With 71% of UK jobseekers using Google to search for a job it is critical for any employer to enhance their position in search engine results pages (SERPs). The future of successful online recruitment is undoubtedly the creation of compelling corporate careers content. It is imperative that a company has a talent…

Generation Z is a code name for under-aged people, born between 1995 and 2005. Z-gen are kids and teenagers, who were born and raised in the hi-tech world with financial and social crisis. Their values and aspirations strongly differ from those of their predecessor. Sociologists say that representatives of Gen Z will become very enterprising, versatile and well-educated…

Almost all office chairs have a height and arm adjustment; however, these are not the most important adjustments to look for when shopping for an office chair. The best office chairs have at least five adjustments with some having up to 14 different adjustments.

Important features that should be adjustable include lumbar support, arm width and height, seat…

Case Study: DreamJobbing for TOMS Recruitment Campaign

Once in a while you encounter something that literally stops you in your tracks. Is recruitment campaign envy a legitimate emotional condition?

For me it meant a cup of tea paused mid-air, between my desk and my lips, as…

For the life of them, some companies just can't hold onto good talent. I have a friend who works for a company that feels like a revolving door.  She meets the new hire, learns their name, and just as quickly, it's as if he or she never existed. Some companies are notorious for this constant flow of new hires.  It must be exhausting having to see people come in and out on an…

Company owners and managers have lots of things to worry about. Among them is the control over employees. There are some dangers that require certain level of protection. The banal danger is employees not working hard enough. If they are not controlled, they may relax and have long lunches and coffee breaks being much less productive than they can be. More dangerous threats include fraud, information leaks, conspiracy, etc. Many employers cannot allow themselves taking such risks and…

If you’re reading this article, you’re probably in the market to create a …

A popular trend that is being followed these days is that more and more corporates are going in for employee surveys as a way to gather information about employee satisfaction. The aim is to find out whether any changes or improvements are required in the work place and to prevent losing out on talented employees to other different organisations due to similar…

It used to be embarrassing to admit you met your spouse online, but now countless websites like OkCupid and Match.com are dedicated to streamlining the dating process. Singles no longer have to rely on blind dates or bar scenes to narrow down potential mates.

But for all of our tools to find matches in our personal lives, the business world still lacks…

Recruitment agency is an outside firm that finds qualified candidates for prospective employers. In exchange, they receive a service charge from the hiring company. Companies outsource the hiring process either entirely or partially to a recruitment agency. Given below are some important advantages of using a recruitment agency.

Recruiters…

At Sourcing Adda we constantly encourage our members to actively participate in the activities we conduct with the Hike Group Chat being one of the many activities we conduct. The Hike Group Chat is conducted every Wednesday where fellow Talent Acquisitionists get together to share their views and perspectives to stay updated with the current trends in the Industry we’re all passionate about.

In view of this, one of our members Manav from the South zone suggested that we have a…

Some people don’t appreciate sarcasm, snark or cynicism. And, some people don’t think cheese, bread and wine qualifies as a well-rounded meal. If I told them that’s exactly what I’m consuming for “dinner” while writing this, they’d probably ask: “Are you serious?”

Are you serious?

A question asked in disbelief with an extremely sarcastic tone…

So,we get it. Recruiters and hiring managers alike need to adjust how they recruit to appear more appealing to the Millennials. Because according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics by 2015, Millennials will become the workforce’s new majority, and by 2030, this group will represent 75…

This is part 6 in my Fall Sourcecon roundup, highlighting the presentations at Sourcecon Oct 2015.

This post is going to cover all 3 of the tracks for this time period. So we will start with the Fundamental track which was “Social Media Sourcing- Not just a Marketing Tool” by Chris South and Katrina…

With the health of the economy safely on the upswing, more job seekers are on the market than the past few years. With stacks of resumes to pore through, many recruiters are looking for the "perfect" candidate.  What does the "perfect" candidate mean?  To some companies, this is a laundry list of skills.  To others, it may be attitude. Is there something that all of these…

There’s an “affair” going on and it’s not just a tacky television series on the Showtime network.

Thousands of people are deemed unfaithful every day, including:

• Hiring managers who circumvent their corporate recruiters.
• Managers who work…

Obtaining a mental health degree like one in psychology or sociology opens up many career opportunities, and maybe more than you first think. In all mental health jobs, you care for people with mental disorders, emotional illnesses, and problems they are unable to deal with, like substance abuse. While there are many careers within this field, some are not as well-known as others. Here are five mental health careers you may not have considered yet.…

There is a constant stream of research bring done within human resources, especially when it comes to technology and the increasingly popular subject of big data.

The main goal of many HR professionals is to ensure that their company is filled with the right people. They need to have the skills and abilities to perform their assigned roles well, and they also…

Peggy Olson graduated from Miss Deaver’s secretarial school with all the skills she needed. Typing, shorthand and pleasant communication readied her for her first day at Sterling Cooper for Mr. Draper. To say necessary work skills have changed since…