Is your application process candidate proof?
You may *think* your candidate experience is top notch, but the scary thruth is that you may be inadvertently scaring valuable candidates away. For instance, do you know what candidate experience really means to job seekers, or what an ideal application process looks like? Is it personalised enough? Where do your gaps lie?
The good news: You can use technology to your advantage to humanise the candidate experience. It all boils down to how well you truly
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HR software in the cloud: flexible, cost-efficient and cutting-edge
According to the recent CareerBuilder survey three in five applicants surveyed had abandoned an application process. The reasons: long-winded online application forms or slow communication during an on-going application process. Despite the obvious negative effects on applicant response rates and employer branding, many companies do not use a software-based applicant tracking system. In this article, read
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Mobile recruitment: Responsive Design – a MUST for career sites
It’s OK if you’re not keeping up with today’s trendiest hairstyles or the latest celebrity gym trends. But when it comes to keeping your career site competitive, you can’t afford not to sit up and pay attention.
Everybody knows that integrating mobile recruitment into your overall recruitment strategy is an absolute must. Why? Consider that more than half of Internet usage today comes from mobile devices, and that number is only
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Failure to launch? 9 rules for implementing new recruiting technology
“If you don’t have a good recruiting system in place, you’re going to lose a lot of great candidates,” said John Hinojos, vice president of consulting services at HRchitect, at the recent ERE West Conference in San Diego. “Your platform is the face of your company.”
While it’s important to have a good recruiting technology in place, it’s equally as important to gain company-wide adoption. Otherwise, he says, “without good
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Candidate sourcing & screening: how to save time and money
If you’ve ever wondered what the ideal candidate sourcing and screening process looks like, you’re not alone. Some of our executives have spent sleepless nights pondering and researching that very question so you don’t have to play a guessing game any more.
As part of CareerBuilder’s “HR Connect” monthly webinar series, Keith Hadley — practice leader, employment branding at CareerBuilder — and Bryan Fydryck —
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Candidate Experience: personalise and get human
How do you bridge the world of resumes, applications, fax machines, email, Excel spreadsheets, ATS and CRMS? You need to get surprisingly human.
Working in human resources can be difficult. Everybody wants a piece of your time. You spend all day in meetings. When you have five minutes, you read resumes and schedule interviews.
Just when you feel on top of your calendar, and all of your open requisitions are
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5 must-have traits for a quality career site
Why should having a quality career site matter to you? Because it matters to your candidates.
Your career site is the primary research destination on the Web for curious job seekers. It’s also the one place where you own 100 percent share of voice, giving you the perfect opportunity to sell your company and your opportunities to candidates.
When it comes to what makes a career site that truly grabs job seekers’ attention,
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