High volume recruiting is always a challenge. You either need to hire a lot of great people in a short space of time, or you have a large number of applicants or both. As a benchmark, the average job advert receives 59 applicants, whereas a high volume recruiting position receives over 250 applicants. Attracting qualified…
Practice what you preach they say. And so I’ve been listening to some of the HR podcasts we recently wrote about. One of them being the Employer Branding Podcast by Jörgen Sandberg, CEO of Link Humans. And boy did I get lucky. The very first episode I listened to was filled with plenty of useful…
With 7 million-plus job openings and an unemployment rate of 3.6%, the U.S. labor market continues to lean heavily in favor of candidates. Job seekers not only have more flexibility in choosing where they work but also enjoy on-demand access to career opportunities through any number of job boards, communities, social media channels, and other…
Distributed workforces present an interesting challenge when it comes to their Human Resources needs and challenges. When a business employs workers in several locations or provides employees with a variety of work options, such as telecommuting, it is operating with a distributed workforce. Unfortunately, a lot of HR literature has been written about companies that…
Are you suddenly being faced with interview no-shows, voicemail when you follow up, and even non-starters after a candidate has accepted a job offer? If you are, then your candidates are ghosting you. Unfortunately, you are not alone. Candidates exercising control over the recruitment process (and sometimes throwing in a few wrenches!) has become a…
Your hiring strategy is one of the most important parts of keeping your company’s engine running. Hiring the right people will push your organization forward with innovation and expertise. But it’s not all about recruiting new talent. Some of your best hires may actually be working for your organization already. There are pros and cons…
Recruitment methods have been studied since the 1920s. In this article, we will give an overview of the 15 most common recruitment methods. We will also explore how good these methods are at predicting whether or not a candidate will be a good fit based on the latest research. One of the studies that we…
With the rise of technology, the way hiring managers recruit and screen candidates has shifted dramatically. Whereas not too long ago a real person would review every paper resume and call up candidates personally to invite them for an interview, AI and innovative programs have taken over many of these processes. Interview formats have also…
Enterprise Recruitment is not for the faint-hearted. With (often) dozens of open roles, thousands of applicants and a myriad of hiring managers to huddle down with, it requires a very special type of recruiter to ace the Enterprise Recruitment game. Luckily, we’re amidst a full-blown digital revolution at the moment. Many smart brains from tech…
When you visit an HR trade show two things stick out in the tech section: A. You mostly encounter either tools for process automation or technology with a focus on recruitment. B. Many of the newer (< 5 years) solutions are focused on recruitment. This focus on recruitment ties in with the growing concern of…