November, 2020

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How to reject job applicants with grace

Social Talent

“ People feel with their hearts… and since he has destroyed mine, I have not power to feel for him.”. – Emily Brontë in “Wuthering Heights” Rejection stings no matter the context. It signifies a failure or inadequacy and usually presents after having exposed yourself in some regard. From proclamations of love or submissions of creativity, rejection prowls around these actions.

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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 Workplaces Are Pivoting to Achieve World Class Cultures for Hiring for 2021

Lever

References to agility and reimagining employee experience proliferate the digital space amid conversations around this upcoming year’s workplace strategies. As well, this McKinsey survey lays the groundwork of technology-fueled speed and efficiency as a key enabler of a high-performance culture; 800 executives. Read More. The post How Workplaces Are Pivoting to Achieve World Class Cultures for Hiring for 2021 appeared first on Lever.

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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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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Can Employers Order Workers to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?

Proactive Talent

The Thanksgiving holidays are almost upon us and as of Saturday, November 21, 2020, according to CNBC….

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The importance of e-learning in a culture of remote work

Social Talent

Referring to COVID’s effect on how people are operating has almost reached the lofty status of a cliché. But it’s impossible not to acknowledge the gargantuan shifts. Its nefarious tendrils have fundamentally changed how we work. We’ve all had to adapt to some degree. But now is not the time to press pause on learning and development. With swathes of employees working remotely, e-learning has triumphantly risen to fill this gap.

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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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15 Ways to Build a More Diverse Talent Pipeline

Lever

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are top of mind for many executives and talent professionals. We’re making progress, but there is still much work to be done. Women and people of color are underrepresented in leadership positions, certain job categories, and entire industries. Read More. The post 15 Ways to Build a More Diverse Talent Pipeline appeared first on Lever.

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3 Steps to Choosing the Best Hiring and Talent Technology

Allegis Global Solutions

Hiring has changed beyond all recognition since the pandemic struck earlier this year. In response, hiring organisations have been forced to adopt new digital strategies to engage, hire and onboard talent, which will inevitably have a long-term impact on the industry. Today’s talent leaders are challenged on how to effectively harness talent technology within a new operating model; one that supports the end-to-end talent process and drives strong performance.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Hiring Manager Interview Performance is the Key to Recruiting Experience

Survale

Your recruiting experience is only as good as your hiring managers. No matter what you do to make sure candidates are well informed with regular communication. No matter how much recruiters treat candidates with respect, just one bad interview experience can wipe it all out. Are you measuring interview performance? Are you using candidate feedback to understand what’s working and what’s not with your recruiting experience?

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Ageism Is On the Rise and Getting Employers into Trouble - Here's How to Avoid It

Glassdoor for Employers

Recently, the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation tripped up and stated out loud the ageist beliefs that many executives keep to themselves. Mark Read, CEO of the $17 billion corporation WPP, was asked about the balance of TV and digital skills in his organization. His response : "We have a very broad range of skills, and if you look at our people - the average age of someone who works at WPP is less than 30 - they don't hark back to the 1980s, luckily.".

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Burning at both ends: The growth of employee burnout

Social Talent

As the pandemic has ravaged the working landscape, it has given rise to a multitude of worrying issues – burnout being one of the most austere. It is, of course, understandable on one hand. The tectonic shifts in how we carry out daily life have been immense. With the strains of uncertainty, change and fear proliferating into every atom of our being, it’s no wonder that employee mental wellbeing is teetering more precariously than ever. .

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A Savage ‘Christmas Special’. Australia, NZ & the U.K.

Greg Savage

The Savage Truth Book is closing in on 10,000 copies sold. I have no idea if that’s any good, but it’s about 9,500 more than my pre-publishing estimate. More importantly, it really seems to have helped a lot of people judging by the hundreds of notes I have received, and the many shout-outs on LinkedIn […].

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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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Having Recruiting Tools Does Not Make You a Recruiter

NPA Worldwide

Thanksgiving is this week in the United States. Due to travel restrictions related to Covid-19, a lot of people aren’t traveling to relatives’ houses for dinner, instead opting to stay home and do it themselves. So this past weekend, I took inventory – I have a roasting pan, a turkey baster, a thermometer, twine, a carving board, a knife… I’m all set, right?

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Ditch Annual Reviews. Rewrite Your Job Description.

Katrina Kibben

Coronavirus changed everything. This year, instead of the typical annual review, write a more accurate job description. Here's why. The post Ditch Annual Reviews. Rewrite Your Job Description. appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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How to interview a senior developer (with interview questions)

Devskiller

By its very nature, making, testing, and maintaining all software is a complex venture. As a result, every member of the development team has an important contribution to make. This is particularly true for a senior developer. They have to be able to write great code, and must also take on a wide range of other roles, many of which can have a crucial effect on your company’s record of success. .

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5 Trends Reshaping How We Work After COVID-19

Glassdoor for Employers

What's going to happen to how we work next year? Here's a topline summary of the five most compelling workplace trends Andrew Chamberlain, Ph.D., Chief Economist and Director of Research at Glassdoor, sees emerging in 2021 based on his new research report. These trends are what we believe will take hold as the pandemic continues to unfold - and assuming no other major unforeseeable event takes place in the coming year.

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Navigating Assessments: Choosing the Right Fit for Your Organization

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you struggling to make sense of the pre-employment assessment space? In this live webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychologist, will guide you through a practical and objective framework to identify and implement the assessments that best address your organization’s unique hiring needs.

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How COVID-19 could change performance reviews (for good)

Social Talent

An unprecedented year calls for unprecedented changes – especially in how we work. As the calendar is beginning to tick into its final month, EOY performance reviews are rearing their heads. But how can we accurately assess what employees have “achieved” in such uncertain times? It’s an issue that has clearly been on the mind. Even as far back as March, Facebook announced that it would be giving all 45,000 employees the same ‘exceeds expectations’ performance review.

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Agency Recruiters and Talent Acquisition. New era – better outcomes

Greg Savage

I have done over 100 webinars since COVID struck. This one drew almost 1,000 attendees. The feedback was probably the best too. The topic was the drawcard. How can Agency Recruiter and Internal Talent Acquisition work better together? As I so classily say in the webinar, it is currently so often a ‘ vicious cycle […].

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6 Ways You Can Use Your Recruitment Website to Win Clients

FireFish Software

Your recruitment website is essentially your agency’s shop window – is it doing its job of pulling in new business? While most agency websites do a great job of attracting and registering candidates, few sites cater to clients. And in this job-short market, you need to be constantly thinking of new ways to pull in business with your marketing strategy.

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Pronouns: Creating Safe Spaces

Katrina Kibben

How allies can create safer spaces for their fellow humans to share their pronouns. The post Pronouns: Creating Safe Spaces appeared first on Katrina Kibben.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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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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Why It's Important To Maintain An Insatiable Curiosity

Glassdoor for Employers

As a part of my series about strong female leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Samantha Zupan, Glassdoor's senior vice president of corporate communications. Samantha is responsible for the company's corporate communications strategy, overseeing a team that includes public relations, executive and internal communications, economic research, government affairs as well as community relations.

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SocialTalent Live: Diversity, equity and inclusion – What we learned

Social Talent

Change is something which has defined 2020, both for better and worse. In this moment of flux, there’s an opportunity to have conversations about some of the most important aspects facing society. So in the spirit of this nebulous atmosphere grew SocialTalent Live – a series of digital events designed to bring these discussions to life. It seemed more than appropriate that our first one should centre on diversity , equity and inclusion.

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Why so many recruitment managers got fired in Covid.

Greg Savage

Plenty of Agency recruitment managers were fired as soon as the pandemic hit. That was shocking at an individual level, but no surprise, because in every downturn companies unload expensive middle managers in droves. I have seen it countless times. Even in good times, many, many recruitment companies decimate their profit level because of this […].

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.