States Get into the Recruiting Business
Workforce and economic development initiatives at the state level are nothing new. But faced with a worker shortage, states are now also trying to recruit employees.
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Social Networking Tools: A Q&A with Rebecca Barnes-Hogg of YOLO Insights
As social media sites gain more traction in the employment and recruitment world, it’s essential for recruiters to stay up to date on the latest and most popular sites and tools. After all, 21st-century candidates live online. Anyone with access to the internet can post a job opening online, but there’s so much more out […]
10 Tips for Hiring the B.E.S.T Workers from RecruitCon 2018 Keynote Bob Kelleher
Many organizations don’t have an engagement issue; they have a HIRING issue. Does this sound like your organization?
Is It Time to Stop Screening for Pot When Hiring?
Research from outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas finds that as of mid February, recreational marijuana is legal in nine states, while medicinal marijuana is legal in 29 states. Yet, despite shifting perception of marijuana, many companies still utilize drug tests that screen out job candidates who use marijuana.
Insurance Giant Nixes the Prior Pay Question
Progressive, one of the largest providers of insurance in the United States, has announced its hiring plans for 2018. It has also announced that it will no longer ask job candidates to disclose salary history.
Are You Seeking Only Gold Medalists?
Every company wants to hire the best and the brightest, the superstars who have achieved the equivalent of gold medals in their careers.
5 Steps to Hiring Success
Small companies tend to recruit on the fly. “We have this open position to fill; let’s find someone.”
Use of Talent Acquisition Metrics on the Increase
A recent survey finds organizations intend to double their use of talent acquisition benchmarks during 2018.
Don’t Overlook This Candidate Pool
To find candidates, companies often rely on external sources – when the ideal person for the job may be right in front of them.
Is It Time to Kill the Job Description?
If you have a job opening, you need a job description? Right? Not necessarily! Let’s take a step back and examine the assumption that job descriptions are a useful piece of the recruiting puzzle.