Expect Increased Competition for Tech Talent
A new survey from Robert Half Technology, a leading IT staffing company, finds technology executives anticipate strong IT hiring activity in the first half of 2018.
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Open Positions and Hiring Plans Expected to Increase in Q1 2018
Brilliant™—a staffing and management resources firm specializing in accounting, finance, and information technology (IT)—has released its Q1 2018 Hiring Forecast. The data indicates an increase in open accounting, finance, and IT positions heading into the first quarter of 2018. Further, businesses are planning to increase their overall hiring plans in the next 12 months, especially […]
Save On Recruiting with Retention
Everyone knows that hiring new talent is a difficult, long, and expensive task. Many companies live with the reality of constantly hiring because they are expanding or because they are losing workers. What if you didn’t lose those workers? Miranda Nicholson, the director of HR at Formstack will share with us today what she has […]
What is a High-Trust Culture?
Most employers worry about how to keep good employees on board and how to recruit employees who will stay long term. One idea that can help with both of those items is showing employees they’re trusted. Employees who feel trusted are more likely to feel empowered and more likely to feel satisfied with their job. […]
Make This the Year You Create Engaging Job Ads
Question: What does it take to pique a job seeker’s interest? Answer: A boring, static job ad … not!
Companies Are Converting More Full-Time Positions to Freelance or Contingent Roles
Research from talent solutions provider Randstad Sourceright finds that more than half of global human capital leaders expect to transfer one-third of their permanent positions to contingent roles in the near future.
2018 Trends to Watch: 6 Trends That Will Impact Employers
As 2017 comes to a close and the talent landscape continues to evolve, Randstad US released its expert analysis on hiring and workplace trends for the next year. With employment increasing by an average of 167,000 jobs per month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the labor market remains competitive, and employers will need […]
Special from RecruitCon Road Trip East: Making Your Company into a Talent Magnet
According to Kurt Anderson, director of Human Resources at Definitive Healthcare in Framingham, Massachusetts, recruiting is a long game. Eddie Cantor (or maybe Danny Thomas) famously said, “It takes 20 years to make an overnight success,” and it took us 7 years to become a “Best Company to Work For.”
Only 35% of Hiring Managers Expect to Increase Investment in D&I Programs in 2018
Glassdoor has released new data revealing greater resources are expected to be devoted towards improving a lack of diversity over the coming year. One in three (35%) hiring decision makers expect to increase investment in diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts and only 3% expect it to decrease; the remainder are continuing to invest at the […]
Partnering with Colleges to Develop Workers
Your company needs workers with specific skills, and you can’t find qualified job candidates. Why not take a different approach and develop a workforce, by partnering with a local college?