Most companies rely on general job boards for at least part of their recruiting. But how reliable are they?
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Tags: classified, job board, Online recruiting
Say you’re trolling through an online database — and you come across a resume recently posted by one of your long-term employees.
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Tags: database, employee posts resume online, long term employee, looking for a new job, resume, retention
Used to be job candidates would send thank-you letters to interviewers. Now they’re going high-tech — and employers might not be happy.
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Tags: e-mail, social networking, text messages, thank-you note
Google has just released a tool that helps recruiters find the phrases most job candidates are searching for.
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Tags: Google, job ads, key words, search engine optimization, SEO
Applicant tracking systems (ATS) can go a long way to helping you manage the flood of resumes that comes to your desk and in your inbox. But with tech budgets tightening and a lot of vendors to choose from, you’ll have a few things to consider before asking the CFO to sign the check.
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Tags: applicant tracking system, ATS, HR vendors
Sounds crazy, but it’s happening: “automated” phone screen interviews. Will it catch on, or is it just a fad?
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Tags: automatic interviews, electronic recruiting, phone screens
If you find information online about a job candidate, how do you know it’s not just someone with the same name as your recruit?
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Tags: Google, Lauren Bernat, Nintendo, Wii, YouTube
Don’t want to read a candidate’s credentials? Now they can read ‘em to you.
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Tags: audio resumes, JobCircle, video resumes
What’s one thing top-level execs wish HR folks were better at? Answer:
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Tags: executives, recruiting, survey, talent management, tech skills
LinkedIn and Facebook may get all the press, but if you’re looking for recruits online, here’s another place to check.
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Tags: Online recruiting, social networks, Web 2.0, Wink.com
