By Saurabh Tyagi- onrec.com Online recruitment has come a long way since its inception. While predictions run wild for the year, here are some fact-based trends making waves in the HR world. The world of recruitment is undergoing rapid transformation. Mass adoption of new tools and...
By James O'Brien - mashable.com There is a human-resources future out there — one in which online resume databases, social media profiles, records of employment, and even scanned business cards and job applications come together to identify the best prospect in a crowd. It is a...
By Rob Gray - hrmagazine.co.uk From hospitals to banks, strengths-based recruitment is gaining kudos as the best way to identify those applicants who will bring the most to an organisation, despite not necessarily being the most able on paper. Hiring the right employees is vital for any...
By Maren Hogan - business2community.com Can Staffing be Sexy? That was the title of a recent Staffing Stream blog article and it took me a bit by surprise. Actually, I posted something on Twitter to the tune of: “Can Staffing Be Sexy? No. (I jest).” But can it...
By Max Mihelich - workforce.com Sourcing job candidates has become easier for recruiters because of internet job boards, social media and applicant tracking systems – and the job of recruiters has changed because of it. Face it: E-recruiting is recruiting in 2014. When you hear the word...
By Dr. John Sullivan - ere.net Even if you work in a corporate recruiting function with low resources or minimal expectations for change, every recruiter still has a professional obligation to maintain their awareness of the latest trends and predictions. I have grouped 25 predictions of...
Not everyone can be given promotions, so what are some other options? By Liz Bernier - hrreporter.com Career development is the number one thing employees want from employers, according to Beverly Kaye. It’s the most effective way to get workers engaged, motivated, productive and just genuinely excited...
By Tom Newcombe - hrmagazine.co.uk Traditional recruitment firms will "struggle" in the economic upturn, unless they change the way they run their business, Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), warned. Green yesterday told the Recruitment Conference in London, that recruitment firms would...
By Leon Gettler - crn.com.au This Sydney IT company reckons staff respond to being stretched. Jamie Warner at eNerds says the best way to keep talented staff is to stretch them. You have to challenge them, he says, otherwise they leave. “We feel every role needs to be...
Sports teams have realised the potential of taking a data-driven approach to recruitment, but with staffing taking up a large chunk of firms' costs, is corporate recruiting ripe for the same transformation? LinkedIn's algorithms use recruiters' established preferences to suggest candidates for jobs. Photograph: David Loh/Reuters By...