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3 Ways to Manage Your Recruiting Portfolio

Recruiters need to be able to locate and effectively communicate with candidates wherever these may be found. Though it may seem at times that the process of finding key talent is something akin to playing pin the tail on the donkey, you can’t rely on blind luck when it comes to fulfilling your recruitment goals. You need a game plan—a strategy for unearthing prime candidates. A big part of your plan should involve the proper care and maintenance of a recruiting portfolio, which can be defined as a collection of tools used to locate potential applicants. This portfolio may include [...]

Bob Nelson 2017-07-07T14:36:56-06:00 May 18th, 2017|Tips & Tricks|

Best Times to Upload a Job Ad

Crafting a job ad is an art that you should master if you expect to maximize your chances of attracting prime talent, but there’s more to this particular art than just thinking of colorful adjectives. As with so many business endeavors, timing is important here—that is, figuring out exactly when to “go live” with the job description you so lovingly wrote with your ATS software. In the morning or at night? Early in the week or later? Believe it or not, some people have done research into this topic, and they have arrived at conclusions that may surprise you. Let’s [...]

Bob Nelson 2017-04-04T20:44:48-06:00 March 25th, 2017|News & Announcements, Tips & Tricks|

Facebook and Job Postings: What This Means for Recruiters

In recent years, social media has assumed an increasingly important role for recruiters, in a trend that parallels the growing prominence of these platforms in everyday life. It seems as if everything we do these days is filtered through our social media accounts, so it makes sense that a lot of job hunting takes place there as well. That’s why modern applicant tracking systems like Exelare come with social media integration. Recently, Facebook implemented a new feature that promises to enhance the hiring process for recruiters and job hunters alike. As a recruiter, you need to know about this feature [...]

Bob Nelson 2017-04-11T14:02:53-06:00 March 18th, 2017|News & Announcements|