Recruiting technology, like the increasingly prevalent applicant tracking system (ATS), is making it easier and faster for job-seekers to find and apply to their ideal employment opportunities. Talent acquisition professionals also appreciate the multiple benefits of an ATS, one of which is reducing the burden of reading hundreds, if not thousands, of résumés to find […]
In a recent survey, more than three-quarters of employers reported that they are using social media as part of their overall recruitment efforts—a strategy that makes a great deal of sense, given that 72 percent of online adults are using social networking sites like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and Instagram. But while integrating social media into […]
In the last few years, social media has transformed from what may have been a temporary fad to a very real, established part of life in the 21st century. In a recent poll conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, nearly three-quarters of online adults report that they are using social networking sites. […]
Even in the face of a slowly recovering global economy and healthy unemployment numbers, employers are still struggling to find, hire, and retain quality talent. Organizations may be seeking to better understand the causes of this so-called “talent gap”, as these insights may help them address this challenge and subsequently bring in the best people […]
Employers responding to HireRight’s 2013 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report survey reported that speed remains a central challenge for them in their background screening programs. With organizations still struggling with talent acquisition and retention, more are focusing on the applicant experience as one avenue to help ensure the next great candidate becomes the next great employee. […]
Despite continually high unemployment rates, employers are still challenged with acquiring qualified talent, as evidenced in a recent CareerBuilder survey. More than half of employers from the world’s ten largest economies reported that they have experienced a bad hire. In the United States, the rates are even higher: two out of three U.S. employers reported […]
