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.

Virtual Job Fairs Can Increase Quantity, Quality of Candidates

Increasing the quality and quantity of job applicants is an ever-constant challenge for today’s HR pros. Effective is essential to a company’s success more than ever. As the world around us continues to move to a more virtual space, so do job applicants. The good news is that virtual career fairs allow HR teams to rise to the challenge, meet applicants where they are, and increase the quantity and quality of applicants—ensuring a competitive advantage.

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Ensure Your Team is Working Together for a Common Goal

Our newly inaugurated president is in the midst of selecting the team he will work with to achieve his vision for our country. And while, in his case, many of those selections will require congressional approval, they are nonetheless his choices.

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Tips to Help Ensure Your Job Offer Is Accepted

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 can increase how long it takes to fill a vacancy.

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Skills Revolution: Learnability Will Be Key in This Age of Acceleration, Says Report

The future of work is bright according to ManpowerGroup’s new report “The Skills Revolution”, which consists of a survey of 18,000 employers across all sectors in 43 countries. One in five employers (19%) expect technological disruption to increase jobs as they adapt to the future of work, and six in 10 employers (64%) expect to […]

Turnover Reduction Option: Focus on Implementing Career Paths

With the economy back in full swing, employers are encountering more difficulty keeping quality employees on board, which is especially problematic given that it takes longer (and costs more) to replace employees today. Thankfully, there are a lot of actions that employers can take to proactively reduce turnover. One such option is to focus on […]

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Employees Will Be Easy to Lose and Hard to Hire in 2017, Says Report

The Execu|Search Group, a recruitment, temporary staffing, and workforce management solutions firm, released its 2017 Hiring Outlook: Strategies For Engaging With Today’s Talent And Improving The Candidate Experience. The report provides insights into the considerations professionals make when deciding whether to apply for a job, join a company, or leave their current position.

The High Cost of Turnover [Infographic]

Employee unhappiness and disengagement cost companies in the U.S. between $450 and $550 billion a year, making it essential to understand what incentivizes employees to come on board and stay.

The High Cost of Turnover

It’s time to face the reality that 83% of full-time employees in the US would consider leaving their current company. Take action at your workplace. This RecruitCon 2017 infographic outlines 5 reasons top talent leave, the indirect costs of turnover, and also the opportunities you can take advantage of to improve employee retention. For more ideas on how […]

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How to Prevent Job Search Gender Bias

Most organizations strive to be gender blind when hiring. The focus is on finding the best talent, regardless of sex. However, even the best intentions can go awry, leading to job search gender bias.