Via The Daily Beast …
With unemployment over 10 percent for the first time in 26 years, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the careers with the best—and worst—prospects. The results: the 10 high-growth and 10 worst-growth jobs out there.
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America’s Hot Jobs (and Not Jobs)
Posted in Statistics, hiring, job seekers, recruiting, resources on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Craft a scannable résumé
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, hiring, job seekers, recruiting on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via philly.com …
For thirty years as an employment counselor I spent a lot of time getting jobseekers to write résumés that would capture the attention of a human reader. Occasionally, companies would assign initial résumé screening to trainee fresh out of college. I taught 1970s jobseekers to write catchy résumés with impressive bullet points and [...]
Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates
Posted in hiring, job seekers, recruiting on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via Ars Technica …
More employers than ever are researching job candidates on sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter in order to find out more about their activities and character. And, it turns out, many candidates are doing a great job of showing their potential bosses poor communication skills, inappropriate pictures, and even how many workplace [...]
The Growing Talent Crisis: Challenges and Solutions
Posted in How To, Statistics, applicant tracking, best practices, employee retention, hiring, job boards, job seekers, productivity, recruiting, sourcing on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via CareerBuilder.com …
Employers throughout the world are increasingly struggling to keep pace with expanding hiring needs. A recent workforce planning study conducted by Aon Consulting for one of its clients showed that nearly 60 percent of its key knowledge workers and leaders would need to be replaced in the next five years.
But, demand for talented [...]
Ride The Next Hiring Boom
Posted in Statistics, hiring, recruiting on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via Forbes.com …
Once the recession ends, there could be a hiring boom. Using jobs numbers as an indicator to get in to an investment has worked before.
The national unemployment rate in July was 9.4%, down slightly from 9.5% in June. A theory is emerging that there will be a hiring boom once the economy gets [...]
How to answer: ‘Why should I hire you?’
Posted in hiring, job seekers, recruiting on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via CNN / Careerbuilder.com …
Recently, Stephanie Somogyi Miller was interviewing candidates for an entry-level public relations position at her company, Spread PR, a Miller/Hamilton company. Over the course of 20 candidates Miller quickly realized — much to her shock — that many job seekers were unprepared when she asked them, “Why should I hire you?”
“I [...]
Where, Oh Where, Has My Application Gone?
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, hiring, job boards, job seekers, recruiting on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via New York Times …
GETTING a rejection letter is a painful part of job hunting, but at least it means you’ve been noticed. These days, I’ve been hearing about more job hunters who respond to online job postings, only to hear nothing back from the company. Ever.
Was the position filled? Is the company just taking [...]
Hire Smarter with Social Media
Posted in applicant tracking, best practices, hiring, productivity, recruiting, resources, sourcing on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via Harvard Business Publishing …
A recession might seem like good news for employers looking to hire: with unemployment rates up, you’ve got more people to choose from and the opportunity to hire at a lower price.
While the current economic situation might make this a great time for you to expand your team, it can actually [...]
ATS: A KEY BUSINESS SOLUTION IN ANY ECONOMY
Posted in How To, SaaS, applicant tracking, best practices, compliance, eeo, hirebridge, hiring, productivity, recruiting, screening on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s job market has created a conundrum for growing companies. The landscape is rich with qualified candidates. But issue a want ad, and some statistics note that 200 applications are likely to respond.
How can any employer reasonably cope with that flood of candidates?
Those corporations, healthcare organizations and government departments using an applicant tracking system find [...]
Don’t Make Candidates Jump Through Hoops
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, best practices, hiring, job seekers, recruiting, resources, screening on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via CollegeRecruiter.com …
There’s been an interesting discussion in the NACE JobPlace discussion list about the perception by many employers that students who do a more effective job of searching for employment opportunities will have a better chance of being hired.
I agree but caution those who believe that the best candidates are those who try the [...]
