Artificial Intelligence Explained
Artificial intelligence is all around, although it’s not a trait of humans or animals. Living creatures use natural intelligence....
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Communication and the Candidate Experience: The Missing Link
It is an interesting time in the employment market. With open positions outnumbering active jobseekers, organizations are looking at...
The 5 Rules of Text Messages for Remote Workplaces
With more people working remotely, communication conventions have also undergone a sea change. Tools like Slack, Teams, and Zoom...
Workforce Trends for 2022
To say the nature of work is changing is the understatement of the year. Who could have predicted the...
Employee Benefits Packages Being Challenged
With the quit rate at record highs and employers struggling to find and retain talent, many organizations say it’s...
Job Application Process Still Frustrating Candidates
Despite employers complaining about a lack of applicants, a big reason why appears to be their frustrating job application...
How to Use Talent Assessment Tools
In the fierce competition for talent today, companies are turning to talent assessment tools to give them a leg...
Subject Lines Guaranteed to Get Candidates to Respond!
As recruiters, we love a great subject line! We love them because we have this belief that the subject...
Holiday Hiring Is Setting Records This Year
Holiday hiring will top 1 million this year, with Walmart and Amazon together accounting for more than a quarter...
The Importance of Employee Perks
Not that long ago employee perks were those extra benefits employers gave their workers. Retailers give workers a discount...
You only have one job as a Recruiter!
As recruiters, we really only have one job. That job is to get a candidate to tell us “Yes”...
Job Description Software Can Eliminate Biased Job Ads
A retailer in Indianapolis is looking for a “Retail Sales Ninja who thrives in a competitive environment, focused on...
10 Recruiting Metrics to Watch
Recruiting metrics are a vital measurement of the effectiveness of a talent acquisition program. They speak to the performance...
Dealing with Today’s Recruitment Challenges
What are employers thinking when it comes to the recruitment challenges of today’s crazy job market? A lot of...
So You Want to Be a Recruitment Coordinator
In the world of talent acquisition, recruiters are the ones getting all the attention, but the heart of a...
Job Aggregators – The Big List
Back in 2004 Indeed and SimplyHired launched our industry’s first job aggregators. Since that time, numerous players have emerged...
HR Job Requirements: Business Knowledge
What does it take to get a job in human resources? What are the HR job requirements? Surprisingly, there...
Do Candidates Really Love to Get Text Messages from Recruiters?
In the past ten years, there hasn’t been a bigger advocate, publicly, for text messaging candidates than myself. When...
Mining Your Applicant Tracking Software for Talent
There’s gold in your applicant tracking software. It’s called talent. Disguised as silver and bronze, these are the job...
Annual Reviews Aren’t Worth the Effort
The season of good cheer and annual reviews is fast approaching. And that may be the last time you...