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Why It’s Time to Dump Your Old Applicant Tracking System

Most people use a fairly wide variety of hardware and software on a daily basis, both on the job and during the off-hours. Whether you’re talking about a laptop or a word processing program, there’s one question that is sure to crop up eventually: When is it time to get a new one? What if you can obtain a newer model that does the job better than the old one you’ve been using for years? Applicant tracking software is no exception to this rule. Here are a few indicators that your old ATS is past its expiration date. It’s not [...]

February 1st, 2017|New Features, News & Announcements|

How to Motivate Your Recruiting Team

To say that recruiting isn’t a particularly easy job may be eye-rollingly obvious to professionals in the field, but that’s not just a cliché—it’s a fact that can have serious career consequences. Successful recruiting involves juggling a number of dissimilar tasks and responsibilities, usually under deadlines approaching too quickly for comfort. It’s not a job that can be performed on autopilot, so to speak. That’s why burnout is a real problem for recruiters. As a manager of a recruiting team, your actions—or inactions—can play a huge role in keeping your personnel from succumbing to career fatigue. Here are some simple [...]

January 18th, 2017|New Features|

5 Traits of Excelling Recruiting Managers

The Exelare team is proud of our applicant tracking software, which provides recruiters with a suite of time-saving organizational and communication tools. Nonetheless, there’s no denying that technology can never fully replace the human element that has traditionally played such an important role in recruiting. Good recruiters tend to share certain personality traits that promote successful outcomes in this field. Communication skills – Like “detail-oriented,” this is one of those in-demand traits listed in seemingly every online job description, but, for a recruiter, there is more to communication than standard workplace conversation. A successful recruiter should be comfortable with sending [...]

January 8th, 2017|News & Announcements|

How to Become a Successful Recruiter

As a recruiter, your mission is to bring talented, qualified candidates to organizations that can utilize their abilities in a mutually beneficial working relationship. It certainly sounds simple enough—but anyone involved in this line of work learns quickly that the business of locating, contacting, and landing candidates is full of complications at every stage. Successful recruiting requires the development of multiple skills, none of which is likely to be mastered overnight. Nonetheless, there are a number of strategies that many recruiters continue to find useful in practice. Respond to Candidates – Do you send a response email when a candidate [...]

December 18th, 2016|New Features|

Tips for Talent Searching on Social Media

Social media has become a very powerful hiring tool. Not only does it allow job searchers to reach out to different companies, it also lets recruiters search for talent. Using applicant tracking software and other tools combined with social media talent searching can allow recruiters to find the best candidates for their openings. Social Media Tools LinkedIn is a popular site for finding employees. There is a great deal of networking and job searching going on within this popular social network, as it is primarily designed for exactly that reason. Facebook and Twitter can also be helpful, thanks to the [...]

October 7th, 2016|New Features, News & Announcements|

Problem Solving Tips for Recruiters

Being a recruiter isn't easy. You are often left trying to guess exactly what candidates are needed to fill open positions. Without the right information and technology in the form of resume tracking software and CRMs, it can be difficult to identify problem areas as opposed to successful ones. In such a competitive marketplace, you need all the information and effective tools you can get your hands on. Connect with Managers Whenever possible, the recruiter needs to prioritize a connection with any managers that will be dealing with the people that are being recruited. This allows you to understand their [...]

September 21st, 2016|Tips & Tricks|

How to Assemble an Effective Recruiting Team

From evaluating the individuals currently on your recruiting team to implementing applicant tracking software they can use, now is the time to assemble all the pieces of an effective recruiting team. Anyone can hire a body to fill a position. You need a team that reduces the cost of hiring by bringing in the right applicants. If you already have a team, you can learn how to pinpoint target areas that require more training or tweaking. Identify Strengths and Weaknesses Take a look at how effective your current recruiters are and what makes them that way. Build on their strengths [...]

September 1st, 2016|News & Announcements, Tips & Tricks|