Top 5 Online Candidate Assessment Platforms

82% of companies use some form of candidate assessment testing, according to the recent Talent Board’s Candidate Experience Research report.

Testing candidates help companies ensure that their job candidates really have the required skills to successfully perform their jobs, as they claim in their resume or in a job interview. Without testing your candidates, you’ll end up choosing the best interviewee, not the best person for the job!

How to create a recruitment plan that will actually improve your hiring

If you’re a recruiter hiring without a recruitment plan, things probably get really hectic sometimes. It’s not difficult to see how we can get lost between taking new job briefs, sourcing talent, conducting interviews, and coordinating offers for multiple vacancies.

Do you find yourself wishing you had more control over your hiring? The best way to ditch the stress is to put some time aside to evaluate your recruitment planning process.

8 trends that altered the recruitment industry forever

For decades the recruitment industry was relatively static with recruiters having full control of the hiring process. The steps were straight forward: identify a vacancy, place a job advert, screen applicants, conduct interviews, and negotiate an offer.

We saw the first ripples of change with the introduction of online job boards in the mid-1990s, but recruitment processes still idled along. In the background, words like “digitization” and “applicant tracking system” were bandied about, but they meant little to the average recruiter.

How to Avoid Common Recruiter Fails, According to Stacy Zapar

Before you continue reading, get ready to cringe — and maybe laugh at yourself. Because according to industry leader Stacy Zapar, every recruiter is guilty of at least some of the mistakes on this list. Yes, even her.

A “self-proclaimed recruiting nerd,” Stacy is the founder of The Talent Agency, a recruiting consultancy and R4R search firm that helps companies recruit Talent Acquisition professionals.

The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

If you’re looking for a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We found some of the best recent articles published for talent professionals and posted them below. They cover a wide range of topics, including babies in the office, an age discrimination lawsuit involving a major bank, and how asking the wrong questions could be screening out your ideal candidate.

Employee Spotlight: How I Moved Into Recruitment Marketing

I always dreamed of becoming a writer. I studied Creative Writing at university and after graduating, I stepped into the job market bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (and slightly naïve), assuming that I would fall into my dream job straight away.

Of course, I was wrong. I applied for publishing jobs, writing roles, unpaid internships, anything to give me the commercial experience I was lacking.

More information: https://www.webrecruit.co.uk/blog/company-updates/employee-spotlight-how-i-moved-into-recruitment-marketing/

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