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Best HR Software Providers: Standard-setters in performance tracking to 401(K) management

HR Digest

Workable – Best HR software for sourcing and applicant tracking. Workable has developed an easy-to-use recruiting software that goes beyond applicant tracking and posting jobs online. It offers a 15-day trial which allows hiring teams plenty of time to decide if the software works for the organization. Founded 2012.

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Ending the phony war for talent

Workable

The theory, posited in a study in 1997 and followed up in a book of the same name four years later, was that smart companies needed to aggressively hire, promote and reward talent, while ruthlessly culling those perceived to be less talented. Back at McKinsey, a 2012 report gave their old idea new currency. Evolution not an arms race.

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The dishonest myth of work-life balance

Workable

If they could sell work-life balance to prospective employees they could gain a competitive advantage in hiring. This was apparent when Anne-Marie Slaughter wrote in 2012 about her reasons for quitting a powerful job at the U.S. Companies now had a rational incentive to be disingenuous about what they wanted and they responded.

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Employee development and the Peter Principle: Why your managers keep messing up

Workable

Who better than Workable’s top manager, CEO Nikos Moraitakis , to offer commentary? He gestures to the skyscrapers outside his office at the Workable headquarters in downtown Boston, and notes that they are technical and architectural marvels, and it would be impossible for one single person to build that whole skyscraper by themselves.

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The leadership illusion

Workable

In her 2012 book “The End of Leadership” she found that while thinking about leadership was as old as human history, there had been an explosion of interest in leadership since 1980. The post The leadership illusion appeared first on Recruiting and Hiring Resources for Employers. The end of leadership.

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Pre-employment testing: pros and cons

Workable

Companies also use other types of tests like cognitive ability tests and skills assessments which have helped companies retain new hires. This is because recruiters and hiring managers often judge candidates based on subjective, rather than job-related, criteria. It’s still worth it though, since tests can improve quality of hire.

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How can we fix tech recruiting?

Workable

When Aline started recruiting in 2012, there were very few recruiters in Silicon Valley with technical backgrounds. Based on her analysis of hiring data , Aline found that “lack of relevant experience” was the number one reason both recruiters and engineers gave for rejecting candidates’ resumes. But they’re terrible.