November, 2013

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Hiring Software Works For Internships

ExactHire Recruiting

I can’t believe it’s already November! Fall is in full swing and school is back in session. I love this time of year, cool crisp weather and football all weekend! Unfortunately, time flies and seasons change! Before you know it, it will be full blown holiday season…is your company ready? Do you offer internships through holiday break or even for spring quarter?

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How To Get Fired on Your First Day As a Temp

Staffing Talk

'As most anyone will tell you, first impressions are the most lasting. It’s said that it takes just one-tenth of a second for us to make our first impression of someone. If someone’s first impression of us is a negative one, that perception can be tough to shake. Now, the temp you recently recruited and placed at your client company probably already made a series of good impressions — they were hired, after all.

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Change the Way Candidates Feel About the Hiring Process

iCIMS

Creating a great candidate experience will set your company up for success. Learn the top candidate complaints about the hiring process and how to avoid them.

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Answering Today’s Recruiting Challenges: “Pick up the Phone!”

Recruitalicious

'The 2013 Recruiting Trends Conference was held on October 24-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada; along with a number of recruiters, sourcers, talent acquisition managers and other recruitment professionals, I was fortunate enough to attend. During my time here, I observed several instances (via presentations and open dialogue) in which leaders and talent acquisition professionals commiserated about typical roadblocks and challenges that arise each day hindering their ability to effectively recruit top t

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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 Reasons We’re Thankful

Jobvite

This time of year, many of us find our Facebook feeds full of friends sharing sentiments of gratitude. I love how this exercise motivates us to contemplate our blessings—so I wanted to share a few … Continued.

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Three Unique Business Books For Your Holiday Shopping List

Hiring Thing

'I’ve put together a short list of books with valuable business lessons that I’ve read over the past year. These aren’t the usual mass-market business books you see displayed in airport book stores. Instead, there are three unique titles that offer some great insight and fresh takes on business.

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More Than Half Of New Tech Jobs Filled By Women

Staffing Talk

'Where are the women? That’s what many were asking this month when Twitter created 1,600 instant millionaires with their Initial Public Offering. As The New York Times put it , “The board? All white men. The investors? All men. The executive officers? All men but for the general counsel, Vijaya Gadde, who has had the job for five weeks.” The company’s immediate response focused on a “paucity of candidates.” That may be about to change.

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Change the Way Candidates Feel About the Hiring Process

iCIMS

Creating a great candidate experience will set your company up for success. Learn the top candidate complaints about the hiring process and how to avoid them.

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Drinking from the Talent Acquisition Fire Hose

Bersin

Hi, my name is Robin and I’m trying to understand the complexity of Talent Acquisition. Now, I would understand if you’re saying, but wait, Robin, isn’t it your job as the Talent Acquisition Practice Leader to comprehend it and make sense of it for the rest of us? Just six months ago, I […].

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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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Recruiting Infographic: The Search for the Pink Unicorn

Jobvite

In an effort to build the best company possible, recruiters are constantly looking for the perfect, A-list candidate — known as a Pink Unicorn. But as you might imagine, this rare breed can be tricky to catch. Here, we look at how to entice — and hang on to— this sought-after prize. This infographic describes the recruiter’s search for the perfect candidate, otherwise known as the elusive Pink Unicorn.

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Driving Success with LinkedIn as a Small or Mid-Sized Company | Talent Connect Vegas 2013 [video]

Unbridled Talent

Recently, I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect Vegas 2013 Conference on the topic of “Driving Success with LinkedIn as a Small or Mid-Sized Company” The esteemed panelists I had the pleasure of working with included: Angie McDonald – Vice President of Human Resources, Realogy Holdings Group.

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Become a Better Recruiter

Hiring Thing

'Recruiting is a discipline with needs that constantly evolve. Talent acquisition professionals who work for many different clients must become familiar with several industries and their respective requirements. Even in-house recruiters should always seek to refine their skills.

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Half Of All U.S. Jobs Are Soon To Be Obsolete

Staffing Talk

'Nearly half of U.S. jobs could be susceptible to automation over the next two decades, a recent Oxford University study on the Impacts of Future Technology suggests. The provocative new study, all 72 pages of which can be read here , is a collaboration between Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey (Oxford Martin School) and Dr. Michael A. Osborne (Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford).

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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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Applicant Tracking Fits The Needs Of The Healthcare Industry

ExactHire Recruiting

The healthcare industry has obviously been through many, many changes in this country. This affects all aspects of healthcare providers – from the services rendered to patients to the other side of the spectrum…such as the benefits of the health care workers themselves (not to mention the benefits of all employees in all industries). That being said, I think we can agree that human resource representatives, especially those working for hospitals, clinics and other providers, have the

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How To Utilize Facebook Graph Search For Recruiting

HireRabbit

What Is Facebook Graph Search and How Does It Work? With the introduction of Graph Search, Facebook has revolutionized the search feature of the mammoth social networking site. Facebook Graph Search allows users to streamline and fine-tune their searches whether they’re looking for people, photos, events, interests, personal information, or basic fusions of these.

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Recruiting Infographic: The Search for the Pink Unicorn

Jobvite

In an effort to build the best company possible, recruiters are constantly looking for the perfect, A-list candidate — known as a Pink Unicorn. But as you might imagine, this rare breed can be tricky … Continued.

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Drinking from the Talent Acquisition Fire Hose

Bersin

'Hi, my name is Robin and I’m trying to understand the complexity of Talent Acquisition. Now, I would understand if you’re saying, but wait, Robin, isn’t it your job as the Talent Acquisition Practice Leader to comprehend it and make sense of it for the rest of us? Just six months ago, I transferred from Deloitte Consulting’s Talent, Performance & Rewards practice to its new acquisition, Bersin by Deloitte.

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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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HiringThing Partners with BambooHR To Make Hiring & Onboarding New Hires Easier

Hiring Thing

'We’re thrilled that HiringThing is now integrated with BambooHR’s web-based Human Resource Information System (HRIS). The integration allows clients of both companies to interact seamlessly between HiringThing and BambooHR.

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Too Intoxicated to Fill Out an Application?

Staffing Talk

'Well, we can do our dead level best to be sure the folks who head out our doors and onto the job sites of our clients are drug free (but they sure can come up with some wild and wacky excuses !), but we can’t do a whole lot to control the drug intake of the people who come IN our doors to apply for work. Case in point, a situation that happened in one of our offices this past Friday, and made the local news yesterday: “ROGERSVILLE — A man typing out a job application at a temporary employment a

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Equal Employment Opportunities Make Good Business Sense

ExactHire Recruiting

Individuals in Human Resources already know there are laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace against existing employees, but equal employment opportunity also relates to hiring and recruiting new employees, as well. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of his/her race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or gen

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Happy Thanksgiving

Staffing Talk

'I saw this image posted over on AVC and it made me think of our road warriors at Tempworks – the sales staffing, the implementers and the trainers who I hope were all able to get back to family to properly enjoy this wonderful holiday. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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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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Did The Census Bureau Manipulate Pre-Election Unemployment Figures?

Staffing Talk

'The federal unemployment report is one of the most closely watched measures of the economy, and The New York Pos t is claiming with this incendiary piece titled: Census ‘faked’ 2012 election jobs report , that the unemployment report was manipulated.Here are the first three paragraphs of John Crudele’s piece in the Post: “In the home stretch of the 2012 presidential campaign, from August to September, the unemployment rate fell sharply — raising eyebrows from Wall Street to Washi

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Google Goes For the Throat With Electronic Tattoos

Staffing Talk

'In the world of wearable tech, Google Glass was deemed too bulky. Enter the neck tattoo. Last week, Google-owned Motorola Mobility filed for a patent to develop an electronic tattoo that could be applied directly to your skin. (And yes, they used the above illustration in their application. I realize they’re not trying to market it quite yet, but that pupil-less jack-o-lantern with a bar code?

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Twitter Job-Postings Suffer From Craigslist-Like Image

Staffing Talk

'Fifteen jobs posted a minute. 500,000 a month. Expected to reach 2 million a month by 2014. VentureBeat recently touted the sheer volume of jobs being posted on Twitter, and even went so far as to venture (pun intended), “Is Twitter the new LinkedIn?” These are impressive stats, but they ignore half of the equation – the job-seeker.

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Walmart Holds Food Drive For Its Own Associates

Staffing Talk

'A food drive this time of year is a common sight. At church or school or the grocery store, we drop in a few cans of peas and corn from the backs of our cupboards, temporarily reminded that there are needy folks in our community. But what would you do if you saw bins and signs asking you to donate food to your own struggling co-workers ? Co-workers who, presumably, make as much (or, ahem, as little ) as you do?

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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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Use the “2+1” Rule to Create Great Staffing Clients

Staffing Talk

'I was lucky early on to get schooled by a great sales personality. He was the director of a France based airline cooperative, and he took me by the horns and set me straight when I was selling my airline software all wrong. Prospect champions can quit, get fired and even flat out die. Then who ya gonna call? He taught me something every great staffing sales person knows intuitively: to win a mega deal you need a champion inside the prospect’s organization.

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Job Seekers Are Voting with Their Resumes

Staffing Talk

'Etsy pays its employees to volunteer. Patagonia gives 1% of its sales to help repair the environment. Dansko compensates its workers for the time they spend voting. And it’s not only customers who are paying attention: job seekers are “voting” with their resumes. A new certification process is making it remarkably easy for job seekers to keep a running tally of for-profit companies that care –about the health of their employees, the community, and the environment ̵

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Using Personality To Play Matchmaker Between Applicants & Recruiters

Staffing Talk

'Can you quantify a company’s culture ? Whether you are a job candidate or an employer, you have to admit it would be nice to move beyond the specifics of a particular job listing, and figure out if your personalities – and cultures – are a good fit. That’s exactly the aim of the new website Good.co , described by PandoDaily as the job-hunting lovechild of eHarmony and LinkedIn.