Hiring could be costly, especially if you want the best applicants.

According to an article from Investopedia, even with the most basic recruiting costs such as advertising the opening, the time cost of an internal recruiter, the time cost to resumes and performing other recruitment-related tasks, the time cost of conducting the interviews, a company can…

The labor market is highly dynamic, and with change comes a shrinkage in the talented and capable labor force. As a recruiter, you must actively seek to draw in applicants if you want to hire the best talent. Sounds challenging, doesn’t it?

But don’t worry; this is where a recruiting CRM can help you.

In this context, CRM stands for Candidate Relationship Management. CRM is sometimes mistaken for a similar concept, customer relationship management, which also…

Email outreach still reigns supreme as the commonly used method to reach candidates. Email’s little brother, text messaging, is somewhat overlooked as a communication tool, yet SMS has some powerful advantages for communicating. With an open rate of around 98%, adopting text messaging for recruiting is a great way to share brief but essential information or issue a call to action that motivates your…

Cutting-edge technologies are breathing new life into the modern recruiting market. The two favorite systems for leading talent acquisition professionals are Applicant tracking systems (ATS) and Candidates Relationship Management solutions (CRM). As a result, …

Generating diversity awareness and finding diverse talent is one of the top challenges for campus recruiters today. How can your organization better connect with, market to, and recruit minority students and graduates? The answer is complicated but begins with developing a targeted and well-planned internal and external recruitment strategy for your organization.

Whether launching or rebooting your diversity recruiting programs, consider implementing these 16 tactics to create a …

Do you know that normal UK Gen Zers can spend an average of 10.6 hours online daily?

25% of Millennials spend more than 5 hours on their smartphone each day. For the other 50%, the amount of time spent is 3 hours.

Smartphone and IoT…

Hey college recruiters, do you know…

That Inclusion and Diversity are critical factors Gen Z considers when deciding whether or not to join an employer? 

In the current workforce landscape, Generation Z has brought forth a fresh set of priorities, reshaping what they…

According to Randstad Sourceright’s In-Demand Skills research for 2023, two of the most sought-after skills are artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. With the global AI market expected …

So, we get it. University recruiters and hiring managers alike need to adjust how they recruit to appear more appealing to young talents. Be it Gen Z or Gen Alpha, when they are ready to join the workforce, young talent can take up to 30% of worldwide employment

Despite that awareness, many companies still make critical mistakes by sticking with some traditional recruiting methods when…

The Importance of Follow-ups

The ideal candidate follow-up strategy should be based on a single controlling principle: Treat all candidates like valued customers – one of the most simple yet critical recruitment tips.

Job candidates know the importance of follow-up, yet interviewers often forget basic follow-up strategies, leading to poor candidate experiences and damaged business reputations.

Successful, in-demand candidates often decide…

Employer branding is something that isn’t clearly stated in a recruiting process but holds an important position. Do you know that:

Up to 86% of employees or job-searching candidates will factor in the company’s rating and review to decide whether or not to take a job offer…

Born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s, Gen Z candidates approach the job search process in a way that distinguishes them from their predecessors. To successfully attract and retain Gen Z talent, employers need to adapt their recruitment strategies.

Below is a quick summary of key knowledge vital to Gen Z recruitment, also available in detail in Rakuna’s Guide to Effective Gen Z Recruiting.

Preferred Job Search Methods

When it comes to…

Despite the increasing popularity of virtual job fairs, in-person hiring events never lost their charm. For a significant section of candidates and recruiters, in-person recruitment allows for personal and hands-on interaction between the two parties.

Ultimately, both sides can gain a better understanding of the employment opportunity. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught worldwide event hosts that no extra precautions are excessive. Candidates’ experience and health and safety…

It’s time to pull out your best pitch and get ready for a text recruiting campaign! Do you know that businesses that focus and optimize their omnichannel recruitment and marketing can gain up to a 9,5% annual revenue growth? So if your recruiting team is looking to expand your reach with SMS recruiting, now’s the time to do it.

However, with the popularity boom of cellphones and…

The dynamics of attracting the brightest minds from campus and event recruiting is a constantly changing landscape.

According to NACE’s Fall 2021 quick poll, 61% of 218 responses that year said their business would hold a separate virtual career event. Long after the Pandemic, virtual and in-person recruitment events have…

Attracting the brightest young candidates is essential to many businesses and should be one of the top priorities in most talent acquisition strategies today.

In today’s competitive hiring landscape, employers need to start incorporating technologies such as web-based or mobile college recruiting apps to help improve their recruiting staff’s productivity and compete more efficiently for talent.

In this article, we have compiled a list of 11 outstanding college recruiting…

With how advanced search algorithms have become, pulling up a list of 1,000+ college candidates to fill your internships or entry-level roles might seem like a breeze. But there’s always a catch when it comes to filtering through online search results. You’re faced with the painstaking task of filtering out those mismatches to uncover the gems you actually want to consider.

This is where niche recruiting platforms & websites shine. These platforms target the specific talent you…

In the past year, the spread of COVID-19 has affected the lives of millions of people, including the students. As a result of the unprecedented spread of the virus, students, along with all other people, were advised to stay at home and try to study/work from home as a precaution to contain the virus.

Campus life has been deeply affected as universities switched to remote learning. Sports, functions, and even campus recruiting has been put on hold till further notice.

The…