Tag: Job Seeker
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How To Build A Mobile Recruiting Strategy
The move towards a mobile-dominated world has happened faster than anyone could have imagined. By the end of 2015, there will be more than two billion smartphone and tablet users worldwide. And with desktop usage dropping, consumers are using these mobile devices for more and more activities – including looking for jobs. More than 90…
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3 Ways To Raise Your Talent IQ
The next big transformation in human capital management is underway, led by changes in talent acquisition. While candidate expectations are rising regarding the frequency, pace and transparency of communication in the hiring process, recruiters have not kept up. According to two recent studies from the ADP Research Institute, there’s a growing chasm between recruiters and…
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Say Something: The Emotional Impact of Candidate Experience
We think, and talk a lot about, the need to “Say Something” to attract an audience. Send a message…. push it out. Be noticed and heard. But let’s be honest: most of what we think about and talk about? Is all about us. Whether it’s corporate/consumer marketing or talent attraction based-marketing, our focus is typically centered from a place…
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The 30 Worst Job Titles In the World
Job title inflation. The blatant attempt of job seekers to try and make their rather boring job title sound just that bit more credible. We see it a lot as recruiters. But while lofty job titles can have a reportedly adverse effect in business, they can also lead to some rather hilarious creations! But I guarantee that…
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Candidate Experience: “What’s In It for My Company?”
Besides the fact that treating your candidates with respect is the right thing to do, there are also some solid and important reasons for creating a positive candidate experience that can and likely will affect your bottom line as a company. You all know that WIIFM stands for “What’s in it for me?” Well, WIIFMC stands for “What’s in…
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The Big ‘But’: Trust & Talent Acquisition
A significant percentage of people involved with screening and selecting job candidates fancy themselves detectives, mind-readers, psychics and psychologists. They’re almost always willing to trust their own gut. But not much else slips unscathed through the scrutiny of these trust deficient evaluators of talent. When this takes place do we end up with a talent…
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Talent Attraction: Why It’s Time To Grow Up
I’m demanding of our industry – and am the first to admit that. These demands aren’t unrealistic, I think; I expect organizations who haven’t developed a dedicated effort to attracting talent to get on the bandwagon. It’s up to us, in talent acquisition and human resources, to create compelling content and a comprehensive strategy around…
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Top 5 Secrets for LinkedIn Success
Okay, you’ve created your LinkedIn profile, updated all of your past experience and education, so you’re all set to go, right? Wrong. If you don’t actually DO something with your LinkedIn account and make the most of it, then you’re missing out. Here’s what your REALLY need to know about LinkedIn to land that dream job.…
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What Does Candidate Experience Mean?
Picture the scene. It is another conference/seminar/round table/unconference where a bunch of recruiters are sat around debating the latest topics of the day. The subject of candidate experience comes up and generally everyone nods appreciably that this is an important topic. But what do they really mean by this? We often talk about things amongst ourselves…