2017

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Massive lies recruiters tell themselves.

Greg Savage

This may not be a comfortable read. Almost all recruiters tell themselves huge lies. I did it when I was a recruiter, and I did it when I was manager too. It’s a human trait on a broader level for sure, as well. We finesse reality to make ourselves feel better. We tweak the truth […].

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How Shopify Revolutionized Proactive Sourcing

Lever

Sourcing is a nonstop grind. Even if you relish the challenge of uncovering fresh talent or personalizing cold reach-outs , it’s soul-crushing when great candidates don’t engage with you. Still, we can promise your hard work will pay off. Just ask the team at Shopify.

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10 Funny Friday Feels That Everyone Can Relate To

Social Talent

TGIF people! Congratulations to all you work folk who’ve made it this far. Yes, I’m sure a few of you have left a few soldiers behind working on deadlines and whatnot. BUT…that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make the most of your Friday! When you work Monday-Friday, you literally live for the weekend. The weekend starts the minute you walk out of work with that big happy head on you.

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Why Personal Branding Is the Recruiting Secret You're Missing

Entrepreneur

Don't let competitors scoop up the best talent. Instead, build and market a strong personal brand, broadcast it consistently on social media and back it up with business decisions.

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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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10 Ways to Remove Gender Bias from Job Listings

Glassdoor for Employers

The newest report from Glassdoor Economic Research, “The Pipeline Problem: How College Majors Contribute to the Gender Pay Gap revealed that nine of the 10 highest paying majors we examined are male dominated. By contrast, 6 of the 10 lowest-paying majors are female dominated.

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Social Media Recruiting Tools: 6 Networking Sites You Need to Use

iCIMS

We outline the top six social networking sites that recruiters should be using to find top talent.

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The Highest Paying Web Development Languages in 2017

Stack Overflow

Every year since 2011, Stack Overflow conducts a survey to better understand the motivations, job search preferences, and career goals of professional developers. This year, over 64,000 respondents chimed in, making it the world's most comprehensive developer survey. One thing we learned this year is that some of the fastest growing technologies are also the highest paying languages.

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What Are the Qualities a Recruiter REALLY Needs to Have?

Recruiting Daily

My LinkedIn timeline is overrun with people complaining about how terrible a recent transaction has been with a recruiter. I mean, every other post is someone venting in front of the world that they had a terrible encounter with a recruiter. WE GET IT. Falling slightly behind politics and people that can’t park well, it’s the […].

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Job Search Etiquette: An Employer Hasn’t Called Back

SimplyHired

The post Job Search Etiquette: An Employer Hasn’t Called Back appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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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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5 Tips to Find the Best Talent in 2018 [Infographic]

HireRight

Expect the challenge of sourcing the most highly-qualified candidates to become even more competitive as we enter the new year. And perhaps as younger employees, with fresh ways of looking at employment, join the workforce, new means of attracting – and keeping – them are worth considering. You may also think about tuning-up some tried-and-true – but dated - methods to stay ahead of the pack.

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10 Things That Still Puzzle Me After Recruiting for 45 Years

Linkedin Talent Blog

I’ve been thinking about hiring when I first become a hiring manager 45 years ago and 1,500 hires later (as a recruiter). Mostly I’ve been thinking about why hiring processes are still as outdated as they were when I became a recruiter. Here’s what I find puzzling: Why do recruiters need to review 150 resumes to make one decent hire, but only 3-4 referred candidates to make one great hire?

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How Employers Can Navigate Bonus Season

Hanold Associates

Jason Hanold, CEO and managing partner of Hanold Associates, discusses how to navigate the tricky waters of Bonus Season and it’s effect on executive recruiting. Companies look at year-end bonus season, roughly December through when the books are closed in March, as a time to reward employees, especially if business was good for… The post How Employers Can Navigate Bonus Season appeared first on Hanold Associates.

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3 Tips on How To Become a Social Recruiting Mastermind in 2018

Social Talent

Social media has become a necessity for recruiters in today’s working world. Its functions are endless with recruiters finding new and exciting ways to post a job advert, source new talent or to advertise their company culture. Social media is especially useful for finding passive candidates. Back in October, when we conducted our Global recruiting Survey, 37% of participants said that they used social media as a primary source for finding candidates who were ultimately hired.

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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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The Future of Work: Solving Problems Through a Flexible Workforce

Entrepreneur

Innovative companies ask themselves two key questions: What products or processes do we think the marketplace will want next? What talent do we need to deliver that?

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Get Results with Online Employee Training in 3 Steps

Glassdoor for Employers

Whether your goal is for successful onboarding, keeping your employees up to date with relevant skills, ensuring the glass tapping interns are engaged, or improving morale and retention - you need a training program to fulfill your workforce's needs.

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The 6 Ways You Can Find the Best Candidate for the Job

AkkenCloud

According to the American Staffing Association , 3 million temporary and contract employees are put to work by staffing companies in the United States during an average week. On top of this, there are almost 15 million staffing employee hires per year. These numbers showcase the influence and expertise that staffing agencies have in finding suitable employees for their clients.

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20 Ways to Improve Your Energy at Work

Undercover Recruiter

We’ve all experienced those moments during the day when our energy levels are drained and we can’t keep ourselves focused on our work. As well as hindering our capacity to take on our tasks effectively, low energy can have a detrimental impact on our ability to form strong working relationships with our co-workers and clients. View Article. 20 Ways to Improve Your Energy at Work.

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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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Does Ageism in Tech Really Exist?

Namely - Talent

While leading tech companies openly publicize their organizational diversity data in terms of ethnic and gender composition, little data has been shared about the age makeup of the tech workforce. Age, and how it impacts the way a worker is treated, is not a veiled issue within the tech industry. In recent years, a flurry of stories have surfaced about experienced tech workers being laid off and replaced by younger employees , or older employees remaining unemployed for unfairly long periods.

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How To Identify And Retain High-Potential Employees

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Every manager can think of at least a handful of employees who stand out from the crowd, distinguishing themselves by their efficiency and value to the team. These stars are usually at the top of the list when it comes time for promotions and bonuses – but how can you be sure that you properly identify High-Potential Employees (HiPos)? It’s in the best interest of companies to support and develop the HiPos within their ranks to ensure they remain engaged.

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Great Opening Lines From Cover Letters

SimplyHired

The post Great Opening Lines From Cover Letters appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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Performance Review Questions to Ask Your Employees

ClearCompany Recruiting

Managers don’t necessarily have a knack for management. In fact, a surprising amount of leaders in the workforce are placed in leadership positions without any formal training. When review time rolls around the corner, managers have to be prepared to lead this process effectively and confidently. Don’t shy away from, or rush through employee reviews.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Why Unconscious Bias Training Doesn’t Work—5 Ways to Actually Make a Difference

Linkedin Talent Blog

Take a look at the image below. Is square A the same color as square B? Obviously not, right? Wrong! They're actually the same color. Take a look: But even once you’ve learned that A and B are exactly the same shade, your brain still unconsciously sees one as light and one as dark. And, this issue - the fact that our brains trick us into thinking a certain way even if we know better - is exactly why unconscious bias is so hard to prevent.

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Why Board Culture Matters Now More than Ever

Hanold Associates

Corporate boards were once a bastion for the Old Boys’ Club with a traditional board culture that reflected the sameness of the members’ interests. Jason Hanold, CEO of Hanold Associates, a boutique executive search firm, shares why board culture does matter now more than ever before. Today, we’re working with corporations to transform… The post Why Board Culture Matters Now More than Ever appeared first on Hanold Associates.

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How to Get a Candidate to Say YES to Your Job Offer!

Social Talent

There’s nothing quite like the frustration of nurturing a candidate through the trials and tribulations of a hiring process to the point at which they are made fantastic offer… only to have them turn it down. It’s hard not to get excited when you find an ideal candidate with the skills, experience and je ne sais quoi that make them perfect for a role.

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5 Ways to Increase Your Visibility on LinkedIn

Entrepreneur

Whether building a professional network, developing a sales platform or looking to be recruited, LinkedIn offers access to millions. Here's how to get noticed.

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Recruiting Guide: How to Navigate the Challenge of Quality Hiring

The level of excess demand for jobs is in decline, but the pressure is still on recruiters to hire the best candidates. Download Resume-Library’s tips for making quality hires, including: Meeting candidate expectations Maximizing your job adverts And more!

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Best Practices for Social Media Use in Recruiting and Hiring [Infographic]

HireRight

During the ten years HireRight has conducted its annual Benchmark Reports, social media became not only a communication phenomenon but a useful tool in sourcing talent. And as we found in our recently-published 2017 Employment Screening Benchmark Report, surveying thousands of HR professionals, it’s become virtually indispensable for recruiters, hiring managers as well as job candidates.

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How to Entice Great Temps to Take a Permanent Position with Your Company

AkkenCloud

In 2016, U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 3.21 million temporary and contract workers per week. When companies need temporary workers, or want to employ new staff on probationary terms, they contribute to a $129 billion industry. Staffing firms and their clients help drive the economy. Considering current trends in job openings and labor turnover, these firms are, by far, one of the easiest ways of finding temporary workers.

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Tools for Recruiters: The Complete List

Talent Hero Media

If you want to see the best tools for recruiters in one place, then you’ll LOVE this guide. There are over 70 free and paid tools designed to simplify your job as a recruiter. And you can filter through the list to find the best recruiter software for you. Bonus: Don’t have time to check out all the tools? No worries. Download a free PDF version of this guide right here.

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