What’s Your Talent Pool Look Like?
Yesterday we heard from iCIMS’s Kelly Martin on how to best use your talent pools. Today, more tips from Martin.
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.
Message from Job Candidates to Hiring Companies: Get Personal
There’s no doubt that technology facilitates the hiring process. But from the job seeker perspective, too much automation is a turnoff.
3 Elements of Great Job Postings that Attract Talent
“The truth is that as much as a company is only glancing at a job applicant’s resume for 6 seconds, candidates are doing just about the same thing with job descriptions. If you are not attracting them at that first or second sentence, you’ve lost them,” explains Elena Valentine, CEO of Skill Scout Inc., and […]
The Power of Storytelling
People have been telling stories for thousands of years in order to share information and experiences and establish connections with one another. Today, companies are tapping into storytelling for these very same purposes.
An Overlooked Talent Pool
As employers struggle to find candidates for open positions, a new series of public service announcements (PSAs) encourages companies to consider “opportunity youth”: unemployed young adults between the ages of 16 and 24.
It’s Time to Dive, Into Your Talent Pool, That Is
Everyone’s looking for quality talent these days, but there might be one you’ve already considered in the past. It’s time to look into your talent pool.
Ban-the-Box Laws on the Increase
Indiana recently became the first state in the nation to prohibit all local ban-the-box laws. Senate Bill 312, signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb, outlaws city and county legal entities from enacting local ban-the-box legislation in order to unify legislation at the statewide level.
Glamour of Overseas Opportunities Overshadowed by Concerns
Globally mobile individuals are not as enamored of working abroad as recruiters, hiring managers, and other members of the management team may think. Although the upsides of an overseas assignment help balance the downsides, the negatives cause very real concerns.
Research: More Objective Selection Methods Needed in Job Applicant Screening
Only one-fifth of HR professionals are fully confident in their employers’ overall ability to effectively assess the skills of entry-level applicants despite the fact that the majority of these job applicants possess some of the most important skills employers’ value, including dependability and reliability, integrity, respect, and teamwork.
Pros and Cons of Hiring Someone Overqualified
When positions are tough to fill, it can be tempting to just hire any candidate simply to have someone doing the job. But we all know that hiring the wrong person can end up being more costly in the long run—especially if the new hire causes any problems.