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3 Ways to Improve the Candidate Experience

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from my new book, “ The Recruiter’s Handbook: A Complete Guide for Sourcing, Selecting, and Engaging the Best Talent “ (SHRM, 2018) SHRM members can order a discounted copy at the SHRMStore. There will always be a reason to improve the candidate experience. Educate candidates.

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6 Recruiting Activities That Will Help Companies Hire Top Talent

HR Bartender

There’s lots of talk about recruiters needing to get creative when it comes to developing staffing strategies and sourcing talent. I think they represent key activities that recruiting teams need to have in order to find the best talent. It drives decisions about the candidate experience and the level of service they receive.

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Organizational Talent Pools: 4 Steps to Developing Employees

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is an excerpt from my new book, “ The Recruiter’s Handbook: A Complete Guide for Sourcing, Selecting, and Engaging the Best Talent “ (SHRM, 2018) SHRM members can order a discounted copy at the SHRMStore. However, creating a talent pool takes some planning. Stop by and say hello!).

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Recruiters: Use Cognitive Aptitude Tests to Expand Your Candidate Pipeline

HR Bartender

It might not come as a surprise to you that low unemployment and a growing skills gap have created a talent deficit. In the latest Manpower Group Talent Shortage Survey, more that 40 percent of global employers reported facing talent shortages. PwC’s 2018 CEO Survey reported that one-third of U.S.

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Dice 2018 Recruitment Automation Report

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are rapidly changing the way many recruit and hire talent. Read Dice's first-ever Recruitment Automation Report to discover how you can employ new, cutting-edge technologies to source and hire tech talent faster.

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3 steps to help HR build a veterans outreach program

HRExecutive

He joined the global professional services organization in 2018 as a financial services management consultant in the firm’s Advisory line of service. Veteran talent acquisition leader in PwC’s Diversity Center of Excellence, seeking to attract top veteran talent to the organization. Tweet this story Click To Tweet.

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3 Reasons to Earn the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential

HR Bartender

Just in case you missed it, during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Talent Conference, they announced a new specialty credential in talent acquisition that will launch in June 2018. It demonstrates your knowledge and skills specifically in talent acquisition. This one is focused on talent acquisition.

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Enriching the Employee Experience

Speaker: Isaac Mallory, Director of Sales & Business Development at HR Performance Solutions, and Jennifer Dickey, HR Consultant and speaker for HR Performance Solutions

In today’s employment market, the power has shifted from employer to employee as the competition for top talent grows. It’s time to turn the tables around and explore what can be done in creating ‘The Sticky Employee’ in this highly competitive talent market. The top talent differentiator – you can do more with less.

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Living Your Brand Promise in Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Kathy Steele, CEO, Red Caffeine

Unemployment is low, competition for talent is high and losing a good employee is very costly. According to a 2018 Retention report released by Work Institute, an estimated one in four employees voluntarily left jobs in 2018, but 75% of that turnover could be prevented by employers. So what makes employees stay?

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A Walk In Their Shoes

Speaker: Angie Verros, Founder, Vaia Talent

If your candidate experience rocks, you'll be able to attract top talent! How great would it be if we took their bad experiences and turned them around by using our instincts? Why keeping it real and entertaining help in attracting top talent. April 26, 2018 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7 PM GMT Guess what?

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We Are Young: Tactics for Hiring Junior Developers

Speaker: Katrina Kibben, Founder and Principal Consultant of Three Ears Media, and Katherine Linchey, Relationship Manager at Codility

Quickly, these mid-level candidates are becoming fatigued from outreach, leaving recruiters with open reqs for hundreds of days or more without the available talent to fill the role. With this talent deficit, it’s well overdue that recruiters consider new talent pools like the tech talent just entering the job market.

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Un”comp”licating Compensation - Building a Brand People Want to Work for

Speaker: Kathy Steele, CEO, Red Caffeine

It is critical to showcase your company culture, establish an employer brand foundation, and modernize your talent strategy. With unemployment levels nearing all-time lows, it’s time to get started and embed your comp practices into a part of your overall employee experience. November 29, 2018 12.30 Take the assessment now!

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Practical Improvements in Organization Design

Speaker: Jon Ingham, Executive Consultant, Strategic Dynamics Consultancy Services

HR functions need to balance their investment in talent management with more focus on organisation design. February 13, 2018 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7 PM GMT Ways to identify and prioritize "leaks" in your existing organizational design. Strategies for getting your less co-operative colleagues on-board.

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Beyond the Buzzwords: Using Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning to Inspire Authentic Human Conversation (and Power Higher Response Rates)

Speaker: Susanna Frazier, Innovative Talent Acquisition and Management Leader

AI has begun revolutionizing talent acquisition/management, so more time can be focused on recruiting strategy and candidate relationships. These influential strategies will help improve your hiring process, create a better candidate experience, increase your quality of hire, and reduce your time to hire.

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What's My Job, Again? - The Role of Clarity & Alignment in the Workplace

Speaker: Jo Weech, CEO & Primary Consultant, Exemplary Consultants

So, how do you help your teams experience fulfillment in what they do? Join us on October 4th, to take your team beyond “Just do it,” and “It’s your job to figure this out,” and into true talent engagement with: Different ways to communicate clear direction with respect to company goals and overall vision. October 4, 2018 12.30