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What if candidates took references?

The Whiteboard

These Thought Leaders sometimes have the word “recruitment” in their job title or LinkedIn bio, so it’s easy for those not astute to the vagaries of our particular and peculiar industry to be confused. One of the tidbits of advice I hear aimed at candidates is this: “It’s as much you interviewing them as it is them interviewing you”.

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Reference Checks: Sample Questions and Best Practices

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

If there is one thing candidates and hiring managers can agree on, it’s that reference checks can be a pain. Always do your reference checks to catch red flags before making a bad hire and assess fit before making an offer. Here, we’ll discuss the usefulness of employment reference check questions in finding the perfect candidate.

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I posted some interview prep materials on LinkedIn. Then they deleted me.

Aline Lerner

We’re an anonymous mock interview platform and a technical recruiting marketplace — software engineers use us for interview practice, and we connect the best performers to top companies, regardless of how they look on paper. Recently, we published a big interview prep resource hub. LinkedIn doesn’t know who their users are.

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7 Virtual Interviewing Tools Recruiters Need | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

During the pandemic, virtual interviews were a necessity, but since then, they’ve become the norm — of the 82% of employers that made the switch, 93% say they’re here to stay. Virtual interviews also have tons of advantages: 74% of recruiters say virtual interviews have made their lives easier. It's a huge task.”

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How to Cross Reference an Email with a LinkedIn Profile

WizardSourcer

Being able to search for someone’s LinkedIn profile using an email address is very valuable as a Sourcer. There used to be several ways for someone to cross reference someone using Rapportive , Sales Navigator , and most recently the URL manipulation hack using sales navigator. All of these no longer work. .

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How to Issue Reference Requests to New Employees

Hireserve

Whether at interview or offer stage, issuing reference requests can be a pretty unenjoyable process. In this guide, we’re going to explore how the tools within some Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment CRMs can help you to manage your reference requests process more efficiently and cost-effectively.

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How to Use LinkedIn to Source Top Candidates

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

LinkedIn is the social network of a recruiter’s dreams, used by some 660 million professionals in 200 countries. But despite its many advantages, LinkedIn has one big downside when it comes to sourcing candidates: it’s crowded. LinkedIn is one of the top recruiting channels for the quality and retention of resulting hires.

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