Tag: LinkedIn

New Workplace Perk: PTO for Television Premieres

If you know what happened to Jon Snow in the season six premiere of Game of Thrones (GoT), keep it to yourself; there will be no spoiler alerts here at HRSBT! With that being said, a new workplace perk could be on the rise after one London company allowed employees to take the morning off […]

Go Back to My Old Job? No Thanks!

A survey conducted by Accountemps® found that not even half of former employees would ever want to work at their old jobs. Announced in a press release, nearly all (98%) HR managers interviewed said they would roll out the welcome mat for a returning employee who left on good terms. But according to a survey […]

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5 Tips for Managing Your Talent Brand Rep on Mobile and Social Media

What is your talent brand rep? Is it better, worse or equal to your corporate brand? And why is this important? Your corporate and talent brand reputation are top reasons todays job seekers connect with the desire to work for your company. Not only that, a recent LinkedIn report states “The impact of a strong […]

Being Mobile Recruiting-Friendly FTW

In yesterday’s Advisor, we learned how more jobseekers are using their mobile devices to search for jobs and apply to them. That works great if a company’s employment site is mobile-friendly. But, what if it isn’t? Today we’ll explore what to do if that’s the case. What Can Be Done? Recently, a number of experts […]

Former Employees References: Stay Out of Hot Water

Employers often have a conundrum when it comes to employee references. Do you give them for everyone? What if an employee was let go for poor performance—how do you give a good reference in that case? It’s a bit of a catch-22; you can’t give a good reference for a bad employee, but you may […]

Results from BLR’s 2015 Recruiting Survey

Yesterday’s Advisor covered some of the results of our 2015 Recruiting Survey. Today, the rest of the results. The Features of Your Job Website Page   Nearly everyone’s job website has job descriptions on it. In fact, 63.4% of job website boards feature an application form, and 61.2% include résumé delivery. The Role of Your […]