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Reading Between the Lines: What a Resume is Really Telling You

Indeed

So your business is doing well, and all the signs show that it’s time to start adding new heads to the team. Finding the best people means you will soon be reviewing a stack of resumes, and it’s not a step you want to breeze through or approach haphazardly. According to one study, the average recruiter spends only 6 seconds reviewing a resume. But that’s not nearly enough time to identify the stand-out candidates.

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Things You’ll Never Hear Recruiters Say

NPA Worldwide

I was reading a blog earlier that offhandedly mentioned that comedy writers will often use an exercise called “Things You’ll Never Hear Me Say” as both a writing prompt and a way to overcome writer’s block. First of all, I think that is a brilliant idea for sparking creative thought. Secondly, it got me thinking (humorously) about all the recruiters who I know, who are generally a pretty fun (and funny) bunch of people.

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How to Bring Hiring Happiness to Reference Checks

Hiring Thing

References can help you decide between top candidates. They can give you a closer look at an individual’s work ethic, talents, skills, and personality. They can help you find top leaders — those who will expand your company and excel within your organization. However, to gain valuable information from your. Continue reading.

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Using Alumni Networks to Your Advantage

Uncubed

Folks, the modern job market has changed. The employees of 2018 switch up their jobs more often than in the past (and that’s a gross understatement of the situation). Corporate alumni networks therefore are becoming increasingly important. Alumni networks help to maintain relationships between an organization and its former team members, promote a positive image of the company, and create sources for hires via trusted referrals.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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Attract Millennial Job-Seekers with Your Company’s Purpose

JWT Inside

By now we’re well aware that the number of Millennials that make up the U.S. workforce is quickly approaching 50%. And we’re all familiar with the stereotypes about Millennials – they’re quick to hop jobs, they don’t want to work regular business hours, and they demand work-life balance. While some of these proclivities may be true, the myriad of studies about the youngest segment of our workforce also show that Millennials greatly desire companies that are driven by a purpose.

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From a “No Black Hole” Candidate Experience to Supporting Veterans: Lessons from Enterprise

Indeed

Whether you’ve rented from Enterprise or passed by a location in your town or at the airport, you may think you know what Enterprise is all about: renting cars. But Enterprise does much more than that. With 9,900 locations worldwide, Enterprise Holdings operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands in more than 90 countries and territories.

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South Africa. Free Savage recruitment webinar this week!

Greg Savage

Sophisticated selling for the Modern Recruiter This series of half-day master classes will be held in July 2018, in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. As a prelude to the masterclass, we offer a glimpse into the content. free Free webinar! 40 minutes of the best recruiter tips Sign up here The Savage Sell […].

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What Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report Tells us About Recruiting

Lever

Mary Meeker's Internet Trends 2018 is out, and it is chock-full of amazing insights—including many that relate to recruiting. Mary is a prominent venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins and produces this report each year to highlight the biggest trends impacting technology and the economy. In this year's report, she shares that the unemployment rate is 3.9 percent, well below the 70 year average of 5.8 percent.

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Text Recruiting Stats You Need to Know

ClearCompany Recruiting

It’s no secret that engaging qualified candidates is more difficult than ever. With low unemployment rates and job openings on the rise, talent acquisition professionals need to be looking for new tools to help them stay ahead of the competition. Text recruiting is one new tool that many recruiters are turning to. It simplifies the recruiting process by putting job postings in the palm of candidates’ hands. 75% of US adults use a smartphone, and that number is only going to increase.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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5 Things All Hiring Managers Want (And How To Get Them)

Social Talent

Most hiring managers understand the importance of embracing a diverse pool of talent when hiring. Unfortunately, there is a myriad of evidence to suggest that discrimination is still a major factor both before and during the interview process , and therefore there are qualified and well-suited candidates who are missing opportunities due to discriminatory practices.

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Square Peg Round Hole

The Whiteboard

There are certain catchphrases we hear on a daily basis in recruitment; work hard play hard, champagne and razorblades, fake it till you make it. A time-honored line that usually gets used in the process of feedback is “square peg round hole” which when you break it down refers to a candidate or client just not being the right ‘fit’ for the relevant party.

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The Most Important Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring Executive Leaders

Glassdoor for Employers

Interview questions for senior leadership and executives are uniquely nuanced, differentiating key competencies from other levels of candidates. In my recent interview.

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Recruit The Best Tech Talent Like This Fast-Growing Startup

Spark Hire

Mike Leggett, Sr. Technical Recruiter at Outreach.io, joins this episode of The Growth Recruiting Podcast to highlight what it’s like to recruit for technical positions at a venture-backed startup in Seattle. Learn his rockstar methods for recruiting high level engineers, similarities between hiring for technical positions and non-tech positions, and how to compete with the local tech giants.

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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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17 Employee Perks From The World’s Biggest Companies (Infographic)

Social Talent

If there’s one thing that will have top talent lining up to apply for a role at your company it’s employee perks! As an employee, there’s nothing better than getting a free lunch on a Monday or more importantly, your healthcare paid for you. Glassdoor reported back in 2015 that “four in five (79%) employees would prefer new or additional benefits or perks over a pay increase.”.

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3 Ways Effective Onboarding Builds a Better Workplace

Undercover Recruiter

A lot of organizations treat recruiting and onboarding like fishing: dangle the bait, hook ‘em, reel ‘em on board, and then…well, there isn’t a ton of concern about the fish’s experience after that. Many companies are able to attract new talent with a promising interviewing process, but they often falter with the very next step. View Article. 3 Ways Effective Onboarding Builds a Better Workplace Undercover Recruiter - Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Blog.

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6 Ways to Develop a Great Working Relationship With Hiring Managers

Glassdoor for Employers

Often, the most challenging part of the interview process isn’t sourcing qualified candidates, holding phone screens or negotiating a starting salary — it’s.

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7 Ways to Deal with Low Employee Morale

RecruitLoop

Editors Note: This is a guest post by freelance writer Margaret Reid. Her opinions are her own. Every organization goes through tough days where everything seems to go wrong, but ideally things get back on track quickly. There are also going to be some employees who are simply unhappy. The problem is when those feelings of unhappiness […].

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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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10 Ads That Are Super Inappropriate in 2018

Social Talent

This Friday we’ve collected some ads that would absolutely NOT be ok in this day and age… Even though some of them are from this day and age! Seriously some of these ads don’t even have ye olde prejudices and -isms as an excuse for how off the mark they are! 1. BYO-Tools. source: FlavaDean. 2. No Irish Need Apply. source: IrishCentral. 3. “Safe return doubtful…” source: Discerning History. 4.

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Top 6 Attributes to Look for in Job Candidates

RecruitmentJuice

The working world has never been as competitive as it is today. Just thirty years ago, young people could expect to graduate from high school and walk into work the next day, where they might spend 30 years at the same company. Today’s workers will need at least an undergraduate degree for most jobs, and […]. The post Top 6 Attributes to Look for in Job Candidates appeared first on Recruitment Juice.

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How to Use Rotational Programs to Attract Talent & Provide Opportunity

Glassdoor for Employers

College seniors across the country have graduated from their respective schools and have become the newest wave of prospects eager to join.

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Top Digital Marketing Trends for 2018

NPA Worldwide

Today’s guest blogger is Sam Ajam of BuzzRecruiter.com. Founded in 2006, BuzzRecruiter.com creates design and marketing buzz that serves the recruiting and staffing industry nationwide. Based in Silicon Valley and run by BizzwithBuzz, Inc, BuzzRecruiter.com specializes in using the latest graphic design, web marketing tools, and technology to boost your brand’s web presence and outshine the competition.

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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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TL;DR | NHS Scams and Ageism Bans

Social Talent

Another week, another SocialTalent TL;DR! We’re here to get you up to speed with everything you might have missed in the world of recruiting and hiring, including news from Facebook , the NHS and Virgin Trains. Facebook’s Ageism Getting Old. 39% of job seekers have experienced ageism, and Facebook ’s ad platform isn’t helping matters. The site’s filters allow companies to exclude older candidates through choosing specific age brackets to target job ads towards.

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Thoughts from Thought Leaders: Fiserv’s Alex Brown

Symphony Talent

This is a series of Transform speaker spotlights ahead of Transform Virtual on June 21, 2018. Alex at a Glance Favorite ice cream flavor? Blue Bell Mint Chocolate. The post Thoughts from Thought Leaders: Fiserv’s Alex Brown appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Survale CEO Talks About Candidate Experience Blind Spots at CandE Workshop

Survale

Survale CEO, Jason Moreau, was talking candidate experience blind spots recently at a Talent Board Candidate Experience workshop in Chicago. The message was clear: If you think your periodic candidate experience surveys are giving you insight into your candidate satisfaction, you’re most certainly wrong. Moreau points out that huge blind spots exist for most companies.

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How to Fast-Track Your Recruiter Induction Process

FireFish Software

When hiring a new recruiter onto your team, you’ll spend a lot of time outlining the role, creating the advert and interviewing all the potential candidates. But how much time do you spend on planning their induction? Inductions can really make or break a recruiter's experience, so it's in everyone's interest to get it right!

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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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How Could Blockchain Affect the Recruitment Industry?

iCIMS

Blockchain technology has the potential to streamline data management, forever changing the recruitment industry.

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What Graduates Really Look For When it Comes to Employment

RecruitLoop

Graduates are a breed unto their own and hiring a talented graduate is a great way to inject new blood into your business. These new recruits will often offer a fresh perspective and provide your organisation with a much needed boost. The graduates of today (the Gen Y or Millennial grads as they are also […].

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Developing a Health Strategy for Optimum Business Performance

Undercover Recruiter

Employees are the core asset of any business, and for every $1 invested in employee wellness, a business saving of $2.50 is made from reduced sick leave and improved staff retention. While many employers are aware of the benefits of promoting health and wellbeing, often it’s done on an ad-hoc basis, which makes it hard. View Article. Developing a Health Strategy for Optimum Business Performance Undercover Recruiter - Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Blog.