Posts tagged: recruitment trends

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

Coronavirus: How Employers Around the Globe Are Responding

Companies are scrambling to respond as the coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, spreads around the world. During a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) webcast March 10, an official with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked employers to do all they can to slow the coronavirus.  Read more…

Should You Suspend Hiring During the Coronavirus Outbreak?

United Airlines recently announced that it will be implementing a hiring freeze through June in light of the recent outbreak of coronavirus in the United States. Part of its decision stems from the fact that many travelers have suspended their plans, resulting in less air traffic, and therefore, there isn’t as high of a demand for new employees when business is down.   

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the nation, it leaves us wondering: Should all employers suspend their hiring process until the virus has run its course?  Read more..

How Businesses Should Handle the Coronavirus Outbreak

With the coronavirus still continuing to spread across the world, we’ve put together a handy guide on best practices companies and human resources departments should follow to help their employees stay healthy and infection-free.

HR departments should pull together information pertaining to the coronavirus to create a ready-to-refer instructional guide for employees that not only educates them about the viral infection, but also enlists ways to avoid it.  Read more…

Recruiting in an Era of Coronavirus

One of the key tools to developing a successful recruiting program is the ability to pivot on a dime and stay in front of our ever-changing environment. Right now, we’re facing a pandemic of sizable proportions. People are scared. Professional conferences are cancelled. Job fairs shuttered. But some essential personnel positions need to be filled – and you still have an applicant pipeline to populate.  Read more…

U.S. Factories Closing Due to Coronavirus Concerns but Some Must Keep Producing

​Shutting down a factory is never an easy call, but in the face of growing concerns about the coronavirus, more manufacturers are opting to go idle rather than risk spreading infection among employees and their families.

A watershed moment came March 18 when automakers in Detroit announced a complete factory shutdown in the U.S., Mexico and Canada until at least March 30, following news that workers at several auto plants had tested positive for COVID-19.

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Coronavirus and Teleworking: Tips for Preparing your Workforce

The coronavirus is prompting a wide range of employers to ask employees to telecommute, but many employees are not experienced in working remotely. In fact, as of 2018, only  24 percent of U.S. employees did some or all of their work at home, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers spent more time in the workplace—7.9 hours—than they did working at home—2.9 hours. Read more…

Coronavirus at Work: How Companies Are Responding to COVID-19

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the world is in the midst of what could turn out to be one the of the biggest pandemics of the century—or, at the very least, a disease epidemic unlike anything the U.S. has seen in over a decade. And it’s hitting people hard where they spend a huge chunk of their time: at work. Read more…

Coronavirus-Related Jobs are Percolating

The unemployment rate peaked at 25% during the Great Depression. Decades later, the United States may soon be facing 20% unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That we might be on the precipice of the Great Depression 2.0 is…well…depressing.

That’s the bad news. Here’s the less-bad news. (“Good news” would be an overstatement.) Our current crisis is also spurring hiring in some areas. Read more…

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

Fortune’s 2020 List of the 100 Best Places to Work Is Out, and Here’s What It Reveals

On February 18, 2020, Fortune Magazine released its 2020 list of 100 Best Places to Work for. With some companies finding a spot on the list for years in a row, we assess what has made the top five companies the best place to work in 2020.

When we talk about the future of work and the elements that embody it, these companies offer at least some of the key elements that comes together to deliver a top-notch employee experience. For instance, most companies in the top 10 offer telecommuting options, while others offer fully-funded health insurance. Workplace diversity is also a priority for them, with a higher minority and female representation.  Read more…

What does the Kronos and Ultimate Software Merger mean for HR?

​Users of Kronos and Ultimate Software—two of the largest HR technology vendors—may want to get in touch with their account representatives. The two companies have announced a merger, creating the largest pure HR tech company by market share, which could bring changes and new possibilities for customers.   Read more…

Hireology Simplifies Automotive Hiring With New Mobile App

Hireology, the leading recruitment CRM for multi-location, decentralized enterprises, announced a new mobile application, available this summer.

The mobile application will enable hiring managers to engage candidates on-the-go, hire faster and avoid losing applicants to competing job offers in a tight labor market. The app will be available to all customers and included in the base subscription price.  Read more…

Sourcing Reddit To Find Unique Teaching Candidates

In the world of test prep, the hardest talent to find and keep are MCAT teachers. It’s our biggest book of business and therefore, the highest volume of classroom and tutoring assignments that we fill.  We need to hire a lot of MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) instructors but what makes this pursuit doubly hard is the industry’s turnover rate.  This means that we are sourcing constantly. Read more…

How Chatbots Are Revolutionizing the Hiring Experience

It is no secret that applicants often feel burned out by the job application process, especially when 65 percent of them report never or rarely receiving any notice on their status. This lack of communication can render people dehumanized and fatigued, and it also can leave them with a negative view of these companies. Not only will that opinion prevent them from further interacting with a company, but they are likely to share their experience with others. Read more…

Recruiting firms say employers need to raise wages

Most recruiting firms (77%) responding to a recent survey said employers must raise wages to compete for qualified talent in 2020. Forty-four percent said this need was one of their top three hiring challenges for the next three to five years, up from 30% last year, according to findings released by cloud-computing company Bullhorn Jan. 28.  Read more…

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

20 HR Metrics You Need to Track in 2020

Over half of HR functions across the world already have analytics capabilities, and this number is expected to grow even further in 2020. But analytics must rest on a robust foundation of data and the right HR metrics. Find out which HR metrics you should measure this year to stay ahead. Read more…

iHire Releases Second Annual U.S. Job Industry Recap & Outlook Report

iHire announces the publication of its second annual U.S. Job Industry Recap and Outlook Report, a review of the 2019 job market and predictions for 2020. Exploring insights from the 33.2 million job postings shared across the company’s 56 industry-specific talent communities in 2019 – and using 2018’s data for benchmarking.  Read more…

How One Gaming Company Leveled Up Its Inclusive Culture

In an industry with a subpar reputation for D&I, Versus Systems builds culture directly into its hiring process, head of people Amanda Armour told HR Dive.  Growing up, Amanda Armour was very much into gaming and technology. “I have always been around a lot of people of color who love games and gaming,” Armour, head of people at gaming software company Versus Systems, told HR Dive in an interview. “That has been a huge part of my personal canon and narrative.”   Read more…

Glassdoor Introduces New Tools to Help Job Seekers Land the Right Job in 2020

LinkedIn Global Talent Trends 2020: Latest HR Trends Revealed

From a growing focus on employee experience to a decided move toward applying people analytics, from recognizing the value of internal recruitment in winning the war for talent to the benefits of embracing a multigenerational workforce, LinkedIn’s 10 Annual Global Talent Trends for 2020 reveal the a move toward a people-centric workplace centered on empathy and the human experience.  Read more…

5 Reasons To Attend SmartRecruiters’ Annual Hiring Success Conference on February 11 and 12.

Be a part of history and help shape the future of talent acquisition.

Hiring Success is just around the corner! On February 11th and 12th, over 1,200 talent acquisition leaders from across the world will gather together at SmartRecruiters’ annual conference to learn from industry leaders, engage with peers, and dive deep into the most important topics in the world of talent acquisition.  Read more…

Want Workers To Stay? Promote Them, Survey Says

Internal career opportunities go a long way in keeping turnover rates low, research has shown. LinkedIn data found that employees who have opportunities to change roles within an organization remain onboard longer. LinkedIn found that after three years of tenure, employees who advance career-wise have a 70% chance of remaining on staff. And the findings show that even an internal lateral move increases an employee’s chances of staying on the job by 62%.  Read more…