Sat.Sep 09, 2017 - Fri.Sep 15, 2017

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The candidate response that nearly made me cry

Greg Savage

Last week, I was sitting opposite a recruiter in the Consult Recruitment Newmarket office, in Auckland. She had just called a candidate in response to her application. The candidate burst into tears. “I have applied for hundreds of jobs, and you are the first one to respond!” It almost had me in tears! All recruiters, […].

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Talent Innovation Summit Countdown: Inside GoDaddy's Diversity Transformation Story

Lever

A few years ago, GoDaddy was renowned worldwide as the go-to domain registrar, a nearly billion dollar company that you could always count on for bold advertisements. Today, there’s so much more to their story. GoDaddy is known by many as an exceptionally inclusive environment, one that celebrates and empowers women in particular.

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How To Set Your 2018 Recruiting Goals

JazzHR

When it comes to recruitment, you can’t afford to stand still. You need to keep up with the latest trends, keep an eye on your competitors, and develop effective strategies for making the best hires. And to get real results, you also need to put time aside to set periodic recruiting goals. Establishing targeted goals will help inform and drive your strategies, and keep you at the top of your game.

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5 Simple Ways To Engage With Your Employees

Social Talent

Yesterday we talked about how important it is to challenge your workforce and how it helps to keep your employees engaged in the long run. Today, we’re going to give you 5 examples of how to do just that! Some businesses struggle to engage with their employees. This usually results workers feeling undervalued and underwhelmed by their employers efforts to cater for their needs.

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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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Employee Handbook

Workable

From a code of conduct to benefits and perks to employment details, this employee handbook template has everything you need to start your own company policies. What is an employee handbook? An employee handbook is a document that communicates your company’s mission, policies and expectations. Employers give this to employees to clarify their rights and responsibilities while they’re employed with the company.

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The Pros and Cons of the Independent Contractor: W2 or 1099?

SimplyHired

The post The Pros and Cons of the Independent Contractor: W2 or 1099? appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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Workers Who Feel Challenged Are More Engaged (Infographic)

Social Talent

Keeping Employees Engaged. Employees who are challenged regularly are more engaged in their work according to a recent study. Assigning your employees with tasks will motivate them in the long scheme of things, and will ultimately add to their development. Having a productive workplace is important for any business to succeed. If your employees aren’t motivated, it could lead to employees moving elsewhere in search for greater opportunities.

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The Business Impact of Recruiting Your Own Employees

Symphony Talent

When you think of Staples, you probably remember the former slogan, “That was easy,” along with those ubiquitous red “easy” buttons. (At some point in life, you know. The post The Business Impact of Recruiting Your Own Employees appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Talent Innovation Summit Countdown: Cirque du Soleil Unveils their Stand-out Candidate Experience Tricks

Lever

Ever wondered how Cirque du Soleil creates such surreal, immersive shows for their audiences? Or how performers master imagination-defying acrobatics while also telling powerful stories? Yeah, we’ve wondered that for a while too. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to answer that for you at our Talent Innovation Summit. What we can give you, however, is a look at the magic behind their remarkable candidate experience.

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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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What You Need to Know About a Career in Digital Marketing

SimplyHired

The post What You Need to Know About a Career in Digital Marketing appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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5 Tips for Writing An Irresistible Cold Recruitment E-mail

Social Talent

If you are a recruiter working on hard to fill positions, chances are you have cold called and emailed hundreds of candidates. Most recruiters I know have 10–15% conversion rates on emails. If marketers and sales people had a similar conversion rate, they would be out of their jobs soon! As recruiters, when we are sourcing, it is imperative that we put our sales hats on and think like sales reps.

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Best Cities for Jobs, 2017: How Employers Can Stand Out

Glassdoor for Employers

Glassdoor has just released the Best Cities for Jobs in 2017, which ranks the top U.S. cities according to their Glassdoor City Score, a figure determined by weighing three factors equally: how easy it is to get a job, how affordable it is to live there, and how satisfied employees are working there.

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5 Metrics to Measure How Effective Your Recruitment Team Is

FireFish Software

To help you measure how effective your recruitment team is, we’ve put together a list of 5 metrics to consider. From focusing on results, to looking at less tangible soft skills, here’s what you should look for when measuring your recruitment team’s effectiveness….

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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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The Candidate Journey Is Not Linear

Symphony Talent

I have a confession to make: I’m over “the funnel.” (Shhh, don’t tell the Marketing Gods.) I’ll level set with you: this ubiquitous funnel has some value. It’s. The post The Candidate Journey Is Not Linear appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Workers Who Feel Challenged Are More Engaged (Infographic)

Social Talent

Keeping Employees Engaged. Employees who are challenged regularly are more engaged in their work according to a recent study. Assigning your employees with tasks will motivate them in the long scheme of things, and will ultimately add to their development. Having a productive workplace is important for any business to succeed. If your employees aren’t motivated, it could lead to employees moving elsewhere in search for greater opportunities.

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How to Create Job Titles that Crush

Glassdoor for Employers

Attract the right candidates with position descriptions that grab attention and sell the role.

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How to Get a Client Relationship Moving Again

FireFish Software

You’ve recognised a great lead and identified the best person to talk to about their recruitment strategy. Everything is going well. But then the conversation stalls, your prospect just isn’t picking up the phone or answering your emails and it doesn’t look like you’re ever going to move things forward. Never fear though, we’ve got 4 great suggestions to help you get things back on track.

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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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How Will Technology Play a Role in the Future of Recruiting?

Undercover Recruiter

The rapid pace of technology has transformed many aspects of work, and life for that matter. We are more productive, efficient and innovative because of it, and the recruitment industry has been no exception to it. Candidates have never been more accessible, and the rise of mobile and social media has truly altered the ways in which. View Article. How Will Technology Play a Role in the Future of Recruiting?

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5 Tips for Writing An Irresistible Cold Recruitment E-mail

Social Talent

If you are a recruiter working on hard to fill positions, chances are you have cold called and emailed hundreds of candidates. Most recruiters I know have 10–15% conversion rates on emails. If marketers and sales people had a similar conversion rate, they would be out of their jobs soon! As recruiters, when we are sourcing, it is imperative that we put our sales hats on and think like sales reps.

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Why You Should Prioritize Recruitment Strategy Planning

iCIMS

Recruitment strategies offer businesses the opportunity to source and fill open jobs with well-qualified candidates.

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Candidate Experience ROI

Survale

Providing the best possible experience for candidates makes sense on a number of different levels. The bottom line is that in today’s connected world, the experience you provide to all who consider working for you, has the potential to come back to you for better or worse. Welcome to the world of candidate experience ROI. When it comes to the ROI of candidate experience, there are a number of ways candidate experience can positively or negatively impact your organization, but here are the

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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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4 Ways to Lead with Mission and Purpose to Attract Informed Candidates

Glassdoor for Employers

How to attract and keep great employees engaged by filling them with a sense of purpose.

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5 Tips to Prepping Candidates for Interviews

Undercover Recruiter

Even experienced recruiters can overlook the importance of fully preparing their candidates for interviews. As recruiters, we have an obligation to tell our candidates everything we know about the people and organisation. You must be prepared to tailor your advice to each individual because they may not know how to make their skills shine. This. View Article. 5 Tips to Prepping Candidates for Interviews.

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Top 3 Sourcing Channels for New Talent

SmartRecruiters

In my post a couple of weeks ago, I noted that Deloitte’s 2017 Global Human Capital Trends report shows that talent is now the third-most important concern of senior business leaders – and that I wouldn’t be surprised if it ranked at number one or two in the next year. That’s because shrinking talent pools put recruiters under enormous pressure to find the sourcing channels that work best and to use them to their best advantage.

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Employee Resignation and Termination

Workable

Having clear processes for when employees leave your company can mitigate legal risks and negative feelings. Use our template as a guide to complete your Employee Handbook. Include policies and legal obligations that apply to your company. Download this template in a.doc format by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. Keep in mind that this template is not a legal document and may not take into account all relevant local or national laws.

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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 Top 5 Onboarding Challenges in 2017

Glassdoor for Employers

The hardest things about ramping new hires over the last twelve months are nearly universal. Do you struggle with #1?

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How to Win Hourly Workers In the Gig Economy

Jobalign

With a historically high turnover in the Food & Beverage industry ( 70 to 120 percent per year , ) there is a constant demand for workers. Along with an increase in U.S. Food & Beverage positions, competition to hire is steep. The reality is that the quick-serve and restaurant workers are a transitory population made up of students, interim job seekers, and people in the “gig-economy” lifestyle.

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10 Best Marketing Job Boards of 2017

SmartRecruiters

Recruiters know that marketing job boards perform well because while larger more general sites get more traffic, it’s the niche sites where talented marketing candidates hang out with a sense of community — discussing their careers and experience. So here are the 10 best marketing job boards: 10. CrunchBoard. If you’re looking to fill a marketing role in technology, CrunchBoard can give you lots of visibility.