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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.
Do you use data and have metrics related to sourcing talent? For example, do you know which of your recruiting pipelines generates the highest percentage of hires? Do you continue to use data to assess employee productivity, engagement, and retention? What about using and analyzing data to ensure the right staffing levels or to know […]
All the talk about stagnant wages may have employers thinking they can keep position salary ranges the same. Unfortunately, that thinking will make it difficult to hire and retain workers.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we took a look at some of the benefits to hiring independent contractors—as well as some of the potential pitfalls. If you’re sold on hiring independent contractors, read on for some tips on how to recruit them.
Increasingly, companies are asking employees to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of employment. But these agreements may create more problems than they are worth—at the point of hire, and when an employment relationship ends.
U.S. employers expect the hiring pace to remain positive in Quarter 3 2017 with one in four employers (24%) planning to add staff between July and September, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. Of the 11,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 70% expect to keep their workforce intact through the next 3 months and just […]
If your recruiting efforts have ever focused on bringing independent contractors on board, you know that it’s not always the same process as bringing on a regular employee.
Hiring companies casting a wider net will likely find job seekers more open to relocation, at least in comparison to recent years. But relocation still presents recruiting challenges, according to research from moving company Atlas Van Lines.
As retailers continue to cut in-store workers, high school and college students will have to look elsewhere for summer jobs. This could bode well for companies with seasonal and part-time positions to fill.
Yesterday we began to look at a survey by Harris Poll® that explores what the summer of 2017 will look like for recruiters. Today we’ll look at the rest of those results.
Preemployment testing has been around in some form for decades, helping recruiters and HR staff prescreen candidates prior to the interview process. However, after a long period of relative stagnation, preemployment testing is now evolving. There are a number of reasons why, from new research to new technology, and both employers and candidates benefit from […]