When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many people began working remotely to avoid becoming infected with the virus. They...
The Bottom-Line Benefits of Becoming a Fully Remote Company
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Overcoming the Overwhelm When Working at Home
The pandemic has caused a lot of upheaval in people’s lives. Many of us now work remotely, all the while trying to...
E-mailing Passive Candidates in the Age of AI
If you’re a recruiter trying to catch the attention of a passive job candidate, you may feel like Sisyphus of ancient...
4 Ways to Maximize Value From Performance Reviews
For many organizations, performance reviews are an item to check off the to-do list. But the most successful enterprises use annual reviews as a strategic leadership and planning tool. Research shows that more than 2/3 of employees would work...
Time Management 101: Tips for Recruiters
Ever feel like your day just flies by? From reading resumes to posting jobs and interviewing candidates, the 8 to 5 can evaporate quickly for recruiters. But while fast days can be a good thing, it can sometimes leave you feeling stressed or worse,...
5 Outdated Recruiter Habits (and What to Focus on Instead)
The employer/job seeker relationship today is vastly different than 15, 10 or even five years ago. Today’s candidates expect more from employers after they hit “send” on their resumes. Those organizations whose recruiters understand and embrace the...
3 Ways to Reduce Your Recruiting Costs
As successful, growing businesses, the pressure to reduce costs and maximize profits is very real. While there are certainly many opportunities to reduce costs within an organization, the recruiting function is often one that receives scrutiny...
4 Times Employee Engagement Should Be a Focus
Research from Gallup shows that only 34.1% of employees are engaged. That means that nearly 2/3 of your employees are disengaged (which correlates with research from Jobvite that shows 66% of employees are open to new employment). In other words,...
Creating a Candidate Experience That Gets Results
Research from CareerArc shows that nearly 60% of candidates have had a poor candidate experience, and 72% of them shared that experience online or with someone directly. Whether it’s on Glassdoor, Facebook or another social media site, or in...
Searching for Passive Candidates? What NOT to Say.
Passive candidates are often considered the "holy grail" for employers - after all, who wouldn’t want to hire the competition’s best talent? But reaching passive candidates and enticing them to leave their current positions can prove challenging. ...
Why Telecommuting Might Not Make Sense
Why Telecommuting Might Not Make Sense Telecommuting is definitely on the rise. The Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently reported that telecommuting has increased threefold in the past 20 years, and more employers are beginning to...
Identifying Emotional Intelligence in Hiring (And Why it Matters)
More than 20 years ago, research found that individuals with average IQs were outperforming those with with the highest IQs 70% of the time. Going against the rationale at the time that the most “book smart” employees would be the most successful,...