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Talent News Round-Up: Fake Jobs, The Paper Ceiling, and Recruiting Superpowers

Social Talent

Staying updated on the latest workforce trends is crucial for TA leaders and HR professionals. This week, we delve into three significant developments shaping the talent landscape and get SocialTalent CEO, Johnny Campell’s first-hand takes on these pieces. First, we look at an intriguing article from Quartz that is uncovering a very suspect situation of organizations posting fake job ads.

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Calculating Your Recruitment ROI

ApplicantStack

For small businesses looking to compete for quality candidates in a competitive job market, it can be useful to evaluate your recruiting process. How much return on investment (ROI) does your current system offer? Taking a hard look at recruitment metrics can provide plenty of insight into areas where improvement can offer big results. According to Nadine von Molke at the Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR) , recruitment ROI “ measures the effectiveness and value of your organization’s recruitment str

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Can you define a ‘good client’?

Greg Savage

Can you define a ‘good client’? What are the characteristics of a client worth partnering with? Where will your best return come from? What is a ‘good client’ for a recruitment agency? The answers to these questions are crucial but also nuanced because you have to address the short-term need to fill jobs now – […] The post Can you define a ‘good client’?

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The Pros and Cons of Removing Degree Requirements from Job Specs

Social Talent

Often more of a status symbol rather than a true indicator of ability, the traditional requirement of a college degree is increasingly being reevaluated – particularly in the light of today’s competitive job market. For decades, degrees were seen as a ticket to better job prospects and higher salaries. However, as the workplace evolves, so does the perception of education’s role in determining job suitability.

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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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Unlock the Power of Mobile Recruitment

Recruitics

Key Takeaways: Embrace Mobile Recruitment for Increased Applications : Ninety percent of Americans use smartphones, and 86 percent are willing to use them for job searches; optimizing for mobile is a powerful way to attract top talent. Enhance Candidate Experience and Employer Brand : Demonstrating modern technology use and accessibility portrays the organization as forward-thinking and tech-savvy.

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The Untapped Potential of Landing Pages in Recruitment Marketing

Smartdreamers

In the marketing world, landing pages play a critical role in crafting user journeys that increase conversion rates. They offer the flexibility to create tailored content without altering the main website. For instance, in e-commerce, you might land on a page built around a promotion, or in the tech industry, a page dedicated to a new product launch.

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Take Your Diversity Recruiting to the Next Level

PowerToFly

In today's interconnected and globalized world, diversity recruitment is more than just a slogan; it’s an essential component of successful business. As businesses and organizations seek to innovate, they are also recognizing the value of diverse teams and fostering innovation, resilience, and performance. These workplaces know that the value of workplace diversity extends beyond just productivity!

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DO INDUSTRY RECRUITERS VALUE A DATA SCIENCE CERTIFICATION?

Recruiting Blogs

Getting access to the data science industry expects you to be capable of handling diverse data problems from big to small. Data science courses have become a convenient medium to keep pace with this ever-evolving landscape. any data science aspirant who dreams of making it big in the industry; thinks of enrolling with a certification or two for sure.

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The Challenges Facing Gen Z in the Workplace

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Generation Z is the future of the workforce. That’s not meant as some kind of puffery for this youngest cohort of workers; it’s a simple fact. Gen Z is already on par with Baby Boomers in terms of workforce participation numbers, and they’re expected to overtake Millennials sometime in the next 20 years. But many members of Gen Z see considerable challenges to their success in the workforce, as Bryan Robinson discusses in an article for Forbes.

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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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Benefits of Embracing Accessibility in Recruitment Marketing

Recruitics

Key Takeaways: Accessibility initiatives can enhance consumer engagement, workplace culture, and the company brand. Accessibility-related lawsuits are declining, but levels remain higher than in 2020 and prior years. DEI policies often overlook individuals with disabilities. Unique and valuable skills often go hand-in-hand with individuals with disabilities.

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Are You Using Background Checks?

ApplicantPro

In today's competitive job market, hiring the right employees is crucial for the success of your business! But how can you be sure you're making the best hire? Background checks are the only way to provide employers with insights into potential employees. Initiating and managing those background checks is not only tedious, but very time-consuming, plus there is the chance of running into compliance issues.

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Idea theft and how it impacts employee morale

Workable

Idea theft isn’t just a minor annoyance; it can affect and damage employee morale and your brand. What is idea theft in the workplace? A team can come up with ideas–and, in fact, a team working together can often come up with better ideas than a single person working alone. The classic example is the manager who presents the team’s work as their own.

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RPO - A Solution for All Seasons

Source2

While not a new phenomenon, many companies are struggling with the general uncertainty of the economy and the implications on their most important resource – human capital.

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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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17 Candidate Sourcing Strategies to Help You Find Top Talent

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Proactive recruiting strategies are essential if you want to stay agile and competitive in a dynamic market. Candidate sourcing can help you quickly identify talent, build relationships, and recruit skilled applicants. Learn the benefits of candidate sourcing and get 17 ideas to find and hire top talent. What Is Candidate Sourcing? Candidate sourcing is a recruitment strategy that involves actively seeking out prospective candidates and building relationships with them before they apply for yo

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ApplicantPro Has Been Named an Indeed Platinum Partner for 2024

ApplicantPro

We're excited to announce that we have been named an Indeed Platinum Partner for 2024. that's two years in a row! We are so honored and excited that we just had to share this news with you! What does it mean to be an Indeed Platinum Partner? The platinum partner program from Indeed requires that partners meet strict guidelines for integration capabilities.

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Monster and CareerBuilder Join Forces to Challenge Job Board Giants

Recruiting Daily

In a surprising move that’s set to shake up the online recruitment industry, two pioneering U.S.-based job board companies, Monster and CareerBuilder, have announced their intention to combine operations. This strategic merger aims to create a formidable entity capable of challenging current market leaders Indeed and ZipRecruiter. The news was jointly announced by Randstad, the Netherlands-based staffing giant and parent company of Monster, and Apollo Global Management, the private equity

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How to Write the Most Readable Job Descriptions (8 Tips)

Ongig

You’ve heard me talk about “readability” in job descriptions recently. It’s vital. Readable job descriptions have higher apply rates. We’ve measured the success of different job description strategies with machine learning. We found that readability is one of the three most important qualities a job description can have.

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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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White House May Send U.S. Contractors to Ukraine and DHS Hiring Skyrockets

The Cleared Recruiting Chronicles

The White House is considering allowing American military contractors to travel and work in Ukraine, supporting U.S. weapons systems.

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Inclusion As Climate, Not Weather: A New Perspective For Business Leaders

Forbes Human Resources Council

Creating an inclusive climate is a continuous process that requires understanding the company’s business strategy and the need to align its inclusive initiatives.

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The Upside of Converting to Contingent Labor

Acara Solutions

It’s no secret that contract labor has been thrust into the spotlight since the outbreak of COVID-19. Not only has the gig economy boomed, but talent flexibility has proven to be a “must-have” for many organizations around the world. The ability to ramp-up or pare-down the size of your workforce dependent on hiring ebbs and flows presents a valuable premise, one that has proven to be appealing to business leaders looking to drive leaner and more efficient operations.

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How to alleviate candidate anxiety in the hiring process

Hireserve

According to a survey by JDP, 93% of candidates say they have felt nervous before an interview. This is of interest to recruitment teams for two key reasons. Firstly, talented people are not excluded from experiencing anxiety, and so to ensure you are able to identify the best candidate, being prepared to quell their stress so their skills can shine is key.

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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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Webinar: Learn How Metrics and Robust Feedback Loops Elevate Candidate Experience

Survale

Join ERE VP Research, Kevin Grossman, Survale co-founder, Ian Alexander, and Clear Voyage Consulting Managing Partner, Bill Cleary for “ Key Metrics for Data-Driven Candidate Experience ” July 24, 2024 at 11 AM Pacific Time. This free ERE webinar takes an in depth look at how organizations are operationalizing candidate experience by exploring the metrics they use and means by which they get and use these metrics.

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Job Boards are Search Engines

NPA Worldwide

Here are some great tips from Steve Smith , author of The Hiring Tree: Laws of Applicant Attraction and co-founder of ApplicantPro. Steve says that job boards are search engines, which means good SEO practices must be followed to ensure your job ad (not the job description) reaches the right candidates. Here are some things you can implement right away: Job board impressions are recorded every time a link to your job posting is displayed in search results.

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Are Bots Slowing Down Your Website Performance?

Forum One

Imagine this scenario: Your organization’s website, the digital embodiment of your mission and services, the hub of your research and impact, is grappling to meet the increasing demand. But what could be the underlying issue? Recently, several organizations we work with have seen an influx of LLM (Large Language Model) crawlers causing sluggish website performance.

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36 happy retirement messages and tips for crafting a great retirement card

Achievers - Recruiting

Retirement is a significant milestone in anyone’s life, marking the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Whether the retiree is a close colleague or someone you’ve only worked with indirectly, a meaningful message can go a long way in making their transition into retirement a memorable and positive experience. But finding the right words to encapsulate years or even decades of service requires careful consideration and more than a touch of creativity.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.