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Hiring Your Perfect Next Employee: The Ultimate Guide
At some point in your role as a hiring manager you’re going to be faced with the question of how to hire the perfect employee. Hiring an employee is one of the most critical functions you can fulfill as a hiring manager. Hiring an employee is a lot like getting...
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ApplicantStack: Why Is It The Best Choice For Google Hire Customers?
Are you a Google Hire user? You’ve probably heard the news and need a new recruiting and applicant tracking solution. ApplicantStack is our top-rated applicant tracking system. It enables you to post your next job, find the best candidate and hire them before your...
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Recruiters: Have You Created An Employment Value Proposition?
An Employment Value Proposition (EVP) is an important hiring tool. An EVP can help you be more effective at attracting and retaining talent. What Is An EVP? Your EVP articulates the value you provide to your employees in exchange for their contributions. They...
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How to Switch From Manual Hiring Processes to an ATS
Designing a successful ATS implementation is as important as choosing good software. Are you switching from manual hiring processes to an applicant tracking system? Congratulations! You're going to love it. Make sure the transition is handled correctly. 5 Steps For a...
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Stay Compliant With Hiring Laws As Your Workforce Grows
$10.5 million. That's what it cost Bass Pro Outdoor World to settle an EEOC case in 2017. Bass agreed to pay a class of Hispanic and African-American applicants who claimed they weren't hired based on their race. The EEOC agreed. As part of the settlement, the EEOC...
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Manufacturing Hiring: New Challenges and Opportunities
In today's post, we focus on manufacturing hiring. The Great Recession took a heavy toll on this industry. U.S. production dropped 20% and 15% of manufacturing employees were laid off. Since 2008, the industry has had nowhere to go but up. Manufacturing is Thriving...
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The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding Your Perfect Next Employee
After hiring, onboarding is one of the most important HR functions. Whether large or small, every organization should bring new employees on in a structured and efficient manner. Do onboarding well and you dramatically increase the odds that you retain top talent in...
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Innovative Talent Sourcing Meets Today’s Hiring Needs
The modern workplace has experienced a two-fold transformation that affects talent sourcing. Namely, a sharp increase in both non-traditional employees and non-traditional working arrangements It's not surprising that technology is at the heart of this shift. It has...
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Do You Want To Increase Workforce Diversity? 13 Top Tips For Diversity Hiring
'Diversity hiring' is a hot topic in the recruiting industry. Companies are dedicating more resources to increasing diversity. Working to achieve demographic parity is not just the right thing to do. It's the best thing to do from a business standpoint. A diverse...
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How Can You Improve Your Job Requisition Approval Process?
Improve your hiring outcomes by improving your job requisition process. Let's discuss how. What's a Job Requisition? When a department manager needs to hire a new employee, they submit a job requisition. A job requisition starts the hiring process. With the...
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Torn Between Two Equally-Desirable Candidates? How To Choose The Right One
One of the most challenging parts of recruitment is the endless search for talent. Since the current market favors the job-seeker, it’s more difficult than ever to attract top applicants to your company. That’s why the idea of two prime candidates competing for a...
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Want To Work In Recruitment? Do You Need A Recruiting/HR Certification?
Preparing for a career in recruitment? Trying to make sense of recruitment certifications? Recruiting and Human Resources professionals take surprisingly divergent routes. There really isn't a recognized 'right way' to do it. Some enter the profession from a business...
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