12 Human Resources Blogs You Need to Start Following

We all want to find the best human resources blogs. Everywhere you look online these days, you’ll see a so-called expert with a blog, providing advice about HR, recruitment, and careers.

It’s a positive trend. But countless keyboards all over the world have been worn out by people writing second-rate content. And the world of job blogs is not immune.

Read more at: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/12-human-resources-blogs-you-need-start-following.html

HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FROM HOME: A RECRUITER’S GUIDE

With the UK still in lockdown and many people working from home, it can feel like a lot of industries have been brought to a standstill. However, businesses still need employees, employees are still leaving jobs, and new hires are needed to replace them, that hasn’t stopped just because we’re no longer in the office.

But with all this remote working, how can you be sure that you are recruiting the right people for a company?

Read more at: https://recruitmentjuice.com/blog/how-to-find-the-perfect-candidate-from-home-a-recruiters-guide/

Unlocking Extra Effort In Recruitment

I like to start my articles with stereotypical recruitment catchphrases. Especially if I’m about to say something vaguely controversial or contradictory.

Previously, I had a go at pinning down what “industry-leading L&D” really means.

Today, I’ve had a look at:

Read more at: https://www.hunted.com/blog/unlocking-extra-effort-in-recruitment/

Top Tips For Video Interviews

The last few months have been testing, challenging, confusing, overwhelming and so much more for so many people! During such uncertain times everyone has had to adapt – and fast. Lockdown has meant every day working life has been turned on its head for the masses.

One major change we have all seen in one way or another is that our homes have now become our place of work, the children’s school, our work shop, a hub of creativity – our homes have gone from our sanctuary and transformed into so much more.

Read more at: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/top-tips-for-video-interviews

5 Hacks To Boost Your Recruitment Productivity Right Away.

Recruiting processes are not as simple as posting a job. Recruiters spend hours after hours searching for the right CVs. Call candidates to discuss job descriptions for 20 minutes, only to realize it’s not for them, arrange interviews, negotiate salaries on both ends. And the worklist continues. How can you improve productivity in your recruitment process?

Read more at: https://recruitingdaily.com/5-hacks-to-boost-your-recruitment-productivity-right-away/

Diversity and inclusion: 5 reasons why you need it

Having a D&I policy is still all too often considered a “nice to have”. We need to change our thinking on this. Below are some of the reasons why having a strong diversity and inclusion policy will benefit you, your company and your bottom line.

1. Diverse executive boards generate better returns

This study by McKinsey found that diverse boards perform better, delivering returns on equity that were 53% higher than their non-diverse counterparts.

Read more at: https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruitment/diversity-and-inclusion-why-you-need-it

How to adapt to an active candidate market

Let’s not delve too much into how and why we got here. From a war for talent, a shortage of skills and near full employment, we now are faced with some of the largest unemployment figures since the Great Depression and a plethora of candidates actively looking for a new role. Yikes! A huge amount of recruitment teams and hiring processes were not built for this kind of market and will need to adapt. Let this blog be a starting point for your hiring team’s evolution.

Read more at: https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruitment/how-to-adapt-to-an-active-candidate-market

Candidate attraction: How the process has changed

The world was brought to a standstill in 2020 with the COVID-19 global pandemic. The recruitment industry was no different. While each business has gone through its own personal journey, we started to see themes emerge. One such theme is that many of the processes and practices we predicted for five years down the line have screeched into the present. Remote working, video interviewing, virtual onboarding – these all became commonplace at a scale no one could have predicted. In other words – the future of work is now.

Read more at: https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruitment/candidate-attraction-how-the-process-has-changed

Recruitment Pitfalls to avoid for a Better Candidate Experience

In the fast-moving world of recruiting, the main objective while searching for a new employee is to hire the best talent available in market for a given position as quickly and efficiently as possible while also reducing the hiring costs. Technology is helping the whole world in all aspects and it has come a long way in streamlining the overall recruitment process and also improving the candidate experience. Automation helps to reduce unconscious bias, it gives job seekers the flexibility to self-schedule interviews, which makes communication between recruiters and the candidates much easier than ever.

Read more at: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/recruitment-pitfalls-to-avoid-for-a-better-candidate-experience

4 Simple tips to become successful tech recruiter

Technical recruitment is one of the biggest challenges for HR professionals. Recruiters as well as hiring managers worldwide are dealing with tech hiring issues. As we are in the early stage of the digital revolution the demand for tech positions is high but due to a shortage of right talent the tech recruitment is a difficult task.

Read more at: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/4-simple-tips-to-become-successful-tech-recruiter