April, 2015

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What you can learn from the ‘Dark Ages’ of recruitment

Greg Savage

'I had a guy debating some recruiting matter with me on social media last week. To make his point, he finished with what he clearly felt was a telling coup de grace. “Well, I have been recruiting since before LinkedIn came along, you know!” In his recruiting world, LinkedIn was the ultimate game-changer. He considered […].

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All That Glitters Isn’t Recruitment Gold

The Whiteboard

'Recruiters must evolve. That’s the mantra getting chanted with ever increasing volume around the blogs, speaking circuits and self serving espousals of supposed thought leaders of our industry. It’s also a mantra I have subscribed to, and championed myself, for a number of years now. But has it got us anywhere? Greg Savage (largely agency recruiter focused) says we must become marketeers.

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Preboarding Employees for the Long-Haul

ExactHire Recruiting

Fighting to attract and keep good employees is a challenge for all companies; but it appears to become more relevant in smaller to medium sized businesses. Companies not only want to find and keep good employees to avoid high turnover rates, they need to create a partnership with employees. In doing so, smaller businesses provide a layer of protection to their own entrepreneurial success.

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Girl Quits Job Using 33 White Board Messages (Her Boss Responds in the Best Way Ever!)

Social Talent

'Deciding to quit your job can be a liberating but daunting prospect. You’ve realised this job isn’t for you, now comes the tricky part – how to quit your job. Do you send your boss an email? Do you write them a letter? Do you bake them a quitting cake (it has been done!)? When Jenny decided to quit her job as a Personal Assistant, she decided to do so in one of the most novel and unique ways possible – via whiteboard… So at this point you’re all probably thin

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Why getting your Recruiters off LinkedIn is a good thing

Allegis Global Solutions

'Removing recruiters from LinkedIn could lead to many benefits for organisations.

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Agency recruitment is not dying. It’s growing!

Greg Savage

'This has become a cause of great hilarity for me, to be honest. So many buffoons predicting the demise of recruiters. Tech-legend wannabees, internal recruiters with a barrow to push, disaffected clients, and a host of other misinformed or biased loudmouths, all spruiking the end of agency recruitment. Some of it is so simplistic to […].

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Happy Easter, and introducing the “new girl”

The Whiteboard

'As is the tradition, there’s no Whiteboard this Good Friday. Instead, we’ll take the opportunity to introduce the newest member of Team Rice/virtualRPO. Anastasia Lee is our new Community Manager, having recently returned from an agency recruitment career across the ditch. She’ll be getting to know a good number of you as she builds and manages our talent community over the coming months.

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Rethink Customer Service to Create Exceptional Employee Experiences

ExactHire Recruiting

Customer service is commonly understood as how an organization interacts with–or serves– its customers (those individuals who buy its product or service). A key tenet of customer service is that an organization should have the goal of providing an exceptional experience by anticipating and meeting customer needs before the customer even asks.

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10 CV Mistakes to Avoid (Infographic)

Social Talent

'Putting together a CV/resumé can be extremely tricky. What information should you include? What sort of language should you use? How long should you make it? These are all common questions pondered by millions of job seekers on a daily basis and this infographic from Armstrong Appointments , has all the answers to them: Source: Armstrong Appointments.

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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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10 Companies That Totally Nailed the Company Culture Video

Spark Hire

'While working on this project, I realized all companies take different (very different) approaches to their company culture video. Some prefer to have the videos feel more like employment promotions, where they are encouraging people to apply and straight up telling them why by including things like insurance and dental information or vacation policy.

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How Diversity Fuels Innovation

Glassdoor for Employers

'There’s been a lot of attention lately on the topic of diversity: in society, in the workplace, in business, and—particularly for women—in the technology industry. As a woman who’s made her career in tech, I’ve certainly felt a major shift in attitudes over the years—both in others and also personally. When I first started in the industry, I was always conscious of not wanting to stand out for anything but my work.

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Don’t Let Your Hiring Process Be A March to Madness

HarQen

This Monday marked the end of March Madness. At the start of the tournament, the Kentucky Wildcats were expected to roll through the tournament without difficulty and win the championship. On April 4, this team of five-star recruits met a very different team in the Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin’s roster was comprised of players who mostly went under the recruiting radar.

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Recruiters – Will You Win Or Lose With Google’s Mobile Search Results Changes?

Web Based Recruitment

'Video Marketing & Social Media Advertising For Recruiters. Home. Candidate Attraction. Recruitment Videos. Mobile Recruitment. Training Courses. Video Recruiting Workshop. Recruitment Events. About Us. Speaking. Contact Us. Blog. Recruiters – Will You Win Or Lose With Google’s Mobile Search Results Changes? April 7, 2015 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment.

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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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7 Questions for Finding an International Recruiter

NPA Worldwide

Many employers do not like working with recruitment companies. In markets that employers know well and have social media connections, perhaps it is possible to avoid independent recruiters or at a minimum reduce the dependence on outside agents. When the needs of companies expand beyond a local market and into countries where there is no physical presence, recruitment agencies may be the only way to achieve the results that are needed.

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12 of the Best Worst Resumés the World has EVER Seen

Social Talent

'Are you sure your eyes ready for what you about to see fair recruiter? Because there’s still time to turn back… Ok, just don’t say I didn’t want you! These are 12 of the best worst resumés, recruiters just like you have had to witness first hand: This resumé from the world’s greatest proofreader: This resumé from Troy Green who likes to get straight to the point: This resumé from a non-native English speaker that’s giving it his best shot, who also has a tal

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25 Apps for Recruiters

Spark Hire

'With so many apps out there, how can you be sure which apps increase productivity, rather than take away? It’s a fact, we all spend a significant amount of our time on apps, or online in general. According to a Nielsen survey , in 2013 the average Andriod and iPhone users 18 years of age and older spent 30 hours and 15 minutes using apps! The average number of apps being used per person in this time was around 23.2.

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Glassdoor for Dating: Helping people everywhere find love

Glassdoor for Employers

'Much like Glassdoor helps employers recruit and retain top talent at 30% lower cost-per-hire, today we’re introducing Glassdoor for Dating, helping you improve your own personal brand to find someone to love, transparently and efficiently. Get your free singles account today and set up a profile, revealing some of your best personal attributes. Then, invite your exes to share their own take on what it’s really like to be your significant other.

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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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The Path to Employee Engagement

HarQen

Employee Engagement ensures that your employees are actively focused on organizational goals and motivated to contribute to the success of your organization. Companies spend a lot of time and money trying to discern if their employees are engaged. The problem with this ideology is you are very likely using paint to cover a crack in your foundation. Know What You Are.

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The path to gaining visibility into SOW workers and reducing risk for your organization

Allegis Global Solutions

Reduce risk, boost compliance and make savings with greater SOW visibility.

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How to Build a Successful Referral Culture

SmartRecruiters

'We know that employee referrals are powerful–they bring in quality talent, reduce time to hire, and help ease the burden of recruiters. In a 2014 CareerXroads survey, referrals were the top source for hiring and companies said they filled 20 percent of their openings through employee referrals. After establishing a referral program, the next step is to incorporate referrals into the company culture.

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How Social Media Photos Affect Your Job Search (Infographic)

Social Talent

'What does your profile photo say about you? You may think that uploading silly photographs of yourself to your social media accounts is just a bit of fun and games, but with 90% of employers now recruiting through social media , you may be at risk of damaging your chances of being hired. First impressions are crucial when it comes to hiring decisions and while your skills and experience are important factors, it’s often your photograph that the recruiter will notice first and on which initial

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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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Innovative Interview Questions Hiring Managers Should Be Asking

Spark Hire

'A job interview is important for a hiring manager, as it gives you time to get a real sense of what a potential employee is about and how they’ll contribute to your office. However, when you’re doing a lot of interviews back to back, it’s easy to fall into a routine where you ask the same uninspired interview questions of your candidates. Instead, dig a little deeper and try asking some of these more thought-provoking interview questions : What qualities bother you most in your co-workers?

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Watch Out, Workforce: Millennials are Here!

Glassdoor for Employers

'Admire or admonish them, much has been written about the Millennial generation: individuals now ages 18 to 34. They make up your entry-level and next-generation workforce and, according to a recent study by Pew Research , Millennials will overtake Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation. In our experience helping companies recruit and hire top talent, including developing strategies for hiring Millennials , we find attraction, retention and cultivating Millennials in the workplac

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Don’t Leave Your Candidate Pipeline to the Last Minute, Do These Three Things

HarQen

Whether it’s waiting until December 24th to buy gifts or until the last two weeks in April to do your taxes , everybody has something they procrastinate. For me, it was every paper I had to write in college. The problem with procrastination is your task still has to get done and, because you’ve put it off, you don’t have room for error. Gifts sell out, computers crash and tax information gets misplaced.

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Turning employees into brand advocates and avoiding online disasters

Allegis Global Solutions

How to make the most of social media at your organization.

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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.

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5 Tips to Build a Better Network

SmartRecruiters

'For many businesses to continue to grow and thrive, it takes more than just excellent products and services. It takes building awareness and a loyal customer base. It also requires patience and resilience to make it through the difficult times. And it takes building a community of partners, contacts and allies for continued success. There is no substitute for a great network, even as our definition of what makes a network becomes more elastic as our preferred ways of connecting and sharing info

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5 Twitter Sins Recruiters Need to STOP Committing

Social Talent

'Twitter is an incredible resource when it comes to attracting potential candidates and a fantastic tool for engaging with them. In the 9 years since the site began, Twitter has become the world’s second most popular sourcing tool behind LinkedIn (55% of recruiters are now using it) and a healthy 35% of recruiters are now using it to post their jobs and message candidates respectively.

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How to Establish a Solid Gamification Strategy for Your Staffing Company

Spark Hire

'The rise in popularity of gamification in the workplace has grown steadily in the past couple of years. Gamification made Deloitte’s 2013 list of Top 10 Technology Trends and the Gartner Group forecasted that 70 percent of Global 2000 Companies would use a “gamified” application or system by 2014. Furthermore, businesses spent $100 million on gamification in 2010 and that figure is estimated to reach $2.8 billion by 2016.

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