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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]