Featured Blog Posts – September 2014 Archive (59)

The Real Reason Companies Are Taking So Long To Hire

There was an interesting fact this week in the Wall Street Journal: it is taking companies 25 days to fill vacant positions, a 13-year high.

This is shocking, considering the unemployment rate is still …

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Added by Paul Petrone on September 9, 2014 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Recruiting Daily Appoints Derek Zeller as new Managing Editor @Derdiver

New Haven, CT – September 9, 2014: Recruiting Daily, LLC announced that it has appointed Derek Zeller as a Managing Editor for Recruiting Daily properties including RecruitingDaily.com, RecruitingBlogs.com and RecruitingTools.com. Noel Cocca, CEO and Owner of Recruiting Daily LLC, made the announcement.

“Derek has an extensive background in our industry, and is one of its most talented writers and recruiting technology experts,” Cocca said. “With his unique mixture of technical…

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Added by Noel Cocca on September 9, 2014 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

Best and Worst Places to Find Healthcare Talent

Demand for healthcare jobs continues to rise. Since July 2009, the number of jobs posted online increased 40%, according to data from WANTED Analytics. Over the past 30 days, about 906,725 healthcare job…

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Added by Ashley Zito Rowe on September 9, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments

Somebody resigned? Don’t be a fool. Stay cool.

A while ago I wrote what proved to be a popular blog about how to resign with grace.

But what about the manager who gets a resignation? How should they behave?

Sad to say, the commercial world is rife with mind-blowing tales of how badly bosses react…

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Added by Greg Savage on September 8, 2014 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Getting Your Employees Stoked About Brand Social Media

Employees are a company’s biggest social media asset, says Duncan Gilman – Dean of Students at Splash Media U. With organic reach for businesses declining across many social media networks, brands need an army of people –…

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Added by Katrina Kibben on September 8, 2014 at 10:41am — No Comments

The greatest recruitment movies of all time!

When you consider what an emotional, competitive and crazy world recruitment is, and the characters it attracts, maybe it’s strange that there have not been more movies about the industry. I have seen all the “Wall Street-esq” movies and seriously, I have worked with and against crazier characters than most of theirs! Is Hollywood missing something here?

There…

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Added by Greg Savage on September 7, 2014 at 1:01am — 4 Comments

Lessons Learned: Ethics

At least three people that I have placed in the past decade (still at their jobs, at the same companies) have made over $500,000 this year. This feels good to know -- some people benefited from my work...

What's really interesting is that all three of those people actually asked me to help them find other jobs, because they weren't that happy at the companies after a year or two.  

I was very attentive to their concerns, but remained hands-off as much as possible, given the…

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Added by Nicholas Meyler on September 6, 2014 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Why Pay-For-Performance Plans Don’t Work

Doesn’t pay-for-performance just seem like a great idea?

It is simple, basic behavioral psychology, right? A dog does what you want, you give them a bone. A person does what you want, you give them $100. Or some recognition, like Employee of the Month.

But, believe it or not, there have been dozens of scientific studies and several case studies that show that…

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Added by Paul Petrone on September 5, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments

5 stATS for the Dollar Conscious HR Professionals

Making a large purchase for the company – like an ATS for example – isn’t a simple decision. A negative candidate experience can damage your company branding and, likewise, the employer brand. Considering 46% of applicants have a poor candidate experience,…

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Added by Sean Pomeroy on September 5, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments

Interviewing Techniques that Pique Millennials’ Interest

Millennial unemployment is higher than the rest of the out-of-work population. Of the 6.2% of the American population that is unemployed, 40% of them are Millennials.…

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Added by Julie Salerno on September 5, 2014 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

You're Darn Tootin: Out with the New, In with the Old

There’s something rather entertaining about retro slang and sayings. Perhaps it’s due to the over-saturation (as if it’s been raining cats and dogs or ice buckets) or overuse of the latest industry buzzwords or pure exhaustion from the endless auto-play videos of any fashionable Internet fad.

Though there are different opinions about the origin and meaning,…

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Added by Kelly Blokdijk on September 4, 2014 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Replacing Rapportive!!

Replacing Rapportive!! 

I decided to hold of one more week before going back to the lesser sights, as I have been aqsked a lot about replacing Rapportive, so here we go. Since Rapportive stopped allowing us to validate work emails, people have been…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on September 4, 2014 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Why It’s Time To Stop Underrating HR

It is time to stop underrating HR. Credit: Geralt, Pixbay

Every organization in America, no matter how big or how small, is only as strong as the people who work there. In fact, in a recent…

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Added by Paul Petrone on September 4, 2014 at 9:29am — 1 Comment

Is Your Recruiting Firm at the Mercy of the Economy?

As a recruiter, have you ever felt like your livelihood was at the mercy of economic whims? That you are travelling down a winding path without a map? If so, taking a look at recent statistics could provide the map you are looking for. All signs pointing to contract staffing in all economic conditions.

Forty-two percent of employers told CareerBuilder that they planned to hire contractors in 2014. If you look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs reports for the past…

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Added by Debbie Fledderjohann on September 3, 2014 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

The Secret To Hiring Great People Is…

Hiring the right people is crucial to any organization’s success.

Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

What’s the most critical aspect of consistently hiring great people?

It happens before the offer. Before the interview. Before the job…

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Added by Paul Petrone on September 3, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

Better in person: four ways a virtual interview can hinder the recruitment process

It’s an increasingly more common phenomenon to engage in a virtual job interview in today’s job market; indeed, it’s a fair assumption that many of the readers of this article will have engaged in at least one themselves. Many people have been quick to embrace this new trend, but as with many newer technologies, there’s an argument to be made that the technology still hasn’t…

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Added by Tom Chapman on September 3, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments

How To Build A Successful Mobile Recruiting Strategy

This is not just another webinar. Consider this your mobile recruiting strategy training plan. Because let's face it - you know that when it comes to mobile recruiting your company is either just getting started or isn't ready. We get it. It’s a big step – and…

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Added by RecruitingBlogs on September 2, 2014 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Skills the Manufacturing Industry Needs and Where to Find Them

In an article discussing how to solve the talent shortage in manufacturing, IndustryWeek said…

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Added by Ashley Zito Rowe on September 2, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments

What to Look for in a Resume

If you’ve ever been part of a search committee to fill a position within your organization, you know how difficult it can be to weed through all of the applications you receive. Did you know that on average it takes a recruiter only six seconds to decide on an applicant based on their resume? While you want to hire the best candidate for the job, you can save yourself and your team a lot of time and energy by knowing what to look for in a resume.

First and foremost, it is…

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Added by Raj Sheth on September 1, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

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