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How to leverage HR technology without being an IT expert
Software and IT – an area that for almost every HR and recruitment specialist associated with difficult, complicated and intangible processes. It is therefore no surprise that these reservations automatically lead to the retention of traditional 'well-tried' methods in recruitment. After all, HR professionals work first and foremost with people and not computers. But what many recruiters forget is that applicant management
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HR Glossary: Candidate Experience
Their decision in favour of one particular company is therefore increasingly dependent on the method of recruitment and their personal experience of the employer - the so-called candidate experience.
The candidate experience (CE) describes the sum of individual encounters that an applicant has with a potential employer and its representatives during the application process. It influences the candidate's opinion
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How to promote yourself (without being obnoxious)
Some people have no problem with self-promotion, others often feel guilty talking about themselves because it could be considered bragging.
But staying ahead is no longer about what or who you know – it’s about who knows you.
Self-promotion is less about prompting yourself and more about promoting your personal brand. Whether you realise it or not, you do have a personal brand – it’s the way other people see
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Google website ranking: Mobile optimisation to gain in importance
Is your career website optimised for job searches via smartphones and tablets? If not, this piece of news may give you cause for panic. Because Google has announced that, from 21.04.2015, websites that are not optimised for mobile devices will be officially ranked as 'less relevant' in searches using mobile devices. This means they will no longer appear in the top listings, but significantly lower down.
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Is job satisfaction enough?
A new survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk reveals that two-thirds of workers (66 per cent) are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their jobs. However, more than 2 in 5 report that they look for new opportunities on a regular basis.
Leaving a job you hate – or even a job you’re just lukewarm about – is easy to understand, but why mess with a good thing? Optimistically, this overlap could be evidence that workers are gaining
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HR Glossary: Boolean Search
We now use search engines such as Google and Bing in all areas of life to quickly find the most relevant information online. So-called Boolean operators can be very helpful by allowing an even more accurate search - also ideal in recruitment. A Boolean search assists in the active sourcing of suitable candidates via search engines, in CV databases, business networks and company talent pools, based on specific keywords
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How to convince your boss to invest in HR technology
As a recruiter you know exactly what challenges you face on a daily basis – valuable knowledge that you can cleverly use. For example, when you wish to make your proposal for process improvements a little more palatable for your boss. We have three simple tricks for successfully selling that brilliant idea for investment in HR technology.
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World Health Day: 7 expert tips for a "healthy organisation"
An apple here and an anti-stress workshop there are not sufficient to improve employees' health in the long-run. In addition to strategic employee health management, the acceptance of setting a personal example and awareness of the fact that wellbeing precedes success, managers must learn to empower employees with responsibility for their personal welfare.
Investment in employees' health can in some way be compared to
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Get a peek inside the brain of a talent adviser
Candidate experience, mobile recruiting, agile recruitment and, last but not least and somewhat neglected by the media, the shortage of skilled workers – Today's HR professionals have many challenges to deal with. How do they do it? And how does the brain of a successful talent adviser need to function in order to meet these demands? What is a technology cortex? And what do you need a business acuity lobe for? Question after question … See for yourself.
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HR Glossary: Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is a powerful HR software tool that covers a company's entire recruitment workflow – from the job advertisement, through communication with applicants, to the signing of an employment contract with a new employee.
The software can be installed as a desktop version or, ideally, accessed via a web-based application. It enables quicker, simpler and more effective processing of
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