5 Recruiting Lessons From Your Favorite Holiday Movies (the Sequel)

From last-minute gift hunting to wrapping up work before the office closes, the holiday season can contain as much stress and chaos as it does magic and joy. And that’s especially true if you’re a recruiter trying to meet your year-end hiring goals, keep candidates engaged, plan for next year, and more.

To keep your sanity, it’s a good idea to take some you time by kicking back with a great holiday movie.

More information: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/recruiting-humor-and-fun/2018/5-holiday-movies-that-are-secretly-all-about-recruiting

Job Quit Rates Are Soaring: Here Are 5 Tactics to Keep Your Employees

In the United States this year, job attrition reached its highest rate since records began in 2000. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that 3.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in October — a quit rate of 2.3%. And with the number of open jobs exceeding the number of unemployed people by almost a million, it’s a candidate’s market out there.

More information: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/employee-retention/2018/job-quit-rates-are-soaring-5-tactics-to-keep-your-employees

12 Jobs You’ll Be Recruiting for in 2030

Some 85% of the jobs that today’s students will be doing in 2030 haven’t been invented yet. The big question for talent acquisition teams everywhere: What will those jobs be?

It turns out that many of these jobs will spin off from technologies that are emerging today — drones, alternative energy, autonomous cars, and cryptocurrencies and blockchain developments, for starters.

More information: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/future-of-recruiting/2018/12-jobs-you-will-be-recruiting-for-in-2030

5 Tips For Hiring Your First Employee

So you’ve started a business and it’s grown to the point where you need to hire other people to help you run it and grow it further. Being successful up to that point is always exciting and a cause for celebration, but hiring your first employee is a big step that may seem complicated for first-timers.

More information: https://recruitloop.com/blog/5-tips-for-hiring-your-first-employee/

7 Things Hiring Managers Should Never Forget When it Comes to Salary Negotiations

Most organizations would pay top dollar willingly if an employee is a befitting choice and brings value to the company. However, salary negotiations are still going to be an essential part of the recruitment process.

Recruitment managers have the crucial responsibility of negotiating a compensation that’s suitable for both the candidate as well as the company. If you pay too much, your boss isn’t going to be happy.

More information: https://recruitloop.com/blog/7-things-hiring-managers-should-never-forget-when-it-comes-to-salary-negotiations/

Hiring Managers: Why & How You Should Sell Your Company at Interview

Many hiring managers still view the interview stage as a top-down, one-way process where the candidate is being assessed and the interviewer is asking all the questions. But things have changed.

For the first time since the global financial crisis we are now operating within a candidate-driven market. Companies are competing for talent, with some applicants having several job opportunities open to them.

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/hiring-managers-why-amp-how-you-should-sell-your-company-at

Talent shortage stats to think about

Talent shortage it’s here and it’s real! For the first time in decades, we have more open jobs than workers to fill them. And although desperate times may call for desperate measure, you shouldn’t lose focus on whether or not your new staff is a good fit for your company’s culture or if they have the required skills.

Have a look on this stats that will help you go through it without panicking and look for creative solutions to not be affected:

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/talent-shortage-stats-to-think-about

The 4 Rules of Giving Appropriate Feedback to Unsuccessful Job Applicants

According to Forbes Magazine, many companies are doing a very poor job of providing feedback to job applicants working their way through the hiring process. It is a matter of corporate responsibility and it reflects favorably on an employer if they make an effort to provide unsuccessful job applicants appropriate and timely information about the status of their job application.

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/the-4-rules-of-giving-appropriate-feedback-to-unsuccessful-job

Improve Candidate Selection with New Talent Search Strategies

When it comes to recruiting technology solutions, talent acquisition professionals are looking for three outcomes: 1) quality candidates, 2) a faster time to fill, and 3) less cumbersome work flows. It reminds me of a phrase from my hotel HR days about creating processes that are “easy to buy and easy to use”.

Finding the best talent doesn’t have to be complex or lengthy. However, in order to accomplish our recruiting goals, we do need to identify the right tools.

More information: https://recruitingdaily.com/improve-candidate-selection-with-new-talent-search-strategies/