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Skills-First Hiring: Addressing Common Misconceptions and Resistance

Social Talent

Data increasingly shows that when employers prioritize skills over degrees or job titles, they often end up with better hires. For example, a study revealed that 92% of employers who adopted skills-based hiring found it more effective than traditional methods, leading to happier and higher-performing employees.

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Action Verbs for Job Descriptions: A Comprehensive List for 2024

Ongig

Action verbs for job descriptions are the most effective when trying to attract top talent. It’s almost always a good idea to use action verbs for job descriptions instead of helping/linking verbs. Below is a list of 200 action verbs for job descriptions (with their definitions). Authorize Approve.

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4 Things Your Job Descriptions Need to do

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Job descriptions are often the first stop in a candidate’s journey. Before a candidate lands on the beautiful careers site you’ve built out, they’re interacting with a job description first. To address this, forward-thinking Recruitment Marketing teams are creating enhanced job descriptions.

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How to Write Job Descriptions That Attract Top Developer Talent

HackerRank

Hiring top developer talent starts with one critical step: crafting the right job description. The job description is your first impressionmake it count. In this article, we’ll cover actionable strategies for writing job descriptions that resonate with developers.

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How To Write Remote Job Descriptions

NPA Worldwide

McQuaig assessments are designed to provide a deeper insight into a candidate’s personality, cognitive, and behavioral attributes. Read the post below for a good discussion about writing effective remote job descriptions. Most hiring processes start by creating a job description you hope will catch candidates’ attention.

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The Top 10 Masculine Biased Words Used in Job Descriptions (2024 Update)

Ongig

What are the top masculine biased words used in job descriptions? Knowing if you have masculine vs. feminine job descriptions is a hot topic these days. This week, I used Ongig’s Text Analyzer software (the tool for gender bias in job descriptions) to find out. Most companies want to hire more women.

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4 Tips To Eliminate Job Description Gender Bias and Improve Your Hiring

Vervoe

Yet, an organization cannot achieve diversity if its job descriptions don’t set them up for success. Language significantly impacts whether or not a job seeker identifies with a role, which influences whether or not they apply — particularly for female job seekers. Gender-biased vs. gender-neutral job descriptions.