Recruiting and Staffing

Recruiting and Staffing

Recruiting and Social Networking: SHRM Research Shows a Few Surprises

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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) debuted some new survey data at their recent Talent Management Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas.

Published on April 11, Social Networking Websites and Recruiting/Selection is interesting. And some of the data may not be what you think.

Employers use social networking sites during the recruitment process as tools to recruit candidates who might not normally apply. Expanding their reach to passive candidates, candidates with specific skill sets and candidates in specific geographies, recruiters seem to be very strategic in their use of social networking tactics and sites. Read more…

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Survey: LinkedIn Is the Most Popular Site For Social Recruiting

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If you’re beginning to think every one is using LinkedIn to source candidates, you’re close to right.

Nearly every survey on source of hire or use of social media by recruiters shows LinkedIn to be a key part of the mix; often it leads all the listed social media sites. The company itself reported adding 2,400 customers in just the last quarter of 2012, bringing the total to 16,400 organizations under contract.

Now comes a Bullhorn survey to report that of the 160,000 registered users on Bullhorn Reach, 97 percent use LinkedIn to source candidates. That’s not as surprising as it might seem at first glance.  Read more…

Recruiting and Staffing, Talent Management

Things to Ask in an Interview That Candidates Won’t Ask Themselves

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Job interviews have become a pretty predictable experience — the standard questions are delivered, and at the end of the ordeal, it’s general procedure to open up the floor to see if the interviewee has any of their own questions on their mind.

Typically, they’ll bring up a few: When will you have made your decision by? What is your company’s culture like? What can I expect on a daily basis?

These are all common questions that an interviewee is expected to ask, but more than likely, these aren’t the only questions on their mind. Out of fear of making a poor first impression, or being considered more of a liability than an asset, many candidates will hold their tongue when it comes to asking things that they really want to know. Read more…

Recruiting and Staffing

Want a Candidate to Succeed? Then Define What It Takes to Be Successful

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If a manager is concerned about hiring a high achiever, you need to be concerned about the manager!

We just ran a quick poll to determine if hiring managers would trade off experience for potential if they didn’t have to compromise performance or results. Two-thirds agreed.

How would you answer the question, and how would your hiring managers?

If you’re not on the same page, you’re working a lot harder than necessary. Read more…

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Hiring Wisdom: Asking For Some Honest Interview Answers

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According to the most recent report card on American Youth issued by The Josephson Institute of Ethics, the Institute found the number of students who said they had cheated on an exam in the past year dropped from 59 percent in 2010 to 51 percent in 2012.

The number of students who said they had lied to a teacher about something significant in the past year fell from 61 percent in 2010 to 55 percent in 2012. And, in 2012, only 20 percent said they had stolen something from a store in the past year versus 27 percent in 2010.

I wonder what the answers to these questions would be if we asked our employees and job applicants and they gave us honest answers? Read more…

HR Insights, Recruiting and Staffing

The 3 Dumbest Questions That People Ask During a Job Interview

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I’m sure at this point you saw the news from this weekend that Reese Witherspoon’s husband got arrested for DUI. And, she did what any drunk celebrity wife should do – threatened a police officer with the best question ever asked by celebrities, “Do you know who I am!?”

Yep , Mrs. Legally Blonde herself asked the one question celebrities are trained to never, ever ask, under any circumstances. She broke Rule No. 1 of being a celebrity – and it was glorious!

This got me to thinking, from a candidate perspective: what are the questions someone could ask that would ensure that your interview went from “Fab” to “Drab” in about 3 seconds? Read more…

HR News & Trends, Recruiting and Staffing

Unemployment Is a Problem, But Youth Unemployment Is a Crisis

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You probably know a good kid like this.

Graduating from high school in June. From an OK high school. Not the best student. Probably not able to get in to college – even if they could afford it and were motivated to try.

They had a part-time job a couple of years ago, but got laid off. Haven’t really looked for a job since then. No real skills that employers can use. No idea how to look for a job. Starting to think about the future. No idea where to start.

Guess what? Their prospects are not good. And they need help. Read more…

Recruiting and Staffing

25 Smart Recruiting Topics For Bold and Innovative Recruiting Leaders

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During the newly reinvigorated and exciting Spring ERE Recruiting Conference & Expo last week in San Diego, two attendees posed related but powerful questions to me.

The first was, “What advanced topics should be on the agenda of recruiting leaders at elite firms?” Or as another put it, “What should Google be planning to do next in recruiting?”

At least to me, future agenda items are an important topic, because after visiting well over 100 firms, I have found a dramatic difference between the agenda items that are found on 95 percent of the firms (cost per hire, ATS issues, requisition loads, etc.) and the truly advanced subjects that only elite recruiting firms like Google, DaVita, Sodexo, etc. would even attempt to tackle. Read more…

HR News & Trends, Recruiting and Staffing

Temp Hiring Expected to Increase Again in 2nd Quarter

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U.S. employers may be hesitant to hire permanent, full-timers, but they’re bringing on temporary and contract labor faster than they have in months.

The Palmer Forecast says demand for temporary workers will grow at a rate 5.9 percent faster this quarter than in the same period last year. And that follows a first quarter growth rate that was 6 percent ahead of 2012.

“Our forecast for the 2013 second quarter follows recent trends showing growth and indicating another increase in demand for temporary workers,” says Greg Palmer, founder and managing director of industry consultant G. Palmer & Associates. It’s the 14th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in hiring for temporary workers, he added. Read more…

Recruiting and Staffing, Talent Management

Hiring Wisdom: Do Your Actions Show You Really Want Them Back?

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I just received an email with the subject line “We Want You Back” from a new health club that came into my area about six months ago.

I did take advantage of their pre-opening special, but after the trial period, I decided to drop the membership and stay with my old club.

As you can imagine, they did not make it very easy for me to do this. Now, I keep getting emails from them saying they want me back. Read more…