February, 2017

article thumbnail

Nine changes recruiters must make – now!

Greg Savage

Everyone is telling recruiters they need to change. Hey, half my blogs touch on the same theme! So, you might be thinking, “OK, I get it. Change is key. But specifically, in what areas is this change meant to take place?” Good question!

Training 387
article thumbnail

Why Every Hiring Manager Needs an ATS

ClearCompany Recruiting

In the recruiting world there has long been a division among HR professionals: they either praise the time-saving properties of an ATS or they believe an ATS doesn’t catch all suitable applicants. Applicant tracking systems have come a long way in recent years and new technology allows products and tools to be more competitive. Currently, around 75% of recruiters and hiring professionals use a recruiting or applicant tracking system.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How We Turned Valentine's Day into Customer Love Day

Lever

Let’s face it: Valentine’s Day can be mildly awkward at work. Heart-shaped cookies, chocolate truffles and sprinkle cupcakes may be tasty, but the minute you ask about ‘Valentine’s plans’, you enter a minefield. To avoid any gaffes with co-workers, we decided to divert everyone’s attention to one audience we universally love here at Lever, and pay homage in a fun way.

ATS 239
article thumbnail

What is Recruitment Marketing?

JazzHR

At first glance, recruitment and marketing might not appear to have much in common. However, just as traditional marketing is all about connecting your brand with the right people using the right messages, successful recruiting is about attracting the right candidates for the right role. It’s no secret that recruitment has changed substantially in recent years.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

How to Build Your Own Recruiting Design Team Today On A Tiny Budget Using Fiverr

Talent Hero Media

Big recruiting agencies typically have internal design teams that make all of their marketing materials shine. So how are you supposed to compete with them on a tiny budget? With a little bit of patience, you can use Fiverr to get high-quality cost-effective marketing work for your recruitment team done for you. The three most reliable types of work you can get completed on Fiverr are logo design, video intros and infographics.

SEO 219

More Trending

article thumbnail

Social Media In Hiring…Fair Use or Unfair Access?

ExactHire Recruiting

A colleague asked a thought provoking question the other day…Do companies address social media in hiring, and if so, how? Good question. In a world where the hiring process is meant to be black and white in order to make an effective hiring decision based on an applicant’s professional experience, how do employers address a gray area of accidental or intentional viewing of applicants’ social media profiles within the hiring process?

article thumbnail

Workforce Planning: A Forward-Looking Approach to Getting the Right People in the Right Jobs

ClearCompany Recruiting

Workforce planning is a core function of human resources, and it’s key to the identification and analysis of what an organization is going to need in terms of its talent. Workforce planning determines what mix of experience, knowledge and skills are required to get the best people in the right roles at the right place.

Resources 255
article thumbnail

How to Use Social Media for Employer Branding

Lever

Top-tier talent has a choice in where they work, and employer branding helps you attract them to your organization. We can’t all be a Google or a Facebook, where the employer brand is well known and drives the best talent in the world to our career pages. Instead, we must promote our employer brand – and social media is a fantastic opportunity to do so.

article thumbnail

These 7 Collaborative Tools Will Help You Jumpstart Your Productivity

JazzHR

Small businesses often operate on the slimmest of margins. To be successful, they need to be lean and agile, and able to get as much out of their staff as possible. In many cases that means using collaborative tools to help them boost productivity by cutting down on a variety of their day-to-day administrative burdens. Collaborative tools come in all shapes and sizes, including recruitment software , messaging systems, file sharing apps, and project management software, among many others.

Tools 209
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

The 5 Steps Every Recruiting Agency Must Take to Rank Higher in Google

Talent Hero Media

Recruiting and staffing agencies that succeed with content marketing and rank highly in Google search results do two things very well. First, they create engaging and informative content that provides value to their clients and candidates. Second, they effectively promote their content so that clients and candidates have the opportunity to discover and read it.

SEO 185
article thumbnail

The Trolling Of Recruiters

The Whiteboard

The internet has given rise to many amazing things that have helped make the world a more connected place. But for all the positives it is undoubtedly balanced out by a lot of downsides too, not least of which is the platform it has afforded complete and utter idiots to voice their moronic opinions in an aggressively viral way (and yeah haha I know the irony but please…read on).

Reference 172
article thumbnail

Embrace Change in Business and Life

ExactHire Recruiting

The seasons can seem like they change in the blink of an eye, and if you live in Indiana they might change twice within that blink. Our elected officials change, people change, and technology changes. The only thing that doesn’t change is the fact that…everything changes. Some of the most dangerous words are “… but we’ve always done it that way.

Software 156
article thumbnail

A Basic Recruiting Compliance Checklist

ClearCompany Recruiting

Federal and state laws require employers to maintain a number of specific records relating to the company’s hiring and employment practices. Failing to collect and retain the necessary records can result in fines, exclusion from government contracts and other sanctions. Following best practices for record keeping in your recruiting process will help to minimize your company’s risk exposure in the event of a government audit or lawsuit.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Lever and Built In Join Forces to Jumpstart Tech Recruiting

Lever

Before companies can hire top talent, they need to form relationships, communicate their brand, and build rapport. In the startup and tech space, where the competition in hiring seems ever fiercer, this might be easier said than done.

Hiring 192
article thumbnail

Three Steps to Conducting a Better Skills Gap Analysis

JazzHR

For your business to really thrive, you need to make sure that you’re getting the best out of every employee and that you’re making smart decisions when it comes to hiring new staff. Knowing what skills your workforce has, where they are lacking, and how to fill that gap is crucial to remaining competitive in today’s market. That’s where a skills gap analysis comes in.

Jazz 168
article thumbnail

Do We Still Need Recruiters? (Hint, the answer is yes!)

HarQen

With all the technologies available to help increase recruiting efficiency, one can argue that we’ve reached the point where we no longer need recruiters. Hold Your Horses. Technology has, for the most part, made our lives easier. However, it hasn’t reached the point where it can start replacing jobs that require personal interaction. Think I’m wrong?

article thumbnail

How You Can Use Bonus Content to Increase Leads by 52%

Talent Hero Media

When a potential new lead discovers your blog on recruiting through a Google search, what typically happens? At least 95% of the time, they read the blog post and move on with their day. You are lucky if they even remember the name of the company who provided them with the information. What are some other potential outcomes? They might subscribe to your email list if this single piece of content blows them away (unlikely) or they might reach out to contact you to inquire about your services (eve

Study 164
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Can I Check the Status of My Employment Application? [VIDEO]

ExactHire Recruiting

In this age of instant gratification, it’s natural for job applicants to want uber-prompt attention when it comes to knowing whether the employment application they submitted for your company’s position has made it through your screening process. And, even if you pride yourself on being ultra communicative to applicants regarding their fate in your hiring process, it never hurts to make additional strides in the proactive communication category.

Video 156
article thumbnail

How to Give the Right Amount of Feedback to High Performers

ClearCompany Recruiting

Giving feedback to any of your employees can be troublesome, but when it comes to high performers, things can get a little more complex. Although it may be tempting to focus more on employees who need help, you can’t ignore your high performers. You don’t want to be standing over their shoulder, micromanaging every move they make, but how much feedback is the right amount and what should it include?

How To 220
article thumbnail

9 Dos and Don'ts of Mobile Recruiting

Lever

Have you ever settled down for dinner after a long day of work only to realize you completely spaced on submitting your candidate feedback? Or tried to prepare for your next interview on the way to the office, but scrambled to find your candidate’s profile? If your recruiting tasks are tied to a computer, you were probably out of luck.

article thumbnail

How To: Search the New LinkedIn Search Interface (Properly) Using Field Commands

Social Talent

So you’ve now received the new LinkedIn.com user interface and it’s new search bar. You’re annoyed that you no longer have an Advanced Search feature and individual search fields, where you could search for candidates by job title, zip-code, radius and company. That capability was removed for users of LinkedIn.com, forcing users (even those who already pay for LinkedIn) to upgrade to vastly expensive products like LinkedIn Recruiter.

Linkedin 175
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Recruit Smarter: How Technology and Artificial Intelligence Is and Isn’t Changing Recruiting

HarQen

While we’re far from intuitive AI changing our everyday lives, the ascent toward Artificial Intelligence having a substantial daily impact is rapidly progressing. Remember when the pinnacle of cell phones was Snake and the polyphonic ringtone of your favorite song? Now it’s hard to imagine not asking your cell phone for restaurant and travel route recommendations.

article thumbnail

How to Set Up and Optimize Your Recruiting Agency’s LinkedIn Page in 5 Minutes

Talent Hero Media

Every company, but especially a recruiting or staffing agency, needs a proper LinkedIn company page. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up and optimizing your page in 5 minutes. Go to the More icon and scroll down to the “Create a Company Page” button. Enter the company name and an email address that is on the same domain as your company.

Linkedin 159
article thumbnail

Mobile Recruiting: Here's the Guide You Can't Live Without

Entrepreneur

Mobile recruiting is a great tool; but one wrong move, and a serious hiring mistake could be made. Here's how to avoid that.

article thumbnail

Recruiting Through LinkedIn? Check Out These Top Changes

ClearCompany Recruiting

When LinkedIn reported in late 2016 that they would be updating their website’s look and functionality, many were excited. Many were also worried: How would the changes affect recruiting? Would it be helped or hindered by the new design?

Linkedin 223
article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

8 Things to Consider Before You Start Scheduling Interviews

Spark Hire

There are a seemingly endless amount of factors that come into play when conducting a job interview. Was the candidate being truthful when they described themselves on their resume? Was the job description accurate and thorough enough to attract the right batch of candidates? Are those in charge of hiring actually clear on what they’re looking for as they expand their team?

article thumbnail

10 Job Advertisements That Ooze Creativity & Wit

Social Talent

When you set out about writing a job advert, you have to look at it from the reader’s perspective. The more it engages the reader, the more applicants you’ll have flying in through the door. There are too many job advertisements out there that are filled with jargon and repetition, leaving the applicants shouting “NEXT!” Alas, all hope is nt lost!

article thumbnail

17 Ways Southwest Created a Great Company Culture

Glassdoor for Employers

“Where do you work?” Many of our employees have shared with us that they love answering this question, because their response is.

Culture 126