What to look out for when shortlisting candidates for interview

The average job advertised on totaljobs receives 20 applications from qualified candidates, driven to relevant jobs by a clever traffic strategy and advanced search and match technology.

While deciding where to advertise, we know that the number of applications you can expect to receive is often a deciding factor, but sometimes it’s hard to remember what this actually means.

More information: http://blog.totaljobs.com/shortlisting-candidates-interview

21 FEB HOW DO I KNOW WHAT KIND OF CANDIDATE TO LOOK FOR? IT RECRUITERS CAN HELP

Canadian hiring managers are feeling the pinch, particularly in the IT world. A shortage of IT skills has compounded with a 40-year low in unemployment. If there ever was a candidate-driven market, this is it.

Download “The 2017/2018 Salary Guide For Information Technology Professionals”

A skills shortage and low unemployment may have left you scrambling to find the right people to fill positions in your business. You might be tempted to hire whoever happens to apply, even if you’re not sure about their credentials or their experience.

More information: http://www.inteqna.com/blog/how-do-i-know-what-kind-of-candidate-to-look-for-it-recruiters-can-help

William Almonte – Low-Cost Online Recruitment

Online recruitment, one of the most important practice of the use of method and specifically Web-based resources for obligations concerned with finding, attracting, assessing, interviewing and hiring new employees. The cause of e-recruitment is to make the processes involved greater green and effective, as well as an awful lot less expensive. Online recruitment can reach a bigger pool of capability personnel and facilitate the selection technique.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/william-almonte-low-cost-online-recruitment

Choose the Right Applicant Tracking System in 2018: 5 Questions to Ask

It can be intimidating to select a new software system for your company. Not only does it have to do everything you need it to do, but it also needs to be simple enough for your team to learn, a large enough value for your CFO to approve and implemented in enough time to be useful. It can be especially daunting when it comes to applicant tracking systems, for the simple reason that hiring the right talent makes your business successful.

More information: https://blog.clearcompany.com/choose-the-right-applicant-tracking-system-questions-to-ask

10 Recruiting Mistakes You Have to Read to Believe!

Whether you’ve been a jobseeker in the past or have worked with other recruiters both in and out of your company, chances are you’ve had your fair share of not-so-friendly circumstances. Even the best recruiters and hiring managers make mistakes, but what’s important is making sure you take the steps necessary to treat candidates with respect and dignity.

You might be thinking, “…but I am always friendly, attentive and work diligently to communicate with my candidates.”

More information: https://blog.clearcompany.com/10-recruiting-mistakes-you-have-to-read

Top HR & Recruiting Resources to Use in 2018

While everyone is setting their 2018 goals, now is also a great time to refresh yourself on key learnings from 2017. So, we’ve pulled together a curated list of our most sought after articles and resources. From these, we’ll draw 2017 trends and conclusions to inform your talent success strategy moving forward.

More information: https://blog.clearcompany.com/hr-recruiting-resources-to-use-in-2018

4 Ways to Successfully Recruit Tech Talent

The world of recruitment and HR often moves a little slow, but this isn’t the case for techrecruitment. Technology is one of the hottest sectors in the economy, with thousands of developer jobs up for grabs, and demand once again far outstripping supply. As a result, the tech recruitment sector will have to face up to some important changes and challenges over the coming twelve months to keep pace with demand.

More information: https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/successfully-recruit-tech-talent/

7 Very Important Aspects of the Recruitment Process

No two companies are the same. So it makes sense that when it comes to recruitment, every company does things slightly differently. Nevertheless, there are a few things that every recruiter should try to incorporate into their strategy.

Here are seven of the most important aspects for any recruitment process:

More information: https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/important-aspects-recruitment-process/

Reasons for Failure of The Recruitment Strategies

Recruiting employees for an organization is not an easy task at all. It involves a lot of strategies, hard work, and experience to hire people to make an organization big. One must always know that the recruiting process does not always turn out to be a success, and there are a few cases that turn out to be a failure.

The companies cannot accept this, and these let the organizations down, and lead them towards the path of loss.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/reasons-for-failure-of-the-recruitment-strategies

Manage Work, Not People: Will a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) Help Your Recruitment Strategy?

Employee turnover. Employers dread it, knowing how costly even an average performer is to replace. Yet employees sometimes just can’t avoid it, as home and work life responsibilities increasingly intersect and clash.

What can be done to reduce turnover while still providing the flexibility today’s two-income households often require? While the answer is incredibly nuanced, many modern employers have found answers that have worked for them after implementing ROWE, aka a Results-Only Work Environment. 

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/manage-work-not-people-will-a-results-only-work-environment-rowe