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Talent Acquisition Workplace

How Jobseekers Use Glassdoor

As Glassdoor expands its presence around the world, the platform’s overall impact on a company’s recruitment and talent attraction process is still relatively unquantified. However, one company endeavored to find out how job seekers in the US are using Glassdoor during their job hunt. This slidedeck (by softwareadvice.com) shows the results of a poll of 4,633 job…

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Candidate Screening Process

When you are screening a possible employee – what are the steps that you should take? This infographic by Proforma shows a bird’s eye view. Takeaways: The job posting leads to resume examination and interviews. Next up is an offer to the candidate which is conditional on screening. This then goes into a background check, with…

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Interview Questions: Time for a Shake-Up!

What motivates you? Where do you see yourself in five years? What’s your biggest strength? What’s your biggest weakness? If you don’t recognise any of these questions, it’s probably because you haven’t been involved in a job interview recently. If, however, you’ve been either a candidate or an interviewer, there’s a good chance you’ll be…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

Are You Ready for Mobile Recruitment?

Are you ready for the future of mobile? This infographic by Staff.com gives a rundown of the crucial numbers. Takeaways: 1 billion job searches per month are done on a mobile device. 86% of job seekers would use a smart phone to look for a job. By 2016, the number of mobile phones will surpass…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

What is “The Perfect Fit”?

WANTED: Single / divorced woman, age 25-29; must have long blonde hair past their shoulder but no longer than mid-back, with tight natural ringlets; blue eyes, figure 36-24-36 (plus or minus one inch only on each); 5’3” – 5’6” and 100 – 125 pounds, politically liberal but loves target shooting and the outdoors. IQ above 130. No children…