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6 Interview Fails Your Candidates Are Making (And How to Prevent Them)

FireFish Software

After all your hard work you've sourced a great candidate and your client has invited them to interview. You can feel it…you’re so close to getting them over the line and into the role. But, even if you know they are perfect for the job, sadly this won't protect them from these interview fails - and this could cost you your placement.

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Beware the recruitment ‘Valley of Death’!

Greg Savage

The candidate shortage is well documented. The follow-on effects of changing candidate behaviour, ghosting and counteroffers are almost universal, and I have addressed them several times. You are facing it too, every day. Recruiters must change their inputs if they want to change the outputs. That means doubling down on questioning, relationship-building, avoiding assumptions and […].

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4 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Recruiter

AkkenCloud

Hiring the right candidate is a serious and often expensive endeavor. And, when you’re running your own recruitment agency or staffing firm in this tight labor market with an ever-changing economic landscape, it can be difficult to hire a recruiter who has all of the qualities needed for success. The current recruiting trends have changed dramatically over time as well – there was once minimal variance among different firms; now, each one emphasizes certain attributes depending upon what they ne

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Innovative Ways to Improve High Volume Hiring

Lever

Currently, competition for talent is fierce. It’s a job seeker’s market, where top talent has an abundance of opportunities open to them. If your organization is scaling up and looking to improve its high volume hiring, finding the right people to join. Read More. The post Innovative Ways to Improve High Volume Hiring appeared first on Lever.

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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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Is Your Job Ad Falling Flat on Job Boards?

ApplicantPro

Is Your Job Ad Falling Flat on Job Boards? We're still in the throes of a massive talent shortage. Honestly, it's not improving. In fact, all the news says that a high majority of all employees are thinking about quitting their jobs or finding a new position as the economy opens back up. Everything shifts and changes. Most companies that I work with. well, their approach to job boards is actually doing more harm than good.

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3 Tips for Using End-to-End Cost Analytics For Staffing Companies

Recruitics

The global pandemic has forever left its mark on us. COVID-19 changed our personal and professional lives, and the impact of the pandemic will continue to be felt for quite a while. One critical concern among employers is recruiting, topping the list with workforce planning and workplace health and safety coming in second and third, according to a recent survey of 563 U.S. employers.

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SocialTalent new content release

Social Talent

If the pandemic taught us anything in terms of the workplace, it’s that having the right leader in place can be a huge factor in the success of your business. It seems obvious to say, but when it came to making tough decisions, showing empathy and providing stability, COVID really shone a light on what it takes for executives and CXOs to truly flourish.

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Do Your Amazing Work Opportunities Remain Hidden?

ApplicantPro

Have you created a great place to work? Has your management created a culture that your people love? Is your turnover low because people are thriving in your environment? If so. You probably wonder, "why is it so hard to convince new people to apply for our jobs?" And. "why do those that apply sometimes ghost us before they even get to the interview phase?".

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Employee Retention Begins with Good Recruiting

Proactive Talent

It has been my experience that the recruiters who hire the talent do not conduct the exit interviews. Why not? I think such is a missed opportunity for recruiters to perfect their sales pitch and become more aware of the challenges inherent in the role. Moreover, I would take this a step further and connect with corporate alum who are currently working elsewhere.

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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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How To Think About Your EVP

Recruiting Brief Submitted Articles

Precision isn't the answer. Alignment over time is.

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The Advantages of the “Wrong Password” on LinkedIn #OSINT

Boolean Strings

A more descriptive title of this post could be “Hack: Check Whether an Email Address or Phone Number Points is Registered on LinkedIn in 5 Seconds or Less” The “hack” does not reveal which member it is – it only returns a Yes/No answer. But it is a validation pointer for the contact phone number or email address you are looking to verify, or, in a different scenario, trying to guess the email or the missing phone digits.

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Getting Hired: The Two Phases of Landing Any Job

TalentCulture - Recruiting

Getting hired for a job can be one of the most tiresome processes. Often, it feels especially daunting when you don’t actually have a job and require it desperately. Moreover, […]. The post Getting Hired: The Two Phases of Landing Any Job appeared first on TalentCulture.

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How to Best Adjust to The Hybrid Work Schedule

Employment Metrix

It feels like only yesterday I was making recommendations about how to make yourself comfortable and effective as we all shifted to work from home 100%. I bet you’ve changed and tweaked and reconsidered your work from home space a bunch since then, I know that I have. I used to make a rule about the dog not being in the office during office hours, and, well, he’s in my lap right now.

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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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Texas In Need of 6,500 Travel Nurses

BountyJobs

The headlines are everywhere, reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide. With that comes a high demand for healthcare workers. It’s not only the active cases of the pandemic causing the strain on healthcare talent. Exhaustion and burnout are playing a role too. Searches for nurse practitioners are up 24% year-over-year per a recent report.

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Employers Are Expanding Benefits and Perks in Response to COVID and the “Great Resignation”—Here's What to Look For

The Muse

Chances are, the coronavirus pandemic shifted what you need and want out of a job. If you’re trying to land a new one, consider looking for these perks and benefits.

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The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down

The Whiteboard

Not sure if anyone else is a fan of an obscure Simpsons reference but I’m hoping that a slither of the readership will get that. It’s when Homer is trying to describe the 1994 film Speed, for further clarity click here. Not unlike Homer Jay, that word seems to evade people in the current recruitment market too. To be fair it’s not so much on the candidate side as it is on the client-side.

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Managing Staffer Background Checks – Why Thorough Preemployment Screenings Are Critical for Staffing Agencies

Crelate

It’s a great feeling when a staffer on assignment receives rave reviews from your client. On the other hand, nothing can put a knot in your stomach faster than receiving a client complaint, particularly when it comes to light that your worker might not be all that they had claimed. It’s a problem that’s more common than you might think. According to a 2017 study , nearly three out of four managers admitted to making a bad hire over the course of their career.

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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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Attracting Healthcare Talent in the Post COVID Market

Hospital Recruiting

It is a job seeker’s market in the healthcare industry. This trend will continue indefinitely. For example, the demand for nurses is critical. There are over 4,000,000 nurses in the United States; 1,000,000 more nurses are needed within one year. Savvy job seekers use the tight market to their advantage. Simply offering excellent wages and great benefit packages are no longer sufficient in the competitive healthcare industry.

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Trends That Define the Post-Pandemic Workforce [Podcast]

TalentCulture - Recruiting

The pandemic taught us a lot about ourselves. Like how many of us don’t need to go into an office to be productive. That flexibility and benefits are more valuable […]. The post Trends That Define the Post-Pandemic Workforce [Podcast] appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Creative Sourcing Hacks to Recruit Candidates

WizardSourcer

I wanted to put together a list of creative sourcing hacks to recruit candidates online. A lot of Recruiters are looking for unique ways to connect with passive and active leads online. So, with that in mind I reached out to several of my Sourcing friends compiled a list of updated hacks that will help the novice recruiter. ? Below are a list of sourcing hacks that I strongly recommend checking out further: ???.

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Your Communication Skills Matter for Every Job—Here’s How to Use, Improve, and Show Off Yours

The Muse

What communication skills are and why they matter. Plus, how to use and improve eight key communication skills in the workplace.

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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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Welcome to Day 2 of ‘Cultivate’

Eightfold

Wow! Amazing to see thousands of talent professionals, analysts, press, influencers, and others join Cultivate yesterday for day 1. Great to meet new folks and see some familiar ones … even if virtual for now. Ken Chenault and Maurice Jones of OneTen were inspiring. We were honored to have Donna Brazile , New York’s labor commissioner , and a chief workforce officer from Indiana , as well as Gartner , McKinsey , and the International Labor Organization.

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5 Strategies That Will Convince Your Client to Go With a Retainer

FireFish Software

Talent shortages are the perfect time to pitch for a retainer because this is when clients really need our recruitment expertise to fill roles.

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A Break for a Book

Katrina Kibben

This is hard to say, but I have to put my letters on pause for now. It's a good reason. I'm working on a book! The post A Break for a Book appeared first on Katrina Kibben's Blog.

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How to Improve Your Management Skills (and Show Them Off in a Job Search)

The Muse

What they are, why they’re important, how to improve them, and how to show them off in your next job search.

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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.