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The Talroo brand was created with a mission to connect the right talent with the right recruiters. Our work had started in job aggregation, and this background provided us large data sets for both …
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In these uncertain times, it is not enough to simply have one strategy. You must be prepared with alternate strategies and plans in order to pivot from one to another. We’ve had to make a lot of …
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When you are recruiting for future opportunities, you have to work that much harder to build trust with potential candidates. You are engaging in more meaningful conversations to gain perspective on …
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Whatever the type of position you are recruiting for, automation and streamlined processes can help build funnels for the top talent your company needs. Your recruiting funnels are important in order …
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What happens in retail reflects the broader economy. The sector accounts for more than one in 10 U.S. jobs; only health care employs more. Retail stores generate billions of dollars in rent for …
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The worldwide impact of a global pandemic will create a new normal for hiring and recruiting, but we don’t know exactly what that looks like right now. There’s no playbook for something like this, we …
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Dreamers, go-getters, activists... these are just some of the words that define the newest generation entering the workforce, Generation Z. This group of workers entering the workforce …
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This past year, we saw some big shifts in the labor market. From a record-low unemployment rate to wage stagnation to the expansion of Amazon, we're in the midst of some major changes that will …
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There are fantastic resources available for professional development in the recruiting and TA space, like thought leadership articles, webinars, and data-rich surveys. But sometimes I find that the …
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As we learned in our first blog post of 2020, the past year saw a lot of change in the labor market. From a record-low unemployment rate to wage stagnation to the expansion of Amazon, a lot …
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Looking back on 2019, a few of the biggest stories in the US labor market were the low unemployment rate, the lack of wage growth, and big changes to the gig economy. Let’s look back at the best of …
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Today’s candidate is super savvy, meaning that by the time they apply for a position with your company, they’ve already done their research which according to the most recent Candidate Experience …
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As our need for employment branding and recruitment marketing grows, it’s important to have a presence in a variety of online communities and audiences to engage the qualified candidates we all want …
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Job descriptions are the currency of recruiting. You should never hire without one. Still, so many of us are left in the dark when it comes to the why not, how-to, and details behind the entire job …
Start off the new year with a more dynamic talent strategy to fill your positions faster with higher quality candidates. Whether you are building your talent strategy for the first time, updating your …
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Your employer brand is a key element of your recruitment marketing strategy, and your employee value proposition (EVP) is at the heart of it. At a very basic level, your EVP is the unique set of …
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High volume recruitment and hiring is never easy. These are hiring needs that happen quickly requiring you and your recruitment team to move quickly, swiftly, and with intention to meet the needs of …
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the UNLEASH conference where I moderated and participated in several panel sessions, including a candidate experience panel (How HR Technologies Empower …
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It is no secret our workplaces are changing especially in how we engage, recruit, train, and plan for the human capital that supports our businesses. Whatever the reason, talent is top of mind not …
When it comes to attracting talent, your career site is a powerful tool. Many companies set up a page, integrate it with their ATS, and link their job postings to the page. In this candidate-driven …
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Good hiring is no game, but elements of gamification can be used to improve your talent acquisition and applicant screening. In this program, Jamie Winter, vice president of consulting and hiring and …
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Attracting sales talent in the financial services sector is no easy feat. In January of 2019, the unemployment rate stood at 4 percent, up from 3.9 percent in the previous month and following a …
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A tight talent marketplace means that recruiting employees is harder now than at any time during the past nine years, specifically in skilled labor industries like manufacturing. According to the …
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Marvin Smith, strategic talent sourcing and talent community strategist at Lockheed Martin, led an interactive webinar on “A Matter of Metrics - Measuring for Success” March 6 with ERE and we have a …
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As part of SHRM’s On-Demand Webcast series, Talroo sponsored “Hello? Is This Thing On? Can Any Candidates Hear Me” presented by Tim Sackett, SPHR, SCP, President HRU Technical Resources and Author of …
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Happy New Year from everyone at Talroo! …
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Automation is going to take our jobs, according to a lot of articles about the talent marketplace and the future of work. A lot of people are making the claim that artificial intelligence (AI) is the …
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Organizations face many external challenges when sourcing candidates to fill their talent needs. There are talent shortages, stiff competition for talent, and a constant need to identify new talent …
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As part of SHRM’s webcast series, Talroo sponsored a webinar hosted by Scott Mondore, managing partner at SMD. We all want to improve our quality of hire metric, and Scott walked us through the steps …
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It’s that time of year again for retail employers. Autumn brings cooler temperatures, and back-to-school sales, so retailers are suddenly knee-deep in holiday hiring and pre-planning activities. That …
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Scott Schaffer, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at West Monroe Partners, spoke on a webcast titled Think Like Your Candidate hosted by ERE and sponsored by Talroo. We wanted to share highlights …
While an important function in your recruiting strategy, candidate nurturing is just one part of a longer and more complex recruitment marketing program and strategy. Candidate marketing consists of …
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In early July, the Labor Department announced that the national unemployment rate increased to four percent in June, as hundreds of thousands more Americans sought work. For the first time in recorded …
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As recruiting evolves, we are becoming more of a high-touch, high engagement and relationship driven function that operates more and more every day like a marketing department, focused on touches, …
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Recruiting top talent is a challenge no matter where you work. It means coordinating many people and departments using a process that’s often siloed and technologically lagging. If you can take on …
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The life of a recruiter is a busy one. Surprises are bound to pop up in one shape or form, no matter how tight of a ship you may run. Some of them you have no way of spotting, like a candidate taking …
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There’s a new normal in talent acquisition: to be successful, you must have a marketer’s mindset. But can you afford to play the long game when you have to make hires now? Can you afford NOT to? …
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When interviewing a millennial, it’s tough to gauge exactly who you have in front of you. Are you sitting at the table with someone who feels entitled to rewards, but will lose the willingness to …
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As a recruiter, there are many tools you can use to assess if a candidate would be the best fit for the role. The variable you can’t control is how authentic their participation is. To overcome that …
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For the seventh consecutive year, skilled trades positions remain the hardest to fill in the United States according to the latest Talent Shortage Survey by ManpowerGroup. Nearly half (46%) of U.S. …
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In her Lead With Strengths podcast this week, Lisa Cummings speaks with Bruce Ge and Neil Davis, who talk about what it’s like to create an amazing culture at your company (and how to get …
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Finding exceptional candidates that match your open position is hard work. When you find a good fit, you want them to accept the position. But, too often, you invest time into a candidate only to have …
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Last year, as part of our continued guest speaker training sessions, we hosted Lisa Cummings. Her topic was employee engagement and focusing on strengths (her area of specialty). She was impressed by …
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They say that it’s easier to find a job when you have one. But how do you distinguish candidates that are passively job searching versus those who are truly happy with their current job? The fact is, …
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The ultimate success of the hiring process is an offer acceptance by the “perfect” candidate, but it’s never that simple is it? Especially for hard-to-fill positions, the process seems never ending, …
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The hiring process varies between industries, companies, and job positions; as you would expect, the candidate experience is never the same from one to the next. There will never be a single “fix” for …
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We all want to know why good employees leave our company. But how can we do this in a way that’s respectful to both the company and the employee during their exit interview? …
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Years ago, working remotely seemed to be more of a perk to the employee than the employer. But today, many employers have embraced this paradigm shift and are realizing that the benefits are …
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When you reject a candidate after a phone screen or in-person interview, do you let them down gently or just tell them they didn’t make the cut? No one likes rejection. I recently asked my …
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The phone screen is a tried and true method of recruiting as it allows you to quickly gauge a candidate's fit for and interest in the position. In my last post I wrote about better interview questions …
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Are you stuck in an interviewing rut? There are thousands of interviews happening this very second across the globe. Ever wondered what other companies are asking during those interviews? I did, so I …
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There’s an old saying in our industry that recruiting is marketing. For many employers, marketing your jobs and company culture does not come easy. This makes sense, considering those in recruiting …
You’re at a critical time for your business and it’s time to make a new hire. This person is going to be amazing and take your business to new heights. They’ll have a vision. They'll think about the …
These days, it is uncommon for someone to stick with the same company throughout their career. In-demand employees have options - where they work, how many hours they work, and sometimes, whether or …
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