2018

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4 Trends That Hold The Key to Successful Recruitment in 2018 (LinkedIn Report)

Social Talent

We love a good LinkedIn report. The social network has such a huge outreach of professionals and, in our case, recruiters across so many industries that you can be sure reports are detailed and verified. Every year the company releases its Global Recruiting Trends report that helps recruiters all over the world paint a picture of the recruiting landscape ahead.

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The length of your life is not as important as exploring its full width.

Greg Savage

My life??? 1958 – 2043. That’s what my tombstone will say. If the Shiraz does not get me sooner, and I last that long. It could easily say 1958 – 2018. (Although I sincerely hope not!) But that’s the point. The dates themselves are not that important, as long as they are a reasonable span […].

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5 Tips to Make Text Messaging an Effective Recruitment Channel

ClearCompany Recruiting

Mobile-focused, generational groups like Millennials and Gen Z are taking over candidate pools in full-force. They want to feel connected to their employers, and they want faster means of communication and they want to work for businesses that care about their preferences and needs. New technologies like text recruiting are making this increasingly possible by providing businesses with the opportunity to build relationships with candidates in new ways.

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10 Top Diversity & Inclusion Questions Answered

Lever

We recently co-hosted an amazing webinar panel on Building a Diversity and Inclusion Program from Scratch. On it, our speakers Katee Van Horn, Shavonne Hasfal-Mcintosh, and Raena Saddler shared incredible advice and insights on a topic that is a top business priority for so many of us. They covered a lot of ground, but simply didn’t have the time to answer all of the wonderful questions they received.

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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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Putting the 'Total' in Total Talent Management

Allegis Global Solutions

We all know the biggest disruptors of the last ten years were; globalization, demographic changes and speed of technological advancements but what’s next?

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Look At Me: A Perspective on Privilege

Katrina Kibben

My perspective on privilege is probably a little different from most. But this is one of those thoughts I couldn't get out of my head.

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Employing Individuals with Disabilities May Solve Your Talent Crisis

Entrepreneur

Employment rates won't change until companies begin to shift attitudes and awareness about people with disabilities.

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Top-Rated Workplaces: Culture

Indeed

Culture — everybody talks about it, but how do you get it? And what does it look like? Culture can be one of the most defining aspects of a company, and great culture happens when company values are supported by behaviors, systems and practices. What that means is it’s not enough to just say what company values are — employees must feel those values in their experience of what goes on in the company day to day.

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Top 10 Benefits of Diversity in the Workplace [INFOGRAPHIC INCLUDED]

TalentLyft

In this blog post, you will learn about the top 10 benefits of diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity is not just an inclusion fad - it has tangible and direct benefits. Companies who have greater workplace diversity outperform their competitors and achieve higher profits! Read More.

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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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8 Ways Recruiters Can Grow Their IT Technical Knowledge

Hiretual

The majority of recruiters start out being generalists in their career. I started my career with just a bachelors in marketing and communications. I had absolutely no understanding of computer science. I was able to take a few STEM courses and wrote my first wordpress site using basic HTML and PHP.

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Are You One of LinkedIn’s Most Predictable Recruiters?

Social Talent

There’s no second chance to make a good first impression. Recruiters pour a lot of time and effort into investigating and prepping candidates. They pour over resumes and sift through the keywords to try and tease out the most eligible candidate. However, this is a two-way system. Candidates need a recruiter that has their best interest at heart.

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8 Benefits of Allowing Employees to Work Remotely

RecruitLoop

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post Irma Hunkeler -Head of Operations with BlueGlass. Her opinions are her own. We are in the midst of a flexible workplace revolution. More employees than ever before are working remotely, and it’s predicted that by 2020, 30 percent of the workforce will either be freelance, outsourced or remote workers […].

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We Looked at 30,000 Hires, This Is Where the Most Time Is Wasted in the Recruiting Process

SmartRecruiters

With all the small steps it takes to make a hire, it can be hard to pinpoint where the process is dragging, we did some digging and this is what we found! Last year the average time-to-hire was 23.8 days , up from 13 days in 2010 according to Glassdoor findings. This lag time is a problem because it costs your company revenue, and makes for a bad candidate experience.

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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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Interview Questions to Discover Commitment and Motivation

Lever

Finding employees with the right skills for your job is hard, but finding highly skilled and highly motivated new hires is even harder.

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15 job interview horror stories that you won’t believe

Workable

When hearing the word “Halloween”, many of us think of decorative spider webs, vampire and ghost costumes, grinning pumpkins and of course, horror stories. Even if you’re not a fan of trick-or-treat season, you may still love a good horror story – not always fictional, but certainly one from the craziness of everyday life that can be relevant all year long.

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6 Signs You?ve Found the Right Candidate

Glassdoor for Employers

Most recruiters are aware of the red flags they should watch out for in candidates: showing up late, trash talking a past.

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What’s so great about microlearning?

RecruitmentJuice

Microlearning is on everyone’s radar as the latest training and development craze. But is it just a load of hype that’s become temporarily embedded into the corporate psyche? Or is it a genuine ‘here to stay’ phenomenon that you need to get up to speed with, and fast? Well, let’s begin with a touch of […]. The post What’s so great about microlearning?

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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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6 Ways to Keep Employees Engaged During the Holiday Season

Entrepreneur

In the workplace it can be hard to balance a festive atmosphere while simultaneously keeping employees focused and productive.

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REPORT: Remote Work Can Bring Big Benefits, but Employers Are Divided

Indeed

It used to be that people punched in and ground away at their desks all day, but times have changed. Whether it’s to avoid the commute, leverage the quiet focus of working at home or simply to stay in pajamas all day, recent research shows that 70% of people work remotely at least once a week. Many employers support and encourage remote work, as well.

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8 Recruitment Strategies to Attract the Best Talent

TalentLyft

Implementing these 8 recruitment strategies will help you attract and hire the best talent. The current job market is extremely competitive. A strong and planned recruitment strategy can help you stand out of this competition. Read More.

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4 New WhatsApp Features that Make it an Excellent Tool for Recruitment

FireFish Software

WhatsApp’s been tipped as ‘the next big thing’ in recruitment for years now, but despite all the hype, it’s yet to really take off within the sector. But with some great new features that are perfectly primed to make recruiters’ jobs easier, it seems that WhatsApp recruitment's day has finally come!

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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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Cut The Jargon! Here’s How You Write a Kick-Ass Job Ad

Social Talent

Finding the right talent in today’s competitive job market ain’t easy! To attract the right talent, it’s important that you focus on targeting the right person. When targeting the right person, one of the most important aspects of the hiring process is writing an engaging job ad. Some people may disagree, but I believe job advertising is still a really good way for an organisation to attract talent.

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How to Get an 8x Response Rate to Your Cold Emails to Passive Candidates

RecruitLoop

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Manan Shah – Cofounder at Recruiterflow. His opinions are his own. The average cold email response rate is about 5%-8%! To put that in perspective, you need to reach out to 20 people to get one response. The key part of this statistic here is “average” and being “average” is not […].

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Best 10 Company Career Pages

SmartRecruiters

It’s no longer enough to just have open jobs and an email address on a company career page. Candidates expect more, as they should. A career page is a candidate’s introduction to your company, where they decide to express interest in your company – or not. A great career page will provide candidates with a sense of what kind of company you are, who they’ll be working with, and why they want to work there.

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The Network Effect: Why Referral Networks Are Helping Today’s Businesses Thrive

AkkenCloud

What do you do when you need to hire a new employee quickly? You could start writing job descriptions for internet applicants, but there’s a better option: Reach out to your current employees first. Referrals are a big asset for today’s businesses. They save time and money, and companies are more likely to end up with an employee who fits their culture.

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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.