With the 2012 Presidential Election less than three weeks away, we've officially entered the dreaded zone of back and forth debates, non-stop trash talking commercials, and endless political posts on Facebook. Even though this time of year can be annoying, there are some things that recruiters can learn, especially from the Presidential debates. Americans don't
A huge number of Americans are currently looking for new job opportunities - is your recruiting team ready? Earlier this week, Jobvite released its Social Job Seeker Survey 2012, which found that a whopping 75 percent of Americans in the workforce are looking for new job opportunities. This is a 6 percent increase from last
The Human Resource Executive's HR Technology Conference & Exposition is coming up next week, October 7-10. We're excited about the event and want to make sure that everyone can check out the conference schedule on their phones or tablets, so here you go: Sunday, October 7 5 - 6:30 p.m. The HR Technology Connection
A lot of things can affect an employee's happiness, but some cities just seem to have happier employees than others. CareerBliss recently unveiled its list of the "Top 20 Happiest U.S. Cities for Young Professionals for 2012." This year, six California cities appeared on the list, with three taking hold of the top spots. The
If you're not using social media to complement your hiring efforts yet, then you're seriously falling way behind the trend. Earlier this summer, Jobvite unveiled its annual Social Recruiting Survey, which found that social media has become an essential recruiting tool for successful HR teams. Currently, 92 percent of companies are using social media to
How does your small business recruit? Recruiting can be filled with endless requirements that can eliminate some of the dynamic potential of the process. Taking a look at advice from Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager for the Sage Employer Solutions business unit, there are “six rules of wise recruiting” that can help small
Recruiting those really exceptional, ‘extraordinary’ people won’t ever happen if you stick to legacy notions of simply matching skill levels to the company’s job description. What’s important is what Geoffrey James, a staff writer for Inc’s SalesForce column, came away with from a leadership conference attended by numerous “CEOs and sales execs.” “How to Hire
HR departments are historically considered to be boring and conservative, but some of the cutting-edge policies being created in big companies are giving recruiters a new reputation. It's hard enough to find - and keep - good employees in today's world, and having a good recruiting team and good recruiting software (https://www.pcrecruiter.net) is no longer enough,
It takes a lot of work to find the best employees for your company, but that goal can be met a lot easier if you have a great recruiter on your HR team. So what makes someone a great recruiter as opposed to a mediocre one? In fact, there are several qualities that set high-performing
Sometimes employers become overly egocentric when it comes to recruiting, deciding that in a weak economy they have the pick of the litter when it comes to job seekers. However, job seekers are often no better at focusing their resumes around the old-fashioned idea of an objective and expecting employers to meet their personal needs by offering them their dream
