Tag: recruiting

Generation Z: Recruiting Tips

In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at some tips for recruiting and retaining the newest generation to enter the workforce: Generation Z. Today, let’s continue with more tips for employers.

12 Ways to Increase Gender Equality

In 1873, the Supreme Court ruled that women couldn’t be lawyers, notes attorney Jonathan Segal. Gender equality has improved, but still, women are CEOs of only 4.5 percent of the Fortune 1000. In virtually every profession, women are underrepresented in top management, Segal adds.

Recruiting for Generation Z

With Generation Z (those born from the mid-’90s to the ’00s) starting to enter the workforce, employers are starting to pay attention to how this generation differs from the ones before it. While much of the focus of recent years has been on wooing the Millennial generation, that cohort is now primed for moving up […]

Hiring New College Grads? Prepare To Disappoint

iCIMS, Inc., a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, has just released a new report revealing that newly minted college grads’ job expectations differ wildly from what the working world actually has in store for them.

Candidates Look at your Social Media Too

In yesterday’s Advisor we looked at how employers handle candidate’s social media presence. Today, we’ll look at some other considerations, as well as some tips on how to screen with social media.

Sign-On Bonuses: Good or Bad?

In yesterday’s Advisor, we took a look at some of the benefits of offering a sign-on bonus as an enticement for candidates. Then we started to review some of the potential pitfalls to avoid as well. Today we’ll continue that list of pitfalls to avoid.

Do You Offer Sign-On Bonuses?

If you’ve never encountered a situation where a job offer has been turned down, consider yourself lucky. Most organizations face this as a possibility when recruiting new candidates, especially when looking for top talent who may have multiple concurrent offers to consider.

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College Hiring Outlook Highest in Nearly 10 Years

This year’s crop of college graduates will find welcoming conditions as they enter the entry-level job market. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, 67% of employers say they plan to hire recent college graduates this year, up from 65% last year and the highest outlook since 2007.