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Will Facebook Beat LinkedIn as a Recruiting Tool?

Monday, November 28th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Recruiting software and social channelsI’ve said many times that your recruiting software needs to interface with Facebook and LinkedIn. One recent commentator thinks that we’ll all forget about the latter in two years.

“Why Facebook Will Destroy LinkedIn” was the provocative title on ere.net, an excellent source of recruiting information and buzz. The author is Jody Ordioni, an HR consultant who regularly contributes to ere.net.

Ordioni argues that Facebook has four distinct advantages over LinkedIn:

  • Size – as in 630 million more users.
  • Same demographic for both sites – namely, young-to-middle-aged professionals
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The Eyes Don’t Lie During an Interview

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 by admin

recruiting software, interview skills for recruitersRecruiting software can get you good candidates for interviews. The rest is up to you.

Tony Robbins, the popular (and controversial) self-help speaker and writer, has popularized “Neuro Linguistic Programming” (NLP), a way of interpreting non-verbal habits. If we can believe what he says about NLP, interviewers can learn a lot from the way a candidate moves while talking. The eyes, in particular, communicate a lot.

Here’s a helpful diagram from Global NLP training (Click to enlarge):

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Image courtesy of bLaBbErWoRkS

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Join Me at the IHR Virtual Conference

Monday, September 12th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

I’m presenting Human Capital Supply Chains: Linking Just-In Time Talent to Profits at the Performance Management virtual conference on Tuesday, September 13. The presentation is about more than recruiting software. In fact, it’s about changing the way companies think about human resources.

Too often, we hear about massive layoffs during down times and hiring blitzes during good time. We should ask, “Why didn’t that company’s executives have a better grasp on what the company really needed on a monthly basis?” Or even a weekly basis?

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Check out the 2011 Human Capital Management Buyer’s Guide

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Recruiting software buyers guideI’ve always been impressed with the Human Capital Management Buyer’s Guide, so I submitted a success story about our recruiting software for this year’s edition. I was pleasantly surprised when the Guide’s editor accepted it.

In the article (which starts on p.60 of the Guide, by the way) I tell the story of easyJet, a small British airline that used our recruiting software and, more importantly, began thinking about human capital as a resource which can be effectively managed as a supply chain.

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Companies Recruiting College Grads May Need to Increase Their Budgets

Friday, August 26th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Talent managementI was recently talking with a friend of mine whose son is starting his sophomore year in college and just changed his major to Petroleum Engineering.  When she asked her son why he chose that major he informed her that is has the highest starting salary potential of any job for college graduates.  He obviously did his research as you will see below.

As a quick follow-up to my recent post about college recruiting, here are the top-paying jobs for recent college graduates (and those which give the term “entry-level” a new meaning):

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Five Things to Look for in Applicant Tracking Software ATS

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Applicant tracking softwareWhat are some of the key features every applicant tracking software (ATS)should have?

I get asked that question a lot at conferences and other events where I promote recruiting software. Here are my standard talking points.

Applicant tracking software should….

  1. Efficiently Track Applicants. It sounds obvious, I know, but software programmers can be like automobile designers: They get so caught up in bells and whistles that they don’t attend to streamlining high-quality core functions. How does the software manage candidates through the entire recruitment cycle and make you a more efficient recruiter? Always ask that first.
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College Recruiting Has A Heartbeat !!

Monday, August 1st, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Talent managementIt’s that time of the year again! College grads are hitting the workforce, and their prospects look better than the rest of the population’s.

According to a recent article on ere.net (a helpful source of recruiting news), the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Hiring Index reports a recent jump in both recruiting and hiring of college students.

The article also states that these bumps counteract a recent downward trend.  Below are a few more details from the article:

  • The outlook for college hiring in 2011 was 13.5 percent higher than the outlook in 2010.
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Improve Your Local Online Recruiting

Thursday, July 7th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Recruiting software & local job sitesRecruiters have always had a preference for local candidates. Yes, there are some positions – usually C-level jobs – that warrant a nationwide search. But most positions are filled with local candidates because many candidates aren’t willing to move.

This is especially true today, when moving often entails 1) selling a house in a horrible market, 2) selling a house at a loss, and 3) coming up with a substantial chunk of cash to cover moving expenses. Obviously, most candidates for mid-level (and lower-level) positions won’t be able to do any of these.

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Blogging 101 for the HR Professional: Part II

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 by Tim Giehll

Blogging for recruitersIn my last post, Blogging 101 for HR Professionals, I talked about why blogging in the HR world is a good idea. I promised a follow-up list describing how to get an HR blog started. Here it is.

7 Easy Steps for Starting and Maintaining an HR Blog

1.      Get permission from the boss. Unless, like me, you are the boss. Then just do it.

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Do you know a Shrew that needs Taming?

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 by Tim Giehll

A while ago, I mentioned to you about how I have a daughter who studies philosophy and literature in college. We’ve discussed multiple different ways her world of arts and my world of business coincide and have even produced a blog from one of those very discussions. Today is another addition to those that I have already shared with you. This day is a day we take some advice from the greatest playwright of our time and apply it to the business world, because what Shakespeare taught us about love and war, he can also teach us about business. Today’s topic: The Taming of the Shrew.

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