August, 2016

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Introducing: OnDemand Recruiting™

Proactive Talent

We’ve all had these weeks. the Head of Engineering comes strolling by the Talent Acquisition team one fine Monday morning and nonchalantly says, “Hey team, we are planning for the build out of a new product and need to hire 20 engineers and 7 technical architects over the next 3 months.” Oh no! We know two things: we don’t have those candidates in the pipeline and our team can’t handle that kind of volume on short notice.

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3 Tips To Make Sure You Nail Your Job Interview

Hoops

Hourly jobs are the primary entry into the job market for many first-time job seekers. That means a slew of newbies flood job boards, respond to ‘help wanted’ ads, and submit resumes, hoping to score interviews with restaurant, retail, and hospitality managers. The problem is that most applicants new to the job hunt are woefully unprepared for what to expect, and how to conduct themselves, during the interview process.

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20 of the Most Annoying Things Your Co-Workers Do

Social Talent

Co-workers. You’ve just gotta love them. Without them, who would we share the daily coffee run with, or have deep and meaningful conversations about the latest ‘Game of Thrones’ episode with? The reality is that after you leave school/college, most of the friends that you make as an adult are more than likely the ones that you met at work.

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The Three Most Difficult Technology Jobs to Hire for Right Now

Yoh

Recruiting for technical talent hasn't been easy, and it doesn't show any signs of letting up. With the help of real-time data aggregated by Career Builder, one of the top used career sites, let's dive into the toughest tech jobs to fill, and what you can do to gain the upper hand.

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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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These Social Media Tips Will Make You Rethink Recruiting

Entrepreneur

The four biggest social media outlets provide unique features that can be used to grab the attention of job seekers.

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7 Ways Managers Can Build Trust in the Workplace

Glassdoor for Employers

How many people trust their managers? A recent study by Edelman found that one in three employees don’t trust their employer. Another.

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The problem with hiring for ‘culture fit’

Workable

Culture fit is trending again—but not in a good way. In the 70s, organizational psychologist John Morse conducted an experiment on company culture fit and found that workers whose personalities matched their jobs felt more confident about their job performance. In the 90s, hiring for culture fit hit the mainstream. Southwest Airlines famously screened job candidates based on their willingness to provide offbeat, fun experiences for passengers.

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The 9 Deadliest CV Mistakes a Jobseeker Can Make (Infographic)

Social Talent

Your CV is the very first impression that employers will have of you, so just one mistake can seriously damage your job prospects. Careless errors will be picked up by recruiters and damage your reputation, so it pays to check that there aren’t any in your CV. From content errors, to poor formatting, there are a number of pitfalls to avoid when writing your CV and StandOut CV ’s latest infographic details the nine worst CV mistakes a job hunter can make, and how you can avoid them: Source: Stan

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Newton Bootcamp – Building a Compliant Background Check Process

Newton Software

Background Checks and Employment Screening – Building a Compliant Process to Mitigate Risk. If you attended last month’s Bootcamp , “How to Hire a Successful Recruiter,” you now have a framework for building the foundation of your talent acquisition team. Now it’s time to work out your compliance muscles by taking a deep dive into how to mitigate the risks of your recruiting program.

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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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Phone Screening: A Guide To This Essential Recruiting Step

SmartRecruiters

This is a guest post from our friends at Kayako. Are you using phone screening as part of your interviewing process? If not, you should be! Hypothetically, you’ve made it to the other side and are now working for a company you love. But rather than trying to get a job, you’re trying to find the right employees for your company. Crawling through job applications and resumes can be tough, but there is a way to do it that is less painful, and even fun!

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This Is Why You Need To Hire Baby Boomers

Spark Hire

Though many businesses are anxious to hire millennials , known for their fresh, enthusiastic take on professional life and their social media savvy, hiring managers and recruiters shouldn’t overlook the value of baby boomers. Though some might assume that boomers are retired or are biding their time until they get there, in reality, boomers make up 29 percent of the workforce , according to Pew Research Center.

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Are Your Employees Having Enough Fun at the Office?

Glassdoor for Employers

Having fun is serious business. While it may seem counterintuitive to actively promote employee ‘recreation,’ offering opportunities for laughter and play ultimately.

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Alternative Revenue Sources for Recruiters

NPA Worldwide

The recruitment business has always been somewhat cyclical. Like the stock market, there are bull markets for recruitment and bear markets for recruitment. Based on demographics, it looks to be a bull market well into the future, but certainly there will bumps in the road ahead. Many small and mid-sized recruitment firms achieve nearly 100% of revenue from recruiting operations exclusively.

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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 5 Key Motivational Drivers For Top Talent

Social Talent

One of the main concerns that many recruiters have is attracting and retaining the best talent (also known as A-players). These high-calibre employees are star performers and typically represent the top 10% of the talent available. Because A-players are obsessed with professional development and strive to accomplish more, they are highly valued by companies.

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The Insiders Guide to Passive Candidates [Infographic]

RecruitLoop

Here's a fantastic infographic highlighting how and why attracting passive candidates is often the best way to find to find your next employee, rather than waiting on the ideal candidate to come to you.

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Stop calling it an intake form. Please.

Recruiting Toolbox

Intake form. It’s a term I’m embarrassed to say I used for many years. You know, the form you take into a hiring manager meeting, to scope out a new req? There are so many things wrong with “intake form.”. First, calling it a form. Who likes forms? I know hiring managers hate ‘em. And outside of a small portion of recruiters — usually newer to our profession — we all hate ‘em, too.

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All You Need To Know About “Creative” Job Search Tactics

Spark Hire

As recruiters and hiring professionals, it can be easy to forget how hard the job search can be for candidates. Research from the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology found that 52 percent of interviewers make their decision within five to 15 minutes of the interview starting. And a 2016 CareerBuilder study found that 38 percent of job seekers never hear from employers after applying for a job.

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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 Build an Effective Employer Value Proposition

Glassdoor for Employers

You’d think that with all the buzz surrounding the importance of developing an employer value proposition (EVP) and it’s role in attracting,

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10 Brené Brown Quotes to Inspire Success and Happiness at Work

Indeed

Dr. Brené Brown knows what it means to put yourself out there and join the conversation. As one of the world’s leading researchers on courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, Brown has risen to fame through her wildly popular TED Talks , three bestselling books and speaking engagements around the world. She has interviewed hundreds of people from all walks of life about what it means to step into the arena, take risks and open oneself up to the possibility of pure joy.

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15 Reasons Why Pokémon GO is NOTHING like Recruiting

Social Talent

Ok, let’s just keep it real for a minute. We get that Pokémon Go is the hottest thing on the planet at the moment. And sure, it’s getting people up and moving, out in the fresh air, putting pedometers to work, yadda yadda yadda. We get it. But let’s get one thing straight. Pokémon GO is NOTHING like recruiting, despite what you may or may not have heard.

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Yes, times have changed and you need to rethink your hiring strategy

Jobsoid

Days are over for Company CEOs when Recruitment was left alone on internal executives and recruitment managers to hire top talent and ensure credible performances. Despite the higher rate of unemployment you still cannot find the right talent […]. The post Yes, times have changed and you need to rethink your hiring strategy appeared first on Jobsoid.

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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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The 7 Biggest Social Recruiting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Beamery

It’s so easy to make social recruiting mistakes that many recruiters don’t even realise where they’re going wrong. Social recruiting has become a key part of almost every top hiring operation. In fact, only 4% of recruiters don’t use social media in the recruiting process. An overwhelming 92% use social media regularly! Great social recruiting is so much more than just finding candidates on social media though.

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How to Keep Every Job Interview On The Right Track

Spark Hire

A job interview is the ideal time for a hiring manager to get a good sense of what a candidate is all about, extending beyond what’s written on their resume and cover letter. Simultaneously, that candidate should be evaluating the office environment and the open position to verify that this is a job they’d be interested in pursuing. While this conversation is an important one, it can also drag on much longer than necessary if the hiring manager isn’t focused on exactly how the discussion should

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My (Sneaky) Trick To Get Your Leadership Obsessed With Employer Branding

Glassdoor for Employers

In talking with recruiters over the last year, one of the biggest hurdles they’ve faced has been getting management to embrace the.

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Recruitment Marketing Champion Series: Shaunda Zilich, GE

Symphony Talent

In light of the upcoming Olympic games, the first-ever Recruitment Marketing Conference, SmashFly Transform™, and our love of recruitment marketing pioneers everywhere, our Recruitment Marketing Champion Series will. The post Recruitment Marketing Champion Series: Shaunda Zilich, GE appeared first on SmashFly Blog.

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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.