HR can’t ignore this anymore: Social media reshaped hiring. And we won’t likely ever go back to job boards, websites and strictly professional networking sites to find candidates. That’s because candidates aren’t just looking for jobs and career advice there anymore either. In fact, almost 40% of people now use Facebook to find a new…
Recent data from ADP indicates that small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) are taking a much closer look at what specific soft skills job candidates bring to an interview than they are at technical skills. According to a Market Pulse study of over 1,500 business owners and HR decision-makers, these are the top five soft skills that…
The push for skills-based hiring is growing. More companies are embracing it, including Walmart, Google, IBM, Amazon, Apple, GM, Delta Air Lines, and Target. In fact, LinkedIn’s The Future of Recruiting 2024 report revealed that 73% of recruiting professionals say skills-based hiring and upskilling is a priority. While there’s no doubt that companies are aligning…
A significant challenge of modern talent acquisition is resume parsing/scanning and matching ideal candidates to open roles, with as little manual screening as possible. According to Glassdoor, the average open corporate job in the U.S. attracts 250 resumes from interested applicants — and no HR pro has the time to do all that screening personally….
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) have the potential to boost hiring efficiency. In fact, 90% of Fortune 500 companies use ATS. And nine out of 10 employers wouldn’t be using a system that helps them streamline the recruitment process — from job postings to candidate screening and communication — if it didn’t help HR pros manage…
Skills-based hiring was an outstanding idea to fill talent gaps. But so far, skills-based hiring failed — more talk than reality. Many employers in the past five years have pledged to ditch the degree requirements and hire based on candidates’ set of skills. But very few have moved the needle. At. All. According to a…
What 634 professionals across a variety of backgrounds and identities had to say should get HR re-evaluating their organization’s approach to talent acquisition. In a presentation during the 2024 online HR Technology Conference, Anastasia Rab, enterprise client director for the DEIB business suite provider PowerToFly, presented some eye-opening findings from the company’s latest What Diverse…
Behavioral interview questions are used to uncover how a job candidate acted in a specific situation. They’re meant to gauge a candidate’s skill level, ability to manage stress and professionalism. They’re based on the premise that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. Why ask behavioral interview questions? The perfect hire doesn’t exist,…
Job postings are the most-seen aspect of your company, so it’s important to nail this very first step in the hiring process and write the perfect post.
