January, 2016

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The London cabbie who put me to career shame

Greg Savage

This is a true story. Every word. It was my last night in London after two weeks of hard work (OK, and a bit of RWC). A few beers, and into a cab. It was there, in that taxi, that I met one of the most extraordinary people I have ever encountered. The cabbie and […].

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The Best Boolean and Semantic Search Tool

Boolean Black Belt

While many people are hungry for specific Boolean search strings to copy and paste and for search tools that make searching for people “easier” and even “do the thinking for you,” there simply is nothing that can come remotely close to what you can do when you think properly and ask the right questions. That’s right – the most powerful thing you can incorporate into your people search efforts isn’t Boolean logic, a search “hack,” Chrome exten

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Facebook Recruitment: How to Source Candidates on the Largest Social Network

Lever

When it comes to sourcing candidates , most people think of LinkedIn. As the go-to sourcing resource, however, LinkedIn is saturated with recruiters and competition for the same talent is high. What if we told you there was an underutilized network you could source from that had nearly 15 times as many active users as LinkedIn?

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6 Personal Branding Tips for Hiring Managers

Proactive Talent

We’ve all heard it before: Personal branding is key to job search success. Hiring managers and recruiters are looking for information about candidates online, and when they can't, they are less likely going to select those candidates for a job opportunity. But did you know job candidates are searching you the same way you are searching them? Perspective applicants, as well as candidates currently in your hiring process, are researching your company and employees to help decide whether to apply f

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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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5 Steps to Better Job Description Click-Through Rates

ExactHire Recruiting

In most organizations, marketers don’t own the task of writing job descriptions for new opportunities available within their organization. This responsibility generally belongs to people in human resources or recruiting. And even if those folks have marketers review a draft before it posts (at least for marketing positions, that is), many times the urgency of the request prevents anyone from worrying about fine-tuning the job listing’s content.

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The 15 biggest recruiting highlights of 2015

Greg Savage

In many ways 2015 was a good year for recruitment. The pendulum started to swing back the way of agency recruiters. Profits are largely up across the globe, and the howl of misguided fanatics promising to ‘destroy’ third party recruiters has dropped to a low rumbling, as it becomes clear that recruiters are not going […].

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How to Get People to Respond to Recruiting Emails & Messages

Boolean Black Belt

When it comes to sourcing and recruiting, it’s gotten easier to find people but it’s gotten more difficult to get people to respond to emails, InMails, social messages and voicemails. The poor quality and lack of sophistication of most recruiter messaging, along with rampant spamming, certainly hasn’t helped. Unfortunately and yet somewhat thankfully, the bar of what people expect to receive from recruiters has been set fairly low, so the opportunity for improvement is massive.

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Improving the Hiring Manager Experience

Lever

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Human Clouds on the Horizon

The Whiteboard

Hello recruiters of New Zealand and beyond, it’s just lovely to see you again. We’re still in that fuzzy period where our brains reluctantly haul themselves away from holiday mode and try to fit themselves back into the world of work. For many, it’s even harder than squeezing our lightly tanned and sea soaked feet back into the purgatory of leather work shoes.

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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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Liza Galliher | Business Development

ExactHire Recruiting

Liza joined ExactHire in August 2016 as our Business Development Specialist after several years of sales experience at a technology firm in Washington, DC. Liza serves as our main point of contact for our clients who are in need of our software solutions for their organizations. Previously, Liza worked at WeddingWire Inc. in a similar consultant role, and even more recently she worked as a Behavioral Clinician at Meridian Health Services utilizing her educational background in psychology.

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5 Things Recruiters Need to STOP Doing in 2016

Social Talent

1. Talking about “Employer” Branding. When the concept of employer branding was first introduced, many companies couldn’t wait to start rolling out video after video, telling us how amazing they are and why it’s so wonderful to work for them. Take this “lovely” video, with cool graphics and a non-descript American voice narrating it, for example.

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Savage Masterclass. Last day for Early-Bird discounts!

Greg Savage

The interest in the Savage Owner and Manager ‘Savage Growth Accelerator’ Master Class has been exceptional. 250 senior recruitment executives have signed up already. Why would you miss out? The early-bird pricing incentive ends tomorrow 22nd January! Big discounts available for volume enrollments as well. Attendees will receive literally hundreds of tips and tactics during […].

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45 behavioral questions to use during non-technical interview with developers

Devskiller

You only have up to 1 hour to get to know your candidate during the interview. Not much. You probably want to hire programmers who are flexible, adapt quickly in fast-changing environment and, above all, perform well under tight deadlines. Therefore, assessing soft skills, next to verifying programming skills, prove to be crucial as they can to a great extent influence delivering results.

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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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Recruiting Developers on GitHub: A Step-by-Step Guide

Lever

Recruiting developers is difficult in today’s competitive job market. The best candidates on popular sourcing sites are inundated with recruiting messages, and often stop responding to them as a result. Smart recruiters are going off the beaten path, to sites like GitHub, to identify tech talent that can’t be found elsewhere.

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The 3 Top Social Media Trends in 2016 Translated for Social Recruiting

Proactive Talent

You've probably seen one of the many articles popping up this week covering the major trends emerging in social media as we head into the new year, like this one on socialmediaclub.org , but how do these new trends translate over to talent acquisition in regards to social recruiting? We'll break down the top trends emerging in social media and translate them into recruitment marketing tactics your recruiting teams can start leveraging today to get ahead of the curve in 2016.

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Work Culture–Monday FunDay

ExactHire Recruiting

ExactHire wrapped up a successful 2015 with the final Monday FunDay of the year on December 21. In addition to the monthly competition and employee workiversary/birthday celebrations, we added a Sweet Treat Exchange for everyone to enjoy. Combining these activities made for an exciting, sugar-charged day that once again brought our company together to enjoy and relish in our unique work culture.

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19 Inspirational Quotes for Recruiters

Social Talent

January: a time for self-reflection, for bettering, for trying new things. Here’s X inspirational quotes to focus your goals for 2016. 1. “In recruiting, there are no good or bad experiences – just learning experiences!!” 2. “Recruiting should be viewed as business partner, someone who is critical to the success of the business.” 3. “You’re not just recruiting employees, but are sowing the seeds of your reputation.” 4. “The goal of your

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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 No One Will Apply to Your Job Posts

Recruitics

If you’re a recruitment marketer, it’s important to track the candidates that apply to your job posts. In fact, tracking applicants is one of the most basic and easiest methods for measuring the effectiveness of your recruitment marketing strategy. It answers the question: is the way which I post jobs and execute PPC campaigns producing the results I’m looking for?

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Newton Rings in the New Year With Mobile Career Pages and Mobile Apply Features

Newton Software

Newton Mobile Career Pages and Mobile Applications. READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE. Newton now empowers employers with mobile apply capabilities. This new technology is designed to meet every job seeker where they are at regardless of the device they use to connect to the internet. Specifically, the new offerings provide employers with Mobile Career Pages and Mobile Job Applications.

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3 Webinars, 3 Ways to Boost Your Talent Acquisition in 2016

Lever

The first few months of the new year are a notoriously busy time for job hunters emerging from their holiday retreats. Are you as ready and pumped as Mattermark CEO Danielle Morrill to recruit them?

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Recruitment Marketing: Fad or Future?

iCIMS

An in-depth look into what employers and job seekers have to say about marketing to candidates.

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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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5 Steps to Better Job Description Click-Through Rates

ExactHire Recruiting

In most organizations, marketers don’t own the task of writing job descriptions for new opportunities available within their organization. This responsibility generally belongs to people in human resources or recruiting. And even if those folks have marketers review a draft before it posts (at least for marketing positions, that is), many times the urgency of the request prevents anyone from worrying about fine-tuning the job listing’s content.

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What Should You Eat Before a Job Interview? (Infographic)

Social Talent

When it comes to job interviews we all know preparation is vital, but how many of us consider proper nutrition in the build up to an important meeting? Not many I’m guessing! Well, as I’m sure you’re aware, a healthy diet is essential for optimal performance of body and mind, so it pays to understand what’s in the food that you eat.

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Why Successful Job Posts Start With Content

Recruitics

Companies spend a lot of money trying to get job seekers to their open positions. Unfortunately, regardless of what you spend generating greater traffic, if your job descriptions are poorly written then you’re not going to see the conversions you’re hoping for. After all, at the end of the day successful job posts start with content, not budgets.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Recruiters

Arya Recruiting Robotics

The start of a new year symbolizes a clean slate. Every year without fail, January is the month of good-intentioned people overwhelming gyms, eating copious amounts of leafy greens and kicking bad habits to the curb. Why not bring some of this enthusiasm into the workplace? Here are five New Year’s resolutions that every recruiter should make this year.

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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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How To Make Recruiting Your Company's Top Strategic Priority in 2016 [With QUIZ]

Lever

Almost every company under the sun claims to care deeply about talent acquisition. Organizations in growth mode have to work extra-hard to keep up with their aggressive expansion targets. At larger companies, it can take a Herculean effort just to cover attrition and tread water. But the stats don’t lie: PwC's 17th Annual Global Survey shows that 93 percent of CEOs recognize the need to change their strategies for talent, but 61 percent haven't even taken the first step.

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Hiring Overqualified Candidates: Do or Don’t?

Leoforce

Too much of a good thing is a good thing…right? I’d argue that one could never have too much chocolate…but most doctors would probably disagree with me. Some recruiters might say that a candidate could never have too much good experience, but other recruiters could hold very different opinions. Recruiters have been arguing for years about whether or not hiring overqualified candidates is a good recruiting decision.

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Job Board Spotlight: Beyond.com

ExactHire Recruiting

The best Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) will integrate with your website via a careers portal, creating a seamless brand experience for job applicants. But to attract a high volume of applicants to your site, it is vital to have an ATS that features automated posts to a wide variety of external job boards. Without this, even the most efficient applicant tracking systems will be useless if job seekers cannot find your job posts.