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The job decision that saved my life. A true story.

Greg Savage

In February 1942, Lieutenant Ron Savage, my father, of the British Royal Artillery, was captured by the Japanese Army as a result of the disastrous defeat and surrender of the British forces in Singapore. Thereafter began three years of the most horrendous privation, torture and brutality in Changi POW Camp, from which only a tiny […].

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21 Shocking Facts About Gender in the Job Search (Infographic)

Social Talent

The issue of diversity hiring and the affect of unconscious bias on our recruiting practices , has become in increasingly hot topic in the recruitment industry over the past number of weeks. While it’s generally agreed that a lot has been done in recent years to create gender equality in the workplace, there is still a long way to go before true equality is actually achieved.

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Who Needs to Be Involved in Your Hiring Process?

Glassdoor for Employers

The worst business mistake you can make is hiring the wrong person, right? This makes a recruiter’s job not just pressure-packed but truly daunting. My advice? Don’t go at it alone! To build and live the ideal hiring and the interview process, involve four to six people: recruiter, hiring manager, team members and your boss. Even if you’ve never formally assembled an interviewing team, for example, I think it’s worth your effort.

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2 Reasons Why Communication with Candidates is Key in Recruiting

Spark Hire

It can be overwhelming at times to keep in constant communication with each of your candidates when you are juggling multiple job orders with several candidates in play for each order. However, in order to be successful in recruiting, it is extremely important that we always stay in communication with each of our candidates. There are two reasons why communication with candidates is key to a recruiter’s job. 1.

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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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Suds & Staffing Episode 26: Test your Process, Find Qualified Candidates

HarQen

In last weeks episode of Suds & Staffing, Sam and Dave discuss the importance of A/B Testing your recruitment process and the curious case of Frank N. Stein. We also find out who won bragging rights as HarQen’s best brat chef and review two classic Milwaukee beers. The Takeaways. A/B test your recruitment process – A lot of external factors affect the way you attract and hire talent.

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5 Ways to Prevent Counteroffer Acceptance

Glassdoor for Employers

I scan the Wall Street Journal every day before heading off to work. But there are times I think I should just cancel my print subscription and read archived editions online because the news doesn’t really seem to change much – especially when it’s bad. Here’s what I mean: The people we thought were our enemies are now our allies. The people we thought were our allies are now our enemies.

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3 Ways Phone Screens Are Slowing Down Your Recruiting Process

Spark Hire

As a recruiter, one of our number one responsibilities is to ensure that we are providing top quality candidates with a sense of urgency. In order to go above and beyond, we should always be searching for new tools and processes that will help us to be better at what we do. If you are solely relying on phone screens in your recruiting process, you are missing several key ingredients to ensuring a successful placement.

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Work-Life Balance: How to Turn Off the Noise

CareerBuilder

I have never seen “Working Girl” with Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith. However, when I hear people complaining about “not having it all,” I see an image in my mind’s eye of two women with blue eyeshadow and big shoulder pads lamenting the state of the workforce. (Cue the wind machine! Carly Simon singing, “ Let the river run!

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10 (One-Sentence) Examples of Exceptional Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

What separates an average candidate experience from an exceptional one? Gerry Crispin of The Talent Board, creator of the Candidate Experience Awards, outlined a few key characteristics in a recent webinar we hosted: Seek Feedback & Actually Listen Set Expectations & Stick to Them Allow Everyone a Chance at Bat Be Accountable They seem straightforward―so why.

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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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Rockstar Recruiter Series: Kareo

Glassdoor for Employers

I’m impressed when a candidate: Follows up with me on LinkedIn with a personal message after they have applied. At the very least I take a moment to review their candidacy to see if I have anything that may be a fit for their skills. Less than 1% of applicants do this and it really makes them stand out to me. I am also very impressed with a candidate who does their Kareo homework and has good questions about our product and understands the value it brings the healthcare community.

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How Your Hiring Process Could Be Harming Your Business

Spark Hire

The hiring process is an essential part of growing your company, but sometimes even well-meaning business owners can make mistakes that cause them to lose the ability to recruit top candidates. If you’re struggling to land quality talent for your open positions, consider whether you’re making some of these errors: Writing vague job descriptions. A killer job description grabs a person’s attention and entices them to apply for an open role right then and there.

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Nearly Half of CEOs Say Their Companies Lost Money to Inefficient Recruiting

CareerBuilder

One of the most common foundational pillars companies are built upon is having the right people. So it’s no surprise that many CEOs take an active interest in their company’s recruiting efforts — and, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey, they often feel there’s room for improvement. Nearly half (48 percent) of CEOs reported that their companies have lost money because their recruitment process is inefficient, and 60 percent say the inability to find enough qualified candidates is preventi

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3 Reasons Job Seekers Should NOT Expect a Return Call

NPA Worldwide

What if you were a BMW car collector and reseller? You made your living by finding out about all the great BMWs available, buying and reselling these to others that collect BMWs. What if every day you got calls from people asking you to spend your day talking about Mercedes? Got so that every day you could spend 6 to 8 hours talking to collectors, owners and resellers of Mercedes.

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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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Reference Questions that Work!

Glassdoor for Employers

I am heartbroken. Anna McCarthy has gone off to college. My life has just taken a turn and I feel it may not be for the better. Let me explain. I have known Anna since she was five years old when her family moved onto our street. I met her on Halloween when she came to my door trick or treating. I opened the door to this little girl with big brown eyes and a smile as wide as the plastic pumpkin she was holding.

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How to Tell a Candidate They Didn’t Get the Job

Spark Hire

There’s no easy way to tell someone they didn’t get the job, however, breaking the news quickly is a must. While it may feel better putting off letting go of a candidate , ultimately, it’s respectful to inform them as soon as possible so that they can begin searching for other opportunities. If it’s time to have that conversation with someone who applied for an open role within your company, here are some tips to keep in mind: Break the news early in the discussion.

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3 Highlights From the June 2015 Jobs Report

CareerBuilder

The economy added 223,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent, according to the June 2015 jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. And while The New York Times can only describe it as “Good, but hardly great,” there is the fact that “The U.S. has now added jobs for 57 consecutive months, a streak that is unprecedented since World War II,” according to FiveThirtyEight.

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Knowledge makes the world go round

Allegis Global Solutions

They say that money makes the world go round. More important, however, is knowledge.

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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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Online Recruitment 101: Jumpstart Your Online Recruitment Efforts

Jobvite

Recruiting has evolved dramatically over the past decade. The aged tactics of advertising in print publications or hanging a strategically-placed “Help Wanted” sign in the window no longer deliver results. Part of the reason is that modern, highly-sought candidates are not usually active in the job market. Today’s candidates embrace social networks and the most current technology channels.

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How to Get Industry Leaders to Join Your Team

Spark Hire

When you’re looking to grow your team, you want to be sure that the people you’re hiring will add value to your business. Ideally, you’d like to identify industry leaders, and then target these individuals as you recruit. But sometimes it feels like this is easier said than done. If you’re searching for those one or two key players who can make a major impact on your organization, keep these tips in mind: Social media makes this task much easier.

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Upgrading Your Employment Brand—and Your Technology

CareerBuilder

Megan Elmore is an expert at employment branding and has been at GDH Consulting for eight years. As a marketing manager focusing on social media marketing and Internet recruiting strategies, she’s very aware of the up-to-the-minute changes in the staffing and recruiting industry. Recently, she ushered in a major overhaul to GDH Consulting’s website and in the same year, GDH Consulting was awarded with Inavero’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent accolades—making Elmore the perfect person t

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An introduction to RPO

Allegis Global Solutions

RPO could give organizations more resources and better staff.

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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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Top 7 Features You’re Not Leveraging in iCIMS

iCIMS

Your iCIMS Talent Platform is an industry-leading Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to find, filter, and recruit top talent quickly and easily.

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Spark Hire and TRIS Partner to Launch Video Interviewing Integration for Recruitment Agencies

Spark Hire

Spark Hire is excited to announce its partnership and video interviewing integration with TRIS (Total Recruitment Information System), recruitment software built by recruiters for recruiters. The integration allows TRIS customers to optimize their workflow by utilizing Spark Hire’s video interviewing solutions within their TRIS account. Recruitment agencies looking to grow must take advantage of this powerful integration to consistently develop strong candidate and client relationships that will

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Inside the Brain of the Passive Candidate: Candidate Response Rate

Entelo

Since starting Entelo, we’ve had hundreds (probably over a thousand by now!) of conversations with people about how they recruit. We’ve heard all sorts of interesting stories and a lot of great ideas. A recent conversation with a recruiter spurred something that’s been smoldering for a while here at Entelo. To this recruiter, the hiring industry was getting it wrong, and that with a quick shift in the team's mindset, recruiters would find more qualified people and companies would be satisfied wi

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Recruiting Webinar: Hiring Techs is Easy…Right?

The Recruiting Inferno

Hardly. Grab the popcorn and listen to my recent presentation on RecruitingWebinars.com : “Hiring Tech Talent Is Easy…Right?” Click here for the almost hour-long webinar; you can also download my slides from this page? Any questions?

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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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Online Recruitment 101: Jumpstart Your Online Recruitment Efforts

Jobvite

Recruiting has evolved dramatically over the past decade. The aged tactics of advertising in print publications or hanging a strategically-placed “Help Wanted” sign in the window no longer deliver results. Part of the reason is that modern, highly-sought candidates are not usually active in the job market. Today’s candidates embrace social networks and the most current technology channels.

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Best Interview Question Articles – June 2015 Roundup

Spark Hire

Feeling trapped behind interview questions that leave you with regrettable hires? Throughout this time of the year, many companies experience growth and need to hire talent to meet their needs. Yes, this is a good problem to have, however, the way to go about hiring new talent comes down to the quality of the interview. Increased hiring naturally leads to interviews and in order to conduct an interview, you need (awesome) interview questions to ensure the best possible candidates are hired.

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Lessons from 10,000 Recruiting Emails

Entelo

When it comes to outbound recruiting, let's face it, email is king. Calling someone you don't know is an ambush, LinkedIn is a black hole, and you can't get much done with 140 characters. That's why we built Entelo Track -- an emailing tool to help recruiters monitor their candidates' engagement with their emails. Our customers have been loving it (they've sent over 80,000 emails with the tool), as it reveals when a candidate is quietly interested, as well as broader insights into what the best