As any hiring manager will tell you these days, a low unemployment rate makes recruitment significantly more difficult. It can be demoralizing to receive a small stack of applications with few qualified candidates, half[...]
Job candidates are ghosting Employers
For millennials, ghosting is a ubiquitous social phenomenon. Most young people have been ghosted, and what’s more uncomfortable to admit as that many of them have been guilty of this behavior as well. According to [...]
Better Job Interviews = Better Employees
Over the past few years, hiring managers have seen their jobs made easier through technological innovation. Applicant tracking systems, niche jobs boards, digital advertising, and social media empower HR departments to[...]
Employee advocacy can lead to HR success
Your employees are one of your biggest resources, and not just for getting the job done. Employee advocacy is a great marketing and HR tool. Understanding your employees and giving them opportunities to tell their[...]
Land candidates with an engaging career website
There was a time when my sister was applying for jobs and as she searched, it looked like all of the online job listings blurred together. Even well-written listings failed to truly stand out. However, when she[...]
Employee disengagement: what is it and how can I stop it?
Employee disengagement can become a catastrophic problem for your company, especially if you fail to nip it in the bud when you notice the warning signs. Fortunately, most managers know it when they see it; employee[...]
Recruitment Technology: Past and Present
In today’s job market, recruiters are challenged by the skill gap, expensive cost-to-hire, and the shifting online landscape. The market is flooded with recruitment technology startups, offering solutions to make the[...]
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Put your employees to work: employee referral program
An employee referral program is a recruitment strategy that turns your entire workforce into a vast network of recruiters. The structure of an employee referral program is highly variable. Some are very informal—a[...]
The Age of Recruitment Marketing is Now
Five years ago, recruitment marketing wasn’t a significant part of HR strategies. These days, it’s no longer optional. The hiring market has changed, and savvy companies are using recruitment marketing to get an edge on[...]
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