Social media is no longer just a place to post pictures of salads and Tweet at celebrities. Whether you intend to or not, your social media profile can be an extension of your personal brand and give outsiders a glimpse…
Recruiting
Employees are the lifeblood of any business. If they’re not performing optimally, the business suffers. Talent management optimizes employee performance and ensures it’s always improving, which keeps your company forever on the cutting edge, never growing stagnant. In this post,…
Once referred to as the “holy grail of hiring” by Forbes, employee referral programs are one of the most productive ways to find high-quality talent. While only about 7% of applicants are referrals, they comprise up to 45% of all…
HR pros -- even if it seems like a savvy business move, avoid this: Advertise jobs that don't exist. They're Ghost Jobs. And criticism of the trend has quickly followed. Job candidates are frustrated with finding -- and wasting their…
Scams are constantly evolving, but it may surprise you to realize scammers can fake an entire person. Deepfake job candidates can slip through the hiring process unnoticed and cause internal security issues. Although it’s not common, hiring one can be…
With nearly everything being done online these days, it makes sense that more and more recruiters are turning to popular social media sites like Twitter and TikTok to recruit top talent. Especially when it comes to hiring younger talent, a…
Recruiting quality, high-performing candidates for critical roles in your organization is one of HR's biggest ongoing challenges. Of course you do your recruiting due diligence by determining whether a potential hire's experience and skill level are appropriate for the job.…
Between a talent shortage and economic downturn, finding top talent can be one of HR’s biggest headaches right now. With a low unemployment rate – hovering around 3.5% – HR is at a loss with where to find talent. “What…
The interview process can be a tedious, drawn-out process for both the recruiter and the candidate. From phone screenings to a final job offer, there can be a lot of complicated, moving parts when it leads to a new, best-fit…
The quality of hire is the process by which a company measures the effectiveness of an employee on their business overall. Getting the right employees can make or break your company and the following statistics prove that: An employee who…
April is Autism Awareness Month, and as the growing interest in workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) expands to include neurodiverse employees, HR leaders want to help their businesses include employees with autism. About 85% of adults with autism are…
April is Second Chance Month, aimed at “recognizing the importance of helping individuals, communities, and agencies across the country appreciate their role in supporting the safe and successful reentry of millions of people returning from incarceration each year,” according to the National…
Fear not, human resource professionals. The answer to some of your hiring woes may be a reversal trend -- that is "unretirement." More and more retirees are reconsidering their decision to leave the workforce -- a decision that was accelerated…
Bottom line up front: A talent pool is a database of qualified candidates you can pull from to fill open roles. Candidates in your talent pool should already possess the skills and experience needed to perform the job. Talent pools…
The success of any organization is a direct result of its employees and their abilities to contribute. That makes human resources managers' role in the hiring process critical to their organization's success. From promoting the company and individual roles to…
Perhaps no generation is more outspoken than Gen Z when it comes to brand values and social issues. And as Gen Z makes up more and more of the workforce – which is projected to be over a quarter (27%)…
