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What Hiring Managers Really Want To Hear In A Job Interview

Category: candidate experience, Interview Management, job offer, Simplicant blog

A job interview can be a very stressful life experience. You have a short window of time to make the case for why you are amazing at your work and to convince a panel of interviewers to offer you a job. But sometimes it may feel like you keep getting passed up for jobs that are perfect for you. What could be the issue or the big secret? What are hiring managers really looking for when they interview job candidates? When in the midst of job search, this can seem like a mystery. But no matter what the job, hiring managers are Read more

How To Build A Faster Job Application Review Process

Category: Applicant Tracking System, Fast Hiring, Simplicant blog, Smart Hiring

How long does it take your company to find the right new employee? Taking too long to hire will cost your company in many ways. In terms of dollars, the more time you take to hire, the more expensive the process is. In terms of quality, you will lose talented candidates to your competition. And slow hiring processes also affect your brand, giving candidates a bad impression of your company’s efficiency. It’s important to be thorough, but it is also essential that you hire quickly. The amount of time employers take to fill jobs depends on the type of work, Read more

Top 7 Tips For Making A Good Hiring Decision

Category: Hiring Collaboration, Interview Management, Recruiting, Simplicant blog, Smart Hiring, Talent Acquisition

Who you choose to hire makes a big difference to the success of your organization. A hiring decision can have a long legacy, so be sure to set the stage for success. Planning, preparation and more efficient processes will save your company in the long run. A bad hire can be a very expensive mistake! Here are seven tips to making a Good Hiring Decision when you are looking to bring the best talent on board and need to do it fast. 1. Know What You Want The first step to making a good hiring decision is to know what you Read more

Top 5 Reasons You Have A Slow Hiring Process

Category: Hiring Trends, Recruiting, Simplicant blog, Smart Hiring, Talent Acquisition

Are you on the hunt for your next great employee? If you’re like many other professionals, you’ve probably noticed a peculiar new development in the job hunting world: a tremendous s-l-o-w-d-o-w-n in the progress of finding a great applicant and offering him/her a job. What’s going on here? Below, we’ve outlined the top 5 reasons behind this slow hiring process for candidate selection. Check out the reasons why – and potential workarounds to the problems. 1. Narrowly Defined Needs In many ways it’s good for your team to be picky with your new hire. A well-defined job description helps in getting the Read more

10 Qualities Of A Good Recruiting System

Category: Recruiting, Recruiting Software, Recruitment Management System, Recruitment System, Simplicant blog

A modern recruiting system is a must-have for businesses that want to leverage the latest talent sourcing strategies and online recruiting tools in one user-friendly platform. There are so many internet job boards and social networks to tap into to find active and passive job candidates. The question is: How do you incorporate these resources without multiplying the work of your hiring teams? The answer: You need a good recruiting system. What makes a good recruiting system? How do you choose which system to buy? To help you explore the options out there, we’ve compiled a checklist of the 10 Read more

How to Hire When There Isn’t Enough Time

Category: Employee Referral, Interview Management, Simplicant blog

Finding the right new employee can be a challenge, especially when you are under a time crunch. You need to find someone with the right skills and expertise, someone who fits within your team, and someone who will stay long enough to outweigh the costs of a new hire. Moreover, your team must know how to hire quickly under pressure without making a big mistake. How do you do all this without spending enormous amounts of time and resources? It all boils down to using the most effective tools and techniques to find, screen, interview and decide on your new Read more

How Modern Applicant Tracking Software Works

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Interview Management, Recruiting, Simplicant blog

In the January 2015 issue of HR Magazine, human resource expert Josh Bersin predicts that 2015 is the time for companies to move to cloud-based, modern applicant tracking software. Does your HR technology provide the features your company needs to compete? Why Choose Modern Applicant Tracking Software? It improves your hiring experience through speedy screening, effective interviewing, efficient decision-making, data-driven actions and a faster return on investment. 1. Speedy Screening The pace at which you screen your applicants is important for a number of reasons. If you take too long, you will lose talented candidates to your competition and you Read more

Hire Better With A Faster Job Offer Process

Category: Hiring Collaboration, Interview Management, job offer, Simplicant blog

How organized is your team when it comes to hiring? Do you have the job offer process in place to efficiently hire the talent you are seeking? A modern applicant tracking system can make your job offer process smooth, engaging and effective. It takes time to fill a vacant position with the right new employee. The US national average job vacancy varies greatly depending on the region, the industry and the size of the company. The average job vacancy duration for the largest US companies is 58 working days, according to the Dice-DFH Vacancy Duration Measure. Time is money and the Read more

What Does The Cost Of Hiring Really Mean

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Interview Management, Recruiting Process, Simplicant blog

Do you know your company’s total cost of hiring? Once you are aware of the breakdown of your company’s cost of hiring, you can evaluate how well your process is working, compare your costs to those of other companies, uncover where you are spending the most money and identify areas with room for improvement. When your recruiting is organized with the help of modern applicant tracking software, you can quickly have critical data at your fingertips, providing you the decision-making information you need to create the most effective hiring process for your company. Identify Your Cost of Hiring Hiring a new employee can cost you thousands Read more

How Effective Is Your Talent Sourcing Strategy

Category: Employee Referral, Recruiting Software, Simplicant blog, Social Recruiting, Talent Sourcing

How do you find talented new recruits to fill job openings in your company? Do you have a preferred sourcing strategy that you use above all else? The most effective way to find new talent is to have an employee sourcing strategy that leverages several channels at once. In particular, employee referrals and social media are seen by HR managers as the talent sourcing tools that lead to the best results. Here are a few sourcing strategy tips and methods to help you identify the best talent sources for your business. Effective Sourcing Strategy Tools 1. Employee Referrals Employee sourcing strategies have Read more