September, 2021

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Being a recruiter rocks!

Greg Savage

It is tough times for locked-down recruiters across Australia and NZ. Plenty of recruiters across the world are burned and bruised by the past 18 months. STAY STRONG! Truthfully, I almost wish I was a 25-year-old recruiter again, right now, because our medium-term future had never been brighter (I said ‘almost’). You must see through […]. The post The Savage Truth first appeared on Greg Savage.

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Talent Acquisition Software Is Important For Success | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

We all use different types of software every day to complete tasks at work and at home. We use software for fun and to learn new skills. In short, it touches every part of our lives. So it only makes sense that software also plays a role in every stage of the talent lifecycle, from application to offboarding. Today’s article discusses why talent acquisition software is a necessity for a successful, productive recruitment process.

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3 Ways Coaching Can Help Managers Boost Accountability in a Hybrid (or Any) Workplace

Recruiting Daily Advisor

One way to describe coaching is the practice of helping others do three things: Make decisions, commit to actions, and deliver results. To me, the whole purpose of coaching is to support people in being accountable to themselves by doing these three things. Source: iQoncept / shutterstock. Now more than ever, the workplace looks different for many of us, whether it’s hybrid, virtual, or in person.

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Expert Advice to Organize Your Recruitment Marketing Team 

Rally Recruitment Marketing

It’s an exciting time for the Recruitment Marketing field with the current labor shortage and the growing candidates’ market — Recruitment Marketing work is in high demand. We’re seeing job openings for Recruitment Marketing and employer branding professionals more than ever and that means people are growing their teams. . As the hiring landscape becomes more complicated, so do the requirements of a successful Recruitment Marketing team.

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6 Strategies to Navigate Social Determinants of Health for a Better Workplace

In today’s dynamic work landscape, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding the intricate interplay between social determinants of health (SDoH) and emotional wellbeing is paramount. Employers must acknowledge that the whole person comes to work and every aspect of a person’s personal and professional life, especially their mental health, comes with them.

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Five Effective Strategies to Optimize Your High-Volume Hiring

Recruitics

High-volume hiring comes with its own unique set of challenges. Throw in a global pandemic? You've magnified your hurdles. In a recent survey of 420 recruiting professionals at the talent acquisition director level or above, 65 percent said they have "high volume hiring demands, defined in the study as needing to fill over 1,000 positions in a short period of time or receiving more than 1,000 applications per position.

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Six mini-stories to pump your tires

Greg Savage

This entire article is lifted from a letter Chris Savage sent his clients this week. It put a spring in my step. Hope it does the same for you The most important Stoic virtue is courage. You have to be brave. To step up. I have been so energised this fortnight by leaders ‘answering the […]. The post The Savage Truth first appeared on Greg Savage.

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5 Employee Development Statistics You Haven’t Heard Of | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

This article on employee development statistics was updated in November 2016. All relevant statistics and copy have since been updated as of September 2021. A desire for employee training and development opportunities is one of the top reasons workers move to a new company or start their job search. That alone proves that employees desire professional growth and a chance to learn new skills.

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Why Should You Localize The Entire Candidate Journey?

TalentLyft

In his book Hacking Growth, Seal Ellis talks about his experiences of taking companies to the next level. More specifically, for anyone unfamiliar with the work of Sean Ellis, he is probably the reason you've heard about Dropbox as a standard for cloud-based file sharing. But Dropbox aside, there is one thing that sparked my interest while reading the book.

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3 Actionable Ways to Improve High-Volume Hiring During a Labor Shortage

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Last fall, employers faced major workplace disruptions (re: social distancing and stay-at-home measures) as well as economic uncertainty, which caused a work shortage of sorts. Today, the situation has flipped: work is plentiful — with nearly a 40% increase in job postings since February 2020 — but there aren’t enough workers to meet the supply. For reasons ranging from the Delta variant, to governmental aid, to workers demanding fair compensation, or searching out more work-life balance — peopl

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

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

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

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Fill Your Job Openings With a Different Sourcing Strategy

ApplicantPro

There's a concept called herd mentality. It has seeped into our business and sourcing strategy. It is one of four main reasons companies struggle to hire high-quality candidates right now. Herd mentality is one of our biggest diseases in sourcing and nobody talks about it. We only focus on the sourcing symptoms. I don't get enough applicants. The quality of the applicants isn't very high.

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Announcing The Rise Awards Finalists

Lever

This year, we announced our first-ever, Rise Awards as part of our annual customer conference, Lever Ascend. The Rise Awards recognizes and celebrates employees, employers, and organizations committed to excellence in talent acquisition. Entries have been reviewed by a panel of experts. Read More. The post Announcing The Rise Awards Finalists appeared first on Lever.

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15 crucial recruiter tips (In 15 words or less!)

Greg Savage

Four months till the year is done! Some of us are ‘free’, others in lockdown. None of us can predict the future. We all want to get better. Achieve more. Just ‘working hard’ and ‘hoping for a better year’ won’t do it, and those are not real goals anyway. Here are 15 simple, actionable tactics […]. The post The Savage Truth first appeared on Greg Savage.

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Types of Performance Management Systems | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

A performance management system is a vital part of human resources and people management. It’s essential for keeping employees on track, spotting high performers, and handling productivity issues. Performance management systems take you beyond basic employee reviews and into professional development territory, where employees — and your business — can flourish.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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SocialTalent Live: Building a Hiring Culture

Social Talent

We know that a company’s biggest asset, in terms of success, growth and innovation, is its people. However, when it comes to attracting and hiring the best talent, this is often seen as “someone else’s” responsibility. But hiring is a team sport. It is up to everyone – from leadership and TA to hiring managers and HR – to be engaged, informed and aligned on this front.

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How to Weave Your Employer Brand into Your Candidate and Employee Journey

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Since entering the Recruitment Marketing space, I’ve always used the analogy of a great band or restaurant to remind me of the importance of employer branding. An unknown band could create a generation-defining album, or a restaurant a Michelin-star-worthy meal, but if there’s no marketing to let people know these things exist, and are worth consuming, no one will have the chance to experience either of them. .

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No One Is Responding to My Job Postings.

Katrina Kibben

Tired of never getting qualified applicants to your job postings? This advice can help. The post No One Is Responding to My Job Postings. appeared first on Katrina Kibben's Blog.

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5 Ways to Build an Inclusive Workplace Culture From the Bottom Up

Lever

More organizations are stepping up their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In the tech industry alone, a 2021 study by BuiltIn reports that before 2020, only 26% of tech companies had a DEI policy or manifesto in place. That number rose. Read More. The post 5 Ways to Build an Inclusive Workplace Culture From the Bottom Up appeared first on Lever.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Wake up thinking about your payments!

Greg Savage

You own or manage a recruitment business? Lots on your mind and on your ‘to-do’ list, I know. This might sound dry, but it is critical. (And the video includes the gorgeous coastline south of Sydney to spice it all up:) Are you considering your payment terms as a cost of doing business? Watch the […]. The post The Savage Truth first appeared on Greg Savage.

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How to Approach Online Onboarding for Remote Employees | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

New hire onboarding has never been a simple task — there’s paperwork to fill out, equipment to set up, and an unfamiliar work environment to settle into. Ever since the massive shift to remote work, onboarding remote employees has proven to be an equally challenging task. Luckily, it’s possible to create an efficient, effective digital onboarding experience with the right tools and a best-practices approach.

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Forgotten diversity: Making organizations truly inclusive, with Jenifer Lambert

Social Talent

There can be no denying the need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. But, when we use the term “diversity,” it’s important to remember what this actually means. According to Workable , the types of diversity are ‘theoretically infinite.’ They encompass every characteristic that appears with variations among a group of people. So, if we are to make organizations truly inclusive, we have to look beyond a limited definition of diversity.

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Middle of the Recruitment Funnel Fixes

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Employers are experiencing a labor shortage, and it’s not just because of the pandemic. Almost half of baby boomers are now retired, there’s record low workforce participation and the U.S. has seen the lowest population growth in almost 100 years. . If you’re experiencing serious drop-off (or worse, ghosting!) around the middle of your recruitment funnel (such as candidates who have already applied or even interviewed) like many companies right now, then you know this issue well.

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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Candidates and Counteroffers – Early Coaching Can Help

NPA Worldwide

Candidates and counteroffers – it’s a recruitment conundrum as old as time. Right now, though, with plentiful jobs and candidates in woefully-short supply, counteroffers are at perhaps an all-time high. Recruiters need to assume that employers WILL counteroffer your candidates as part of their retention efforts, because they know replacements are simply too hard to find.

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Key Learnings from SHRM 2021

Hireology

Several Hireology team members attended the 2021 Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) conference in Las Vegas last week. As the largest gathering of HR professionals in the world, SHRM offered us an opportunity to more deeply understand the issues plaguing HR teams today and gain insight into what we can do to best support our current and future customers.

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Announcing the Great Discontent: 2021 Worker Survey

Workable

That’s been the burning question for employers all year, ever since predictions of the “The Great Resignation” made waves as a news item. It’s now no longer a prediction; it’s a current reality, and it’s evolved to what we’ll call a Great Discontent. Quit rates are through the roof, and weirdly enough, it’s not translating into a larger and more active candidate pool for employers – rather, it’s the opposite.

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What is an Effective Professional Development Program? | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

Professional development programs are not a new concept. But in today’s competitive job market, it’s more important than ever to execute those programs effectively. Employees are making professional development a priority: 61% of job seekers say it’s a top consideration when looking for a new job. Career development is also one of the top three reasons employees choose to leave their jobs.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Building a culture of hiring

Social Talent

Great hiring is integral to business success. No matter the circumstances, people will always be the biggest asset and differentiator for any organization. Talent is the lifeblood that sustains innovation, performance and growth. So, finding (and retaining) the right teams will see organizations thrive. But, make bad hiring decisions and the foundations of success inevitably chip-away and crumble. .

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8 Opportunities to Promote Employer Awards That You’ve Won

Rally Recruitment Marketing

Employer awards build trust with candidates in a way that can set you apart from competitors in the job market. Seeing a “best workplace award” builds credibility when candidates are evaluating your company culture. But if you want your awards to enhance your employer brand and help you recruit more effectively, they need to be promoted the right way, and in the right places.

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How Recruiters Work: The Basics for Candidates

NPA Worldwide

This is for you, job seekers! Trying to make the process less of a mystery and more clear, so you know what is happening as a job candidate and how recruiters work. Happy to hear from you about things that would add even more transparency to the process. Remember, most recruitment agencies are paid for performance and that means finding the best talent for open positions.