Category: Recruiting

Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.

How Stressful Is the Job?

Talent acquisition professionals and hiring managers typically look at a job from several angles. But when recruiting, does your company consider how stressful a job is?

Health Care Now Biggest Source of U.S. Jobs

Retail and manufacturing, the two industries that were once the top sources of U.S. employment, are now in second and third place, respectively. According to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2017, health care took over first place, and today ranks as the biggest source of jobs.

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10 Best Practices for Successful Onboarding

Welcoming a new employee into a long-term positive relationship with their organization requires an effective onboarding. How can you take steps to ensure that the process is as successful as possible from both the employee and the organization’s perspectives? Following are some best practice tips for effective onboarding.

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Just How Well Does Text and App Recruiting Work?

We recently had a chance to sit down with Erik Kostelnik, Founder and CEO of TextRecruit, and Susan Vitale, Chief Marketing Officer of iCIMS, to discuss text and app-based recruiting and communication. Our conversation comes in light of iCIMS’s recent acquisition of TextRecruit.

4 Recruitment Trends to Watch for 2018  

In 2018, technology will play a much larger role than ever before in recruiting and retaining new talent. In addition, employers will start diversifying their talent pool, as well as how they manage talent. Keep reading to discover this year’s most important recruitment trends.

Unlearning Interviewing Techniques to Score Top Talent

Yesterday we heard from Rick Crossland about how to spot a top performer in an interview. Today we’ll hear more from him, specifically about how managers sometimes look at the wrong attributes in their candidates.

Tips to Improve the Candidate Experience

No one wants to go through all of the time, money, and effort required to recruit a good candidate only to have that person drop out at some point in the process because of something that could have been prevented. Thankfully, there are a lot of proactive things that recruiters and hiring teams can do […]