Tag: recruiting software

How Modern Applicant Tracking Software Works

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

Recruiting Best Practices For Long-Term Success

While most growing companies and their management understand how important it is to find and retain the best talent, companies rarely spend enough time rooting out the core shortcomings of their hiring methods. They are slow to invest in recruiting best practices, and often fail to see good recruitment as a growth strategy that requires a long-term approach. Recruiting isn’t the first thing most people think of when they decide where the budget should go. And that’s a shame, because recruiting best practices can lead to a long future of successful hiring and corporate health. Too often, companies take an ad-hoc approach to Read more

Global HR Trends Worth Revisiting

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

Applicant Tracking Software & Modern Recruitment

Applicant tracking software and recruitment technology, in general, have come a long way – especially over the last few years. The way businesses and individuals interact has undergone a sea change with social media and digital technologies driving the revolution. Traditional recruiting strategies are becoming outdated and ineffective.  Attempts to interact with potential candidates using older traditional methods could turn away the top talent that your company really wants to attract.  In order to keep up with the trends and continue to attract the best employees, you must ramp up your recruiting software capabilities and take a close look at your Read more

More Recruiting Metrics To Improve Hiring Process

A successful company is made up of top-performers that collaborate regularly and work effectively as a team. Regardless of what recruiting metrics a company uses, hiring managers understand that acquiring such individuals, who have the necessary traits and qualities to integrate and function in their team, is vital to the success of their company. In order to successfully find and acquire the top talent you need, your organization needs to put a hiring process in place that helps you easily grasp some of the key recruiting metrics that you should care about.  To ensure that you are getting the most Read more

Candidate Management: Keep Applicants Informed

Are recruiters doing all they can in terms of candidate management or are they letting the best and the brightest slip away through the system? Even worse, are they damaging their own brands by failing to answer that email or pick up that phone call? According to a recent survey, 77 percent of those polled said that they did not hear back from a company after applying, which made these applicants think less of an organization that shows poor candidate management. Further, 90 percent reported that they would feel better if they would simply get back some sort of feedback Read more

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