Recruitment Process

The Two Types of Candidate Screening Approaches

With top talent considered a scarce resource for enterprises today, many recruiters at large-scale organizations like yours are having to determining the best candidate screening approach to use: Traditionally, screening out — or eliminating candidates because they don’t meet specific criteria — has been the default practice of hiring teams and recruiters. But, with recent…

10 Hiring Statistics to Know About the Current Labor Market

Employers continue to face unprecedented challenges in the current hiring environment. Low unemployment, a strong job market, and job openings hovering around 11 million contrast the high profile layoffs and looming recession that regularly make news headlines. The uncertainty that exists as a result of these conditions make it difficult for employers to know how…

10 Recruiting Strategies for Hiring Great Employees

Distinct hiring needs require different recruiting strategies. This isn’t “new news” for enterprise talent acquisition pros such as yourself. However, it can be difficult to forget sometimes. Especially given you have to search for and evaluate active and passive candidates all the time and determine which ones to advance to the interview process. It may…

7 Soft Skills Interview Questions Recruiters Should Ask

Don’t be fooled by the name: There’s nothing “soft” about soft skills. If anything, soft skills are one the sturdiest, most reliable indicators that a candidate is the right choice for your organization.  In contrast with hard skills, which are the technical job skills acquired through formal education or training programs, soft skills aren’t easy to…

What Recruiters Need in a Centralized TA Tech Stack

Recruiters are under extreme pressure to quickly find and hire qualified candidates during a time when there are nearly two jobs available for every job seeker. They need a solution that can manage the complexity of hiring in today’s job market. Companies looking to save time and streamline their hiring efforts in this demanding environment…

The Candidate Journey: 7 Essential Nurture Touchpoints

The satisfaction level with the candidate journey and candidate experience quality go hand in hand. By ensuring each active job seeker and passive prospect you engage seamlessly advances from one stage of the candidate journey to the next is your best bet to converting them into new hires (and, indirectly, retaining them for the long…

Improving Candidate Engagement: Insights for Talent Teams

Nurturing candidates has one overarching purpose: to convert top talent into new hires. By continuously engaging with job prospects of interest — whether passive or active — through multiple engagement strategies across their respective candidate journeys, you and your talent acquisition team can offer a seamless experience that delivers results for your recruiting function. Focusing…

Five Things You Can Do to Improve Your Seasonal Hiring Efforts

When the days are longer, and summer hiring season is in full swing, recruiters and talent teams are in the midst of an all-out blitz, seeking to attract the right candidates and doing their best to keep applicants engaged to fill their open positions. Whether it’s hiring for increased tourism and hospitality roles, looking for…

Three Ways Data-Driven Recruiting Leads to Talent Acquisition Success

In a hectic job market that’s always changing, talent teams must prioritize learning about the candidate experience and find ways to improve it. As candidate expectations continue to grow, workers will remain in the driver’s seat and employers must respond accordingly. The most strategic, dialed-in recruiters have turned to data-driven recruiting for insights about the…

Five Key Insights from Today’s Job Seekers

In a labor market that’s constantly changing for both candidates and employers, it’s important to stay current on the latest talent acquisition insights. With millions of jobs available, job seekers feel empowered to secure new jobs with better wages and benefits. Worker confidence is at an all-time high, with more than 32% of workers feeling…