How to Implement a Data-Driven Strategy to Meet Recruiting Goals
Even amid efforts to cool the economy, employers continue to hire quickly, and they added 263,000 jobs in November. According to Employ Inc.'s Quarterly Insights Report, the hiring speed continues at a near-record pace, 8% faster than pre-pandemic levels. As recruiting talent has become more challenging over the past year, employers across nearly every industry are looking for ways to...
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Black Professionals Are Underrepresented in HR. Could Changing That Help Close the Employment Gap?
No segment of American society has been immune to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black workers have been hit particularly hard. When the earliest days of the pandemic set off a wave of business closures and job losses, unemployment among Black Americans hit 16.7 percent, compared to 14.7 percent for white Americans. Even now, as the first anniversary of the pandemic looms, the...
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Hourly Workers Are Essential. They Deserve a Better Candidate Experience
Millions of people lost their jobs in 2020. At first, these were expected to be temporary layoffs. Now, nearly half of those workers who were let go don't expect to get their jobs back, and hourly workers are shouldering the brunt of these job losses. In 2019, hourly workers made up more than half the workforce. Now, many of these workers are looking for new jobs. We, as industry leaders,...
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Temp Staffing
What Is Temp Staffing? Temp staffing is a form of employment in which an individual is hired by a company on a temporary basis to perform specific tasks and projects. The duration of temp staffing can range from a few days to several months, depending on the needs of the company. The temp employees are typically employed through a staffing agency, which acts as a middleman between the...
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Why the Great Resignation Should Radically Reconfigure HR Strategies
Over the past two years, there has been a dramatic transformation in how people work. With the transition to remote work, shifting employee demands, and greater job mobility, HR teams must radically reconsider hiring and retaining their people. While these changes pose a significant challenge to your company's HR strategy, they also present an opportunity to build a healthier, more engaged,...
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The Ultimate Guide for Restaurant Recruiting: What Food Services Companies Need to Know
Recruiting for a restaurant is different from recruiting for a major tech company and comes with its own challenges. However, as the restaurant industry grows and many restaurants struggle to find talent, recruiters might want to shift their attention to these companies. It can be challenging to switch gears, but recruiting employees for a restaurant is a crucial aspect of staying in...
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Understanding EAPs: What They Are and Why Companies Should Take Them Seriously
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are offered by businesses to help their employees manage issues like stress, mental health, and well-being. These programs are part of a broad transition in the world of work, as more and more companies aim to provide employees with benefits that support mental well-being, not just physical health. By participating in an EAP, employees may access stress...
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The Ultimate Guide to Recruit Engineers
According to some research, the engineering workforce will need to grow by 15% to meet market demands. It can be challenging to hire great engineers when they're already in high demand. However, having a good recruiting strategy and hiring process can help to attract the best engineers out there. If you're interested in finding the best engineers to help your business grow, keep reading...
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Bard: Google's New AI Tool to Rival ChatGPT
Google may have named its new conversational AI "Bard" because of its ability to write endlessly. Or perhaps - the Bard's most famous phrase "To be, or not to be: that is the question," - just came to mind naturally, given the existential crisis that Google finds itself in, as it stares into the abyss of ChatGPT. Google has faced existential threats before - remember Google Plus, its response...
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Recruiter Index: All You Need to Know About the January 2023 Job Market
"If 2022 was about 'hiring at all costs,' 2023 is about right-sizing and retention," said Evan Sohn, CEO of Recruiter.com, on CBNC's The Exchange. The beginning of 2023 was riddled with more layoffs as companies tried to cut budgets. However, while the news reports mass layoffs, how is the job market actually doing? Recruiters work on the front lines of the job market and often...
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4 Compelling Tips for Recruiters Wanting to Work with Job Seekers Amid the New Normal
Today, the US job market has become a highly volatile and competitive place for job seekers and employers. Looking for a new job has become uniquely challenging for job seekers amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the looming recession. Many companies are still conducting age-old, lengthy interview procedures when they should instead be doing the exact opposite since conventional ways of hiring...
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Top Job Perks Candidates Will Look for This Year (and How to Accommodate Them)
Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Today's Question: As they consider applying for jobs, what's one benefit or perk you think more candidates will be looking for in 2023? Why? And what can companies do to accommodate this need? These answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only...
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What Is Quiet Hiring: How Companies Can Implement This Strategy
You've heard of quiet quitting and quiet firing, but now quiet hiring is taking center stage as many companies deal with layoffs and threats of a recession. Companies are being asked to do less with more but can't hire the right talent to help them grow their business. Many companies are also on a tight budget, and when it costs $4,700 to hire a new employee, this is another cost...
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Rev Up Your Engines: Recruiting and Hiring Predictions for 2023
The constant shifts and pressures within the job market over the past couple of years have been nothing short of an adventure for recruiting and hiring teams. However, as we look to 2023, despite a slowing economy, industry reports show a continued tight labor market, placing more pressure on companies to ensure their recruiting and hiring processes are equipped to attract and retain top...
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The Decisive Top 10 Methods for Sourcing Candidates in 2023
Are you on the hunt for the optimal strategies to source and secure top-tier talent? We're all aware that pinpointing the ideal applicants can often be a demanding and time-intensive endeavor. However, particular methods have stood the test of time, proving invaluable in aiding organizations to source prospective hires. This article aims to comprehensively review the top ten candidate...
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Different Ways to Celebrate Black History Month at Work
According to some research, since the 1970s, the white unemployment rate has been about half of the black unemployment rate. With a looming recession, this issue is becoming even worse. Your company should implement diversity initiatives to help you target some of the top black talent. But what can help recruiters hire a more diverse workforce? Improving diversity in your workforce...
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How to Get a Job in Penetration Testing
Penetration testers, also known as "pen testers" or "ethical hackers," simulate cyberattacks as a way to identify security flaws within a company's network and infrastructure. Penetration testers provide the organization with a full report detailing any flaws they may find in their attack on the system so the company can then remedy these flaws. These reports can also include specific advice...
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How to Become a Recruiter
If you are looking for a new and exciting career, consider becoming a recruiter. Recruiters are in high demand and can make a great living. It is important to understand what is involved in becoming a recruiter so that you can make the best decision for your career. Keep reading to discover what you should know and how to land your first recruiting job. What Is a Recruiter? The role...
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Is Now the Time to Find Talent Outside Your Local Geography?
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to send their employees to work from home. However, as the pandemic progressed, many companies decided to switch to fully remote work, which evolved into a workforce that wanted to work from anywhere. One of the perks for companies was the ability to hire talented employees anywhere in the world. In the latest webinar, Evan Sohn, CEO...
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Job Stress and Your Mottos
Is This Really True?/Image: Michael Moffa "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."—the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and maybe you "...There are no gains without pains..."—Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (1758) "Your mottos own you."— Michael Moffa "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Sounds catchy, in an oversimplifying...
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What Is Contract Recruiting and How Can It Help Business Owners Optimize Their Hiring Process?
Whether running a startup or managing a large corporation, recruitment is always tricky and complicated. From the outside, it appears to be as simple as posting job openings, reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and choosing the best ones. It is seldom streamlined and smooth, but you can certainly try to optimize the process. One mistake most organizations make is that they...
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Qualities of a Top Financial Executive
Financial executives like Controllers, Treasurers and Chief Financial Officers are often regarded in the business world as managers of financial concerns only, but the top financial executives in many companies have more than just financial expertise. In order to be the best financial executive, you have to embody the qualities of a successful manager as well as a financial expert. Here are some...
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The Japanese Art of Rejection: The Inquisition
"The Judge must admonish him (the Advocate) not to incur the charge of defending heresy"--The Malleus Maleficarum, the witch-hunters' handbook, published in 1486, regarding the danger of vigorous legal defense of accused witches When my White House speech for the Prime Minister was dropped by Mr. Narita as softly as a tree drops a wilting cherry blossom that then gently drifts to the...
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Emotionally Destitute Get Rich
Sometimes there's that person at work who "just doesn't get it." This is the person that needs seemingly basic things explained. Or the person who makes you cringe when they address a visitor to your place of work. There have been plenty of different buzzwords to explain people's ability to read someone's shifts in moods or needs. Most recently, we call this "emotional intelligence." No...
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Five Lies Recruiters Tell Themselves
Corporate and agency recruiters get lied to all day from candidates, clients, and hiring managers. Recruiters can get pretty jaded after dealing with these problems all day long. However, recruiters often lie to themselves as well. Here are five lies that recruiters tell themselves. If you're thinking this way - watch out - it can damage your career and mindset. It's the economy, stupid:...
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The Top Talent Acquisition Trends for 2023: What the Experts Are Saying
The start of 2023 was riddled with layoffs resulting in nearly 60,000 tech workers losing their jobs. Yet, despite these surprising numbers, the unemployment rate in December was 3.5%. The Recruiter.com Recruiter Index survey also indicated that recruiters are still hiring for companies, even if they aren't hiring for brand-new roles. However, with so much uncertainty in the job...
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As More Businesses Tap the Global Remote Workforce, H-1B Visas Are Growing Irrelevant
Between 2000 and 2015, 1.8 million H1-B visas were awarded, allowing talented people from other countries to work in the US for up to six years and apply for permanent residence. Many business leaders made their way to the US through H1-B visas, including leading lights like Google CEO Sundar Pichai. During the Trump administration, however, H-1B visas were subject to numerous attempts at...
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The Japanese Art of Rejection: The "No!" Drama
Mr. Narita's Japanese Flag "Our Prime Minister needs a speech."--the mysterious Mr. Narita Barely after my feet had hit their first tatami mat in Tokyo, I was introduced to the mysterious and very well-connected Mr. Narita. This, thanks to a very hip German Calvin Klein male model look-alike friend, "Axel", whose smooth style and luck had brought him to the base of Mr. Narita's...
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Pick Niche Job Boards Like A Pro
Big job boards make one central claim: they're big. They have lots of candidates in their resume database, heavy Internet traffic, and great exposure for your jobs. Your employment site can't compete with a big job board not because of functionality, but because of visibility - big boards offer bulk, and with bulk, comes the promise of some quality. Recruiters tasked with posting jobs,...
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7 Steps to Optimize Your On-Demand Staffing Strategy
As the on-demand economy has grown, it has become common for businesses to rely on freelance talent to complement their full-time staff and address fluctuating business needs. Yet, as more and more companies consider how on-demand workers might fit into their broader talent acquisition strategies, many are often left with questions. In addition, many technology-enabled services help...
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10 Harry Potter Characters You Meet in Interviews
Sometimes, between all of the repetitive mundane tasks, recruiting isn't a very fun job. But meeting new candidates in interviews is always an experience to look forward to. (On that note, did you know that with the right tool you could free yourself of up to 80 percent of your recruiting workload?) With the advent of remote interviews, meeting candidates for in-person interviews may seem...
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How to Make Your Severance Last
Leaving a job isn't always easy — especially if it isn't by choice. With 54 percent of working adults worried they could be axed in the coming year, now is a good time for all of us to start thinking about what we'd do if placed in that position. A severance package can certainly help soften the blow of a sudden job loss. While severance pay can provide a much-needed financial cushion if...
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How the Pandemic Changed Employer Attitudes Toward Redeployment, Severance, and Workforce Transitions
The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered widescale workforce restructurings across all industries, leading the unemployment rate to skyrocket to nearly 15 percent during the height of the crisis. As millions lost their jobs, organizations became the subject of intense public scrutiny regarding how they conducted layoffs during this tumultuous time. Employers realized that how...
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Nothing Wrong with Being "Only a Number"
"Uniquely Me/Image:Michael Moffa" "Numb and number"—typical math-phobic high school student's response to math class After back-to-back day-long interviewing, a weary recruiter who then begins to think, "Take a number", may be forgiven for taking his feelings of numbness about the parading applicants a step closer to total numb(er)ness: "They are numbers. Only numbers. Each...
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Put Your Recruiting Department into Rotation
Corporate recruiters need to have a deep understanding of their company culture, specific job requirements, and fit with the individual hiring managers. A lot of attention is paid on how to take a great job order and build strong relationships with hiring managers. However, corporate recruiters are often asked to carry a heavy requirement load - a truly deep understanding of jobs across different...
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What Is RPO Recruitment and How Can It Elevate Your Hiring Strategy?
About two-thirds of all companies will outsource some part of their recruiting process. There are all kinds of reasons that these companies might outsource the recruitment process, but there's no wrong answer. RPO recruitment providers are here to help you focus on other aspects of growing your business while hiring top talent. RPO could be the one strategy you need to elevate your...
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You Think You Understand Your Opportunity Costs?
"....researchers found that exposure to introductory economics instruction was strikingly counterproductive"—Cornell University professor Robert H. Frank, New York Times, September 1, 2005 Do you think you know what opportunity cost is or why anyone should care what it is? "Sure," you say. You've read Economics for Dummies. Or you picked up some version of the concept in a...
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The 5 Best Etiquette Rules for Video Conferences
In 2020, video conferencing was as ubiquitous as making bread and clapping for healthcare workers. But many have also struggled with the art perfecting video conferences. Today, we share tips on how to hold great video conferences that keep your team connected. 1. Be Punctual Treat your video conferences as you would any other meeting. Make sure you have everything set up in...
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How To Be An Honest Recruiter
The need to prevaricate a little happens to both corporate and agency recruiters. Maybe you're a corporate recruiter and your company has decreased benefit plans each year for the past five years. Or your management thinks screaming is a refreshing jolt to creativity. On the agency side, you might have dealt with bad employers that are good clients. Sometimes the worst employers have high...
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Financial Managers Need to Be More than Just Finance Experts
Specialization in any field has long been seen as a good thing because employees can develop their skills to a high degree and find innovative solutions to their employer's needs. The problem with specialization when it comes to career advancement is that it can lock you in a position. Being a valuable member of a financial team is important, but you also need to be valuable as a manager. In...
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4 Hiring and Recruitment Mistakes That Can Harm Your Employer Branding
When recruiting talent, do you check out candidates' social footprints? According to a survey by The Manifest, 90% of employers do. You can learn a lot about applicants by checking out their LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. But always remember that the reverse is true: They can also learn a lot about your company. And what they discover may change their "yes" to a "no" if you...
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New Year, New Strategy: Optimize Your Recruiting Efforts for 2023
With layoffs impacting the start of 2023, many companies are still planning for a coming recession and battling high inflation. But what does this mean for your 2023 recruiting efforts? Evan Sohn, CEO of Recruiter.com, hosted a webinar with Bianca Sitzer, Global Strategic Partnerships at Deel; Lisa Simon, Senior Economist at Revelio Labs; and Jonathan Benelli, Senior Sales Director at...
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5 Innovative Pre-Boarding Strategies to Keep New Hires Engaged Before Their First Day
While it's true that companies spend a lot of money on new hires, it's also crucial to remember that about 33% of new hires begin looking for a new job within the first six months of starting their employment. Employee turnover expenses range from 100% to 300% of the compensation of the replaced employee. As a result, it is critical to guarantee that employees begin to experience a...
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Real Networking with Linkedin
I can almost hear the collective groans. "Not another blog post about networking with Linkedin..." Well, too bad, I say. You're here already and you might as well read on. A lot has been said about how to network with Linkedin, and for good reason. The professional social network is a great resource for every type of professional and of course especially for recruiters. Over the years,...
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The Perfect Interview Question
Knowing that conventional job interviews have a boilerplate feel, many recruiters may understandably be yearning for something fresh, insightful and revealing to ask an applicant, in the form of a completely unexpected, yet deep question, the answer(s) to which cannot be rehearsed, rote or standardized. Inexorably, last year's clever career query quickly becomes this year's withered...
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Gone Virtual: What HR Pros and Recruiters Really Need to Do to Succeed in a Remote Environment
HR and recruiting have changed so much because of the pandemic. Perhaps the biggest change of all is that everything has gone virtual. HR and recruiting, as fields, have always been conducive to virtual work environments, but the COVID-19 pandemic made this virtual work the norm instead of a nice perk. Like professionals across a variety of verticals, many HR and talent acquisition pros...
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Good Neighbors and Recruiting
When I stepped out of my house last night to shovel my driveway, I didn't know I was in for a two hour odyssey of frustration, embarrassment, and well... backaches. But the gods had it in for me. My snowblower wouldn't start, so I, being the super mechanically inclined guy that I am, determined that there must not be any gasoline in the tank. After inspecting my completely empty red gas...
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Your Value vs. Your Values
"What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."—Oscar Wilde "I want to be measured by my values, not by my value"—M. Moffa There are two alternative and very different measures of a man or a woman: his or her value vs. his or her values. Which of these matters more to your company---meaning, on the one hand, the one you work, recruit or are...
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