Tag: Performance Management

5 Ways to Make Graduate Recruitment Easier

It’s that time of year again – hundreds of thousands of students are finishing their university courses and preparing to enter the UK job market.
Equally, many employers across the country are looking to attract graduates with their latest vacancies. While some companies may have been recruiting for graduate roles for months already, others are just starting to advertise their vacancies in the hope of attracting their next graduate team member.

More information: http://www.webrecruit.co.uk/employer-blog/hr-professional/5-ways-to-make-graduate-recruitment-easier

The benefit of the doubt – be kinder to your candidates

Giving someone the benefit of the doubt means that you hold a positive opinion or judgement of a person because there is no reason for you to think otherwise. Here at Weirdly, we strongly believe that recruiters should give people the benefit of the doubt. This means that they can become the people you want them to be. Yet, increasingly, there are more and more examples of people assuming the worst in people and then actively going to look for proof.

More information: https://weirdlyhub.com/benefit-doubt-kinder-candidates/

8 Great Recruiting Videos and How They Help With Employer Branding

A few years ago, we published a blog post titled “5 Great Recruitment Videos on YouTube and Why They Work.” It has been one of our most popular posts but has slowly become outdated. Recruiting videos are now common and some great ones have shown up online since that article went live.

More information: https://recruiterbox.com/blog/8-great-recruiting-videos-and-how-they-help-employer-branding/

How to Reduce Your Time to Hire in 2017

The average hiring process in the UK takes 27.59 days, according to HR Magazine. However, 54% of businesses have previously lost out on a qualified candidate because their hiring process was too long.
Reducing your time to hire should be a priority; not only can a lengthy recruitment process put candidates off but an open vacancy can also increase your spend and put extra strain on your existing resources.

More information: http://www.webrecruit.co.uk/employer-blog/recruitment-tech/how-to-reduce-your-time-to-hire-in-2017

Gain Exclusively From Recruitment Software

Recruiting agencies and staffing companies both require technology to reduce their pressure of recruiting employees. Manual recruitment is a process which consumes a lot of their time, money and resources. Wastage of these will lead to the downfall of the company automatically. But the process can not be avoided. Recruitment of employees is the most vital task in any company.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/gain-exclusively-from

Employer Branding and Recruitment: The 5 Cs

Recruitment advertising now goes beyond posting a job ad and waiting for an influx of candidates. It requires an understanding of the market and identifying ways to use your brand to attract the best talent.
In recruitment, your employer brand plays a huge part in attracting the right people. According to a Glassdoor survey (2014), 94% of jobseekers are likely to apply to a job if the employer actively manages their employer brand, so it’s something worth thinking about.

More information: http://www.webrecruitireland.com/employer-blog/how-to-guides-tips/employer-branding-and-recruitment-the-5-cs

3 Ways Recruiters Can Use AI to Reduce Unconscious Bias

Bias in hiring is still a widespread problem. Even when we have the best intentions, unconscious biases – automatic, mental shortcuts used to process information and make decisions quickly – can negatively affect our recruiting decisions outside of our awareness and control.

Fortunately, we can now turn to technology to help solve this very human problem. The biggest topic in recruiting these days is artificial intelligence (AI).

More information: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/ai-reduce-unconscious-bias/

What Recruiters Can Learn from Children

I recently attended a dance competition which was hosted by professional judges and dancers from across the region, numbering in their hundreds; all competing for accolades of trophies and medals to represent their hard graft and determination after months of rehearsals.

More information: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/recruiters-learn-from-children/

IS IT TIME TO UPGRADE YOUR ATS ?

Are you happy with your applicant tracking system ? A recent survey showed that 67% of HR or recruitment professionals  are unhappy with their ATS, with the main reason being that they are not attracting or retaining top notch talent. In fact 62% of employers say that there is a good chance that standard ATS are filtering out highly qualified candidates resulting in them losing out top talent.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/is-it-time-to-upgrade-your-ats