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How to Use Salary Benchmarking to Attract Better Candidates

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Salary benchmarking is only an input. What you do with it, where you place it, how you phrase it, and what you wrap around it, is what makes a candidate accept your offer instead of another company’s.  This matters more than ever, as 72% of employers are reporting difficulty finding skilled talent, according to ManpowerGroup’s… Read more »

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7 Lessons on Recruiting AI Talent (From Meta’s Head of AI)

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Most companies think they’re competing for talent. Meta is competing for talent density. That’s a completely different game. Over the last year, Meta has hired some of the world’s most sought-after AI researchers. The headlines focused on compensation packages and recruiting battles with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind. But the more interesting story isn’t how… Read more »

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Best AI Candidate Sourcing Tools to Use in 2026

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Job boards still drive applicant volume, but the best AI candidate sourcing tools are how companies find the candidates who actually get hired. Passive talent that never hits an apply button. In fact, according to Gem’s 2026 Recruiting Benchmark Reports, sourced candidates are 8x more likely to be hired. Job boards drive volume, but referrals,… Read more »

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10 Simple Tools for Gender Writing Analysis (2026)

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Do you write job descriptions, send emails, or create social media posts to reach potential applicants? Then, you might need to use tools for gender writing analysis. These types of tools can ensure your content is inclusive and also unbiased. An Appcast study of 473,742 jobs found: “Job ads with gender-neutral language result in 67.75%… Read more »

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10 Best Job Description Software Tools (2026)

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Finding the best job description software can feel overwhelming, especially when most tools sound like they were built for robots, not recruiters. Plus, if you’re on a small talent team or juggling multiple HR roles, having the right job description software can be a lifesaver. Unfortunately, most sound like they were written by robots. So… Read more »

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A Secret & Easy Way to Recruit Veterans from Your Career Site

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Want to recruit veterans or enlisted members of the military? I’m guessing yes. There are 2 million+ people in the U.S. Armed Forces and 250,000 per year transition out of the U.S. military. If you want to recruit veterans better, first you have to speak their language…their job lingo in particular. Veterans and enlisted members… Read more »

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50+ Powerful Quotes about Diversity and Inclusion in 2026

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At Ongig, we like to celebrate all people. So I created this list of 50+ inclusive quotes about diversity and inclusion to celebrate our differences. They are from CEOs, world leaders, writers, actors, activists, and more. I hope enjoy these inclusiveness quotes! Quotes About Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Many organizations have achieved business… Read more »

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The Best Automated Job Description Builder (2026)

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Are you struggling with the task of writing, updating, and managing job descriptions? Enter the solution: an automated job description builder. Companies of all sizes have to write, update, and manage job descriptions. For small organizations, this may be a simpler task, with a limited number of positions they hire for each year. But as… Read more »

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What is DEIB? 5 Helpful Tips for DEIB Initiatives (2024)

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What is DEIB? Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are hot topics in many organizations. But, they can take some effort to understand. We’re here to demystify these and give you a few tips for launching DEIB initiatives in your workplace.  You might hear many acronyms—EDI, DEI, JEDI, DEIB —and we’ll share what each of… Read more »

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Why “Post Everywhere” Is Failing Recruitment Marketing Teams

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More job boards don’t always mean more qualified candidates. In fact, for many talent acquisition teams, posting jobs everywhere creates a different problem: the right candidates never see the job at all. I recently spoke with a recruitment marketing leader who was trying to solve a challenge I hear more often than you’d think. Their… Read more »

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8 Helpful Ways Ongig Streamlines Inefficient Job Description Processes  

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A good job description determines how successful your entire recruitment strategy will be.  Yet most organizations still don’t put much effort into organizing their JD processes.  The JDs are either written manually or using general writing tools such as Google Docs.  This disorganized process makes JDs lack a central library; they live in Shared Drives,… Read more »

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10+ Creative Catchy Job Postings (2026 Update)

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Catchy job postings are a great way to attract potential candidates. So, I found 10+ companies using creative job titles, images, catchy phrases, or “unusual” perks for job postings that might make candidates take a second look. Then, I created this compilation of “help-wanted” ad examples with catchy hiring slogans and catchy recruiting phrases for… Read more »

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Why Pay Transparency Is Turning Job Descriptions Into a Compliance Problem 

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Pay Transparency Expectations Are Rising Pay transparency is no longer just a DEI initiative. For many U.S. employers, it’s now a legal requirement. As of May 2026, about 16 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C., have enacted pay transparency laws, though some laws are not yet fully effective and definitions vary by source, according to GovDoc. … Read more »

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13 Best Diversity Tools for Job Descriptions in 2026

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Things are changing fast in the job market. And having a diverse team is super important nowadays. Today, we’re not just talking about hiring. We’re also talking about creating a workplace where everyone feels included and valued. And diversity tools can help with that. So, we’re on a mission to discover some awesome tools that… Read more »

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Best Company Career Sites: 10 Examples and What Makes Them Work (2026)

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 Your career site is the candidate’s first touchpoint with your employer brand. According to Employ’s Job Seeker Nation Report, 71% of job seekers expect an application process to take less than 30 minutes. In comparison, 35% will abandon an application if it feels too long or complicated. Career sites that are clunky and hard to… Read more »