June, 2016

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Recruiter KPIs. From Crap to Credible.

Greg Savage

Mostly, recruiters hate KPIs. Often, relentless focus on KPIs does more harm than good. Routinely, Managers drive old-school KPIs because they are bereft of any new ideas to increase productivity, and sad to say, the less success delivered by the old tactics, the more the manager pushes the KPI! It’s a destructive cycle of pain […].

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Embracing Candor: Improve Performance with Direct Feedback

JazzHR

“He said what?!”. Have you ever had the same conversation with someone multiple times over? You’ve talked to Jimmy three times in the past quarter but the message hasn’t gotten through. Despite your best efforts and professionalism, the problem continues to occur. Maybe its time for a tactical change not only for you, but your organization as well. Let’s talk about the embracing of candor by organizations across the world.

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Why End-to-End Recruitment Analytics Matter

Recruitics

Recruitment today is marketing and, as such, must be measured to determine ROI and to identify inefficiencies that can be optimized to improve that ROI. So, if we’re to think of recruitment as marketing, then of course we must consider the marketing funnel, adapted for recruitment. As we can see, talent acquisition professionals need to track metrics from the top of the funnel (traffic to jobs) to the bottom (hires).

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6 Clever Ways to Use Your LinkedIn Headline to Boost Your Recruiting Efforts

Social Talent

a. According to LinkedIn , when it comes to writing our LinkedIn profile headline, too many of us take a “just-the-facts” approach, listing only our job title and our company in the 120 character slot – an approach they believe stops many of us from realising the true potential of the most prominent text on our LinkedIn profile after our name. .

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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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This Is Why Skill Set Isn’t Everything In The Hiring Game

Spark Hire

There are only a few organizations that truly need to hire based on skill alone. The New York Yankees, for example. Major movie studios, definitely. Modeling agencies would be another one. It’s tough to win a World Series, an Oscar or land a major ad campaign with someone who doesn’t have the necessary set of skills to get there. But for nearly every other type of business, a candidate’s skills are important, but they’re not the be all, end all.

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The big secret. Unique candidates

Greg Savage

It is a scandal how much work recruiters do that they do not get paid for. And it’s getting worse. But there is a way to get a greater return on your efforts. Sadly, 90% of recruiters have no idea how.

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6 Ways to Hire the Talent You Need to Scale Quickly

Entrepreneur

Your product is not innovative; it's the people behind it who are. Here's how to build an innovative organization by scaling with the best employees.

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How to Become an Authority Within Your Niche

FireFish Software

Becoming influential in the recruitment industry is difficult. Fortunately, I’ve got some tips and advice from my own experience that could help. Influence is “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something…” Successful recruiters already do this well. But if you’re new to the industry or going it alone how do you build your reputation?

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How Recruiters Read Your CV (Infographic)

Social Talent

We all know that it’s essential to have an impressive CV when looking to land your next big career move, but how much do you know about the recruiters who will be reading your CV? Which areas of your CV do they study most? How do they like to see the information presented? How do you ensure that they actually read your CV?! By having an understanding of what recruiters look for in a CV and the challenges they face in their roles; you can create a CV that instantly connects with them.

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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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All You Need To Know About A Terrible Employer Brand Through Memes

Spark Hire

In a lot of ways, a company’s employer brand is like a meme. Everyone likes a relatable, fun one, but one that is outdated and boring just annoys people. And if it’s something everyone has seen a million times before, they aren’t going to connect with it. There are countless things that contribute to your employer brand. Everything from the wording in your job descriptions to your social media presence affects what talent thinks about your company as a place to work.

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Introducing EBHacks: Bite-Size Tips & Tricks for Building Your Employer Brand

Firmplay

Employer branding is a long-term investment. Why? Because great employer branding is storytelling, and storytelling comes down to content. Content that’s engaging and transparent, created organically by your employees. And that takes time and effort. It’s a journey. To help you along on that journey, we like to tackle some of the meatier questions around employer branding […].

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Why Employer Brand Videos Work

Glassdoor for Employers

The explosion in online video thanks to high-speed data connections on smartphones has radically shifted consumption away from text- and image-based content.

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To Build Your Dream Team Study How 'Coach Pop' Recruits Talent

Entrepreneur

Year after year, Gregg Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, rejuvenates his championship team with late-round NBA draft picks others overlook.

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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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The 11 Most Important Sourcing Best Practices

Beamery

In today’s hyper-competitive talent market, sourcing is probably the most valuable recruiting skill for anyone concerned about hiring high quality candidates. Put simply, many of the best candidates don’t apply anymore. It’s on you and your team to get proactive, and go out and find them! With that in mind, we’ve put together the 11 most important sourcing best practices to help you identify and approach candidates on any medium you choose. 1.

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20 Hilarious Office Awards to Embarrass Your Colleagues

Social Talent

Download each of the following printable award certificates and have fun determining which of your coworkers you want to award or poke a little fun at! Oh, and don’t forget to tweet, pin, post and otherwise share. Happy Friday Recruiters! Download The “Eternally Late” Award. Download The “How Was Your Weekend” Award. Download The “Personal Space Ignorer” Award.

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What Being a Best Place to Work Two Years in a Row Says About Our Culture

Symphony Talent

SmashFly CEO Mike Hennessy talks about what it means to create a great employee culture that grows as your company grows, and how it feels to be voted a Best Place to Work two years in a row. The post What Being a Best Place to Work Two Years in a Row Says About Our Culture appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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Recruiting Secrets LinkedIn Probably Doesn’t Want You to Know

RecruitLoop

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ninh Tran from Hiretual. His opinions are his own. Recruiting and job seeking have become significantly more challenging as offers are given out only to candidates who meet all requirements without fail. Sahat Yalkabov, a software engineer at Yahoo, was rejected multiple times and Read More.

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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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How to Create an Employer Brand From Scratch

Glassdoor for Employers

“Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room,” said Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.

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What Questions Should You ACTUALLY Ask Your Interviewer?

Undercover Recruiter

If you’ve bagged yourself an interview – congrats! You should ensure you’re prepared for all the questions they may ask you in the interview, but there’s one more part of an interview that you need to make sure that you’re ready for; the end of the interview when the interviewer/hiring manager asks you if you have. View Article.

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New Journalism Grads Are Abandoning the Field: Here’s What They Want to Do Instead

Indeed

The shift to an online world where information is available to everyone has revolutionized the news business. Today, anybody, anywhere with a smartphone can follow the headlines as they unfold in real time. But there’s a flipside, too: Most of this information is consumed for free, which makes funding a large-scale news entity very difficult. As a result, the news about the news business is often discouraging, especially when it comes to jobs.

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The 10 Golden Rules for Using the Phone to Contact Candidates

Social Talent

When was the last time you picked up the phone and called a friend to ask when they’re free to meet for coffee? Chances are you probably sent them a text or WhatsApp message instead, right? Isn’t it ironic that the amount of time we spend actually talking on the phone is minuscule in comparison to the time we spend using all other phone features?!

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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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Recruitment and big data – match made in heaven?

RecruitmentJuice

Recruitment was never an industry to shy away from new technological advancements and tools that would help people do a better job. In fact, you might say that as far as the business world goes, recruiters and other people from the industry have traditionally been among the first to adopt new technologies and aids that made them more efficient and successful.

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How to Source and Attract Multi-Generational Talent in a Tight Labor Market

RecruitLoop

Given the war for quality talent, we have an imminent need to adopt a multi-faceted sourcing and recruitment strategy capable of attracting the best candidates from every generation.

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Here’s How Delta Air Lines Makes the Most Out of Award Wins

Glassdoor for Employers

As an employer, winning awards can feel great. It’s good for employee morale. It looks good for company executives. It’s a good.

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Evaluate candidates with a pre-employment assessment process

Workable

In your hiring process, it’s important to accurately gauge the skill level of your candidates as it pertains to their ability to do their job. Assessing these skills can take a wide variety of forms. You may ask candidates for a writing sample, a project, or a presentation. For jobs with an easily quantifiable skill-set, you may ask your candidates to complete a skills assessment , or standardized test to objectively gauge their competency.

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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.