Nationwide Insurance has one of the most creative ways to reduce employee turnover that I’ve seen in a while. Many call it a “realistic job preview” and they’re leveraging it for the customer service role at their call centers. What is a realistic job preview? It’s any device (automated or manual) that helps provide candidates a preview of their… Read more »
5 Signs Your Applicant Tracking System Is Killing Your Recruiting
Believe it or not applicant tracking systems can hurt your potential for attracting and recruiting. Here are 5 signs: 1. The “Back” Button Doesn’t Work on Your ATS While performing a job search if you want to go back and press the “back” button you will get an error page like the one below. We’ve seen this… Read more »
How To Eliminate A Negative Candidate Experience On Your Job Descriptions
Softwareadvice.com ran a survey of around 300 job seekers to figure out the top pain points of the online job application process. There was a section about job descriptions and what candidates felt were most negative about them: Here’s how you can alleviate these pain points: Problem: Job Description lacks detail. Detail is key to… Read more »
Hilton Makes 3 Clever Moves In Their Job Descriptions
Hilton does 3 very smart things on its job descriptions to help build pipeline and increase quality of hire: Personalized Map — They provide a map on every job description showing the location of the hotel. You should also notice that your candidates picture can appear in the upper-right hand of the map thumbnail —… Read more »
Comcast Launches Video “Job Trailers” in Their Job Descriptions
Props to Comcast! They seem to be going “all in” on video job descriptions (or job trailers as they call them). Their new format at jobs.comcast.com consists of 3 tabs: 1. Job Description — The text of the job description like this one: 2. The “Job Trailer” — This is a video of what… Read more »
Linkedin Talent Connect 2016 Top Tweets From Day 3
Here are some valuable nuggets, numbers, and insights on the talent industry from Day 3 at Linkedin Talent Connect: Top drivers of engagement at LinkedIn #TalentConnect pic.twitter.com/BDNXkdmA62 — Glen Cathey (@GlenCathey) October 7, 2016 Lever’s research found 1 in 16 referrals are hired. For reference, Tableau’s ratio is 7:1. #talentconnect pic.twitter.com/4rIzB9fP4z — Glen Cathey… Read more »
HR Tech Conference 2019 Top Tweets From Day 3
Back at for Day 3 of the HR Tech Conference! Here were some top tweets and insights: How has employer value prop changed? 1) We know now how employees feel about the company (social). – @TrishMcFarlane @Madtarquin #HRTechConf — Brian Halligan (@brianhalligan) October 6, 2016 Employer value prop used to be about benefits…. Read more »
Linkedin Talent Connect Top Tweets From Day 2
Day 2 of Linkedin Talent Connect had social media buzzing with tons of valuable nuggets, numbers, and insights on the talent industry. Here were some of the top tweets: Eek! The average candidate spends 14 seconds on your #jobdescription, so creating compelling content is super important. #TalentConnect — Greenhouse Software (@Greenhouse) October 6, 2016 90%… Read more »
Linkedin Talent Connect Top Tweets From Day 1
Linkedin Talent Connect the premiere annual event for the global talent industry started on Wednesday October 6th and provided some great insights and numbers on the current and future landscape of recruiting and talent acquisition. Here are some top tweets from Day 1: “Brands who are social are 68% more likely to attract the… Read more »
HR Tech Conference Top Tweets From Day 2
Here are some top tweets from Day 2 of the HR Tech Conference: “#HR leaders must be business leaders” – @s_markberry on the money at #HRTechConf pic.twitter.com/oHhcl5CbBD — David Green (@david_green_uk) October 5, 2016 Top initiatives for small businesses: Social Enablement, Workforce Planning, HR App Integrations – @SierraCedar #HRTechConf — Robert J Johnson… Read more »
HR Tech Conference Top Tweets From Day 1
The HR Technology Conference kicked off yesterday, covering all of the latest trends – SaaS, The Cloud, social, mobile, analytics, video, gamification, and Big Data in the Human Resources industry. Here are some of the top tweets from Day 1: The new world of People Analytics #HRTechConf #HRTech @Josh_Bersin pic.twitter.com/v0hVDDYsD3 — Vishal Saha (@vishalsaha)… Read more »
5 Mistakes Your Job Search Page Might Make to Damage Your Brand
Your company career site job search page is a vital component of the candidate experience. However, many job search pages make some common mistakes. I ran across one employer recently, Ideal Industries, whose job search page had 5 things they could fix to improve candidate experience (and increase pipeline/traffic). I don’t mean to pick on Ideal Industries: they… Read more »
The “News Feed Effect”: A Secret Weapon for Building Pipeline for Free
If you want a simple (and free!) social recruiting tip, try adding visuals to your job descriptions. We all know that hardly anyone will share a plain text-based job description. However, if you add quality images or video to your job descriptions (did you see that Google recently began adding 10 to 15 pics per job description) then you… Read more »
A Comprehensive List of Employer of Choice Awards
If you include an employer of choice award on your career and job pages, that is “solid social proof” as us psych-marketers like to say to attract and engage candidates. Becoming an employer of choice is tough for some but can be easy for others — there are tons of awards to win (see the list… Read more »
Tips For Recruiting Qualified Engineers & Developers
Qualified engineers and developers are high in demand and low in supply, making them a very valuable asset. This puts your company in direct recruiting competition with every other company across the spectrum from start-ups to medium-sized to giant name-brand corporations. The desperation for employers to recruit and hire qualified engineers and developers turns the… Read more »
