Sat.Dec 17, 2016 - Fri.Dec 23, 2016

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5 Ways to Drive Company Culture Through Recruiting

Lever

When people around you wax nostalgic about the heyday of 1980s movies, what flashes through your mind? Scenes from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off or The Shining? How about Back to the Future or E.T.? None of the above? Regardless, we’re willing to make one assumption: you’re not thinking about all the recruiting takeaways each movie holds.

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What's the #WOLAN Onboarding Method & Is It Right for You?

ClearCompany Recruiting

There has been a lot of discussion around the importance of employee onboarding, and honestly, we’ve been a big part of the noise too. If you’ve paid even a second of attention to all the hum, you probably know why those first few weeks of introductions are so absolutely important. If not, well, here’s a little synopsis, organized onboarding programs have been shown to improve.

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The best recruiter Christmas party in the history of recruitment!

Greg Savage

I don’t like recruitment Christmas parties. And I have been to a few. At least 50 I would say. 50? How old are you Greg? 100? No, not quite. But 35 years in this biz, and many years where I went to several parties, across various offices of the businesses I ran, means I have […].

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How Recruiters are Getting an Edge in December

JazzHR

As another trip around the sun comes to an end – many companies are winding down their hiring activities in preparation for 2017. And with this ramp-down, comes a unique opportunity for recruiters to pounce. Here are a few reasons why you should consider hiring in December: Competition is Low. In the U.S. and many other industrialized countries, the time between late November and New Years Day is the time with recruiting is at its lowest – making December a prime scouting opportunity

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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What to Include on a Standout Career Website

Lever

You’ve worked hard to build a strong employer brand, and it’s paying off — you’re getting more traffic to your career website. The best candidates are more discerning when it comes to where they want to work, and are researching your company before they apply or respond to your sourcing messages. The question is: are the finding the information they’re looking for?

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Helpful Tips on Building a Training Program for Recruiters

Proactive Talent

All month we’ve been talking about recruiting optimization. We’ve talked about preventing burnout , we’ve talked about the relationship between the hiring manager and recruiter , and today we’re talking about how to train your actual recruiting team. Recruiting op timization goes deeper than the processes that are implemented and metrics tracked. It’s the entire lifecycle of recruiting including the basics of training your recruiters.

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The 5 Worst Types of Candidate (And How to Deal with Them)

Social Talent

Recruitment can be one of the most fulfilling jobs imaginable. When you find a great candidate and connect them with their perfect role, you get a warm glow knowing that you just helped someone achieve their dreams. But then there are those candidates – the ones who inspire not so much a warm glow as a feeling of overwhelming dread. Of all the candidates haunting recruiters’ nightmares, five types reign supreme: 1.

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5 Famous Proverbs Every Recruiter Can Learn From

Lever

Proverbs speak truths about all sorts of things: Perseverance, right and wrong, achievement.even recruiting.

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Why a Growing Number of Employees Are Not Impressed with How Performance is Managed

ClearCompany Recruiting

No matter which seat you’re sitting in, managing the performance of the organization will affect your daily work. Hitting productivity goals is reliant on the work done every minute of every shift, yet too many companies use annual performance reviews as the basis of our management programs. Unfortunately, even that statement is a simplification of a very complicated problem.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Expert Secrets To Assessing Soft Skills In The Interview

Spark Hire

How many times has this happened to you? You find a candidate with all the experience and technical skills you need for an open position. It seems like they have everything it will take to succeed with your company. But then they actually start working and things are a disaster. They don’t get along with any of their co-workers, every email they send is indecipherable, and their attitude puts a damper on everything.

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The Most Awkward Office Secret Santa Gifts EVER!

Social Talent

The office Secret Santa gift exchange… is there anything more awkward?! Probably not. Which is why the Fast Company have gathered some of New York’s finest comedians to show us what happens when people do things like overspend, regift, or put wayyyyy too much thought into a Secret Santa gift for their colleagues! Watch this, and choose your gifts wisely recruiters!

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The 2017 Guide to Performance-Based Job Advertising [INFOGRAPHIC]

Recruitics

Recruitics is an analytics and automation platform that makes it easy for companies to achieve amazing results from their recruitment marketing strategy. We work with the nation’s largest corporations, staffing companies, and job boards to drive more applicants to their online job postings, hire great talent, and meet their recruitment goals. To learn more about how to optimize your recruitment marketing campaigns, please contact a member of our team.

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Are You Driving Away Qualified Candidates with Unconscious Gender Discrimination in Your Job Descriptions?

Newton Software

Gender Discrimination in Job Descriptions Job descriptions can be sexist… give me a break, right? Our initial thoughts as well. We balked at (and were even somewhat offended by) the first couple of articles we came across that claimed women were deterred from applying to jobs because of “masculine” job descriptions. At Newton, gender diversity […].

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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 Future of Recruitment: 7 Tips on How to Best Recruit Gen Z

RecruitLoop

Gen Z-ers are becoming adults and smart business leaders are acknowledging their contributions to their company’s greatest potential. Here are seven tips on how to best recruit Gen Z.

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Why You Should Take a Contract Job

Yoh

Times they are a changing. With nearly 40% of the future workforce migrating to freelance work, the definition of a successful career is being redefined with contract jobs.

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Traditional Candidates Break the Mold of Stereotypes

Glassdoor for Employers

Consider this. It’s the middle of October and one of your most book-smart employees is leading a lively discussion on last night’s.

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Ask a Developer: How Can Employers Improve the Candidate Experience

Stack Overflow

Hey, I get it. After countless hours of sourcing developers and ushering them through the technical interview process , the last thing you have time to think about is how to improve the candidate experience. And if you’re like some of the recruiters I’ve spoken to in the past, you might also think that the most common candidate experience best practices require huge chunks of your recruiting budget.

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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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Recruiting Trends for 2017 and Beyond…

Recruiting Toolbox

Jobs2Careers’ Editor Kelly Love Johnson polled 55 people in the recruitment space, and asked for their predictions. Here’s mine. Original Article: [link]. “Recruiting success has evolved—it’s more than just filling reqs. I imagine a future where recruiters see their roles as more than just filling reqs, and even more than Talent Advisors.

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What Not to Give Your Clients Over the Holidays

FireFish Software

Christmas and gifts go hand in hand. But not all gifts carry the same weight. When it comes to sending out presents to clients, there’s a lot that can go wrong. A gift should ideally show your customer that you are thankful for their custom, that they are valued, and that you have thought about them. Done right, gifts help you strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones.

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7 Things Your Competitors Can Teach You About Staff Retention

Glassdoor for Employers

How do you keep your best employees? How do you reduce labor turnover and the cost of hiring new people? What can.

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The Benefits of Hiring Boomerang Employees

Undercover Recruiter

Look out at the labor economy and you’ll find a dire situation for employers and recruiters entering 2017. The U.S. unemployment rate is at its lowest point in eight years. At the same time, the number of job openings nationwide is approaching 6 million—the highest number recorded since the statistic started being tracked by the. View Article. The Benefits of Hiring Boomerang Employees.

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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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From Newsfeed to Job Feed: Facebook and Google Enter The Job Search Space

1-Page

With the announcement today of Mark Zuckerberg’s latest AI creation, Jarvis, the excitement about technologies latest achievements is piqued. You can’t help but wonder: how is this new technology going to affect the jobs and recruiting space? It makes perfect sense that Facebook and Google would actively seek to gain control of a larger chunk […].

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How to Get More Likes on Your Agency's Facebook Page

FireFish Software

When it comes to social media, LinkedIn is seen as the number one platform for recruiters to build their brand and attract candidates. Facebook has traditionally been seen as more of a personal social media platform but with 1.18 billion daily users it’s imperative that recruiters are active and engaging on this platform. Most businesses today, be it a local plumbing company or a global brand, will have a business Facebook account.

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Developer Interview: Ann Catherine Jose, Principal Software Developer at Intuit

Stack Overflow

While browsing through Ann’s blog , one sentence of her bio really stood out to me: “She believes that building the product right is as important as building the right product.” While I hear this sentiment often from developers and product managers alike, it’s rarely put so eloquently. With over 12 years of experience in developing software solutions on iOS and Microsoft platforms, we were eager to learn more about her career path.

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The Most Off-Putting Things Candidates Say to Recruiters

Undercover Recruiter

A huge part of the fun of working as a recruiter is getting to speak to so many different people all the time. Helping them on their way to getting their dream role with your client is a great feeling! It’s always interesting learning how different candidates have navigated through their careers to date, and. View Article. The Most Off-Putting Things Candidates Say to Recruiters.

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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 To Look Beyond A Resume In The Hiring Process

Spark Hire

While a candidate’s resume and cover letter certainly give you insight into what they can add to your team, in 2016, it’s important to extend your hiring efforts beyond these materials in order to select the employee who’s the best fit for your business. Here are some other factors certainly worth considering during the hiring process: The candidate’s potential.

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Fuzzy Math: What Employer Brand Metrics Should You Be Measuring?

Recruiting Daily

Brand is one of those business concepts that is difficult to define, much less measure. Employer brand is no different. Even knowing what to measure remains something of a mystery: should it be more about the overall number of applicants for open positions, or should we focus on the quality of those applicants? Should we measure […].

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‘Tis the Season to Connect

iCIMS

Capitalize on the holiday season recruiting lull, and create a memorable candidate experience during the holiday season.