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Talent Acquisition

The Surprising Key to an Excellent Candidate Experience

I had the opportunity to interview Claudia Nakasone, Manager, Employment & Recruitment at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). She shared three practical ways to make an excellent candidate experience, as well as an unexpected key to a great candidate experience. Learning these practices will enhance your hiring process and retention rate. A California Candidate Experience…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound Workplace

Top 10 UK Job Boards of 2016

Looking for a new job? Though there are other means of finding out about job vacancies, job boards are still often the first point of call for job seekers. So which one should you use? Social Talent have released their annual study of the top UK job boards and here’s what they found this year:…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

What Candidates Want to Know About Your Company

There’s far more to a job than the responsibilities the role involves and factors such as the size of the team, the working environment and the working hours can be just as important to an individual looking for their next opportunity. So when looking for a new job, candidates want to build a thorough idea about a company’s values…

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You Wouldn’t Ignore a Customer, So Why a Candidate?

In 2015 marketers were due to spend $514 billion worldwide advertising their companies products and services. All this money is spent to attract more customers and to generate more sales. The engagement of customers is top priority for businesses, and if done right, it will create new and return customers. So would you ignore a…

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The 8 Mistakes That Recruiters Need to Stop Making

If you’re having trouble placing candidates or your hiring process isn’t running as smoothly as you would have hoped, it may be time to take a step back and assess what exactly is going wrong. Sometimes even the smallest of changes can make a world of difference, so it’s worth taking the time to identify…

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12 Twitter Accounts You Should Follow for Content Marketing Tips

One of the more recent obsessions in the HR world is “content strategy,” but few in the space know how to execute it. As usual, the consumer space is ahead of HR in this area, so that’s where we can look for the best resources. Here is a list of the top 12 Twitter profiles…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Talent Acquisition & HR: The Odd Couple

In the wake of another Valentine’s Day I thought it poignant to reflect on the often exciting, mostly tumultuous relationship that Talent Acquisition shares with HR. Drawn from various backgrounds, these two conflicting personalities are often thrown together in a passionate embrace and expected to keep the flame of HR service delivery burning. There is no…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

How Has LinkedIn Changed Recruiting in the UK?

It’s undeniable that LinkedIn has had a remarkable impact on the way that organisations do business. Over the years it has transformed the way that companies function, from the way they market their brand, to the means they go to to recruit new staff. To mark LinkedIn hiting the 20 million UK members mark last month…

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5 Essential Rules to Approaching Passive Candidates

When making a new hire, ideally you want to find the perfect person for the job and if they don’t exist, the next best thing! To find this individual you are going to have to leave no stone unturned and this means expanding to everyone, whether they’re currently employed or not. There is no reason that…