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…
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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…
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…
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…
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'…
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…
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…
You might have a streamlined interview process, an eager hiring team and even a perfect onboarding experience for your new hires. But none of that matters if you aren't nailing the very first step in the entire hiring process: Job…
If talent acquisition for your company seems like it's harder than it's ever been, you're not alone! According to The State of HR Report 2024 by BambooHR, talent acquisition's the most frequently mentioned challenge by HR pros (cited by 44%…
Four federal agencies are working together in an "Avengers: Infinity War"-style alliance to prevent AI discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S.…
You did it! After several weeks (maybe even months), and hours of interviewing and assessing talent, you found the best candidate for the job. You extended the offer, and they accepted -- congratulations! No matter the nature of the job…
As talent acquisition pros turn to AI recruiting to attract candidates and save time and money, it's going to become harder to craft job postings and candidate communications that grab the attention of top talent. Kat Kibben, the CEO of…
Hiring challenges have been rampant in recent years. Terms like Quick Quitting and Quiet Quitting paint a dim picture of retention rates. To make matters worse, many companies put the brakes on hiring for fear of economic uncertainty. Many HR…
During the most recent BambooHR Virtual Summit, Crystal DeTemple, content manager at the video interview and candidate screening software company Spark Hire, spotlighted some valuable talent acquisition tactics that could give your organization the edge in landing best-fit talent. In…
The majority of employees don’t believe their salaries are keeping up with inflation and because of that many are once again looking for better-paying jobs. These six retention trends can help you keep your current talent happy, according to Talent.com.…
This ain't your mama's resume. Resumes are changing. A new study uncovered changes that have evolved as the work landscape has been turned upside down in the past five years. LiveCareer researchers looked at a variety of factors in more…
