Seasonal Jobs Taking Longer to Fill
A new survey confirms what indicators have suggested. The tight labor market has employers struggling to find seasonal workers this holiday season, resulting in increased time to fill for open positions.
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.
Special from RecruitCon Road Trip East: How Your Company Can Be a Talent Magnet
Recruiting is a long game, says Kurt Anderson, director of Human Resources at Definitive Healthcare in Framingham, Massachusetts. Eddie Cantor (or maybe Danny Thomas) famously said, “It takes 20 years to make an overnight success,” and it took us 7 years to become a “Best Company to Work For.”
Is It Time to Rethink How You Advertise Jobs?
Granted, it’s a job seeker’s market. But if you’re not attracting applicants, you may want to stop blaming the economy and take a look at your job postings.
Only 35% of Hiring Managers Expect to Increase Investment in D&I Programs in 2018
Glassdoor has released new data revealing greater resources are expected to be devoted towards improving a lack of diversity over the coming year. One in three (35%) hiring decision makers expect to increase investment in diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts and only 3% expect it to decrease; the remainder are continuing to invest at the […]
Have You Actually Told Your Candidates That You Are Not Hiring Them?
In part one of this article, we explained some of the many reasons why it is in an employer’s or recruiter’s best interest to follow up with all candidates. Now let’s take a look at how to professionally contact rejected candidates.
What Role Can We Create for Her?
Increasingly, companies are finding they have to think outside the job description to acquire talent.
Partnering with Colleges to Develop Workers
Your company needs workers with specific skills, and you can’t find qualified job candidates. Why not take a different approach and develop a workforce, by partnering with a local college?
Are You Using Mobile Keywords Correctly?
In a world where many businesses are competing for the same talent, companies that want to get ahead need to start investing in technologies and strategies that improve their recruiting efforts. One of the most effective ways to enhance recruitment is the use of mobile keywords. In fact, mobile keywords and mass texting will revolutionize […]
Hiring Vets, a Win for Everybody
Today we have two special guests ahead of Veterans Day. We are joined by Evan Guzman, former Global Head of Military Programs and Engagement for Verizon and founder of the MiLBRAND Project as well as Carl Germann, Editorial Operations and Management at Monster.
The Power of an Authentic You
At a conference earlier this year, I had the honor of moderating a lively, open, and engaging roundtable on women’s leadership. I opened the session by asking the participants whether they felt they were expected, as women, to act or behave a certain way to succeed in business.