One of my clients is in hyper-growth mode. Super hyper-growth mode. 10 million competing priorities, fires everywhere, and hiring just as fast. And sometimes candidate experience suffers. For example, we had an open role for an Executive Assistant for the heads of the company. A position that would
With more than 810 million members in over 200 countries and territories, LinkedIn is no doubt one of the world’s largest social and professional networking sites, making it a great talent attraction channel to add to your recruitment marketing machine. So where do you start with your social media
Anyone who has ever worked to carve out a space for candidates online has probably heard the term “content is king.” But what’s not said as often is that not just any content will do. It’s a case of quality over quantity, and when it comes to quality, it’s interesting stories and articles that will
There are so many factors of recruiting and hiring that companies could focus on when they want to improve their processes, save money or increase their bottom line - from how they source talent to offer acceptance, and everything in between. However, here’s an often-overlooked part of the hiring
With over 2.91 billion people using Facebook every month, and an equally mind-blowing 1.92 billion daily active users, Facebook has undoubtedly become an essential channel for talent attraction and recruiting today.
Candidate experience has become a major focus for companies large and small as they work to shape their employer brand and garner a reputation for being a desirable place to work. In fact, I regularly talk about candidate experience being a keystone habit for recruiting teams. It’s the one metric
Bringing in outside recruiting services has long been used as a way to supplement, or sometimes completely fill, the need for recruiters in an organization. In the same way that other areas of the business might hire temporary help, outside recruiting services can be the perfect solution for
When I was working for a large Silicon Valley software company, our VP of Product Marketing showed me an Inmail that he had received from one of our internal recruiters saying that he was a “perfect fit” for a role on our QA team. He thought it was hilarious, but told me to tell my colleague that
If you’re recruiting in 2017, there’s no doubt that social media is part of your plan. There’s really no way around it, whether you are actively sourcing and recruiting through unique social networks, or simply using an auto-share option to post job openings to more common social sites. Either way,