In today’s world of ever-changing technology, many of the most trending skills needed are in the Information Technology (IT) sector. My name is Eric Friedman, and I am the CEO of a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, which I founded 15 years ago. As an employer of teams of programmers as well as systems […]
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If you’ve read it in a blog post once, you’ve seen it re-tweeted, re-shared and re-posted 1000x: Recruiting=marketing. Or to some degree, recruiters should adopt elements of marketing into their strategy for continued success. The fine folks at Glassdoor allowed and Matt Charney and I to wax poetic on this very topic this past week. […]
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Selection processes that consist of merely an unstructured interview are a poor predictor of success, yet an interview is still the candidate assessment tool of choice for many hiring managers. Understandably, these decision-makers want to meet applicants before extending job offers and feel this is the best way to get to know a potential employee. […]
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It’s no surprise consumers are loyal to certain brands given the money and energy companies pour into building brand loyalty. But that loyalty doesn’t have to stop at products and services. Companies that want happy, productive employees who stick around for the long haul have to build loyalty within their own office walls. Loyalty is […]
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Nearly 5,000 companies are looking to recruit Software Engineers and only one in four are looking to leave their current jobs (Glassdoor jobs database, Q1 2014). The competition is fierce, but one of the best ways you can beat out the competition is perfecting your job description. Gathering the required skills is the first part […]
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It's no secret - the longer the recruitment process takes, the more it costs. But it's not always easy to know how to recruit employees online without using complex and expensive tools.Fortunately, though, the extensive costs associated with extended vacancies can be avoided by strengthening the speed and cost-effectiveness of your recruiting. We've gathered some […]
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Whether you’re a recruiter, hiring manager or job seeker, chances are you’ve suffered from the side effects of unstructured hiring. These can include confusion, frustration and annoyance, and you’ll probably find they show up right after you participate in an interview and begin to question what exactly just happened—and why. The cause is common: a […]
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With US unemployment holding steady at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent, the means of finding and recruiting top talent is tougher than it has been in years. Recruiting teams must draw on a variety of diverse sources to remain competitive in today's market. It's time to start looking at those runner-up candidates, the long […]
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How many times have you interviewed a candidate only to find huge discrepancies - either negative or positive - between the information you glean during the interview/assessment/reference check and what you read on their resume? When a candidate outshines their resume, it's a welcome surprise. When they fail to live up to their resume, it's […]
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Executive Chairman of Starbucks Howard Schultz once said, “Hiring people is an art,not a science. And resumes cannot tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture.” This astute observation by the American businessman sums up the importance of assessing a job seeker for their soft skills — not just what's on paper. What […]
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We still have so much to achieve, but what an honor! It is such a fantastic accolade to have received the #1 Best Place to Work UK in 2016 award by Glassdoor. I’ve worked at Expedia for just nine months, and I can honestly say that this is the best place I’ve ever worked. The […]
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In today’s increasingly competitive labor market, job seekers are increasingly choosy. Even when employers find qualified candidates, convincing candidates to accept an offer is no guarantee. And the cost of rejection is high—every rejected offer represents additional days, if not weeks, of work for recruiters, hiring managers and interviewers. In this new Glassdoor Research study, […]
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