2023 saw a slowdown in hiring across industries with layoffs, workforce reductions and hiring freezes. The tech workforce in particular has been reduced by 10-20%, with a 50% downsizing of tech recruiters. Overall,[...]
How Recruiters are Tackling the Skill Gap
The battle for talent is increasing with a competitive job market and an employee skill gap that has been lingering for years. According to Monster, 55% of recruiters say it’s challenging to find candidates with the[...]
Reach the Right Talent with Out of Home Ads
You can still find “We’re Hiring!” signs in the windows of businesses all across the country. Even in the digital age, recruiters still find their next hires out in the material world, because it works. Take a page out[...]
It’s Time to Revisit your Passive Candidate Recruiting Strategy
In today’s tight labor market, more recruiters are focusing on passive candidates. The Great Resignation of 2021 has taken the recruitment market from client-driven to candidate driven, not only because of conditions[...]
How to Recruit Veterans
There are over 21 million veterans of the U.S. armed forces, comprising a valuable workforce. With general and specialized skills and great teamwork capacities, veterans make great employees across all sectors.
Is Pre-Sourcing the Solution to Your Recruitment Woes?
The current landscape of recruitment is highly competitive, and as a shrewd HR professional, you’re pulling out all the stops to meet your goals. You're incorporating new emerging hiring technologies, optimizing your[...]
You need employees with soft skills, now what?
More and more employers are valuing soft skills over hard skills. It’s important to seek out candidates who are technically capable, but hiring managers are equally interested in identifying candidates that are quick[...]
The New Workforce: Contract Workers
The contracted workforce is growing. It’s the gig economy, and 1 in 5 American jobs is held by a contract worker. In the next decade, freelance work could become the new normal.
How Digital Technologies are Transforming the Interview Process
For many upper-level and highly specialized positions, it’s common for job candidates to apply remotely—from another town, another state, or even another country. Prior to digital technologies, remote recruiting was[...]