Photo by Gritte on Unsplash I just started a curated newsletter with the best HR Articles that I think worth sharing. Check out the first issue here and subscribe if you want to receive a similar list every Friday morning in your inbox. I’m Alex and… I am addicted to podcasts. There are a lot of…
by Tim Hughes | @Timothy_Hughes | LinkedIn We’ve all been there, the telephone call from the recruiter, pitching a job that we are not interested in. We often forget that recruitment is a numbers game. Recruiters have to make so many calls, to get an interview and have so many interviews to get an offer.…
A recruiter’s main challenge comes in different names: “communicating with passive candidates,” “sourcing talent” and “sending cold emails.” Success, though, stems from one fundamental technique; personalizing your communication. Although it’s easier said than done, here are a few tips for personalizing when emailing passive candidates to increase your response rate. A personalized message has to be…
This is the 9th episode of HackerRank Radio, a podcast for engineering leaders interested in solving developers’ toughest problems today: Hiring the right developers. Hosted by Vivek Ravisankar (CEO & Co-founder, HackerRank). You can subscribe to us on iTunes and Google Play. This is part 1 of a special 2-part podcast, featuring HackerRank’s VP of Customer Success, Gaurav Verma,…
The human resources department is the lifeblood of a company. Everything from hiring new employees and getting people paid to document disputes and improving company culture runs through your HR department. With so many important functions on the shoulders of HR, do you really think a pen-and-paper system is sufficient? The labor pool is changing. By…
Last modified: 20/07/2018 Read time: The amount of information every one of us gets on a daily basis is enormous. From things we search to stuff we run into by chance or because we were targeted by an ad. Every brand is trying to reach out, engage and retain a community. You can imagine the…
Reliance on technology and understanding its language can create communication barriers. To offset this, HR professionals need to develop non-technical tactics. We are all too aware of the vitality of the HR technology upon which we rely, with that tech not only vital, but very much alive and changing all the time. As HR leaders we are often just as aware…
We talk with the founder of the independent HR analyst firm, Fosway Group, to understand how the next generation of HR will transform customer and vendor relations. Fosway Group, named for the ancient network of roads built by the Romans to connect Europe – The Fosse Way – takes on the credo of its namesake:…
#PeopleMattersTV Panelists on PeopleMatters TV said creating the right mindset, bringing all the stakeholders to the table and listening to the skeptics are crucial steps in ensuring successful adoption of HR tech in companies. The latest model of a cell phone, using a fitbit to count steps, transferring money instantly using a banking app–are all…
Can you believe hopeful job seekers once scanned the daily newspaper in an attempt to find potential job leads? Thanks to advances in technology, those days are long gone. The latest recruitment trends even make online job boards look like an outdated approach. Check out some of the most recent recruitment trends ushered in by…