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 [...]
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 [...]
Overcome Seasonal Hiring Challenges with Recruitment Software
The holiday season is a historically tough time for businesses across a wide range of industries. Things are typically busier than ever, with increased demand and tighter deadlines. Plus, employees tend to take more time off around the holidays to spend time with family, further contributing to hiring difficulties and staffing shortages. This year, the problem is compounded by a tight labor market, ongoing supply chain issues, inflation, and a host of other issues. It can be extremely tough to find and keep the right people for your organization around the seasonal crunch – but it’s not impossible. Recruitment software [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Key Ways to Improve Employee Retention
Employee retention during the Great Resignation is a big issue for most employers. With around 11 million open jobs and more than four million people quitting each month, you have a vested interest in doing what you can to retain your workforce for as long as possible. Here are some key ways to improve employee retention over the coming year. Best Ways to Retain Your Current Staff Start with Hiring Employee retention starts by hiring the right people. You’re looking not only for new employees that fit the job requirements but also that fit the culture you’re bringing them into. Consider screening [...]