The economy in the U.S. right now is shaped by several key factors. These chiefly relate to global issues such as the trade war with China and the UK’s prolonged expectation of departure from the E.U; all of which affect the future of our recruitment…

When it comes to recruiting, business professionals often speak in terms of “selling the job” to prospective candidates. It is true that effectively recruiting involves somewhat of a sales approach. How you put this into practice, however, depends on how you define the term “selling”.

If you think of sales as convincing someone to take a position, you may want to rethink your definition. The goal is to find the right person for a job, and the right job for the person.…

Creating a diverse workplace should be at the top of mind for businesses of all sizes. A diverse workplace includes employees with remarkable thoughts and backgrounds in the world. The decision to hire a candidate would be based solely on their skills and ability to perform. Bias occurs when a person's brain makes a quick judgment based on a person's experience and background. Even the recruiter often doesn't know that he/she is making such a quick biased decision.…

DoYouBuzz is an app that helps you create a web, PDF, mobile formatted resume. This can be a great place to find candidates however a lot of recruiter do not search here. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, a…

The number 1 reason I hear from business owners for not actively marketing on digital channels is this – I don’t know what content to create and I don’t have time to do it anyway!

I am going to take away that excuse right now. Creating content, just like all your marketing should be simple. There are 3 main types of content and my favourite is repurposed content.

Repurposed content is the existing content you are repeating or reusing. It sounds simple enough because it…

In India, there is a good scope of growth in fashion designer jobs because of the significant growth of India’s fashion industry, apparel industry, including a tremendous growth of the media and entertainment industry. Fashion designers jobs are available in apparel companies, wholesale or manufacturing establishments, theater and media companies, film industry, retailers, and in design firms. Fashion designers can also start on their own their own design firm as a business, and offer…

Depending on the line of work that you want to get into, your home renovation projects could be relevant experience. Putting these items on your resume may help to land you the construction, renovation, or architecture job that you want. Here are some tricks that you can use when it comes to padding your resume with your personal home renovation projects.…

The “build vs buy” decision is a hot topic when I speak with staffing agencies. Pros and cons are weighed, time and costs are measured, and more and more it’s a decision that may determine the future health of your business. And since TargetRecruit is built upon Salesforce, I encounter this topic more than in my past roles because Salesforce encourages developers to build on its platform. In other words, rather than building a homegrown solution from the…

Whether you work for an SME or a large corporate enterprise, strong employee retention rates are highly desirable. Quite simply, it makes economic sense. The recruitment process can be costly to your business and retaining old employees is more efficient than bringing in expensive new…

Over the years, recruitment and HR landscape have changed massively. Nowadays, organizations need to deal with talent competition, game-changing developments in technology, and changing workforce dynamics consistently.…

You see them all over the place and at every time of the year. Whether it’s a Christmas market in the winter months, a festival or carnival in summer, or a sporting event throughout the year, outdoor events are extremely popular. However, while many of us simply turn up to such events, have you ever thought about the planning that has to go in to make them a success?

Here, alongside Inn Supplies, who offer a range of disposable catering supplies,…

The job market in this day and age is tough. Some people may even describe it as being brutal. If you want your job search now to go off without a hitch, however, you don’t have to assume that that’s an impossible goal. The market is definitely competitive, but there are things that you can do to navigate it and make your situation a lot more…

Today, education is expensive, especially advanced PG courses and degrees. There are foreign education courses that may rip you off financially. Fret not. There are lenders offering education loans, monetary assistance for meritorious but financially deprived students in a country.

Before taking any education loan, ensure that the course is…

Day 3 of Sourcecon and the tracks.

First up Jan Tegze and Is Technology our Friend or Our Enemy. Tools mentioned: Github, Stachoverflow, Plagerism Checker, Linkedin. Lost of talk of comparison thoughts on emails, inmails etc, All done form a European stance.

Mike Chuidian and the Cognitive side of Sourcing. Key…

Both new and established businesses can benefit from hiring a corporate communications specialist. A person with this job is responsible for communicating about the company internally and externally. If you have not hired someone for this role, here is why you should consider it.

What Does a Corporate Communications Specialist Do?

When most people hear the term corporate communications specialist, they think of public relations or PR. Although a large part of this role…

About 97 percent of companies are investing in artificial intelligence and Big Data, according to New Vantage Partners' executive survey.   

 This unexpectedly large statistic is enough to scare us about the future of work. Dependency on machines is increasing. It is no surprise that artificial intelligence is taking over jobs. Several reports have already predicted how robots will take over human jobs. Is it something to be concerned about?  

Definitely. Today more jobs are…

A career in the IT sector is always demanding as well as rewarding. Now, IT is indeed a vast sector with lots of scopes. Finding a job in this sector is not tricky, but the industry demands impressive, enthusiastic and skilled personnel. Those, who are not qualified or specialized in their jobs, would find difficulties in pursuing a career in the field of information technology. Among various scopes for perusing a career in the field of information technology, people commonly opt for…

I've been asking recruiters about how they use texting in recruiting. In this post we hear from Josh R. who has a theory that messenger apps may surpass texting.

He writes;

I started texting candidates in 2016. I was a little hesitant at first. Is this an invasion of…

Unless you have an entire team of self-starters, your management duties will include helping keep them motivated. We’ve identified several ways to inspire your team toward excellent performance.

Customize Your Approach

Remember that your team is made up of individuals. A one-size-fits-all approach…