Important Questions You Should Be Asking Your Recruitment Agency

So sure, I know that it’s the objective of in-house recruitment teams, to reduce the cost of third party expenditure, and recruitment agencies are top of the list. However, against all those odds, the agency industry continues to thrive and in fact, grow year on year.

If this expenditure is a concern but still a necessity, then we need to re-look at the engagement with the more positive and productive words; ‘investment’ and ‘value’

More information: https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/questions-you-should-ask-you-agency/

10 Signs Your Applicant Tracking System is Stuck in the 90’s

After leading corporate talent acquisition throughout my career, I know far too well that applicant tracking systems were originally designed to automate the application and simply track applicants. The applicant tracking system (ATS) was born in the late 1990’s and over the past 15 years they haven’t evolved to meet the requirements for a competitive approach to recruiting.

More information: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/blog/10-signs-your-applicant-tracking-system-is-stuck-in-the-90s/

What to Know Before Acquiring International Talent in the United States

When growing your company, it’s important to think about the qualities you’re looking for in a new hire, and there are times when the domestic hiring process can be exhausting and ineffective for high-level jobs.

That’s where the international market comes in. 55% of companies in the US said they were interested in finding talent abroad.

More information: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/blog/what-to-know-before-acquiring-international-talent-in-the-united-states/

It’s not summer 2001 anymore, but we recruit like it is

Summer, 2001. Do you remember it?

2001 was the year that the first Harry Potter movie came out and delighted audiences watched Harry as he realized he’d been admitted to Hogwarts. And Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods used a homemade VHS tape to get into Harvard. Train’s Drops of Jupiter blasted through the airwaves, and orange-tan teens bounced around America’s then-bustling shopping malls in matching terry cloth track suits.

More information: https://recruitingdaily.com/its-not-summer-2001-anymore-but-we-recruit-like-it-is/

Stack: How to Create Your Personal Recruiting Platform

Chris Stack, Founder of Guiding Future Stars, author of the College Recruiting Playbook, and developer of the Designing Your Pathway to College Curriculum is a an expert in college recruiting education. GFS is committed to EDUCATE prospective student-athletes, parents, and coaches about what it takes to play at the next level, how the college recruiting process works, and how to be a successful student-athlete who excels in the classroom, on the field, and in the community.

More information: https://www.soccerwire.com/blog-posts/stack-how-to-create-your-personal-recruiting-platform/

Top 5 HR Blogs: Why You Should Bookmark Them Now

If there is one thing every HR professional is doing, it’s looking for advice on something in the space. Maybe it’s the next big trend, a specific concept, or the desire to lead their own team or company in a new direction. There is no limit to the amount of help and collective knowledge available to those in the HR space. It simply comes down to knowing where to look.

More information: https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/hr-chro/news/top-5-hr-blogs-why-you-should-bookmark-them-now

Eliminating Unconcious Bias in Hiring

Unconscious bias is a scary reality that plagues many organizations and means that the best people aren’t getting the right jobs and promotions. We spoke with Sangita Katsuri of Action Inclusion about how companies can work to eliminate unconscious bias in their hiring process.

What is your definition of unconscious bias, and how does it play out in the hiring process?

If we are honest, we can admit that we have some very conscious biases and preferences for certain kinds of people, characteristics, appearances, behaviors and even nuances of speech.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/eliminating-unconcious-bias-in-hiring

7 New Age Hiring Innovations to Kick-Start Your Recruitment Strategy in 2018

It’s no surprise that technology is radically revamping businesses and consumer applications in the world. With path-breaking developments in deep learning, data analytics, cloud-based computing, virtual reality, and AI, no industry in today’s world can escape the clutches and effects of the technological revolution. If properly utilized, these technologies hold so much power, as they can significantly improve efficiency, and consequently, rid the many redundancies that organizations currently face.

More information: https://blog.talview.com/7-new-age-hiring-innovations-to-kick-start-your-recruitment-strategy-in-2018

Why Recruiters should Eat Frogs for Breakfast…

Eat the frog… what the f***?

Anyone that knows us has probably seen our posts encouraging Recruiters to adopt a winning or “big billing” mindset. But recently we had one that caused a lot of emails and messages to come in. EAT THE FROG is a common phrase in our office and it’s one I have personally worked to for most of my career. So I was initially confused to see so many questions coming in about this…

More information: https://www.recruiterrepublic.com/recruitment-blog/why-recruiters-should-eat-frogs-for-breakfast-120725/

State of technology in recruitment

Two decades ago, McKinsey researchers observed a brewing war for talent in the business world. And even after two decades, this war for talent is far from over. Hit by massive shifts in business models and the advent of the digital era, organizations are finding themselves competing for talent. Adopting technology can be seen as the panacea for their challenges. Technology implementation across the HR value chain is helping firms with selecting the right candidate, enabling pre and post employee engagement and personalization of the recruitment process.

More information: https://www.peoplematters.in/blog/hire-better-hire-faster/role-of-hr-technology-in-recruitment-17942