The importance of building a diverse workforce is widely reported: enhanced creativity, innovation, positive employer branding, and increased productivity, to name a few. So, more and more employers are thinking about adding diversity questions to their interview processes. As colleagues, customers, and businesses recognize the benefits of fostering DEI, it’s important to hire employees who… Read more »
How To Encourage Fitness In The Workplace
Being at a desk all day is not physically healthy for your workers. So, as an HR manager, you need to be able to create a work environment that promotes professional growth and an improvement in your team’s well-being. This is where fitness in the workplace comes in, especially for office-bound jobs, that have a lot… Read more »
How to Reduce Recruitment Costs: Top 3 Strategies
Recruitment is an essential process for any business looking to thrive and expand. But, it can also be a costly endeavor. From advertising job openings to the interview process and background checks, the expenses quickly add up. So, businesses are looking for ways to reduce recruitment costs. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),… Read more »
How to Write a Great Job Posting: A Roadmap
The labor market is highly competitive — organizations are fighting for good specialists. So, to attract top candidates to a business, you need to sell them on the idea of working for you. In this article, you will learn how to write a great job posting. Why templates don’t always make a great job posting… Read more »
DEI Laws: How They Are Helpful to Your Business
DEI and inclusivity help you to hire from a broader talent pool. So, these inclusive initiatives make sure your company doesn’t turn away the most qualified hires due to their backgrounds. Thus, giving each person a fair chance to get a position based on merit. The need to follow DEI laws is a new thing for… Read more »
7 Best HR Workflow Automation Tools for You
Today, many human resources professionals are concerned about the rise of automation and artificial intelligence (AI), and what it might mean for their careers. In an industry affected by economic turmoil, the best strategy to keep stable seems to be exploring, learning, and understanding how automation can help with our day-to-day work. When used well,… Read more »
How to Use Podcasts for Recruitment
Modern recruitment is always evolving with global trends, with particular respect to the technologies and the types of media we like to consume. With podcasting getting more and more popular, companies are starting to look to podcasts for recruitment. Nowadays, there are many ways companies can market their products and services, build their brands, and strengthen… Read more »
What is the Meaning of a Role Description?
If your company is looking for exceptional and diverse candidates to fill a role, you first need to make a job description. Creating a well-rounded job description with a well-written (and inclusive) role description would be best to catch job applicants. But what is a role description? A role description is a dynamic document that… Read more »
7 Helpful Strategies to Avoid AI Bias in Recruitment
AI in recruitment has many benefits, such as helping screen candidates, sourcing candidates in different platforms, and conducting initial interviews. But the topic of AI bias in recruitment has also been an emerging topic. AI bias happens because of the information the system learns from. Imagine if a computer program is taught using data that… Read more »
Understanding the Effects of the Transition to Remote Work
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the adoption of remote work. A recent survey showed remote workers tripled from 9 million to over 27 million from 2019 to 2021. Many organizations now have work settings and programs that support the transition to remote work. Adopting the work-at-home business model has created many job opportunities for people living… Read more »
This is How Efficient Hiring Impacts Your Employee Retention
A top priority for hiring managers is employee retention. There’s nothing worse than securing the best talent only for the new hire to quit too soon. You’re forced to go back to square one, which can be expensive and time-consuming. And that’s where efficient hiring comes into play. If you’re concerned about your organization’s ability to… Read more »
8 Important Recruiting Metrics to Track in 2023 (and Beyond)
Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Recruiting metrics are an important part of any organization’s hiring strategy. These metrics offer a data-driven strategy for you to check the health of your recruitment process. But many companies find themselves confused about which recruiting metrics matter. And they struggle to choose what data they should focus on… Read more »
Gender Bias in Hiring: How to Eliminate It
Gender bias, often unconsciously, plays a major role in hiring and leads to irrational decisions about who gets hired or not. Whether we like it or not, biases are a part of human nature – they help us simplify the complexities of daily life. We all generalize, make associations, have unintentional attitudes, and believe in… Read more »
Decoding The Mystery of Passive Candidates
Your company probably vets through the most eligible job seekers when filling a workplace vacancy. You might post a JD that targets fresh graduates, gig workers, or the recently laid-off seeking to begin a new chapter in their careers. But the common theme is that you’re looking for people who are actively in search of… Read more »
How to Fix Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Gender inequality and workplace harassment are big problems worldwide. Some organizations are trying to fix it, but we all need to work together to stop it completely. Victims of gender inequality and harassment suffer poor physical and mental health. Women are more likely to suffer from gender discrimination as compared to men. A survey found… Read more »
