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New Year’s Resolutions For Progressive Recruiters (Simple but effective recruiting tools)

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The New Year is a great opportunity for progressive recruiters to tweak their TA approach by adding small things that will make a big difference. Descriptors… recruiting/tools – how to – simple but effective – 3 min. scan Simple High-Impact New Year Resolutions For Recruiters If you are seeking small …

Having A Muslim Or Jewish Name… Might Trigger Hiring Bias During This Difficult Time (The name-blinding tool)

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Just seeing/hearing a candidate’s name can cause them to be rejected because of unconscious biases. So, if you want to avoid religious discrimination, consider using one of the available name-blinding methods. It’s a mistake to assume that the current Middle East conflict isn’t having a negative impact on recruiting. In …

Time Your Hiring… To When Your Recruiting Competition Is Low (The Candidate Per Opening metric)

The amazing “right time” strategy advises managers when their recruiting competition is low. Then, they can focus their recruiting during the times when they have the greatest chance of placing a truly outstanding candidate in a priority job. This think piece… is designed to startle you… after you learn about …

Take Advantage Of… This Year’s Holiday Recruiting Pause (‘Tis the season” to be recruiting)

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Holiday Hiring allows average organizations to land quality candidates that they normally couldn’t. Yes, it’s true. When most major corporations temporarily pause their hiring, even the underfunded recruiting efforts at an average organization can produce amazing results during Nov/Dec. Why can they succeed during this time period? Because this slack …

Why Isn’t Your CEO… Also, Your Chief Recruiter? (Because The Changes Will Be Startling)

Illustration: A boardroom scene where a diverse group of executives are gathered around a large table. In the center, a South Asian female CEO is passionately discussing recruitment strategies, with a digital wall display in the background showing a global map and points marked for recruitment hotspots. The image conveys a visionary CEO who is also taking the lead in global recruitment efforts.

The most life-changing action in strategic TA… is to ask your CEO to become your Chief Recruiter. Yes, the results from this single bold strategic action will literally take your breath away. Your CEO as your Chief Recruiter (CR) may, just by itself, bring your recruiting department the recognition, support, …

Instantly Improve Hiring Results Using “Solve This Problem” Interview Questions (The most impactful interview question)

Photo: In a modern, well-lit office room with large windows and cityscape views, a Caucasian female interviewer points to a whiteboard containing a complex problem statement. Opposite her, a Middle Eastern male interviewee is actively brainstorming, pen in hand, ready to jot down his solutions on a notepad.

As a hiring guru, I guarantee that this interview question will instantly raise your hiring results. Yes, having a candidate answer a “solve this problem” interview question may be the most impactful interview question of all. This may seem too good to be true, but trust me on this one. …

Recruiting Ads In Podcasts – Hire The Most Impactful Candidates, Continuous Learners (The complete guide for recruiting in podcasts)

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Learning ability is the #1 predictor of job success, and continuous learners listen to podcasts. Yes, Google, the world’s only data-driven recruiting machine, uses this learning ability criteria for every job. These hires are so impactful because continuous learners not only bring a great deal of knowledge to the job. …

New-Hire Announcements – The Subtle Recruiting Tool That Gets Everyone Talking

Posting new-hire announcements lets potential recruits know that “something is happening here” (at your company). Yes, this inexpensive tool is guaranteed to get everyone talking about the success of your recruiting and the quality of your new hires. What Is A New-Hire Announcement? If you are not familiar with this …

A Glimpse Into The Future – Automated Remote Video Interviews And Its Many Benefits
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Improve your hiring results and save hours of valuable manager time with automated video interviews. This Emerging Interview Tool Is Right For Today’s Problems To start off, before you even begin thinking negatively about automating anything in HR. Realize that in today’s highly competitive world of recruiting. It is essential …

The 5 Worst Candidate Assessment Tools… And How They Cause The Loss Of Top Applicants

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You may lose up to 40% of your top candidates when you use flawed candidate assessment tools. You might be surprised to learn that many managers worldwide routinely use assessment approaches that, even on the surface, appear silly. For example, Japanese hiring managers have been known to screen out candidates …