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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 often have you or your hiring team put together a job offer for a well-qualified candidate only to have the offer rejected? This can be quite frustrating, and it can increase how long it takes to fill a given vacancy.
With Millennials set to make up 50% of the global workforce by 2020, now is a key time for finding and retaining the best Millennial talent. Based in the United Kingdom, Silver Swan Recruitment—a specialty recruitment company—predicts that it would cost £18,000 ($24,400 USD) to replace just one Millennial employee, making your recruiting and retention […]
Have you ever received a job application from someone who isn’t currently working? Were you quick to move it to the bottom of the pile? Be honest.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we talked about the pitfalls of having too many unqualified applicants for a job—it costs (wastes) time and money to assess all of these applications. We started to give some tips on reducing the number of unqualified applicants, as well as a couple of ideas to speed up the screening process. Let’s […]
Today we’ll hear from iCIMS writer Jessica Woloszyn about seven ways to get the best talent.
It’s a competitive creative-job-market out there. So, to give employers a hand in the hiring process, The Creative Group developed a road map, based on survey results of more than 400 advertising and marketing executives and 1,000 workers.
The latest trend among older Americans is one that may benefit your company. A significant number of retired Baby Boomers want to rejoin the workforce.
Recruiting Daily Advisor previously reported on research from talent solutions provider Randstad Sourceright which finds companies are converting more full-time positions to freelance roles. Now, research from Business Talent Group (BTG), a provider of on-demand business talent, finds use of freelance consultants is also widespread, including in critical roles previously held by full-time staff.
With unemployment continuing to sit under 5%, some may find it a luxury to have too many applicants for each job posting. But just because there are ample applicants does not necessarily mean there are a lot of people who are actually well qualified for the job. Yet those involved in the hiring process still […]
We’re living in an increasingly automated world, where robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are slowly replacing workers involved in physical labor and data processing. But the demand for creative professionals remains as strong as ever. AI comes nowhere close to competing with human copywriters, market researchers, brand managers, and design professionals.