How to improve workplace diversity through blind recruitment

Organizations across the world are increasingly embracing a global mindset and trying to achieve cross-cultural competence to stay relevant and do more than just survive. Most of them now have structured diversity practices and initiatives if not a couple of ad hoc strategies in place.

Ensuring a truly inclusive workplace diversity is not about avoiding litigation

More information: https://www.hackerearth.com/blog/talent-assessment/enabling-workplace-diversity-blind-recruitment/

What are Pre-Employment Background Checks and Why are They Important?

What is covered in a pre-employment background check?

A standard background check uses a person’s name, birthday and social security number to collect a variety of information on them from public and private databases. A respected background check provider can access all relevant sources and generate an easy-to-understand report on the applicant for the employer to review.

In most cases, a pre-employment background check covers the following areas:

  • Identity verification – Confirm the applicant has provided an accurate name and social security number and is a U.S. citizen or has legal right to work in the country.

More information: https://recruiterbox.com/blog/what-are-pre-employment-background-checks-and-why-are-they-important

How Can a Career Coach Help Your Marketing Career?

A career in marketing can be incredibly rewarding and productive. It can also be quite a big challenge. If you want to thrive as a modern marketing professional, you should think about recruiting the assistance of a qualified and trusted career coach. The right coach may be able to transform your career trajectory for good.

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/how-can-a-career-coach-help-your-marketing-career

Read more Hiring the Right Employee – 10 Red Flags to Watch Out For

With the help of IT Recruitment agencyyou can hire the best employee for your company and set it up for success. The recruitment agency will sort through uncountable job applications, go through innumerable resumes, and schedule interview only for potential candidates.

But before you announce the final decision, it is essential that you watch out for these 10 red flags when hiring a new employee.

More information: https://www.alliancerecruitmentagency.com/hiring-right-employee-10-red-flags-watch/

Four productivity apps for recruiters

We’re constantly juggling different tasks and priorities in recruitment. One minute you’re talking to a candidate, then the next you get a phone call from a client with a new role, and THEN you’ll receive an email from a hiring manager asking you to urgently organise interviews.

There’s a lot that goes on in any recruiters day. Even if you’re the most organised person in the world, it can be a struggle to keep on top of things.

More information: https://www.rec-irp.uk.com/news-and-insight/i-love-recruitment-blog/four-productivity-apps-for-recruiters

3 Unconventional Strategies for Recruiting Machine Learning Talent

Don’t call it a buzzword: machine learning is already one of the most in-demand skills, according to LinkedIn data—and demand for it is growing at an extremely rapid pace.

That means you’ll be facing fierce competition if you’re one of the many recruiters on the hunt for machine learning (ML) talent.

It also means you may have to get a little creative in your sourcing strategies. So we’re bringing you three actionable insights from LinkedIn data that can help you find machine learning skills by looking just a bit off the beaten path.

More information: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2018/recruiting-machine-learning-talent

How Top Recruiters Are Applying “The Toyota Way” to Talent Acquisition Part 2

Top recruiters are applying The Toyota Way — the famed comprehensive management approach practiced by the Japanese carmaker — to talent acquisition to help them deliver the talent that their organizations need in this tight labor market.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we showed how to apply Principles 1–7 of The Toyota Way to create an effective, always-improving and holistic recruiting methodology. Now let’s do the same for Principles 8–14.

More information: https://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/how-top-recruiters-are-applying-the-toyota-way-to-talent-1

Why Your Company’s Industry Should Influence Your Tech Recruitment Strategy

When you browse open HR leadership jobs, you’ll find a few things in common. Companies look for people who have developed and executed large-scale recruiting strategies, worked with senior leadership to identify talent gaps, and managed complex budgets. In recent years, one qualification that has increased in desirability is expertise in the organization’s industry—or at least the ability to learn about it quickly.

More information: https://www.stackoverflowbusiness.com/blog/why-your-companys-industry-should-influence-your-tech-recruitment-strategy

How and why should you ‘gamify’ your recruitment process?

‘Gamification’ is a term that has been circulating around the corporate world with ever-greater intensity in recent times. Is it something that has any real relevance to your business – in particular, your approach to hiring?

The answer might just be a surprising ‘yes’ – and here’s why.

More information: https://www.webrecruit.co.uk/blog/recruitment-insights/how-and-why-should-you-gamify-your-recruitment-process/

The Top 10 Benefits of Switching to an Applicant Tracking System

Automation is a buzzword in the recruitment industry. While we witnessed the first automation technology making its mark in HR in mid 1990s, it wasn’t until last 5 years that applicant tracking system became an absolute necessity for HR professionals and there were good reasons for that. HR Technology has come up in a big way in the last few years. While large enterprises have been quick to adapt, there are still several small and medium businesses that are stuck with the traditional ways of hiring thus losing out on top talent and hours of productivity with every passing day.

More information: https://www.naukrirms.com/the-top-10-benefits-of-switching-to-an-applicant-tracking-system/