Author: Timothy Myres

3 Reasons Recruiters Are Struggling to Perform (and How You Can Help)

As a manager, it can be disheartening when somebody on your team is underperforming. Especially if you thought this particular person was going to be a rockstar.

Before diving into the details it’s important to realise that it’s a common occurrence that 80% of your company’s crucial work is achieved by 20% of your staff. This 80:20 rule is called the Pareto Principle and can be applied to many areas of your business.

More information: https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruitment/3-reasons-recruiters-are-struggling-to-perform-and-how-you-can-help

How To Transform Your Recruitment Process In 2019

We’re just about halfway through January and if you haven’t nailed down your recruitment processes for 2019, then you might want to start planning. The new year is always full of fresh opportunities with eager candidates racing to apply for vacant jobs. Finding the best talent early should be a priority for any recruiter and with the right processes put in place, you can be sure life will be made easier.

More information: https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruitment/how-to-transform-your-recruitment-process-in-2019

11 Interviewing Tips for Inexperienced Hiring Managers

Our friends at ZipRecruiter wrote a great article that matches perfectly with our ‘Week of 11’ theme.

When it comes to searching for a new employee, the stakes are high.

How high?

Financially speaking, 41% of companies believe bad hires cost them over $25,000, while 25% put the price tag at $50,000+. And then there’s the mental and emotional strain associated with bad employees.

More information: http://www.crawfordthomas.com/2018/11/27/11-tips-for-inexperienced-hiring-managers/

Revamp Your Hiring Process for 2019

What better way to spend the last of your budget than on investments to improve your hiring processes in the new year? Considering we are at a record breaking unemployment rate, high volume hiring will likely continue well into 2019, so it should be a top priority. Below, we will discuss three areas to consider investing in to ensure your hiring process is top-notch in 2019.

More information: http://www.crawfordthomas.com/2019/01/15/revamp-your-hiring-process-for-2019/

10 Ways to Attract and Hire Diverse Candidates

Achieving workplace diversity was the top priority for employers in 2018.

The first step in building a diverse workforce is to hire more diversified candidates.

According to LinkedIn’ survey of 9,000 talent leaders and hiring managers across the globe, the number one global recruiting trend was diversity.

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/10-ways-to-attract-and-hire-diverse-candidates

Top 25 Questions You Should Ask in Your Exit Interviews and Surveys

Unfortunately, most employer neglect exit interviews and surveys. In the current candidate driven job market, it is understandable that most employer rush into recruiting to find a suitable replacement.

However, conducting exit interviews or surveys is a crucial part of the offboarding process, both for the departing employee and the employer. Exit interviews provide closure for both parties.

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/top-25-questions-you-should-ask-in-your-exit-interviews-and

Complete guide to tracking the right recruitment metrics

You will have probably seen the good, fast, cheap triangle. The dilemma is that you can only choose two. You’re forced to choose speed, quality or cost.  Something that is good and cheap will not be fast. Cheap and fast, not good. Good and fast, not cheap. This is true when it comes to hiring and your recruitment metrics.

This is why we have divided your most common recruitment metrics into three categories: speed, quality, and cost.

More information: https://blog.recruitee.com/recruitment-metrics-guide/

15 recruitment techniques to consider in 2019

With the new year upon us, you’re probably starting to think of different recruitment techniques that will help move the dial for your company in 2019. Looking back at the last few years, there’s been a definite shift toward the importance of employer branding, smart inbound recruitment, improving the candidate experience, and using big data and AI to find the right candidate.

As the technology needed to streamline these modern recruiting techniques becomes more sophisticated, expect each of these trends to become more prominent this year.

More information: https://blog.recruitee.com/recruitment-techniques/

2019 HR trends: predictions from the experts

You’re sick of seeing the same old “trends” floating around year after year. And you don’t think 2019 HR trends will be any different. How is it a “trend” if it hasn’t changed from the year before? Well, these 2019 HR trend predictions are the result of reaching out to the experts. We asked them to come up with something unique. Something innovative. Something that they believe will actually change the way you go about your recruitment in 2019.

More information: https://blog.recruitee.com/2019-hr-trends/

Signs of Unhappy Employees and What can be Done About It

If all of your employees were happy all of the time, running a company would be a lot easier. Unfortunately, odds are, at least one of your employees will ultimately become dissatisfied with their job and bring a bad attitude into the workplace. These problem employees can be deadly for team morale and company productivity. According to a recent survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more employees are quitting their jobs and they’re coming from a wide variety of industries. As leaders, it is essential that you know the pulse of your organization, as the cost to the business is staggering and the future viability of the company could be at-risk.

More information: https://www.talentnow.com/signs-of-unhappy-employees/