2014

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10 words you must NEVER use to describe yourself

Greg Savage

'Who am I to tell you how you can describe yourself? Nobody. So ignore me at your leisure. On the other hand, I can tell you for free that the words you use in your résumé, your LinkedIn profile, your Twitter bio, your cover letter, and in spoken language, create a response in the reader, […].

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Sourcing vs. Recruiting – What’s the Difference?

Boolean Black Belt

'While you may not know that Balazs Paroczay recently posted a rebuttal of my proposed definition of sourcing , I strongly suggest you read his argument , as I appreciate his perspective as well as the fact that he disagrees with me on the definition of sourcing and I’d like to hear your opinion. I believe disagreement is important and valuable, because it fuels critical thinking and forward progress.

Sourcing 327
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A Clear View of the Talent Lifecycle: Recruiting and Tools [Part 2]

ClearCompany Recruiting

'In part one we covered talent forecasting and the employer brand , along with the tools to support both. The final piece of the recruiting puzzle, is crafting a positive and lasting candidate experience. Any recruiter’s tool of choice in this endeavor is going to be a strong ATS.

Tools 317
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New Zealand Recruitment Wrap Up 2014

The Whiteboard

'I’m having to bash today’s blog out in quite a hurry I’m afraid (or maybe that’s a good thing – you decide). Apparently there’s a load of kiwi websites down this morning, and with this blog being one of them, there’s not much time to write. Thanks to everyone who made it to our final #RicePowWow of 2014 last night. If you weren’t able to make it, or perhaps didn’t want to attend (hey, it’s cool by me, you sit there cold calling people who don’t want to hear from you while the smarter recruiters

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Understanding What Mobile Job Seekers Want From Companies

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. Understanding What Mobile Job Seekers Want From Companies. February 26, 2014 By Mike Taylor 1 Comment.

Mobile 217

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10 Things You Need to Know to Recruit, Ramp and Retain Sa.

Glassdoor for Employers

'Hiring, onboarding and holding on to this notoriously mercurial talent in an age of organizational transparency and career communities like Glassdoor has become mission critical for talent acquisition departments. Fortunately, experts from Salesforce, HireVue and Boston Beer shared their keys to success during our recent webinar Always Be Closing: How to Recruit, Ramp and Retain Sales People.

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Stop Making These Recruiter Mistakes

NPA Worldwide

'As independent recruiters, it is difficult to keep up with the rapidly changing industry and not get caught up in the standard pitfalls that come with the territory. In order to stay ahead of the competition, it is easy to make promises you can not necessarily keep, take on more than you can possibly handle, or let those tasks on your list fall off without completion.

Strategy 165
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Holiday Team-Building – 3 Twists

ExactHire Recruiting

Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Years Day. Each of these holidays is unique. The first is primarily celebrated in the U.S.–though similar holidays are found around the world. The second began as a Christian holiday, but is now celebrated by people of many faiths. The last one is pretty universal, assuming you follow the gregorian calendar (my favorite calendar by the way).

Fashion 156
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How to Optimize Your Social Media Profiles to Attract Talent

Spark Hire

'An increase in demand for skilled workers, especially in operations, engineering, IT, and sales has led to a completely different job market, where companies are forced to compete against each other to attract the talent they need. And most recruiters expect that competition will be even greater in 2015, so they are planning to invest more in social and mobile recruiting as well as referrals.

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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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Forget Mobile Apply – It’s Mobile Connect

Good To Know

'There are few buzzwords in the recruitment industry being used with more frequency right now than “mobile” Try it – ask a talent leader at an organization: “What’s your strategy for 2015?” I’ll bet they say something along the lines of “mobile social candidate engagement – using big data!” And then, I’ll bet they run […].

Mobile 139
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36 lessons I learned from 2,000 client visits

Greg Savage

'Have I done 2,000 client visits? Definitely, at least that many. All over the world.* I did not count them, obviously, but one a week over my career, takes me well over that number. So did I learn anything? I like to think so. Do these resonate with you? Just doing a visit is not […].

ATS 418
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What is Sourcing? I Propose a New Universal Definition.

Boolean Black Belt

'What better time than at the beginning of a new year to take a critical look back at where we’ve come from, to reflect on our current state and to look forward to a next step in the evolution of sourcing? It believe it would certainly be helpful and beneficial to have a universally agreed upon definition of exactly what sourcing is. If you’ve attended any sourcing and/or recruiting conferences, it doesn’t take long to notice people using “sourcing” to describe diff

Sourcing 299
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3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Edge in Hiring

ClearCompany Recruiting

'About half of the companies polled in this year’s PayScale Compensation Best Practices Annual Report are having a difficult time filling skilled positions. Popular belief is that these hard-to-fill positions are strictly in the IT field –not so. CareerBuilder found that management, healthcare and maintenance and repair workers are also proving very hard to come by lately.

Hiring 314
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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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#hiremattpontin Campaign puts Social Recruiting Theory into Practice

The Whiteboard

'As most recruiters in New Zealand with the slightest touch of a finger on the pulse know by now, the much vaunted ASB talent acquisition team is being deconstructed into its’ component parts and decentralised into the business. Not axed, or disbanded, or removed in its entirety as the good old recruitment rumour mill started reporting of late.

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What Are Your Three Wise Recruiting Strategies For 2015?

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile, Video & Online Recruitment Marketing Experts Job & Recruitment Videos. Video Recruitment Marketing. Candidate ATM. Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. What Are Your Three Wise Recruiting Strategies For 2015?

Strategy 180
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26 Crazily Creative Recruitment Ads You Need to See

Social Talent

'Visual job descriptions are a very powerful way of engaging candidates and really advertising your job (something we spoke about last week ). Not only that, but visually pleasing job ads make your recruitment efforts stand out from the crowd and make them more memorable – two aspects that are almost guaranteed to ensure you lure the perfect candidate to your company and away from everyone else’s.

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Glassdoor’s 2014 Recruiting Budget: Revealed

Glassdoor for Employers

'It’s 2015 planning time. It’s time to figure out your 2015 recruiting goals, strategies and tactics. It’s also time to nail down what budget and resources you need to hit those goals. And of course, you aren’t done until you’ve convinced your boss that your budget requests are reasonable! One thing that I’ve always done in my career is to ask peers at other companies if they are comfortable sharing their budget spreadsheets and key strategies for the next year in a hope to understand: How their

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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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5 Reasons to Avoid Recruiting on LinkedIn

NPA Worldwide

'Recently, I read a post on the New York Times’ You’re the Boss blog, entitled Why I Do All My Recruiting on LinkedIn. Employers will read this and some of them will think, “Wow! That’s a GREAT idea! I should totally stop using a third-party recruiter and do all of MY recruiting on LinkedIn, too!” Here are just a few reasons why that is a foolish approach: 1.

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9 Horrific Hiring Mistakes

ExactHire Recruiting

Hiring is a science and an art if you approach the process properly. Here are 9 common mistakes made by large and small companies, and how you can avoid them. JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Poorly written job descriptions will yield poor results. “Poorly written” could be defined as grammatical errors and misspellings, but I am referring to generic job descriptions or unspecific, misleading job descriptions.

Hiring 156
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3 Reasons to Include Your Team On Interviews

Spark Hire

'When I first started interviewing as a manager, I rarely included my team on the interviews. However, at some point I decided I would give it a try and it changed my interview and consideration process. This was not an easy change and at times it caused the interview process to drag out longer than anticipated, but it was worth every additional second, minute, and day that was added.

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Five keys to EVP success

Allegis Global Solutions

'Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is vital for successful talent management and acquisition. In essence, your organization''s EVP is everything that makes it an attractive place to work, in which staff feel they receive rewards for doing their best. At the end of the day, it is a business''s people that decide its success and a strong and effective EVP is essential if you are going to get the most out of them.

ATS 139
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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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Why great recruiters make dud managers

Greg Savage

'It’s one of the biggest mistakes I have made, and many others are making it right now. Promoting your top recruiter into a manager role. Of course, a great recruiter can become a great manager. It happens. But it’s not a given. In fact it’s actually unlikely. For one very simple, but compelling reason. They […].

Course 414
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How to Find Active & Passive Software Engineers on Stack Overflow

Boolean Black Belt

'Do you source and/or recruit software engineers? Would you like to know how to find software engineers on Stack Overflow who are actually interested in hearing about new career opportunities? For free? If you answered YES!, YES! and YES! – you’re in in luck, because I am going to show you how to find active and passive job seekers on Stack Overflow for free.

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How to Spot the Iceberg Before You Hit It

ClearCompany Recruiting

'In recruiting, icebergs pop up all the time, but some aren’t as obvious as others, and sometimes, there’s no one at the helm to sound the alarm. Icebergs in recruiting can look like gaps in talent, dried up talent pools, neglecting to consider industry trends as they relate to talent needs or letting the competition pull ahead when you’re not watching.

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Uber-Aggressive Recruitment Techniques

The Whiteboard

'I’ve been seeing a bit of stuff about Uber on the news wires this week. Uber are the ride sharing business that has disrupted (a word significantly overused these days, but highly appropriate in their case) the taxi industry across many cities globally. They came to Auckland not long ago, I’ve used it, it’s great most of the time.

Industry 209
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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.

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500,000 Mobile Job Applications In Only 6 Months!

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. 500,000 Mobile Job Applications In Only 6 Months! March 5, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment If you were wondering if job seekers would search and apply for jobs using mobile then this figure of 500,000 mobile job applications in only 6

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How to: Avoid the Top 10 Job Interview Mistakes (Infographic)

Social Talent

'We all know just how awkward a job interview encounter can be. And for those of your that don’t, a. You’re very lucky and b. you have to read THIS POST immediately! But for the vast majority of job seekers, the interview process is still the most nerve-wrecking part of the job hunting process. And while some interview mistakes are common sense and are relatively easy to avoid, some mistakes aren’t always obvious.

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Why Your Career Site Isn’t Working

Glassdoor for Employers

'You know the phrase, “It’s not you. It’s me?” Well it may be time to keep this in mind if you find your employer brand has low awareness or you’re not getting the candidate pipeline you hoped. I know, not exactly what you wanted to hear. The good news is that 89% of job seekers say they find the employer perspective important when researching jobs and companies, according to a new survey out from Glassdoor today.

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