Heather O’Shea, a 20-year veteran of talent sourcing in Africa, has joined Ringier One Africa Media (Roam) as the Managing Partner for its continental jobs vertical The African Talent Company (Tatc) and will be responsible for overseeing operations and the strategic growth of the brand. This article is only available to AIM Group clients. Please […]

In Poland, jobs site Pracuj.pl had launched a few enhancements for candidates, including new job applications statuses as well as onboarding of new users to Pracuj’s app. This article is only available to AIM Group clients. Please subscribe now or log in to view. The post Jobs site Pracuj.pl adds new features for candidates appeared […]

Just filling a job application is not enough. Candidates are expecting recruiters to come up with new recruitment methods which keep the job application and selection process short. One such method is using a JD parser.

Ever read that quote that floats around about Thomas Edison’s process of inventing the lightbulb? The one that goes something like “I didn’t fail 1,000 times, the light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.” What an impactful statement about what it took to come up with one of the greatest inventions of all time. […]

Analyst days are pretty common in almost any industry, and employment is no different. Basically, a company brings in influencers for a glimpse into the company and its place in the market. It’s sort of a State of the Union for companies.

In today’s job market, providing employees with a paycheck and benefits is not enough to retain talent. Even for perk-loving millennials, catered lunch and unlimited PTO won’t necessarily do the trick. According to a Gallup survey, 87% of millennials say that professional development and career growth are significant to them. Additionally, another survey found 46% of […]

Understanding the milestones in employees’ professional and personal lives that impact their work is crucial to building a tailored employee experience framework.

I have a brain crush on Smashfly’s Tracey Parsons. She’s a great Recruitment Marketer who flat out gets what you and I should be doing to get candidates to find us! I only tell you this because Tracey shared something online this week that I had to share. I came on a LinkedIn post by […]

After being twenty minutes late for our long-awaited connection, she opened the conversation with: “About me, prior to coming here, I worked at a day spa.” “Do you like essential oils?” “I feel like we’ve met before?” “Oh, November is your birthday? That’s Sagittarius, I’m a stereotypical Capricorn.” “Do you have any pets or young […]

Employer brand is the backbone of any great talent acquisition strategy. However, the advent of social media in recent years has complicated employer brand management.

Some people still aren’t clear on what exactly employer branding is. Here are the basics to get you started. Employer Branding Is More Than a Tagline

As adoption of analytics is increasing and interest is soaring, more and more companies are looking for ways to get started with HR analytics. In this article, I will give you a practical guide on how to get started with HR analytics in 5 steps.

You’ve probably heard all the business-psycho babble around “if you work doing something you love to do, you’ll never work another day in your life!” Of, if you work at something that makes you happy you’ll always love your work. Blah, blah, blah, it sounds like all you really need is a Life Coach! I’m just […]

When you do things you can control, your chance of success is high. I control what time I wake up. It was 4:35 AM this morning. Early? Yes, but it allows me to get stuff done. I control what I put on my to-do list (this blog post was one of my to-do list items). […]