Since ages, this question has been looping in the minds of business owners and HR managers as to how job seekers are looking at their company after they appear for a recruitment process. Based on the survey conducted by Jobvite, Applicant Tracking System brings to you a direct insight from the job seekers and what they look for while accepting or rejecting a job…

I have always felt that it is my responsibility, being in this industry, to be compassionately honest with candidates in order to help guide them in their employment endeavors.  I receive a mix of reactions from those who take my feedback as constructive criticism, and from those who take offense and become hostile. I try to be as kind as possible but with today's…

The Atlantic calls it “the quiet king” of social networks with a dominance that is both obvious and profound. In fact it’s being used six billion times per day in the United States so with some fuzzy math you…

Why do we get so little feedback on our resumes? Perhaps, something’s wrong with our approach to the issue and we need help of psychology to make the difference.

In its terms, we are too shy and sell ourselves in the shortest manner. Get to know how to improve your approach to the job search.

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Training and development are imperative aspects in organizational performance. This is because the environment in which most businesses function presently is constantly changing and is full of challenges. Most organizations have proved that training and development are crucial for an organization to meet the increasing customer demand, and face the competition and openings that are beyond their reach. Artofthestart.com stated…

Employee performance has its own set of metrics, and just the same, employee engagement is measured on another set of data. The real question is: why are performance and engagement being calculated separately? They are so closely related and rely…

The surge of the Foodie generation these days cannot be easily satisfied with just an ordinary meal. Information from social media and interactive blogs drive an individual to experiment their dining experience. They are no longer content on predictable taste. They want to try something new. How about a scoop of a good sauce?

Where do Food Bloggers put their appreciation?

Food experts love to explore and feel different flavors in a row. People rely on their…

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I posted this on linkedin this morning but thought that it might be useful for other external recruiters to see and even copy and paste selectively for their own use! Slightly cheeky to teach clients how to work with us but 

It is important for clients and hiring managers  to understand how contingency recruiters…

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Elevate 2015 Roundup – Part 2 is here! Again, if you do not know, Elevate 2015 is the world’s largest virtual summit organized by HireVue and BambooHR last week to discuss all things HR and business. We published our first roundup last week, covering the 7 best webinars by industry thought leaders in Recruiting & Leadership…

Release notes is our monthly update highlighting significant product releases to show your what we're improving and keep you in the loop. Here's what we did in November:

We've spent November addressing the big issues. How can companies get more value out of Beamery? How can recruiters use our platform to work faster and smarter?

We're really excited…

Easy Internal HR Audit Tips to Reduce Risk and Create Top Value

Take a moment to honestly answer these questions.

Are you ready?

What’s the condition of your HR…

I just finished reading an excellent article titled Beyond Bias in Strategy+Business Magazine. While reading it I could not help to take into consideration the events unfolding in the global marketplace today. We condemn those in the Black Life Matter. We condemn those to respond to violence as someone who wants to…

Imagine you are just reaching out to a group of candidates for the first time with a text like: “Hey Kim – We have an opening for a Customer Support Associate at our Phoenix office. Are you interested? -Birch”

Kim answers: “Yes!” Now every recruiter has a preferred way to follow-up after a candidate expresses interest.…

1. You require a HR forte.

Regardless of the fact that you're a generalist and handyman, you should be a MASTER OF ONE. It makes you one of a kind, extraordinary and separates you from whatever remains of the pack.

2. HR results matter a great deal, however connections matter more.

Performing and conveying results matter. They offer you some assistance…

Today's marketplace is far different than it was just a few short decades ago. Since the advent of the Internet, business owners are able to market their products and services on a worldwide basis. This has obviously opened up exciting opportunities, but it also brings with it a challenge. No longer are you competing with industry leaders in your geographic region. Consumers…

Google AdWords is the biggest pay per click advertising platform online and is used by thousands of businesses across every sector to promote products and services to millions of individuals. We have found companies wishing to recruit employees are not utilising it for this function. We can’t help but feel companies are missing an opportunity to…

Is your employee onboarding out of order? Because the failures of onboarding aren’t immediately apparent, it can take time to find the cracks in the plan. An employee’s first day is always busy with paperwork, training, meeting new people, seeing…

Modern processes of recruitment still come with downsides in terms of time, cost or even outcome in quality hire. Long hours screening CVs and interviewing candidates? Lack of qualified candidates for the role? High costs in advertising vacancies? Coping with such reality in an ever-increasing competitive market is a challenge for even the most dedicated recruiter.

So far, an online platform such as LinkedIn has proved to be a great substitute to the…

Recruitment is a hard game to play, especially since potential candidates can come from such a large pool of talent. Nowadays, there are so many more platforms to advertise vacancies on, but knowing exactly which ones will help you unearth the consummate professional you are searching for is still perplexing to many…