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Way to Streamline the Recruitment Process Attracting the right talent for your company is both a difficult and time-consuming process. Finding candidates with suitable qualifications requires thoughtful planning and work. Too long a process and you risk the chance of losing a valuable potential employee; if a process is not structured right, you may find […]
Job hunting isn’t always the easiest thing in the world. From finding something you see yourself committing to or waiting for a callback, getting a job can be difficult at times. If you’re looking for a reputable field to work in, look no further than HR, or human resources. Many people strive to succeed in […]
Smart Recruitment with Lensa in the US With the current labor shortage in the US, companies across many sectors of activity are having an extremely hard time finding talent to fill their open positions. This phenomenon, along with the rise of employee disengagement known as quiet quitting and the trend of employees resigning from their […]
Hidden CV Red Flags And Green Lights When it comes to making hiring decisions, recruiters will undoubtedly put a lot of emphasis on the importance of a strong CV. There’s a good reason for this, the CV is the first way to gauge whether a candidate is suitable for a job. Get the CV wrong […]
In HRchat episode 519, we consider ways to attract and engage hourly workers. My guest this time is Sean Behr, CEO at Fountain, a high-volume hiring platform that empowers companies to hire hourly workers in a streamlined and scalable way. Attracting and Hiring Hourly Workers – Questions For Sean Include: Please introduce yourself and tell us […]
How to Recruit in 2023: Finding Ideal Candidates In 2021, the world witnessed a record number of job openings. Fast forward to the end of 2022, and the numbers don’t seem to get much better. Yes, 10.7 million job openings are better than 11 million last year, but the challenge is very real – it’s […]
5 Reasons You Need To Do an Employee Background Check As a business owner, you know that protecting your company is priority number one. So, when hiring a new employee, it’s important to do your due diligence and perform background checks on each one of them. It helps to ensure that the person you’re hiring […]
Case Study: How PitchMe’s integration with Bullhorn enriched Allen Recruitment’s database and increased the placement rate Allen Recruitment, an international recruitment consultancy firm, shares its one-year success after implementing PitchMe’s Bullhorn integration. Allen Recruitment has used the software to manage the database and keep it up-to-date, resulting in improved candidate marketing and higher placement rates. […]
Even for the most highly qualified candidates, job interviews can cause feelings of nervousness. There’s nothing like sitting in front of your potential boss or their HR personnel and letting yourself be judged for half an hour or more. However, these job interviews also give you a chance to share your career journey and convince […]
People strategies of the world’s most admired companies in a full-employment economy In the wake of ‘the great resignation’ and the equally dramatic post-pandemic re-organization of our ways of working, a number of organizations are caught in a tough talent crunch in 2022. The challenges of attracting and retaining talent have never been more real. […]