5 Things Recruiters Can Learn from the Presidential Debates
With the 2012 Presidential Election less than three weeks away, we’ve officially entered the dreaded zone of back and forth debates, non-stop trash talking commercials, and endless political posts on Facebook. Even though this time of year can be annoying, there are some things that recruiters can learn, especially from the Presidential debates. Americans don’t […]
75 Percent of American Workforce Looking for New Jobs
A huge number of Americans are currently looking for new job opportunities – is your recruiting team ready? Earlier this week, Jobvite released its Social Job Seeker Survey 2012, which found that a whopping 75 percent of Americans in the workforce are looking for new job opportunities. This is a 6 percent increase from last […]
Where Are the Happiest Employees?
A lot of things can affect an employee’s happiness, but some cities just seem to have happier employees than others. CareerBliss recently unveiled its list of the “Top 20 Happiest U.S. Cities for Young Professionals for 2012.” This year, six California cities appeared on the list, with three taking hold of the top spots. The […]
Social Media Recruiting Continues Growth Spurt
If you’re not using social media to complement your hiring efforts yet, then you’re seriously falling way behind the trend. Earlier this summer, Jobvite unveiled its annual Social Recruiting Survey, which found that social media has become an essential recruiting tool for successful HR teams. Currently, 92 percent of companies are using social media to […]
Great Recruiting Rules for Small Businesses
How does your small business recruit? Recruiting can be filled with endless requirements that can eliminate some of the dynamic potential of the process. Taking a look at advice from Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager for the Sage Employer Solutions business unit, there are “six rules of wise recruiting” that can help small […]
Inc. Magazine’s 7 Rules for Recruiting Extraordinary People
Recruiting those really exceptional, ‘extraordinary’ people won’t ever happen if you stick to legacy notions of simply matching skill levels to the company’s job description. What’s important is what Geoffrey James, a staff writer for Inc’s SalesForce column, came away with from a leadership conference attended by numerous “CEOs and sales execs.” “How to Hire […]
5 Crazy Policies that Will Set Your Company Apart
HR departments are historically considered to be boring and conservative, but some of the cutting-edge policies being created in big companies are giving recruiters a new reputation. It’s hard enough to find – and keep – good employees in today’s world, and having a good recruiting team and good recruiting software (https://www.pcrecruiter.net) is no longer enough, […]
4 Qualities of a Great Recruiter
It takes a lot of work to find the best employees for your company, but that goal can be met a lot easier if you have a great recruiter on your HR team. So what makes someone a great recruiter as opposed to a mediocre one? In fact, there are several qualities that set high-performing […]
The Recruiting Process: Balance Your Needs with Those of the Job Candidate
Sometimes employers become overly egocentric when it comes to recruiting, deciding that in a weak economy they have the pick of the litter when it comes to job seekers. However, job seekers are often no better at focusing their resumes around the old-fashioned idea of an objective and expecting employers to meet their personal needs by offering them their dream […]
Billions of Reasons to Recruit with Social Media
If you’re not using social media as part of your recruiting efforts yet, here’s some motivation: revenue from social networking sites is expected to rise a whopping 43.1 percent this year, hitting a total of $16.9 billion. That’s according to a new forecast on social media revenue from Gartner, which examined past revenue from sites […]