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.

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Taking Risks When Recruiting with Social Media

In yesterday’s Advisor, we outlined some of the risks recruiters and employers face when using social media for background screening. Today, let’s take a look at a few ways to reduce such risks and be less prone to problems when conducting social media background screening:

Not Quite Qualified

You’ve found a job candidate who has some of the qualifications for the job. Should you take a chance and hire the person? Or should you keep looking?

Workforce Challenges Impact Growth at Middle Market Companies

Nearly four out of 10 middle market executives say a lack of talent constrains their company’s ability to grow, according to “Help Wanted,” a report by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), in conjunction with the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program.

Risks for Employers or Recruiters Using Social Media for Background Screening

When screening potential new employees, recruiters (and employers) are looking to not only ensure a good fit with the organization but also to weed out potentially problematic applicants. This is why conducting a background screening is such a common practice during the recruiting and hiring process.

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Recruiting as Sales

It’s a decades-old argument: Recruiting is sales, no it’s not.

Nonprofit Hiring Trends

Whether you’re a nonprofit organization seeking job candidates or a company competing with nonprofits for talent, new research has implications for recruiting and hiring.

Diversity of Thought

Are you drawn to job candidates who remind you … of yourself? While people often seek like-minded individuals as friends, the workplace should not reflect this kind of preference.

Tips for Recruiters Using Twitter

How many of you routinely use Twitter as part of your overall recruiting platform? How many candidates do you get from Twitter? Is this something you’d like to do more of? Let’s take a look at some tips for recruiters hoping to get the most out of this social media platform.

Hire Them Fast, but Well

So you have to hire a ton of new people, and you need it done yesterday. What do you do? Same thing you did last time? Today we’ll hear from Adam Ochstein, founder and CEO of StratEx, on how to change things up in order to hire quickly and well.