Tag: job seekers
Recruiters Share Mistakes Job Seekers Are Making During Pandemic
Beyond the enormous human toll coronavirus has had over the past few weeks, the pandemic has also had a significant impact on people’s careers. Temporary furloughs, rescinded job offers, hiring freezes, and layoffs have created a tremendous amount of upheaval across all industries and roles.
What Job Seekers Should Expect in 2019?
Do you know that 25% of Americans plan to look for a new job in 2019? Job searching will be seeing new rules this year. Though it is a candidate-driven market, the employers can still control the job searching process.
5 Surprising Facts About How People Search for Jobs
After several years of mining analytics for EngineerJobs.com (the largest engineering jobs board in the US & Canada), some surprises about how people actually search for jobs stick out more than others. Here are 5 in particular:
Are Background Checks Scaring Away Your Best Candidates? Get It Right Before, During, and After a Background Check
Job seekers talk – and the ripple effect of a negative candidate experience can have frightening ramifications, especially related to employment background checks. Find out how to stop scaring away your best candidates.
How to avoid the human resources department in your job search
As the former senior vice president of human resources at three Fortune 1000 companies, I oversaw the hiring of thousands of employees. To fill those jobs we would literally receive tens of thousands of résumés. My recruiters spent as much, or perhaps more, time screening out candidates as they did helping select the three or four finalists we ended up referring to the hiring…
Say Something: The Emotions Behind Candidate Experience
We think, and talk a lot about, the need to “Say Something” to attract an audience. Send a message…. push it out. Be noticed and heard. But let’s be honest: most of what we think about and talk about? Is all about us.
Are Recruiters Taking the Wrong Approach to Applicant Tracking?
When it comes to views of what applicant tracking should be, recruiters and job seekers have significantly different opinions.
Why Job Seekers Aren’t Scanning QR Codes
QR codes have been around for a while now and it feels safe to say that they have not caught on with the general population – especially job seekers.
Bogus recruiting agency cons desperate job seekers
More than 500 job seekers fell prey to an unscrupulous recruitment agency.
Job Seekers Have a Case of the Mondays
When are job seekers most likely to search for a job? Throughout the day on Monday, according to data from one client.
5 Tips For A Winning Candidate Experience
Let’s face it – The hiring process is stressful for both sides. The job seeker is putting their talents and career future on the line, which is a vulnerable place to be. The organization is investing considerable resources in hopes of finding a star in the making.
A Pleasurable Experience for Mobile Talent – Mobile Recruiting
There is a dire need to build an engaging experience for mobile talent who use their phones as the access point to career information.
Mobile Recruiting for a Consistent User Experience
Job seekers want a consistent search and apply process that is easy to use. Mobile recruiting allows you to create a consistent experience.
Is Mobile Recruiting a Snickers or Steak?
Job seekers want the convenience of a candy bar with the satisfaction that comes from a steak. Mobile recruiting can deliver.
Job Search and Career Advancement: The One Thing You’re Probably Missing
Have great job openings sent to your inbox daily. Do you feel like you’re doing everything possible when it comes to finding a job or advancing your career? Chances are high that you’re missing a …