Moving into 2017, consider how your company can improve its recruitment strategy with these trends. Think about how you use social media and mobile platforms to promote a job advertisement or engage potential candidates. Evaluate your hiring processes to see which areas can benefit from AI technology, and examine what your company has done or can do to improve diversity in the workplace.
More information: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/global-stats-recruiting-trends/
The world of recruitment and marketing software is massive and girl do I love a bit of software.
Many a time over my five years working in recruitment marketing I have felt like a new tool would fix everything. That we’d be more efficient, more successful and happier girls and boys if we could just have this new tool… and of course we are for about a week.
More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/so-many-tools-so-many-options-my-recruitment-marketer-head-might
The economy is rising again, and some companies are starting to hire for more roles . Finding good talent is one of the most common challenges companies face. When looking for the right person, a good job description is the first step you should take.
More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/recruitment-marketing-how-to-write-great-job-descriptions
Despite the trend “recruitment is like marketing,” we think recruitment is more like sales. Ok, employer branding sounds like marketing. But for the most part? It’s sales. Sales convert leads to customers. Recruiters convert candidates to hires. The process is the same: sifting through hundreds, thousands, and sometimes millions of prospects to find the ones that fit your business and help improve your bottom line.
More information: https://recruitee.com/blog/recruitment-analysis/
“I only meet candidates face to face” I heard the last time I talked to a recruiter in the public sector.
Agree. You should, I said.
How many interviews do you do roughly on a monthly basis? Twenty.
Nice. You can, I said.
More information: https://cammio.com/blog/no-point-video-interviewing/
A few weeks ago I ran a course for a group of Human Capital Managers. The topic of the workshop was Strategic Recruitment Metrics for Driving Measurable Value to Your Human Capital Investments.
Please allow me to blow my own trumpet for a moment, but I know how much the delegates enjoyed it and I know they all got a lot out of it too.
More information: http://recruitloop.com/blog/recruiter-tips-6-metrics-to-always-keep-a-close-eye-on/
Who doesn’t like to see an acrostic? As part of our What Recruitment Means to Me; 500 words campaign Alan Clarke literally spells out what recruitment is to him.
Relationships coming first, even if that means saying to a candidate to take the other job offer and not yours. When a client says they’re not hiring don’t put them into the database blackhole never to be spoken with again until they are hiring.
More information: http://ukrecruiter.co.uk/2017/03/17/recruitment-is/
Things change at the speed of light these days.
And as recruitment and HR professionals, it’s absolutely vital that we can keep up.
So this week, I’ve put together a list of what I think are the five most important trends affecting recruiters, HR professionals and managers today.
More information: https://www.coburgbanks.co.uk/blog/attracting-staff/5-important-recruitment-trends/
Everyone is telling recruiters they need to change.
Hey, half my blogs touch on the same theme!
So, you might be thinking, “OK, I get it. Change is key. But specifically, in what areas is this change meant to take place?”
Good question!
More information: http://gregsavage.com.au/2017/02/21/nine-changes-recruiters-must-make-now/
Recruitment is a dynamic and changing sector that must adapt to keep up with the ever-changing working culture. Over recent years, with the boom in online recruitment and the power this has given the candidate, the industry has had to become smarter and prove its worth over automated job boards and social media platforms. With this, we’ve seen a rise in niche recruitment services.
More information: http://recruitmentjuice.com/blog/4-benefits-of-niche-recruitment-services/
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