June, 2017

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The recruiting secret that made me more money than any other

Greg Savage

Success in recruitment is ‘lots of activity – done well, with the right people’. Activity x Quality x Target Market 

= Success 
= Fun and money I believe (actually, I know) that activity is key to the ongoing success of any recruitment professional. It’s not all about activity, but activity counts. You just have to […].

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Ask the Sourcing Squad: Your Top 3 Favorite Places to Source

Lever

Summer is officially here. As you break out the ice cold refreshments to cool down, it’s time to also hit refresh on your go-to places to source. The moment has come to break out of the stuffy confines of your comfort zone to tap into new candidate pools.

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How Do Recruiters Find Clients?

Talent Hero Media

Instead of giving the same vague answers to the question "How do recruiters find clients?", we provide actionable steps to help you find new clients. The post How Do Recruiters Find Clients? appeared first on Talent Hero Media.

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Dealing With A Racist Recruiter

The Whiteboard

This is what she said, “I can tell you, I’ve been in recruitment all my life, if I saw your CV come across the table it would go straight back down in the rubbish bin,” She followed this up with, “ There’s hundreds of Kiwis out there – there’s hundreds of Australians and British – why would we give it to you?

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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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If Recruiters Were Simpsons Characters…

Social Talent

Ahhh, the Simpsons, who doesn’t like the mad hatter family from Springfield? I certainly do! Springfield is home to many an oddball character, with it having some standout personalities. We’ve decided to take a look at some traits associated with recruiters and match them with some of our favourite characters from The Simpsons. Homer Simpson.

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Sixty Savage Seconds – The future of recruitment in 127 words

Greg Savage

Here’s the next “Sixty Savage Seconds” from The Savage Truth A one minute video of the best ideas, tips and tactics for recruiters… sixty seconds to make you think. This Sixty Savage Seconds is titled “The future of recruitment in 127 words“ Let me know what you think!

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Recruiting in Ed Tech: 6 Key Learnings from Seasoned Talent Leaders

Lever

By 2020, investment in education technology is expected to reach a whopping $252 billion. To grasp the market’s explosive growth, you don’t have to visit a classroom. Just chat with your relative who’s taking an online education course, your roommate who’s learning a new language on her phone, or your nephew who now uses a Chromebook in his kindergarten class.

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SEO For Recruiters Webinar (2/3) – How To Use Basic SEO To Immediately Improve Your Google Rankings

Talent Hero Media

The second part of a three-part webinar series on SEO for recruiters, covering how to optimize your site for search and crafting the perfect blog post for search. The post SEO For Recruiters Webinar (2/3) – How To Use Basic SEO To Immediately Improve Your Google Rankings appeared first on Talent Hero Media.

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What Are the Qualities a Recruiter REALLY Needs to Have?

Recruiting Daily

My LinkedIn timeline is overrun with people complaining about how terrible a recent transaction has been with a recruiter. I mean, every other post is someone venting in front of the world that they had a terrible encounter with a recruiter. WE GET IT. Falling slightly behind politics and people that can’t park well, it’s the […].

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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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An Unusual (yet Obvious) Way to Fix The Skills Gap Issue When Recruiting

Social Talent

When recruiting new staff, software companies can often find that there is a shortage of highly skilled workers in their local area. This problem is particularly prominent in the technology sector, where a skills gap can mean significant investment in training resources is necessary. This is not only expensive but also time-consuming. As a result of this, many software companies choose to do their hiring using niche digital recruitment firms such as Nigel Frank , which have access to the CVs of

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The Candidate Experience: Complaints at the Tip of the Iceberg

SmartRecruiters

Just “the tip of the iceberg.” That’s how Ray Tenenbaum describes several fundamental complaints about the candidate experience in a recent article. As I talk to candidates, I hear similar complaints and know full well that each one represents similar views held by many more. And you know what they say about icebergs — you only see the top 10 percent or so.

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Sixty Savage Seconds – Have YOU dumbed recruitment down?

Greg Savage

Here's something totally new from The Savage Truth “Sixty Savage Seconds” A one minute video of the best ideas, tips and tactics for recruiters. sixty seconds to make you think.

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4 Essential Takeaways from our Sourcing Soiree in San Francisco

Lever

On Wednesday - aka the longest day of the year and the first day of summer - we celebrated at Lever headquarters. First, we stuffed ourselves with spoonfuls of Humphrey Slocombe, an LGBTQ vendor, in honor of Pride Month. Then, we had the main event to look forward to: our Summer of Sourcing Soiree in San Francisco. Decked out in leis and drinking Leveroo-made mojitos, dozens of talent leaders gathered to exchange sourcing insights and marvel at the unusually warm Bay Area weather.

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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 Benefits of Bringing Your Dog to Work

Glassdoor for Employers

When you see a dog, you can’t help but smile. Their joy for life is infectious. But it’s not just their cute mugs that make you feel that way: research shows that spending time with a canine companion can help relieve stress, boost your mood, and even reduce cholesterol.

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Hireology Named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces 2017

Hireology

Hireology is excited to announced our recognition as an Inc. Magazine Best Workplace for 2017. The list is the result of a wide-ranging and comprehensive measurement of private American companies who have created exceptional workplaces through vibrant cultures, deep employee engagement, and stellar benefits. Out of thousands of applicants, Inc. singled out just over 200 winning companies.

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Tech Recruiting: 10 Of The Best Questions You Need To Ask A Hiring Manager

Social Talent

If you’re a recruiter, you’ll know just how challenging it can be to extract concrete information from a hiring manager. Nailing down the exact requirements for the role, knowing the salary range that you can offer, and separating the must-haves from the ‘would like to’ haves – this is information that you undoubtedly need if you have any chance of finding the right candidate for the job.

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Recruiting: Adding a Human Touch to an Automated World

SmartRecruiters

Two seemingly unrelated ideas came to mind as I read Noel Cocca’s article at Recruiting Daily, “ 5 Tips to Manage the Human Candidate Experience.” In fact, they may even be polar opposites — automation and humanity. At SmartRecruiters, we take pride in delivering a talent acquisition suite that automates processes to save time. But make no mistake. We are not creating automated tools to eliminate the human touch.

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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 hire more women in tech sales

Workable

Throughout my career, I’ve observed that the highest performing teams have a common denominator: diversity. And, gender diversity is an undeniable variable in successful teams. At Workable, we take this to heart, especially as we build our sales team. I’m proud to say these teams are equal parts male and female (and shall continue to be so.). This is no easy feat, particularly, in tech sales, notorious for its lack of women.

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Ask the Sourcing Squad: Your Biggest Sourcing Success Stories

Lever

For some candidates, summer is the perfect time for reflection. Are they excited to come into work each day, or is their current role uninspiring? Lounging in lawn chairs and idling in airports, they can finally take a step back and actually think deeply about their career trajectory. (If they're not too busy sipping mai tais, of course.).

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What is The Informed Candidate?

Glassdoor for Employers

Informed Candidates are the people you want – and recruiting them on Glassdoor saves employers time and money. Once they’re hired, they get onboarded faster, exhibit greater productivity, contribute to positive company culture, influence other great hires to come on board – and increase employee retention.

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Know the difference: Front-end, back-end, full-stack developer

Devskiller

Don’t be put off by buzzwords and tech jargon. Learn what a “front-end” , a “back-end” , and a “full-stack” developer does and give yourself the confidence to approach them with firm knowledge and a better understanding of their roles. Some of these differences are substantial and some are subtle, but all are necessary to have a clear view of the needs in the IT industry.

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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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10 Stages of Reading Someone’s Resume

Social Talent

1. The Feeling of potential power- you are deciding someone’s potential career, their hopes and dreams lie with you. 2. I wonder if I’ll discover the next Karren Brady or Lary Page- wait, what if they ACTUALLY applied for this role? (Spoiler: They 100% didn’t). 3. Ok, time to get down to business. Clear your mind and approach each resume objectively. 4.

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Enrich, Understand, and Communicate: 3 Principles for Retaining Great Engineers

SmartRecruiters

The battle for tech talent is fierce, and there’s way more to it than simply convincing candidates to join your ranks. Organizations fighting to win the best people might be focusing too heavily on recruiting and initial hiring – and that’s understandable given how competitive the market is. Top programmers are highly coveted and they know it, often earning multiple offers to choose from.

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How to Prepare Your Recruitment Agency for GDPR

FireFish Software

By now most recruitment agency owners have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes which will come into effect in May 2018. However, we’re not all clued up about what it means in practice and what we need to do to prepare for these new regulations. As I keep saying, recruitment agencies are data businesses and as we deal with data every single day, any changes to data regulations are going to hit us hard.

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New Research Shows Power of Leveraging Design Thinking to Build Better Recruiting and Talent Processes

Lever

This just in: design thinking improves your talent acquisition team’s effectiveness.

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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.