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How to Manage Employees Who Value Citizenship

Chances are at least one of your employees is driven by citizenship. What does that mean? Employees who value citizenship are socially responsible and place a high priority on ethics and sustainability. These priorities drive their decision-making and impact their behaviors in and outside of the office. It might seem intimidating to have an employee with such high standards for social...

4 Challenges Your Contingent Workforce Management Program Must Overcome

The world of work has changed significantly since the Great Recession. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, as much as 40 percent of the American workforce can now be considered "contingent labor." The use of contingent labor across multiple industries – especially in health care, manufacturing, retail, and technology – has exploded. According to Deloitte, some large...

Recruiter Top 10: Books to Drive Your Professional Success

Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.com's weekly rundown of the best of the best in recruiting! Every Friday, we release a list of some of our favorite people, things, and ideas dominating the industry. From awesome tech tools and cool companies to great books and powerful trends, no stone in the recruiting space will be left unturned. This Week: Top 10 Books to Drive Your Professional...

7 Ways to Change Your Attitude About Recruitment – If You Want to Win the War for Talent

Last week, we talked about the coming labor shortage that will affect companies across industries and around the world. This week, we offer some advice on how to win the war for talent spurred by the shortage, and it all starts with changing attitudes about recruitment in your team, in your organization, and in yourself. Here are seven ways to do just that: 1. Change the Roles It's...

TAtech Tip: Run Toward, Not Away From, 'Workmageddon'

There's been no end to the commentary about the impending arrival of "workmaggedon" – the end of work as we know it. Every day there is another article, news report, or blog post on the relentless spread of machines in the workplace and their ability to take on more and more of the tasks we humans have historically performed. Some see this development as a disaster in the employment...

When's the Best Time to Ask for a Raise?

The best time to ask for a raise is the day after your boss and you have agreed to one. At that point, your boss will be exhaling for having gotten through a possibly awkward raise conversation that may or may not have left you feeling upset or disappointed. Ask your boss if you can sit down with them and ask a hypothetical question that has nothing to do with the raise you just received....

7 Entrepreneurs Share the Lessons They've Learned From Failure

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question on jobs data you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA! Today's Question: Which of your failures has taught you the most as an entrepreneur? Why? The answers below are provided by...

Why Confidence Is the Most Important Quality a Candidate Can Have

In my experience, there's one quality that separates job seekers who are successful in their searches from those who flounder. It's not the college they went to, the degree they hold, or how smart they are. It's not a particular certification or a certain amount of experience. The thing that makes all the difference is confidence in their own abilities. I'm not talking about being...

Are You a Good Listener? If Not, This Infographic Will Help:

According to multiple surveys, the skills gap so many employers face isn't just a matter of technical skills. A lot of organizations are struggling to find candidates with the right soft skills, too. In one such study from the Washington State Human Resources Council, 22 percent of executives said they were facing a shortage of technical skills – but 44 percent said they were facing a...

You Don't Have to Include Everything on Your Resume

As a certified professional resume writer, I've noticed that one mistake a lot of job seekers make is trying to include everything on their resumes. Of course, it is important to include pertinent qualifications, achievements, and so on, but you don't have to cram every single detail of your professional life into your resume. This may sound counterintuitive, but including less...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 7: The Last Day of This Journey Is the First Day of a New One

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

3 Easy Ways to Show Appreciation in Your Day-to-Day Work Life

With everything going on in the office, it can be easy to forget to stop and appreciate your team members and coworkers, but that doesn't mean it's okay. Workplace appreciation is critical to avoiding a toxic workplace. The following three tips are easy ways to make appreciation part of your busy workplace's culture: 1. Start Your Staff Meetings by Asking People to Report on the...

7 Ways to Write Better Job Descriptions

To be an effective recruiter, you have to shoulder many responsibilities. Often, in your efforts to get everything done, it can be easy to lose sight of one of the keys to your overall recruiting success: quality job descriptions. If your job descriptions are above par and well written, they'll make your job as a recruiter a lot easier. Great job descriptions tend to weed out unqualified...

How to Handle a Career Gap on Your Resume

I and my career consultant colleagues are used to fielding a broad array of questions from job seekers. One of the questions we hear most often is some variation of, "How do I overcome a career gap on my resume?" Today I'll show you how to keep a period of unemployment from sinking your chances of landing a job: Why You Can't Leave a Gap Unexplained First, it's important to...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 6: A Strategic Architecture for Your Life

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

3 Steps to Attracting Candidates Who Want Meaningful Work

Nobody likes to work a job they dread on a daily basis, and today's job seekers are doing their best to find roles they enjoy. They don't want stepping stones or simple paychecks to get by. They want jobs that feel meaningful. According to a 2014 survey from Millennial Branding and Beyond.com, "meaningful work" is tied with salary as the most important benefit job seekers of all...

Back to School With the ABCs of Hiring

Whether you work in education or not, it's hard to miss the excitement of the back-to-school season. Sales and school supplies are all around us, and as kids prepare for new classes and schedules, you're probably experiencing a renewed sense of purpose about your end-of-year goals. Colleagues are returning from those late summer vacations, and you're feeling the buzz of having everyone...

4 Elements of a Kick-Butt LinkedIn Profile Summary

When was the last time you touched your LinkedIn profile summary? Was it eight years ago? Longer? Does it still fit you? Maybe it's like a pair of corduroys that are out of style – more suited for the eighties. I bet it's time to revamp your summary. Blow it up. If your profile summary is similar to many of the ones I see, it lacks creativity. In fact, it resembles a resume summary....

The Walking Mentorship, Day 5: Focus on the Change You Want to Become

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

7 Ways to Prepare for the Global Labor Shortage

According to a report from Boston Consulting Group, most countries will face labor shortages by 2030. You can get ahead of the crowd by adopting these seven tactics to prepare your workforce for the global labor shortage now: 1. Educate Yourself Many leaders and managers have very little understanding of the crisis ahead. In fact, some aren't even aware of it at all. Do some...

Recruiter Top 10: Recruiting Resources for Entrepreneurs

Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.com's weekly rundown of the best of the best in recruiting! Every Friday, we release a list of some of our favorite people, things, and ideas dominating the industry. From awesome tech tools and cool companies to great books and powerful trends, no stone in the recruiting space will be left unturned. This Week: Top 10 Recruiting Resources for...

Automating the Healthcare Industry's Credentialing Process Cures Hiring Headaches

Who hires the best medical professionals shouldn't come down to who can verify credentials the fastest, but unfortunately, that is often the case. The truth is medical facilities that have the latest technologies for onboarding new employees often beat their competitors to the punch and hire top talent first. The companies that adopt digital verification early will likely maintain an...

5 Ways to Assess a Potential RPO Provider

Looking for a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider? Not sure how to start evaluating which firm is right for your organization? This post will give you a quick rundown of the top five things to look at when assessing RPO providers. You can use it as a foundation for preliminary discussions with management on whether or not RPO is right for you or to formulate your request for...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 4: Projecting Change in Front of Myself

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

To Ace the Interview, Conjure the 'Ghost' in the Interview Room

Shakespeare's Macbeth is, in part, a story about how the ghosts of our pasts drive our futures. The title character is given a prophecy by three witches. They may or may not be real. Macbeth sets about to make this prophecy come true by killing Duncan, the king of Scotland, and Banquo, Macbeth's rival. The murders are accomplished; the prophecy is fulfilled. Macbeth arranges a lavish...

Millennials: Disrupting Expectations and Building the Workplace of the Future

When people are considering joining a new company, they often try to negotiate more vacation time or more time to spend with family after the birth/adoption of a child. Because of this, many progressive U.S. employers have started to make these policies part of their standard benefits packages. In more ways than one, the U.S. is migrating toward employee care practices that reflect...

The Benefits Package That Has Candidates Begging for an Interview

You offer a good health plan. You're making fair contributions to each worker's 401(k). Employees seem happy with your vacation policy. Your corporate culture is appealing and productive. And your company's benefits package looks just like every other company's. What's missing? What will set you apart from competitors? Well, what's the biggest issue facing entry-level workers today?...

7 Entrepreneurs Talk About the First Hires They Ever Made – and Why

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA! Today's Question: The first hire you make for your startup is a critical one – and there are so many choices. Do you hire yourself an...

The Importance of Honesty: Lessons From an Olympic Untruth

Recent events have brought this very basic idea to the tops of many of our minds: Honesty should be a critical part of our professional and personal brands. Building and maintaining trusting relationships is an important piece of any successful career. News coverage from the Olympics was dominated by the actions of a few swimmers – and those actions had nothing to do with the years...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 3: Change Is the Only Constant

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

The Secret to Better Hires Might Just Be Digital Immersion

"The recipe for success for companies today is to build the absolute most talented teams they can," says Karl McDonnell, CEO of continuing education provider Strayer Education. That's a sentiment I'm sure we can all get behind. So, too, is this one, also from McDonnell: "Many companies struggle with hiring good people, particularly companies in industries with high turnover rates and...

Succession Planning: Preserving Your Legacy in a Family Business

Family businesses face unique challenges when it comes to leadership and management. My brother, Eric Hohauser, and I are the second generation leading our family business, Harvey Hohauser Associates, a strategic cultural executive search firm founded 30 years ago by our father, Harvey Hohauser. Handing a family business down from generation to generation is a delicate process and...

Should You Subsidize Your Employees' Dental Plans?

As the issue of employee wellness gains more attention form corporate leaders, investing in employee health has become more important than ever. Thanks to evidence that suggests that employee well-being is tied to commercial success – like a recent Edenred study that found 97 percent of employers agree that good health is linked to business outcomes – more employers are feeling...

To Improve Employee Engagement, Try Actually Engaging Your Employees

Have you ever stayed in the office until the wee hours of the morning to hit a deadline without receiving so much as a pat on the back the next morning? Have you ever racked up double digits in overtime hours in a single week without so much as a handshake from your boss? Recognition matters, and a "thank you" for going the extra mile – or even just for regular day-to-day work – goes a...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 2: No One Walks in Your Shoes

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

3 Reasons Why Going Abroad Could Be Good For Your Career [Infographic]

Want to take your career to the next level? You may want to consider heading overseas. If you've been thinking of starting a career abroad, then you're no doubt aware of the challenges ahead. Moving abroad for work is not the easiest thing to do – but the rewards for doing it are high. As well as being a brand-new experience and a significant life event, moving abroad for work could...

First-Time Entrepreneurs: 4 Things You Need to Consider

I've been an entrepreneur for 18 years now. In that time, I've been running the same entrepreneur and investor events business (FundingPost) for 15 years and a venture fund (ARC Angel Fund) for the last six years. All told, I've learned a lot along the way. Recently, I helped to start Crowded.com with Howard Schwartz and Mark Roth, two friends of mine and entrepreneurs for...

How do you predict success?

Imagine a world where you are nothing but a number, a score. The amount of money and the jobs you get are all determined by the score you've built throughout your time in school and other jobs. Some people start off with a higher score than others, based on their parent's scores. Some are given fewer opportunities to increase their score and so end up with lower scores. Technically anyone...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 1: Speed, Time, and Curiosity

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

STEM Candidates Highly Sought-After in Nontraditional Fields

Competition for jobs in certain fields and industries can be fierce. Those recent grads who are finding this to be the case in their target fields and industries may want to consider broadening their searches a bit – especially recent grads who studied the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Now that advanced technologies are so integrated into our everyday...

The Evolution of the Recruiting Industry and Where AI Fits Into the Picture

Not too long ago, recruiters had to sift through stacks of paper resumes and use tedious filing systems to manage their applicant pools. They'd call job seekers on their home phones over landlines – often at inconvenient times – to explain the duties of a role. Later, the application process came online. The ATS was created to help recruiters sort through large quantities of resumes...

5 Things You Need to Know About Creating Awesome eNewsletters

eNewsletters are powerful marketing and communication tools for several reasons. They can drive sales and leads, lead to a larger social media audience, increase traffic to your website, and serve as great places to repurpose content. They are crucial for maintaining an engaged audience, but you can lose a lot of people if you drop the ball. A survey of 277 hiring professionals...

The Walking Mentorship, Day 0: What's In Your Backpack?

João Perre Viana is the mastermind behind the Walking Mentorship program, an innovative one-week experience that helps people face their personal and professional challenges while taking a 120-kilometer (74.5-mile) hike along the Camino de Santiago. "The purpose of this methodology is to help gain perspective on what is important (both personally and professionally), update our...

Top 10: Pre-Hire Personality and Behavioral Assessments

Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.com's weekly rundown of the best of the best in recruiting! Every Friday, we release a list of some of our favorite people, things, and ideas dominating the industry. From awesome tech tools and cool companies to great books and powerful trends, no stone in the recruiting space will be left unturned. This Week: Top 10 Pre-Hire Personality and Behavioral...

The 2016 US Election and Your Staffing Model: The FLSA

The US presidential election is less than 100 days away. This is the first of a three-part series that explores how the election may influence your staffing models. FLSA and Your Staffing Model Many readers are probably familiar with the changes that the Department of Labor (DOL) made to the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA. This federal law sets forth duties tests and a salary...

Your Ultimate Guide to Social Recruiting Tactics

Social recruiting has become a wonderful way to attract millennial talent. Many companies have found that their most-skilled prospects don't utilize traditional job-searching technologies or methods anymore, and recruiters everywhere have been trying to creatively strategize alternative ways to attract these candidates. Social media has turned out to be a key to doing just that. With that...

Five Tips for Successful Recruiting in India

It's no secret that finding top talent is tough. A recent study from LinkedIn shows an increase in the gap between hiring volume and budget at 13 percent in 2015, compared to 7 percent in 2014. Given the persistent skills gap that organizations in the United States face, it's more important than ever to develop a sourcing strategy that's as effective as possible. As employers turn...

Customer Service Employees, Artificial Intelligence Is Your Friend

Star Wars is probably the highest-profile advertisement for the helpfulness of artificial intelligence ever created. We've seen those droids carry out a myriad of functions during the last seven movies/39 years, but what's most interesting is how the droids did their best work when they collaborated with humans. Though we may not yet able to build droids as smart as those from a galaxy...