking in Our Customers’ Shoes to Drive Growth appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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10 Reasons Why You Should Include Salary Ranges in Your Job Ads

Social Talent

The question of whether or not to disclose salaries in job ads is one that generally sparks much debate. Suffice to say that there are downsides to including a salary range in your job ads – for one, you could be tipping off your competitors as to what your rates of pay are, making it easier for them to make counter offers to potential candidates.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Must-Haves for Your 2017 Employment Branding Strategy

Yoh

I recently had a conversation with one of the heads of talent acquisition about the proliferation of social media into our daily lives. From the scrolling Twitter blurbs during Sunday football to re-targeting ads that creep and follow our every move, it’s hard to not get tangled in the web of an organization’s digital marketing strategy.

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A New Solution for Efficiently Recruiting Talent

Entrepreneur

Small and midsize businesses often find themselves in a pickle.

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4 Trends Driving the Need for a Recruitment Marketing Platform

Symphony Talent

Recruiting is undergoing a transformation. It’s merging best-in-class marketing techniques (and technology!) with recruitment practices that drive more quality leads through the top of the funnel, giving us. The post 4 Trends Driving the Need for a Recruitment Marketing Platform appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Why You Should Use a Scoring System to Rank Candidates

Social Talent

The term ‘gut feeling’ gets thrown around a lot in the world of recruiting. That feeling you get when you just know that a candidate is a good fit. And sure, we all have to listen to our instincts – there’s no doubt about that. But there are a lot of potential problems with relying on ‘gut feeling’ to separate good candidates from bad ones.

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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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What's the Cost of Attracting Poor Quality Talent?

FireFish Software

When it comes to hiring new talent, often we place too much emphasis on speed. This means mistakes are made resulting in increased costs for recruiters and their client’s business. A candidate is successful because they navigated the screening process effectively. But that doesn’t always mean they’ll be good at the job. With less than one-third of hires considered ideal , and one in four seen to be a complete mis-hire, there’s great scope for your clients to make an expensive mistake.

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Employee Benefits: What Each Generation Wants

Glassdoor for Employers

According to a study from Barclays, 6 out of 10 employees state that a comprehensive benefits package is essential when considering a.

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Does Emotional Intelligence Matter When Hiring?

CareerBuilder

A resume tells a great deal about a candidate’s qualifications and background, but it fails to reveal much about emotional intelligence (EI). To find applicants skilled in this area, a small business leader must dig deeper. What makes such effort worth a small business leader’s valuable time? In a workplace where staff members rely greatly on one another, oftentimes must do more with less, and need to be ready to take on unforeseen challenges, emotionally intelligent employees can be a godsend.

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The dishonest myth of work-life balance

Workable

There are some truly bad ideas that are nonetheless born survivors. The notion of “work-life balance,” popularized in the 1980s , has been the source of a deep well of human misery. And it is one that won’t tap out. It is common at this point to deliver a simplistic definition of the subject, a straw man, that is easy to knock down. But even a rounded definition of work-life balance, one that acknowledges its roots and good intentions, still leaves us with a flawed idea.

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The Greatest Overlooked Tool: A Recruiting Assessment Guide to Transforming Hiring

You know talent acquisition is essential to business success, but are you frustrated with hiring results? Learn how to spotlight ideal talent & match them to the right roles in your organization today by using the Greatest Overlooked Tool.

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Fort Collins Grand Opening Recap – Paycor and Newton Commit to Growth & the Community

Newton Software

Paycor and Newton Bring the Party to Fort Collins! Last Tuesday, Paycor and Newton brought together client’s, partners, city council representatives, and local members of the community to celebrate the grand opening of our new office space in the heart of downtown Fort Collins. Replete with live music, free food and drink, and plenty of […].

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Top CV Writing Tips For Graduates

Undercover Recruiter

For newly graduated candidates, writing your first professional CV can be challenging. It’s tough to know how exactly you should structure your CV, what to include and how to compete with all the experienced job seekers on the market. Here are a few pointers to help you get it right: Don’t over complicate it To. View Article. Top CV Writing Tips For Graduates.

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More Than 1 in 3 Workers Have Faked Illness to Get Out of Work

CareerBuilder

As flu season approaches, more employees may be calling in sick. But how many of those illnesses are actually just a case of the Mondays ? According to CareerBuilder’s latest survey , of workers have called in to work sick when they were feeling just fine over the past year. When asked why they lied about being sick, 28 percent said they just didn’t feel like going in to work, and 27 percent took the day off to attend a doctor’s appointment.

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