Robin Walters, Author at Exelare

Are You Utilizing Email Marketing to Reach out to Candidates?

In the game known as recruiting, without email marketing you may be falling behind. The days of posting a job listing and waiting for candidates to apply are now over. Candidates are both passive even as the job market tightens with increasing competitiveness in almost every job category. As a recruiter, you’re worried that you’ll be able to fulfill job openings quickly enough to keep your hiring managers content. What are you missing? It may be an emphasis on email marketing to bring more candidates to your pipeline. Here’s how to use email marketing to expand your reach. How Can [...]

August 24th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Benefits of Paid Sick Leave

It may feel counterintuitive to offer paid sick leave to your employees as a benefit, particularly if you’re a small business owner. Why would you pay an employee that stays home? Interestingly, the United States is one of the few industrialized nations in the world that does not mandate paid sick leave. Why are we falling behind in this area? What is it that businesses in other nations understand about paid sick leave that some U.S. companies do not? While this may seem like a controversial issue, it is really very practical. Here’s why U.S. businesses, no matter their size, [...]

August 17th, 2022|Uncategorized|

How Are You Reaching Out to Candidates?

Recruiting is hard these days. Finding talent, particularly in some of the more in-demand professions such as healthcare or IT is incredibly time-consuming. But how do you know you’re using all of the resources available to you? This blog will give you some tips on how to reach more candidates to speed up your time to hire numbers. What Ways Are You Reaching Out to Candidates? Best Candidate Outreach Tips Recruiters and staffing agencies have seen it all in the past two years. Global pandemic. The Great Resignation. Intense demand for new hires. Plus, intense competition for highly skilled talent. [...]

August 10th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Are You Rewarding Your Employees?

Rewarding your employees is the perfect way to motivate them. Yet 82% of U.S. employees report that they don’t feel recognized often enough for their efforts. Rewarding your employees is critical for everything from increasing production to retaining your workforce. Here are some suggestions for how to recognize your teams and support their efforts on the job. What Are The Benefits of Rewarding Your Employees? Why Are Rewards So Rewarding? According to the latest research,79% of employees say that being recognized makes them work harder while 78% say they are more productive after they’ve received the reward. This trend is particularly relevant [...]

August 3rd, 2022|Uncategorized|

What Are the Benefits of Using Exelare’s Job Portal?

Outdated applicant tracking systems just don’t have the functionality of today’s modern systems. If you have a legacy ATS you know exactly what we’re talking about. You may have plenty of workarounds to make your old system do what it needs to do. These platforms may get the job done but the extra steps necessary to post and track jobs and candidates make them frustrating and unwieldy. There is a better way to do your work. Why Should Your Business Use Exelare's Job Portal? What’s Wrong with Your Legacy ATS? We’re going to share a bold fact: Your legacy ATS [...]

July 27th, 2022|Management|

Are You Wearing Several Hats Due to Employee Turnover?

Employee turnover is at an unprecedented high. Global consulting firm Gartner predicts employee turnover will increase by almost 20% above the national average this year. That’s 37.4 million Americans predicted to quit this year alone. What happens to the business owners and managers left behind when employees exercise their rights to move on? The answer is that they put on more hats, work longer hours, and potentially, burn out. What can you do to buck this trend? How to Reduce Wearing Multiple Hats When an Employee Leaves How to Protect Yourself When Employees Leave The first thing to consider when facing lots [...]

July 20th, 2022|Management|

Why Use Exelare’s Recruiting KPI Dashboard & Reporting Systems

A reporting dashboard puts you in the driver’s seat. These smart software tools give managers and owners a level of transparency and scrutiny that can improve the performance of your entire team. This blog will look at the idea of IT reporting dashboards and the specific features offered by Exelare that are so effective in improving your bottom line. What Are The Benefits of Using Exelare's Recruiting KPI Dashboard & Reporting Systems What is a Reporting Dashboard? When you need to know, a reporting dashboard gives unprecedented access into the activities that can make or break your business. Companies often [...]

July 13th, 2022|Management, Recruiters|

How to Keep Your Employees Motivated

The Great Resignation is alive and well. For the past six months, four million people each month have quit their jobs. Keeping your teams motivated is key to keeping them happy and productive. How can you do it—and help employee retention in the process? The answer is based on science. Here’s what the latest studies say will motivate your workforce. How Can You Keep Your Employees Motivated During the Work Week? What Your Employees Say About Motivation There’s a lot of data out there that says your employees are anything but motivated. Gallup, the national polling company, tracks employee engagement annually and [...]

July 6th, 2022|Management|

Rejected: How to Best Tell Your Candidate They Did Not Get the Job

No one likes to lose. No one wants to be the one to tell people they lost, either. Telling a candidate they didn’t get the job is one of the hardest things a recruiter has to do. After a candidate has been through your process they have skin in the game—and so do you. It’s a disappointment to both the candidate and their recruiter when they don’t make the cut. Here’s how to let a candidate down easy, both verbally and in an email. How to Tell a Candidate They Did Not Qualify For the Position Writing a Better Rejection [...]

June 29th, 2022|HR, Recruiters|

How Many Interview Rounds Should You Have?

Interviewing is hard. You have a lot riding on finding the right candidate. Then there is the inherent difficulty in engaging candidates in a market that has a shortage of almost every type of job. Today, candidates are fickle. If you take too long during the interview process, they may simply walk away to go to your competitor. How much streamlining can you do before the candidate selection process suffers? How long should your interview rounds go before a decision is made? What Is The Appropriate Amount of Interviews? Pros and Cons of Having Multiple Interview Rounds It would be [...]

June 22nd, 2022|HR, Recruiters|

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