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Getting the right person in the right role is a big task. It takes a lot of time and effort to get right, so it pays to not let the entire process be undermined through avoidable mistakes. Here’s a list some common hiring and recruiting mistakes to avoid!
By Kate Donovan, senior vice president of ManpowerGroup Solutions According to ManpowerGroup’s 2015 Talent Shortage Survey, 38% of employers across the globe are having difficulty filling jobs. In this competitive environment, employers are at a disadvantage and must continuously search for better ways to attract and retain top talent.
To their own detriment, 92% of employers focus on experience and ability when hiring employees. But experience and ability are all but irrelevant in hiring the best employees. In his latest book, The Five A’s of Great Employees, author, speaker, and workplace-cultural advisor Eric Swenson identifies the five most important traits of a truly great […]
Yesterday we heard from some of the industry leaders when it comes to HR technology discussing why recruiting isn’t where it needs to be. This rare sneak peek into the minds of the creators of this technology offers unique insights. Today we’ll hear more from the session, specifically about applicant tracking systems (ATSs).
The HR Daily Advisor was at the 19th Annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago. Today we are covering a session titled “Two Decades, Four Tech Revolutions and Billions of Dollars Later—Why Is Hiring Still So Hard?”
Yesterday we looked at a recent session on the future of recruiting technology at the 19th Annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition at the McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago. Today we’ll look at what the session leader, Elaine Orler, CEO & cofounder of Talent Function, has to say about the future of recruiting technology.
As the year winds down, hiring picks up at many companies, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam shows. More than one-quarter (26%) of Human Resources (HR) managers interviewed said their organization typically increases hiring in the fourth quarter. Of those, 69% of respondents indicated they bring on staff at year-end to fill vacated positions, 62% […]
The HR Daily Advisor was recently at the 19th Annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition at the McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago. In a recent session, titled “What’s Trending and Beyond? Talent Acquisition Technology for Modern Recruiting,” we’ll be hearing from Elaine Orler, CEO & cofounder of Talent Function.
Did you know that October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)? It was originally declared by Congress back in 1945; at that time, it was a week titled “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” The name and duration have evolved since then, settling on National Disability Employment Awareness Month in 1988.
It seems like everywhere you turn there’s another statistic being quoted about the fast growth and expansion of the gig economy. More and more people are turning to freelance and gig-focused work as either their primary source of income or a secondary source of income separate from their primary employment.