February, 2014

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LinkedIn Represents Over 60% of U.S. Non Farm Employment

Boolean Black Belt

'In certain sourcing and recruiting circles, it’s in vogue to say that you shouldn’t rely heavily on LinkedIn for your talent acquisition needs. In fact, some people will go so far as to say that LinkedIn is “overfished” for talent and that recruiters are lazy if they use LinkedIn as their primary source of potential candidates.

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Understanding What Mobile Job Seekers Want From Companies

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. Understanding What Mobile Job Seekers Want From Companies. February 26, 2014 By Mike Taylor 1 Comment.

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Haven’t Landed a Job Yet? Maybe Because You Do Things Like This…

ExactHire Recruiting

If you find yourself in job transition and feel like you’re stuck because you just can’t land that interview…or maybe you are the other candidate who doesn’t get the job offer, then do a quick gut check and make sure you aren’t doing any of the things described in this blog. Or, if you are on the other side of the recruiting process and reviewing applicants, you probably have other “no-no’s” to add to this list – please send us your comments!

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The Ultimate Checklist For A Stand-Out Job Description

HireRabbit

In the competitive world of hiring and recruitment, well-crafted job descriptions serve as your first lines of defense when trying to lure in prospective candidates into your company. On many occasions, your job descriptions that you post in your online and print media will be your chance at casting a good first impression as a company. It’s more than just maximizing SEO and standing out in a list of search results.

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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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Is automation going to change the world of work?

Allegis Global Solutions

The 'rise of the machines' has long been a common theme in the science fiction genre. We are all familiar with stories that see humans develop technology that is so advanced it overtakes mankind and becomes bent on world domination.

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Words, words, words: Why the age of text is ending

Metashift

'This blog first appeared on the REC''s Rectechub Towards the end of 2013, I took part in a panel at a conference that was discussing the future of recruitment. Key topics included growing skills’ shortages and the quality of the candidate experience. There were a number of job board owners and recruiters on the panel and they were very much of the view that many candidates had very skewed expectations of the recruitment process.

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Would Any Of The Dragons’ Invest In Your Company?

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. Would Any Of The Dragons’ Invest In Your Company? February 19, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment A new series of Dragons’ Den (one of my favourite TV programs) is showing on the BBC this month.

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Free HR.com Webinar | The Candidate Experience and You | Feb 19

Recruiting Toolbox

'Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 8am PT/11am ET. Location: Webinar. The experience that your candidates have with your process can have a direct impact on not only your employment brand, but even your company’s bottom line. Historically, organizations have built their employment processes to meet their own needs rather than the needs of their candidates.

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Hiring the Right Candidate: Onboarding Tips, Tricks, and Tactics

iCIMS

In this webinar, we discuss what happens once you’ve found those perfect candidates, and how to create and automate a formal onboarding process that ensures a successful experience.

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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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11 Digital Trends for Impact in 2014

Forum One

'What do organizations looking to be influential on policy issues need to do online in 2014? Here you’ll find what some of our lead experts see as key tech issues for organizations in the nonprofit, foundation and government sectors. Our focus is what is relevant for organizations looking to increase the influence of their work – and we see interesting trends in partnership approaches, user experience and empathy, video conferencing, open data, feedback strategies, going “beyon

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Is Your Applicant Tracking System Hurting As Much As It’s Helping?

Staffing Talk

'Everyone – candidates and hiring managers alike – knows why Applicant Tracking Systems exist, and knows they are far from perfect. Do you ever consider the notion they may actually be doing more harm than good? Sure, they might be parsing resumes and quickly cutting down your candidate pools to more manageable sizes. In the process though, they may be sending the wrong messages – sometimes literally – to people who may one day, if not today, be the right candidate.

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Inbox-zero recruiting

Workable

So, Workable takes the old hiring habits of spreadsheets and email and provides a better way to work; • post to multiple job boards and social networks with one submission. • use faster, trackable team communication tools. • get a searchable resume database, automatically generated from the applications you receive. At the heart of Workable is your recruiting pipeline.

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New Mobile Recruiting Strategies Online Event Launched

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. New Mobile Recruiting Strategies Online Event Launched. February 25, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment I am pleased to announce the first of a series on online events – Mobile Recruiting Strategies.

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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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HospitalRecruiting.com on Social Media

Hospital Recruiting

kbuntu/123RF.com. HospitalRecruiting.com actively participates on a wide variety of social media. We enjoy sharing healthcare news, actively participating in discussion, and learning more about our audience through these venues. We make every effort to participate in social media in a non-promotional way, as we never want to make our audience and customers feel as if we are spamming their personal social media accounts.

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Build a Great New Hire Experience

iCIMS

Employee onboarding is centered on helping the new hire, but it is ultimately the company that reaps the benefits of successful onboarding. According to a survey by the IDC, U.S. and U.K.

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Announcing CHeQPoint: A Snapshot of HIE Activity in California

Forum One

'One major focus of health reform efforts is on Health Information Technology (HIT), which is trying to pull health communications into the 21st century through Electronic Health Records (EHR), Telemedicine , and other technologies. CheQPoint.org provide an overview of major Health Information Exchange efforts in California. read more.

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Will Lowering The Minimum Wage Raise Hiring Rates For The Long-Term Unemployed?

Staffing Talk

'What is the most important challenge facing America today? Robert Schiller, the Yale University professor awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics, says it’s economic inequality. Others parse that and say it’s solving the record long-term unemployment problem for millions of American workers. And at least one economist is saying lowering the minimum wage – say to $4/hour – is the way to do that.

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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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5 reasons your careers page costs you candidates

Workable

It may sound obvious but your careers page is your shop window. You want to make it easy for candidates to have a look at what’s on offer, whether they came for a specific job or just browsing. Getting it right ought to be straightforward but here are the 5 most common mistakes that we’ve encountered. 1: You don’t have one. There are lot of ways to advertise that you’re hiring these days but yes, you do still need a careers page.

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The Mobile Job Seeker Infographic

Jobvite

If your recruiting strategies aren’t already optimized for mobile job seekers and their devices, you could be in trouble. The latest statistics reveal that today’s workforce is rarely without a smart phone or tablet in hand. Are you prepared to recruit wherever, whenever, on whatever? Learn what the 2014 job seeker expects, when and where job seeking happens, and the tools of today’s mobile-addicted workforce.

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Letters of Intent Benefit Physicians and Employers

Hospital Recruiting

For physicians , a letter of intent (sometimes referred to as LOI or Offer Letter) is often an interim step in the job search process, between interviewing and accepting a position. A letter of intent is not legally binding but is based on mutual interest and the good faith of both parties involved. There are several advantages for both physicians and employers to include a letter of intent as a part of the hiring process. alexskopje/123RF.com.

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The Push and Pull of Recruitment

iCIMS

The expectations of the modern workforce is a new frontier - where a specific and targeted mix of advertising is utilized to get the word out about open positions.

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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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How to Recognize Great Talent in Executive Search

The Investigative Recruiter

'Recognizing Great Talent. Learning how to recognize great talent is the key to making amazing hires in executive search. While it is pretty easy to tell who’s good while seated court-side in Madison Square Garden watching the New York Knicks play, it is not so easy for Chief Executive Officers seated in the C-suite. At senior-executive level, candidates start to resemble one another.

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Revenge of the Rejected Applicant

Staffing Talk

'Here’s a great story in Forbes about Jan Koum , the 30+ guy behind WhatsApp, the messaging company that Facebook bought up last week for $19 billion. Jan’s a guy after my own heart – he’s all about the product and customer service – and should be an inspiration to everyone who has gotten the thumbs down on a job interview. Jan and co-founder both had applied at Facebook and got rejected before moving on to their startup.

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Sharepoint vs Box for Collaboration

Makena

Many companies flock to Sharepoint 2013 the way bees do honey – as a Microsoft product, it’s often the default go-to for companies (already using MS products) looking to build and manage collaboration portals. However, there are a few new players on the block, that while lacking the deep integrations with other Microsoft technologies (Azure, Windows, Office, etc.) give Sharepoint a run for their money with regards to pricing, features, and flexibility.

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The Mobile Job Seeker Infographic

Jobvite

If your recruiting strategies aren’t already optimized for mobile job seekers and their devices, you could be in trouble. The latest statistics reveal that today’s workforce is rarely without a smart phone or tablet in … Continued.

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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.