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Automated Recruitment Trends for 2023

Today, automation is a part of nearly every industry, from manufacturing and healthcare to accounting, IT, and everything in between. The recruiting industry is no exception. Long gone are the days of traditional hiring and recruitment – for one thing, most job seekers find openings online or even through social media channels, and recruiters must adapt to the times. And the current talent crunch makes it even harder for recruiters to source great candidates. Automation is one of the answers. Automation allows HR professionals and recruiters to save time and work more efficiently as they search for top talent. According [...]

January 3rd, 2023|Uncategorized|

How Can You Optimize Job Postings?

Online job postings still matter; they are still the frontline contact with potential employees. This means your job listing should be intelligent enough to attract top candidates while using key SEO techniques to get your job listing noticed. There are 10 million open jobs right now, and each probably has a job listing on a job board somewhere. How can you get your little ad to stand out from the crowd? 9 Ways to Optimize Your Job Posting 1. Keep your posting concise and organized. Use bullet points and, instead of a laundry list of must-haves and nice-to-haves make sure the ad [...]

December 28th, 2022|HR, Management, Recruiters, Uncategorized|

Are Companies Moving Toward a Hybrid Work Environment?

McKinsey just released essential data about remote workers. Their research shows 58% of Americans have the option to work from home at least one day a week. That is roughly 92 million Americans participating in the remote work revolution. These hybrid workers spend some days in the office and some at home; according to McKinsey, they love it. What does the research show about the productivity of remote and hybrid workers? Will companies embrace hybrid work for the foreseeable future? What’s Happening with Hybrid Work? Gas prices and inflation make remote or hybrid work an appealing alternative to anyone trying to save [...]

December 21st, 2022|HR, Management, Recruiters, Uncategorized|

3 Ways to Continue Recruiting During the Holiday Season

November and December can be traditionally slow times for hiring. But recruiting needs can shoot off like a cannon in January. This fact suggests that your recruiting team should continue sourcing candidates during the holiday season instead of holding back. We have three ways you can continue recruiting this holiday season, building a robust pipeline of candidates so you will be ahead of the game when 2023 starts. How to Keep Recruiting During the Holidays 1. Clean up your database from the last 11 months. An up-to-date database is a gold mine of candidate information. Keeping it up-to-date takes time [...]

December 14th, 2022|Management, Recruiters, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized|

Ways to Get Introverted Employees to Speak Up

It is challenging to run a good meeting where everyone participates. Some employees may monopolize the conversation while others hang back, passive and introverted. Your goal, though, is total engagement, which we know most employers do not have from their workforce. With about 36% of the workforce engaged, employers know they are missing the mark in meetings and across the job itself. How can managers break through the silence of introversion or even disengagement? This blog will give you some tricks for getting even introverts to speak up in your next meeting. How Can You Get Introverted Employees to Speak Up [...]

December 7th, 2022|HR, Management, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized|

8 Tips to Help You Become a Better Recruiter

Recruiting is hard. Recruiting is harder when there are 10 million open jobs and not enough candidates to go around. If you’re interested in becoming better at your job, we have eight tips that you can apply on the job tomorrow to help you succeed. 8 Recruiting Best Practices 1. Improve Candidate Experience When this many jobs are open, candidates have choices. So, how you treat each candidate will greatly impact your success on the job. Not only should each candidate interaction be incredibly positive, but the tools you use should also streamline the application process. Your software should automate [...]

November 23rd, 2022|Uncategorized|

4 Fun Ways You Can Keep the Office Motivated

America has a retention problem. We’ve all heard about the Great Resignation, where millions of employees quit each month for other opportunities. Then there’s the research showing only about 30% of our workers are engaged in their jobs. Clearly, motivating our employees isn’t going so well. What can employers do differently to engage and retain their workforce? Here are four fun ways you can keep the office motivated. How Can You Keep the Office Motivated? 1. Create a Fun, Positive Work Environment Toxic workplaces are not only demotivating; they are a leading cause of employee turnover. You will retain your workers longer [...]

November 16th, 2022|HR, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized|

Reasons Texting Your Candidates Should Be Part of Your Recruitment Strategy

The numbers don’t lie: 97% of Americans own a cellphone. 73% of millennials and Gen Z’ers interact digitally more than they do in real life.Text open rates are 97%—compare that to email, at just 14%. There is plenty of data showing that texting is the best form of communication for meeting candidates where they hang out. Here’s why texting should be part of your recruiting strategies. Why Should You Add Texting to Your Recruitment Strategy? Benefits of Texting Candidates Texting is simply the most modern way to leverage technology to reach candidates. You can use it to connect with pipelined candidates in real-time, [...]

November 2nd, 2022|Recruiters, Uncategorized|

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|