2020

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The Power of Human Interaction in the Current Hiring Climate

Allegis Global Solutions

AI has become an increasingly pervasive part of the talent acquisition landscape. But even the most sophisticated algorithm in the most advanced instance of any talent management product couldn’t have predicted COVID-19.

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Recruitment smashed! Recovery underway. The facts.

Greg Savage

The pandemic has wiped out a decade worth of recruitment industry growth, and sent employment and revenue in our industry back to 2010 levels. Figures from IBISWorld Australia suggest staffing industry revenue in Australia has dropped $4.4 Billion in the past financial year. (Four ‘point’ four billion dollars!) Profit margins have collapsed from 4.2% of […].

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Apply Anyway: The Truth On Requirements in Job Descriptions

Katrina Kibben

Women often talk themselves out of jobs they could thrive in because of the listed requirements in job postings and I hate it. The post Apply Anyway: The Truth On Requirements in Job Descriptions appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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9 Types of Unconscious Bias and the Shocking Ways They Affect Your Recruiting Efforts

Social Talent

We make countless decisions every day without even realising it. Even as you sit here reading this, you’re making decisions. Decisions about the content, the questions being asked of you. And the answers to these are influenced heavily by something researchers refer to as “unconscious bias.”. What is “unconscious bias”? Bias is an inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group.

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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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Remember! The candidate is assessing you too.

Greg Savage

Recruiters, Inhouse and Agency, sometimes lapse into hubris and complacency. This, we know. Don’t take offence. It’s a fact. I have been guilty myself. The candidate experience has been a disaster for decades, ironically made exponentially worse by all the Wizz-bang technology tools, added in to ‘enhance the process’. But now it’s potentially much worse. […].

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Simple Ways to Create a Better Candidate Experience: Ramblings of a Quarantined Recruiter

ClearCompany Recruiting

Candidate experience is a critical point to recruiting and hiring the top talent. These tips will help you re-evaluate how applicants interact with your company.

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AI in Recruitment - What it Really Is, And Isn’t (And Never Will Be!)

TalentLyft

So far we’ve heard a lot about AI penetrating many different aspects of the recruitment industry and the ways in which it’s been redefining it. However, for anyone who is not a data scientist, it is still oftentimes a mystery what AI technology really is and what it simply isn’t. While technology is inevitably reshaping the way we conduct business, it is the combined effort of recruiters and advanced software that results in hiring long-lasting and competent candidates.

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Embrace design thinking to advance diversity, equity and inclusion

Recruiting Brief Submitted Articles

Design thinking encourages a forward look, playing chess rather than checkers. And design thinking principles can assist us to holistically solve more complex and intertwined DEI challenges today.

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12 Companies Ramping Up Their Diversity & Inclusion Efforts - and How You Can Too

Glassdoor for Employers

While more diverse than in the past, it's no secret that corporate America suffers from a lack of diversity and inclusion. Nowadays, companies are being more intentional about ramping up their diversity and inclusion efforts to show solidarity and support to their underrepresented employees. Thankfully, many companies are now realizing that increasing diversity and inclusion within the company is not only good for society, it's also good for business.

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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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Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Campus Recruiting

Talview

During the coronavirus pandemic, university recruiting efforts will lead to an increase in Virtual Campus Recruiting. Here's what you need to know.

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Recruiting Generation Z: 5 Key Factors to Consider

Indeed

New year, new hiring push — and your efforts probably include Generation Z. This generation of digital natives is the newest to enter the workforce, bringing 61 million potential new hires who are expected to comprise 36% of the workforce by 2020. But how do you bring them into your company? First and foremost, don’t get mired in the same myths over this generation as you might have with millennials.

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5 Predictions of What Recruitment Will Look Like After Covid-19

FireFish Software

Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the recruitment industry, so we can’t expect things to go back to the way they were once this is all over. We’ve already seen some pretty major changes to how our industry operates, and while some of these will be short term until the economy recovers, there are some ways that Covid-19 has changed our industry forever.

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What I Learned Writing 1000 Jobs: New Job Post Training

Katrina Kibben

After writing over 1,000 job posts, I turned my expertise into a job post training that will teach you to write effective postings quickly. The post What I Learned Writing 1000 Jobs: New Job Post Training appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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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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Announcing Bridge: Connecting laid-off workers with new employers

Workable

And now, as Workable’s co-founder and CTO, I’m seeing many companies faced with unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis. They’re finding themselves in the unenviable position of having to lay off or furlough employees in response. Some of these affected companies are our own customers, many of whom we’ve partnered with for years. It’s heartbreaking to see and we feel a responsibility to do something.

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What ‘The Dark Ages of Recruitment’ can teach us post-COVID

Greg Savage

Every second article I see is about how recruitment will change post-COVID. Mostly it’s BS as the majority of recruiters will go back and do exactly as they have always done. I explained that here. Of course, the opportunity to make changes has never been better, and the smart ones in our industry are working […].

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How to Work From Home Effectively  | Engage Blog

Achievers - Recruiting

Remote work is the new norm. In our latest blog post, we walk you through the value of remote work and how to work from home effectively.

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How to Prevent Remote Teams from Working in Silos

ClearCompany Recruiting

Did you know that two-thirds of remote workers do not feel engaged with their colleagues? Find out how to prevent your employees from working in silos.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Top 50 Hiring and Recruitment Statistics for 2020

TalentLyft

Looking for valuable recruiting statistics? This HUGE list of the most important hiring statistics contains everything you need to know to benchmark your recruiting and ensure successful hiring in 2020. Read More.

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SMB Job Creation Continues to Accelerate: Here's What it Means for Your Recruiting Strategy | JazzHR

Recruiting Brief Submitted Articles

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released The Employment Situation for September. The unemployment rate continued to decline, dropping to 7.

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15 Jobs You Can Do From Home—or Anywhere You Choose

The Muse

These jobs give you the flexibility you need to work from home, whether you’re a parent or caregiver, have a disability or chronic illness, or just want to make your own schedule.

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The Industries Doing The Most Hiring During Covid-19

AkkenCloud

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has created havoc for businesses across the globe. National and regional restrictions have forced many companies to shut up shop, for good, and the ones that managed to hang on by the skin of their teeth are now facing the prospect of a glocal recession, which will mean many more victims in business. Companies were afraid to hire new staff.

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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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[#WorkTrends] Unmute Yourself! How Remote Workers Can Self-Advocate

TalentCulture - Recruiting

As an isolated team member, how do you sustain an effective communication chain, stay productive, and get what you need out of your employer? How do you unmute yourself? For […]. The post [#WorkTrends] Unmute Yourself! How Remote Workers Can Self-Advocate appeared first on TalentCulture.

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6 Recruitment Agencies That Do Twitter Right

FireFish Software

From attracting new candidates to pulling in new business, a good Twitter account can be a great way to generate leads for a recruitment agency.

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Five Tools to Scrape Search Results

Boolean Strings

When you X-Ray on Google or search on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Github (etc.), you see results that are links with previews (called “snippets” in Google). The problem is that snippets never provide enough information to qualify a result. You can try very hard to phrase your search yet you should always expect false positives. It is time-consuming to click and review every result.

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Confessions of a Corporate Talent Acquisition Leader: In a Global Pandemic, What Are Recruitment Professionals Supposed to Do?

Recruiter

In the span of about one week, nearly the entire world went virtual. Were you prepared? Was your home office ready and wired for dual monitors, proper internet bandwidth, a webcam, and a printer? If not, you were not alone. Safe to say the majority of us who went virtual had to scramble to get ready for our new workspaces. Our new routines. Our new normal.

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Moving Forward in HR and Recruiting Uncertainty

An era of uncertainty has arrived in recruiting. The unpredictability that exists in the labor market can make it difficult for employers to know how they should respond in this environment. Despite the turbulence, recruiting professionals should be encouraged by recent trends. Applications per job are up over the last year across companies of all sizes, and more than half of all recruiters expect their teams to grow in the next year, with nearly two-thirds expecting their recruiting budgets to

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15 Stunning Recruitment Stats from 2020.

Greg Savage

We all know it has been a cataclysmic year in recruitment. But do you realise how massively Agency recruitment has been impacted? And what about the recovery? Is it happening? Which countries are doing best? Here are 15 of the most jaw-dropping recruitment statistics from 2020. Taken from the recently released JobAdder report You can […].

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Famous People with Autism [150+ Athletes, Actors, Musicians & More!]

Ongig

There are many famous people with autism. They include athletes, actors, inventors, business leaders, authors and artists. There are about 150 famous autistic people I found as part of our research on Ongig’s series on neurodiversity. I felt inspired to list all these amazing people in one place! The number of people “on the autism spectrum” may be greater than you think.

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Using Recruitment Marketing to Boost your Candidate Pipeline

BlueWave Resource Partners

The concept of Recruitment Marketing is one of the least talked about and least utilized concepts in the talent acquisition space right now. Teams (both companies and agencies) that take advantage of this have the ability to dramatically increase their candidate pipelines, decrease their average speed to hire, and create a more engaging candidate experience among other things.