‘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/
Some firms seem to achieve success after success with a stable team, while others experience a lot of disruptive staff turnover. If your company is in the latter category, you might struggle to find staff who match your firm’s culture or technical needs. This could result in them rapidly exiting and being replaced by someone else.
If you suspect that poor hiring is partly driving your own company’s high employee turnover, it’s time to assess why you may not be attracting the best people. Below are a few possibilities.
More information: https://www.webrecruit.co.uk/blog/recruitment-insights/are-your-recruitment-efforts-coughing-and-spluttering-here-are-5-possible-reasons-why/
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/
In the world of talent acquisition, we’ve all seen the many references to recruiting and marketing, and how that translates into thinking about the hiring pipeline like a funnel. The problem with the funnel, in our opinion, is the shape.
Funnels are wide at the top, and then get very narrow at the bottom. The implication is that many people apply, and very few get hired. In fact, a company this morning was bragging about having 5k applications for 5 hires.
More information: https://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/transforming-the-hiring-funnel
Are your candidates accepting other job offers while you’re still in the process of interviewing them? Maybe you should review your hiring methods and understand if the lengthy, tedious process is the reason you’re your top notch candidates are slipping away.
Slow hiring processes and delay in making a hiring decision have a huge adverse impact to businesses.
More information: https://antalnetworksindia.wordpress.com/2018/06/04/how-your-hiring-process-is-driving-away-top-talent/
Sourcing the right candidates is a tough job. Ideally, every recruiter wants to get the best-fit candidate in a limited number of attempts. After all, every company is in a hurry to fill the job slot and get on with the work. Luckily there are several blogs on HR sourcing, written by top recruitment thought leaders, which guide HR executives on the best strategies for sourcing candidates.
More information: https://blog.interviewmocha.com/top-10-candidate-sourcingrecruitment-blogs-that-you-must-follow
Last month, we wrote a blog on “Trends that will shape the Staffing Industry in 2018” talking about the paradigm shift that the industry is going through. In this blog, we will be talking extensively about trends within Healthcare Staffing, which is one of the promising High Growth Sectors of the Staffing Industry.
More information: https://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/2018-healthcare-staffing-trends
As graduation season comes and goes, another class of young professionals will soon be entering the job market. Recruiters will have a whole new group of 20-somethings to hire for entry-level jobs and groom for career success.
You’re likely already familiar with how Millennials and Generation Z differ from the older professionals in your workplace.
More information: https://recruiterbox.com/blog/what-to-know-when-hiring-recent-college-graduates
Early reporting suggests that, compared to past generations, today’s younger workers are less concerned with money and more focused on gaining skills and having meaningful early employment experiences. They’re thinking about the long game. By making your summer workplace experience skills-focused, you can appeal to younger workers and staff up more efficiently for the summer season.
More information: https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/summer-job-candidates/
We speak to Charlotte Clark and the Head of Talent Development at The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). She is responsible for positioning APSCo’s UK & International Talent Development division as the recruitment profession’s ‘go to’ source of high quality, credible training and talent development courses. All of which are developed and delivered by recruitment and training experts and lead to recognized qualifications which help individuals achieve their full potential throughout their recruitment careers.
More information: https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/the-recruiters-guide-to-finding-top-talent/
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