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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.
If you’ve never encountered a situation where a job offer has been turned down, consider yourself lucky. Most organizations face this as a possibility when recruiting new candidates, especially when looking for top talent who may have multiple concurrent offers to consider.
HR managers and recruiters have been using social media to screen candidates for a while now. And the trend is rising. But what happens when you find a great candidate who’s perfect except for his or her social media presence?
It seems as if we get busier every day. How often do you get to the end of the day and feel like you have more left to do than when the day began?
Once talent pools are filled with a diversity of high-potential employees (HiPos) at various stages in their careers, it is tempting to think that the work is done. Where this model of succession planning demonstrates its real value, however, is in what you do with the talent pools.
Among the many factors threatening an organization’s future is the threat of suddenly facing critical vacancies and the subsequent disruption in leadership, business continuity, or special knowledge and skills unique to the organization. With looming retirements and the increasing propensity of talented employees to change organizations, the need for succession planning best practices to build […]
This year’s crop of college graduates will find welcoming conditions as they enter the entry-level job market. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, 67% of employers say they plan to hire recent college graduates this year, up from 65% last year and the highest outlook since 2007.
Yesterday we looked at some research about how employers feel about a candidate’s social media presence. Today, we take look at how the candidate uses social media, plus some tips on how to conduct a good screening with social media.
Using social media to screen candidates has increased significantly over the last 10 years. Have you ever found the perfect job candidate on paper, only to discover his or her social media presence is anything but professional? You’re not the only one!
The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) will be holding the largest HR conference in North America next week. SHRM 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition in D.C. will be covering the hottest HR topics of 2016. BLR is on top of these topics in publications like the one you receive daily. We’ve taken a look […]
Yesterday’s Advisor began to explore the dangers of rushing a hire. Today we’ll hear more on that topic.