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You may have entered recruiting thinking that you’ll be taking all the hiring decisions. You may also have developed all those skills and a suitable mindset, which one must have when assessing candidates. Yet, after a while you’ve realized that you have a limited decision making power, when it comes to actual hiring, as there’s […]
Every recruiting activity, from building a candidate pool to hiring, has two sides. The side of the employer/ the job and the side of the job seeker/candidate. Each of these sides consists of various elements. And every element has various attributes and variations, making each side unique at any given time. Job’s side The job […]
Glassdoor: The Ultimate “Weapon” People are capable of many things. All it takes is determination and persistence. This is after all, what we’ve witnessed in so many historical movements and success stories of scientists, who’ve shaped the world as we know it. This is the exact mindset I have formed when it comes to improving […]
The Job advert is competing with other digital content that exists out there, to get the attention of content consumers. And taking into consideration the type of content that exists out there, which is the result of meticulous examination and data-driven decision making (when to post, what colors/images to use to attract most users), it’s highly […]
CVs are gradually killing recruiting. The reason being the high complexity of the contemporary employment landscape, which is much different from the era, when the CV became popular. The solution: Recruiting must kill CVs first.
Nowadays, a recruiter has to manage diverse positions, where each requires a very specific set of skills and experience. To make things even worse (or better, from candidates’ perspective), now, candidates have access to a tremendous power given to them by the internet and social media. Powerful Candidates Now, anyone can very easily tweet and […]
A big part of your employer branding lies within your recruitment process and the experience it creates for your job candidates. To elaborate a bit on that, I’m going to use some 3rd-grade calculus. Just imagine, for every position in your organization you receive about 300 applications. From the 300 applicants, you will probably select […]
Are you a recruiter? Got a list of candidates to meet as long as your arm? Feeling the burn out of constant interviews?Whether you are new to recruitment or have a long history in securing the best candidates, here’s a helpful checklist of 4 major pitfalls to avoid when meeting prospects. Well, unless you want them […]
We are living in a world where start-ups are booming. It feels like every day we hear about some new company that has just launched a brand new service or product, which is out of this world and wonder why it wasn’t us who came up with this fantastic and seemingly easy to generate concept. […]
What Candidates Can Do to Improve the Hiring Experience Have you applied for a job and never even received an automated message saying that your application has been submitted successfully? Or, has it been like two months since you applied for a position and you never received any sort of communication from the company? This […]