SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry News & Insights – April 2019

Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy Human Resource professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and recruitment trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.

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TextRecruit launches Virtual Career Fairs.

https://www.ere.net/textrecruit-virtual-job-fairs/

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IBM’s recent job posting mistake holds an important lesson for employers on diversity recruiting.

https://www.hrmorning.com/ibms-job-application-gaffe-holds-an-important-lesson-for-all-employers/

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Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas lets candidate introduce themselves, improving the candidate experience and resulting in over 200 candidates in the first 18 months.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/this-company-lets-candidates-introduce-themselves/

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HR departments turn to AI-enabled recruiting in race for talent.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hr-departments-turn-to-ai-enabled-recruiting-in-race-for-talent-11552600459

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Talroo announces new pirate audience vertical for this year’s April Fool’s Day campaign.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/04/01/1790498/0/en/The-Tight-Labor-Market-Impacts-All-Talroo-Adds-New-Pirate-Audience-Network.html