The tech industry is in need of a lot of talent. With the way technology is advancing, and the competition that is going on between companies, the competitors are always looking for the best and the brightest individuals who can come up with good ideas as well as polish those ideas and turn them into…
This is an unusual article. Not necessarily in terms of the content but because of who it’s written by. If my predictions come true, the entire tech market selling into the recruitment space could be put out of business within 15 years and since my company makes a product for that market, essentially I’m predicting…
Are you one of the people using the 11th most surfed site in the world? Are you using it to recruit? How do you find the speed, volume of content and noise of the community? How accessible has it made you? Are you an average user spending 9:28 minutes per day on it, looking at,…
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What Makes an Employee Happy?
When you’re the manager or leader of a team, you want that team to be happy and enjoy what they’re doing. This infographic by Yast gives some top tips to ensure that they stay happy in what they do. Takeaways: 79% of employees want end of year rewards. 70% of workers who feel their jobs…
The grass is always greener. As an employee, you hold a single position and, in exchange for your work, you are paid a salary every two weeks. The downside is that many organizations hire weak leadership, provide almost no chance for amassing wealth, and stifle creativity. On the other hand, if you were to quit your…
Hiring someone out of town or out of the country presents its own unique set of challenges. You need to find a way to personally connect with a candidate without spending an arm and a leg. You need to be sure that, once hired, the candidate will actually pull up stakes and move to your…
When finding the best talent – what do you use? Sparkhire reckon that HR should bet on technology – and this infographic explains why. Takeaways: 33% of recruiters reported a decreased time to hire when using technology/social media. We are now crunching as much data every TWO DAYS as we did from the dawn of…
The rise of the internet, and particularly the rapidly-growing popularity of social media, has transformed the way employers and job seekers communicate and more recently, the way the recruitment process works in general. In the past, sourcing candidates with the right qualifications, experience and cultural fit was a complicated and time consuming process, which is…
Job interviews are daunting enough, but now more and more are moving online and using video. This infographic by iMeet explains why online is the future of job interviewing. Takeaways: Since 2011, the use of video interviews has risen by 49%. 66% of candidates prefer to use video during the interview process. Communication is conveyed…