Stranger Than Fiction: Recruiters and The Myth of Generational Marketing.

There’s always at least one recruiter in every room who still reminisces fondly about the days of when candidates used to mail in resumes to ads they found in print newspapers.

This, let’s face it, is a way bigger pain in the ass than any ATS will ever be, but that was just how things were done (and not too terribly long ago, too).

More information: http://recruitingdaily.com/recruitment-generational-marketing/

4 Reasons it Might be Time to Start an HR Department

Over the past few decades, the human resources department has become a vital part of successful companies all around the world, and its importance is only growing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, HR manager positions are projected to grow at a rate of nine percent over the next eight years, far outpacing the average five percent growth rate across all professions.

More information: http://recruiterbox.com/blog/reasons-to-start-an-hr-department/

6 things to include in your mobile recruitment strategy

If there’s one thing that our acclaimed in-house recruitment software is intimately built for, it is the bold new – well, not so new – world of mobile recruiting. Never before has it been so common for recruiters and candidates to find each other via smartphones, tablets and ‘phablets’.

However, the actual creation of an effective, overarching mobile recruitment strategy can be much trickier and more time-consuming than it looks – so here are six things that yours should include.

More information: http://www.webrecruit.co.uk/employer-blog/hr-professional/6-things-to-include-in-your-mobile-recruitment-strategy

A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in HR and Recruiting

As a white male, there are few conversation topics more taboo than talking about (much less writing about) the issue of race. It’s one of those things, like politics, sex or religion, that’s just not considered apropos for the workplace.

This is why we only speak of ‘race’ in terms of “diversity” and “inclusion.”

More information: http://recruitingdaily.com/diversity-recruiting-exclusion/

Any body CANNOT be a Recruiter

Seeing the last year’s trend, 2016 has raised a new debate on whether any layman person could take recruitment as his/her career. The big answer is NO. Recruitment is a very specialized field. Just like organisations look for core Marketing, Finance & Operation professionals, similar is the need to have trained recruiter.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/any-body-cannot-be-a-recruiter

5 Great Ways of Using Recruitment Data

Data is a hot topic in the world of HR and recruitment. And, with the demand for recruitment software constantly increasing, more in-house recruiters and HR professionals than ever are able to gain access to key candidate information.

We all know that recruitment data is important; it’s a vital tool in making informed HR decisions, and provides key insight into the behaviour of your applicants.

More information: http://www.webrecruit.co.uk/employer-blog/hr-professional/5-great-ways-of-using-recruitment-data