Job board sites, social media networking, and one-click application services have made it easier than ever to apply for jobs—but they've also significantly increased the competition. Each corporate job posting attracts an average of 250 job resumes, and if … [Read more...]
Recharging Your Recruiting Strategy – #12DaysofHCM
Candidates are always looking to make great first impressions on potential employers. Their initial words and actions can be the deciding factors in earning a prized position, or having to go back to the job board. In many ways, it’s the same for employers. … [Read more...]
Ethics of Social Media Searching During Recruiting
From time to time, we invite guest contributors to provide their personal perspectives about trending HCM topics. The views, opinions, and comments expressed below are solely those of the author and do not represent Ultimate Software. This post was … [Read more...]
How the Candidate Experience Impacts the Talent Experience – #PeopleFirstPodcast Episode 5
Only “13% of workers are engaged in their work,” says Sarah Brennan, former founder and principle analyst at Accelir. “Why?” HR professionals regularly ask. One often-overlooked reason is a bad candidate experience, says Sarah, who believes the candidate … [Read more...]
3 Cutting-Edge Recruiting Trends Every #HR Pro Needs to Know
According to a series of articles from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), job openings have broken 5 million, voluntary quits are at an eight year high, and time to fill has increased by ten days over the past decade. The job market has … [Read more...]
HR Tips for the Road Ahead in 2016
With 2015 now in our rear-view mirrors, it’s time to focus on the road ahead in 2016. This year is sure to present more challenges, such as ever-changing healthcare reform legislation, but also a lot of exciting opportunities—and ways to shift your thinking. … [Read more...]
Fresh Perspective: Consumer Experience Applied to Recruiting Strategy
Wherever you are right now reading this, I’d like you to take a minute and put on your consumer cap. Forget about your current role—manager, employee, parent, partner, friend—for a few moments and picture yourself in customer mode. Imagine you’re at your … [Read more...]
HR Technology Season!
For those of us who live at least part of our lives in the world of HR technology, October conjures up images of pumpkins, apple cider, autumn leaves changing... and of course the HR Technology Conference & Expo. It's always a highlight of the year and a … [Read more...]
Kickstart Engagement for Your New Hires
Engagement, or lack thereof, is increasingly cited as one of the most common reasons that talented people leave their jobs. In fact, less than one-third of employees in the workforce describe themselves as “engaged” in their work (not positions). So why not … [Read more...]
Letting the User Experience Drive the Decision Making Process
As a business, we focus on the customer. Even if you’re in government or the non-profit world, you have someone that fills the role of “customer”. We want those individuals to be happy with our product or service. We want them to have a good experience when … [Read more...]
