Your Millennial Recruiting Strategy Needs Video Interviews

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jessica

Why Your Millennial Recruiting Strategy Needs Video InterviewsWhen a recruiter sorts through dozens – or even hundreds – of resumes, individual candidates’ personalities get lost in the shuffle. When recruiting members of the Millennial Generation, recruiters are branching out and embracing new technology to ensure candidates with the best mix of skill, experience, and personality are found. Enter, video interviewing.

You’ll find that interviewing Millennials through video gives you a better snapshot of their personalities and professional skills. A resume is a polished version of a candidate’s experience; test his/her problem-solving and oral communication skills with a video interview to bring the resume to life. Consider these three benefits to recruiting the Millennial Generation via video: Continue reading →

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Getting Started in Social Recruiting

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jessica

Getting Started in Social RecruitingPerhaps you’ve heard the chatter: social recruiting is the way of the future.

Maybe this news scares you. Or perhaps you’ve heard the rumor, but don’t know what to do about it. Before embarking blindly on the journey adapting your recruiting strategy to include social media, take time to understand the ins and outs of some of the most popular social recruiting tools.

LinkedIn

Depending on your field, LinkedIn will likely be your most powerful recruiting tool. Think of LinkedIn as giant database filled with recruiters’ dream candidates. LinkedIn is like a resume in that it allows users to show their professional experience, but also Continue reading →

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Building a Positive Workplace Culture

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jessica

When professionals share what they think about their organization’s workplace culture, a few key words stand out that make their work experience great: teamwork, communication, and happiness are just a few examples. To ensure your organization promotes a positive workplace culture, you need to keep employees happy, engaged, and motivated to work.

Building a Positive Workplace CultureThe first step you’ll need to take to form a positive workplace culture is fair and open communication. As an HR professional, you’ll likely oversee and monitor the success of implementing a plan for organizational culture, so communicate positively and frequently with employees. By interacting with employees in this manner they will likely feel valued and more motivated to produce good quality work. Continue reading →

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Will Your Job Descriptions Attract the Millennial Crowd?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Jessica

Will Your Job Descriptions Attract the Millennial Crowd? When Millennial job seekers visits your career page, the last thing you want them to think is, “Boring!” Communicating with the latest crop of job seekers means you need to adjust the language and tone in your job descriptions accordingly while still adhering to organizational standards. In the coming years, your organization will need to work with this group of new professionals because they are quickly gaining influence in the workforce.

A study by Business and Professional Women’s Foundation found that Millennials will form 75% of the workforce by 2025 and are actively shaping what corporate culture and expectations look like. With so many Millennials in the workplace, can your organization afford a boring job description? Make some of these tweaks to attract more members of the Millennial Generation to your organization. Continue reading →

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How to Increase Passive Candidate Recruiting Effectiveness

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jessica

How to Increase Passive Candidate Recruiting EffectivenessIsn’t it every recruiter’s dream to find that dream candidate? No one ever said getting the perfect one was easy, so sometimes you need to be prepared to recruit even the most passive of candidates. The most common definition of a passive candidate, as defined by Monster, is one who is employed and not looking for other opportunities. How do you recruit a dream candidate who isn’t even looking for work?

First, you’ll need to meet with your hiring manager to set a list of 5-6 clearly defined performance objectives for the right candidate. Once you understand exactly what the hiring manager is looking for, your job of passive candidate recruiting Continue reading →

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7 Reasons Hiring Veterans Helps Your Company

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Jessica

7 Reasons Hiring Veterans Helps Your CompanyHiring Veterans for civilian jobs brings loads of benefits for employers, including financial incentives and dependable workers. Offering Veterans jobs not only can help your company succeed, but gives these hardworking former military men and women the chance to let their skills shine in a new setting.

Last fall, President Obama signed into law the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior tax credits to encourage employers to hire Veterans. According to the White House website,

“The Returning Heroes Tax Credit provides businesses that hire unemployed Veterans with a maximum credit of $5,600 per Veteran, and the Wounded Warriors Tax Credit Continue reading →

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Tough Interview Questions to Ask Candidates – And How They Should Respond

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Jessica

Tough Interview Questions to Ask Candidates - And How They Should AnswerIn today’s competitive job market, hiring managers know asking the right interview questions means the difference between hiring a so-so candidate and finding the best one out there.

To ensure you make the best hire for your organization, the job interview questions you ask must align with your end goals. Ask questions that force candidates to think on the spot, show off their personality, and explain how they would deal with specific situations. Here are 5 examples to get you started:

What can you do for us that someone else can’t?
This question addresses the “Why should we hire you?” dilemma. When candidates answer, they shouldn’t hesitate to boast a little about their accomplishments and stellar Continue reading →

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Learning the Best Workplace Negotiation Tactics

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jessica

Learning the Best Workplace Negotiation TacticsDoes the thought of negotiating at work stress you out? You’re not alone. A recent survey by LinkedIn shows that 35 percent of professionals worldwide report feeling anxious or frightened about workplace negotiation.

Professionals in eight countries responded to the survey to share their thoughts on negotiations like deciding on a salary or closing a business deal. Brazilian professionals had the highest rate of being afraid of negotiating (21 percent), while Germans have the most positive outlook. Twenty-one percent of Germans said they are excited about negotiating and 43 percent feel confident about it.

U.S. professionals are the most anxious about negotiating (39 percent), according to LinkedIn’s findings. About quarter say they have never negotiated in the workplace. Continue reading →

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Job Market Looking Up for Recent College Graduates – Are You Hiring?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jessica

Job Market Looking Up for Recent College Graduates - Are You Hiring? This year’s class of college graduates has a potentially more active hiring market to look forward to. A recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows that employers expect to hire 10 percent more colleges graduates from the Class of 2012 than than did last year.

The educational services, healthcare and social assistance, professional, scientific and technical services, financial and manufacturing industries are leading the way in hiring  college graduates this year. Is your organization jumping on board?

Employers know that college-educated employees add a great deal to the workplace in many industries, but there are certain characteristics that come with a college degree that work best in the professional world. First, there’s an increased likelihood of dedication. College graduates know the rigors of balancing a tight schedule and multiple deadlines. To get through four years of that takes Continue reading →

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Video Killed the Resume Star

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Jessica

Video Killed the Resume StarLong gone are the days of single-sheet resumes dominating the recruiting world. In today’s job market, it takes more than just a piece of paper for applicants to get ahead, which is why recruiters know using video interviewing helps in the hiring process. That means it’s time to forget “resume stars” who only shine on paper and lack the personality and modern skills needed for professional world.

With a video interview, candidates can show passion, spunk, and determination to prove why they’re the best fit for the job. Not only does this give applicants of a better chance at leaving a last impression, it also give the recruiter the opportunity to get to know the them better than a traditional phone screen. Continue reading →

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