We’re all hearing about Artificial Intelligence and how it will impact business, but what really is it and what is everybody really talking about when it comes to AI? And of course, how will AI impact us as recruiters? Here at Undercover Recruiter, we are conducting an ongoing investigation into AI so we can understand…
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The future is coming to get you. For the longest time, folks have railed against the idea that technology could do what until recently recruiters (A.K.A. real human beings) could. But the truth is, when it comes to automation and tactics, we may be losing that particular fight. Today’s tech can already source a little…
Last month, we announced that LinkedIn has surpassed half a billion global members, with more than 23 million members now signed up in the UK. That’s almost one-third of the UK population. This constitutes a huge pool of talent for recruiters. However, the vast majority aren’t actively looking for new jobs. They’re passive candidates. These…
We’ve been writing a lot recently about what to STOP in 2017. Recruitment Marketing is next on my agenda to “trim”. There’s almost too much being done in recruitment marketing. Recruitment leaders are at risk of falling into the 50% wastage marketing model as described by our beloved John Wanamaker. We recently delivered a recruitment…
Sponsored article by Criteria Corp. & JobFlare. For years, the traditional hiring process has relied on the same basic model: collect resumes, request interviews, administer assessments, request work samples, check references. Out of all these staples of the hiring process, research continuously reaffirms that pre-employment assessments, and particularly cognitive aptitude tests, are the most predictive…
Data security is an important topic throughout the entirety of any organization, but it could be argued that it matters, even more, when it comes to recruiters. Recruiters directly interact with a number of different third party individuals and groups, collecting and storing information that’s supposed to be kept private and secure. Should the data…
As a recruiter, you place a huge amount of faith in your candidates every time you submit their CV to a client. In fact every time you recommend a candidate, you are trusting them with your reputation, your credibility and even your livelihood. So, if you don’t want to spend hours editing CVs, ensure that…
Financial strain can creep up on anyone, especially if you work as a recruiter on a commission-based income where regular and reliable monthly pay isn’t always guaranteed. So with this in mind, how do you ensure that you plan your money sensibly with these irregular and varying pay cheques? Here, David Rankin from Creditfix, shares…
Everybody wants people to talk about their company, but none more so than the people who have applied for a job within your organisation. Whether you end up recruiting them or not, you want candidates to tell others how easy it was to apply for a job with your company and whether they felt that…