June, 2014

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20 reasons your boss hates you

Greg Savage

'Does your boss hate you? OK, hate is a strong word. I am sure she does not actually hate you. (Well, maybe not). But let’s say you irritate her, disappoint her, and ultimately incline her to regard you more as a liability than an asset. And that can only end in tears. 30 years of […].

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Making Your First Hire – Don’t Be Nervous

ExactHire Recruiting

So you are a small business and ready to grow – maybe you are currently the only employee or you have a few partners in your company. Or maybe you are building a HR department from scratch. Either way, making your very first hire can be daunting, here are a few things to keep in mind to make sure this first hire (and future hires) are a success. Find the right fit.

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Job Postings Are Not Dead (despite what Zappos is doing) – Part 1

Recruiting Toolbox

'Every now and then, a high profile company does something so ground breaking, unique or radical in their talent management strategy that everyone takes notice, often resulting in the question, is this a new trend? Is dead? For example, when Yahoo! announced the end of telecommuting for their employees, pundits questioned whether the practice as a whole was coming to an end.

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Farewell, Mobiquity

Good To Know

'About a year and a half ago, a good friend & colleague in the talent acquisition field connected me with Susan Miele, one of the top human resources pros in the world (as a side-note, if you ever have the chance to work with Susan, jump at it). We hit it off, to say the […].

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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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The ‘Are You Nuts?’ Recruitment Strategies

Sirona Consulting

'I just want you to picture the following conversation I have had with four companies over the last two weeks ( and more recently). It has prompted the same response from me on each occasion – “Are you nuts?”. Me : So you have been having issues attracting and recruiting the skills you need? Company : Yes, we have been struggling for months ( which is why we are talking to you today ).

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Five recruiter ‘must haves’ (Infographic)

Greg Savage

'Welcome to the first ever ‘Savage Truth’ Infographic. Just to mix thing up a bit. Short and sweet, too. Five recruiter essentials. Check you have them, won’t you? Thanks to Ross Coverdale of Head Resourcing for producing this Infographic. Have your say. Please leave your comments and ideas below. ** Subscribe to The Savage […].

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Applicant Tracking Systems for Not-For-Profits

ExactHire Recruiting

Applicant tracking systems (ATS) can be appropriate for many different industries and many different business sizes…the right system for your organization will depend on the unique needs or your business as features will vary depending on the software application. In this blog, I would like to focus on how applicant tracking software can be beneficial to a not-for-profit organization.

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The Life of a Staffing Professional

Staffing Talk

'There are probably lots of more difficult, more stressful, and more thankless jobs, but one thing’s for sure – there’s no job on the planet quite like staffing. It’s hard enough to meet and exceed the expectations of one set of customers, something every for-profit company is required to do every day to stay in business, but imagine having to please TWO entirely opposite customer groups when the definition of ‘pleasing’ (and consequently, your job) is bringing them together in such a way that b

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How We Harm Our Daughters’ Futures

Good To Know

'Not to soapbox (I have Facebook status updates for that), but this is something that struck a chord with me. For the past few years, I’ve been involved formally as well as informally, in efforts to encourage more women to get involved with technology. It’s not because I’m heroic – it’s because I’m selfish and […].

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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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10 Recruitment Insights From Amsterdam’s #iRecruitExpo

Sirona Consulting

'For two days last week, the good (and some great) people from the world of recruitment, talent and HR descended on the RAI in Amsterdam, for the annual iRecruit Conference. It was an enjoyable and well organised conference, and one I would recommend looking out for next year. It was well attended, but why weren’t there more industry professionals there?

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Free Video Interviewing Guide

Metashift

'I''m delighted to announce that the Metashift Video Interviewing Guide is now free to download. The guide was put together last year and is the result of 100 hours of research into the emerging Video Interviewing trend. The report gives you the information you need to decide whether video interviewing is right for your organisation. It will allow you to plan an implementation of the technology that will achieve the full benefits of video interviewing.

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How Your Career Site Is Losing Candidates

Recruiting.com

'Have you ever found yourself judging a company’s reputation based on the quality of their web site? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone! Research shows it only takes us seconds of looking at a web page to form a first impression. That initial impression influences our personal affiliation with a brand, or worse. The post How Your Career Site Is Losing Candidates appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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Make Hiring More Predictable

ExactHire Recruiting

We recently hired another staff member, and as we wound down the process, one of the key factors in choosing the person we did was based on the type of work they had done previously and the positive feedback from others who had worked with that person in those prior positions. This made me stop and think about an old, but mostly true, saying: “Past performance is the best predictor of future performance.” As you likely know from prior blogs, I’m a big believer in employee assessments

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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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Recruitment Marketing Best Practices (Educational Kit)

iCIMS

Savvy employers know that recruitment marketing is key to attracting and engaging quality candidates. Unfortunately, navigating all the noise to find actionable best practices is a daunting task.

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Advice to New Temp That Got the Cold Shoulder: “Just Outwork Them”

Staffing Talk

'Everyone is temporary, just outwork everyone — Gregg Haas. Not infrequent StaffingTalk commenter @TempEmployees alerted us to a woman who tweeted that she got the cold shoulder from her coworkers when she started a new temp assignment today. She got plenty of replies back. My favorite was from Gregg Haas: “I always say everyone is #temporary just #outwork everyone.

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Will #iRecruitExpo Deliver Innovation Or BAU?

Sirona Consulting

'How many recruitment, talent and HR leaders’ presentations does it take to make you feel good/bad about your recruitment strategy? Honestly? I have no idea, but I am going to Amsterdam tomorrow to find out! Now in it’s second year, iRecruit Expo has quickly become the biggest recruitment specific conference in Europe. While biggest doesn’t always mean best, it does mean that the 2 day event is guaranteed to attract a superb industry audience from across Europe and beyond.

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Recruitment's Problem with Persuasion

Metashift

'It was my great pleasure to speak at the excellent RecFest in London the other week. My presentation on “The Art of Persuasion” was inspired by some recent conversations with a number of employers who have found themselves struggling to recruit the talent they need in 2014. Many employers are currently facing a big uplift in recruitment and some are going into a blind panic throwing money at projects that have been on ice since 2009 (new EVP, new recruitment website etc) to try and fix their pr

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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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Candidate Sourcing: Get More Replies to Your Contact Emails

Recruiting.com

'Sourcing for great talent can be difficult in today’s job market—where everyone who is employable is already employed. This can be especially true when it comes to a niche position that’s in high demand. Since too few candidates are actively looking, you’re usually forced to go after prospects who are already employed. So what does. The post Candidate Sourcing: Get More Replies to Your Contact Emails appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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How to Make Sure an Electronic Signature is Valid – Whiteboard [VIDEO]

ExactHire Recruiting

If you’re trying to determine how you can use technology to make the employee onboarding process paperless , then there are some things you should know about e-signatures. In today’s Whiteboard Chat, Jeff Hallam discusses the elements that are included in a legitimate electronic signature. Video Transcript: Hi! Today we’re going to talk about electronic signatures.

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Recruitment Marketing Best Practices (Educational Kit)

iCIMS

Savvy employers know that recruitment marketing is key to attracting and engaging quality candidates. Unfortunately, navigating all the noise to find actionable best practices is a daunting task.

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How Much More Reliable Is an Employee Referred Candidate?

Staffing Talk

'Trust as every great recruiter knows serves as the basis for good business, but does the trust factor work against the third part recruiter? This isn’t just to save on recruiting fees – it’s also about “getting the band back together. Yes, at least according to VC Mark Suster. He says employee referred candidates are 10 times more reliable than so-called ‘perfect candidates’ on paper.

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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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In Search Of: The Best Human Resources and Recruiting Blogs of 2014

Unbridled Talent

Today, I face something that I haven’t faced in over six years. And I’m doing it intentionally, because it’s time for growth and change. It’s time to discover something new. This morning, I deleted all of my blog subscription feeds (I use Feedly as my RSS Reader) for Human Resources, Recruiting and Talent Management blogs. And I feel empty. Back in early 2008, I discovered blogs.

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5 Real Life Instances When Video Interviewing Saved the Day

Hire-Intelligence

'Most of the positive social chatter about video interviewing comes from the video interviewing vendors while most of the negative chatter comes from those who don’t want to change their hiring process.

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How to Recruit the Right Executive

The Investigative Recruiter

'How to Recruit the Right Executive. I have recruited top executives and technologists for the past decade and a half. Over that same period of time, I have also made hires to my own team. I can tell you with absolute certainty that one of the most devastating mistakes a business can make is picking the wrong person for the job. Every hiring executive I know – myself included — has made bad hires.

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Getting from 5 to 50

Workable

We talk to Kirsti Grant from Vend about hiring for fast-growth startups. Following on from our hugely popular HR Twitterati top 50 we’re going to be holding regular Twitter chats with the thought leaders on the list. First up on 20:30 BST (PDT 12:30 / EDT 15:30) on Wednesday, June 18th , is Kirsti Grant , Head of Talent at Vend, the New Zealand startup that bills itself as the “destroyer of cash registers”.

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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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10 Tips to be a Better Recruiter

iCIMS

If you want to be a better recruiter and rise to the top in your organization, you need to manage relationships with hiring managers and candidates, while managing your time effectively. In this eBook, we tips that can help you be the best!

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Cutting Edge Recruiting with New Features in Snapchat and Slices

Staffing Talk

'A recent round of mobile updates has elevated SnapChat beyond its original intentions as a lightweight teen exchange of disappearing pics and may just make it the perfect app for recruiting millennials or for positions involving rapid and graphic intercommunication. Still using Facebook to recruit millennials? Might as well use your fax machine. If you’re not familiar with Snapchat or Snapchat Stories, check out the video below or see the full post by Snapchat which first instroduced St

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Advertise Healthcare Volunteer Jobs for Free at HospitalRecruiting.com!

Hospital Recruiting

© Rawpixel.com / Fotolia. HospitalRecruiting.com, a healthcare job board , is now offering free advertising for Healthcare Volunteer jobs. There is no catch or obligation to this offer. Any healthcare organization can now post these jobs at no charge, even if you are not a current paying customer. We decided to do this after working with our new client, HCR ManorCare , to set up their account.