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Good Hiring Practices: Secret To Employee Retention

Category: candidate experience, Employee Retention, Hiring Trends, Recruiting, Recruiting Software, Simplicant blog, Talent Sourcing

As more companies focus on employee retention and engagement, it is important to note that a new employee’s complete experience with a company starts at the very beginning, that is, the recruitment stage. Without a doubt and as current trends in the talent space clearly indicate, the unprecedented need for growth after recession is now turning into a challenge for talent acquisition teams. In most cases, this means that meeting hiring goals and deadlines while identifying and attracting the best talent are now the most dominant human resource activities in growing organizations. How does this impact employee retention? A recent article Read more

Global HR Trends Worth Revisiting

Category: Hiring Trends, Online Recruiting Software, Recruiting, Recruiting Software, Recruitment Management System, Simplicant blog

The second quarter of the year went by quickly – much like the NBA Finals! As we look ahead at the rest of the year with much speculation about what’s next, let’s take a look at some recent and notable HR Trends in the year so far. With more companies competing for top talent, it’s helpful to understand some of the key HR trends that are relevant to a company’s hiring efforts today. Recession may no longer be in the driver’s seat but is replaced by the need for growth. As a result, organizations are faced with an even greater Read more

Online Recruitment Systems & Talent Acquisition In Digital Age

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Recruiting Software, Recruitment Management System, Recruitment System, Simplicant blog, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition

If you are looking to hire top talent for your company, you already know how important it is (in the SURVIVOR spirit)  to ‘Outwit, Outlast and Outplay’ the competition and stay one step ahead by having up-to-date hiring standards and recruitment systems in place. Most job seekers rarely spend time sending resumes around – instead they rely a lot on applying online and through referrals. What you’ll see though are perfectly crafted online profiles ready for viewing anytime, anywhere. With just the click of a button, any candidate can now shop around for jobs while recruiters can easily browse through Read more

Does Employee Referral System Work To Your Advantage

Category: Applicant Tracking System, Employee Referral, Hiring Collaboration, Recruitment System, Simplicant blog

According to HR experts, one of the most effective ways of finding and recruiting top talent is through an employee referral system.  Finding the right candidate via referrals is easier because the referring employees make sure that their referrals are qualified. Also, most prospects identified through employee referrals are passive candidates who are not aggressively on the lookout for new jobs. A study of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) by Meta Brown, Elizabeth Setren and Giorgio Topa in May 2014 also showed that referred candidates have longer tenures in the firm compared to non referred candidates.  This not only Read more

Making Most Of Free Applicant Tracking System Trial

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Applicant Tracking System, Recruiting, Recruiting Software, Simplicant blog

So you have finally determined that your hiring process needs to be managed better and you are looking for a free applicant tracking system trial. Without recruiting software, your entire enterprise recruiting assets and activities are hard to keep track of.  Resumes, referrals, interview schedules and many other important bits of information are otherwise scattered across various people, emails and folders. In most cases, this recruitment information and data, including resumes may have ended up in a black hole where they will likely never be seen again. No doubt, you are looking to get organized. As you search for a proper system to manage and streamline the Read more

What Is Resume Tracking – A Review Of The Basics

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Applicant Tracking System, Recruiting Software, Recruitment Management System, resume management, Resume Tracking Software, Simplicant blog

As a growing company, filling those open positions and bringing the right people on board must be at the top of your list of priorities. If you are using the right set of recruiting tools and technologies, chances are that you would receive hundreds of resumes for every position on the average.  When you are getting inundated by tons of resumes, there are two key questions you should ask yourself. Are you attracting the right kind of applicants? And, do you have the means for proper resume tracking and keeping things organized. The quality of the applicants that you attract Read more

Interview Advice: 3 Tips For Employers & Recruiters

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, candidate experience, Recruiting Software, Recruitment System, Simplicant blog, Smart Hiring

In today’s competitive business environment, it is just as important for the employers and recruiters to be on top of their game as it is for the job candidates.  To attract the best employees, a company must enact a powerful and well thought-through recruiting process.  The interview is a vital component in your smart hiring process to building a high-performing team of motivated employees. There are many articles offering interview advice for job seekers about how to flawlessly handle a job interview, but few focus on how the employers and recruiters should conduct the process from their end. The below tips and interview advice build further on Read more

Candidate Experience Often Overlooked In Recruiting

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Applicant Tracking System, candidate experience, Employer Branding, Simplicant blog

Treating employees the right way does not have to start after they have joined your team.  Candidate experience is often overlooked during the hiring process, however, it is a critical recruitment consideration these days as more employers are recognizing its importance. It is essential that you treat candidates the same way that you would treat your current employees.  By doing this, you demonstrate to all applicants and future employees the type of work environment and company culture they can expect. The experience that your job applicants go through while interacting with your company is a significant determinant in what your applicants will Read more

Great Talent: How To Find & Recognize Fast

Category: Applicant Tracking Software, Recruiting Software, Simplicant blog, Talent Acquisition, Talent Sourcing

Most growing businesses will have stories to tell about hiring decisions that went wrong in one way or another. Hiring mistakes can range from not targeting the right audience or lack of proper recruiting tools to bringing the wrong person on board for a critical position. One of the more common and often overlooked recruiting mistakes, however, is to let great talent slip away without truly realizing the cost of such a mistake. In fact, in many cases, employers and recruiters may not recognize this until it is too late. Being aware of these risks is crucial to implementing an Read more