Recruitment Strategies

How to Source and Attract Multi-Generational Talent in a Tight Labor Market

Given the war for quality talent, we have an imminent need to adopt a multi-faceted sourcing and recruitment strategy capable of attracting the best candidates from every generation.

Your Thanksgiving Recipe for Great Recruitment

We dug out our “family recipe” for great recruitment. So let’s sit down at the dining room table, try not to break grandma’s china, and dig right in!

What Is Sourcing And How Is It Different Than Recruiting?

Sure sourcing and recruiting overlap, however understanding and learning to distinguish the 2 functions will make it easier to hire the best candidate.

10 Ways Internal Recruitment Teams Can Use LinkedIn To Build A Talent Pipeline

Here are 10 tips on how you can best harness some of LinkedIn's features to connect with candidates and build your talent pipeline.

The Seven Stages of the Modern Recruiting Workflow

In this blog post we take a look at the seven stages that make up the modern recruiting process and the goals for each stage.

The Essential Recruiting Metrics – From Startup to Enterprise

Recruiting metrics are absolutely essential, as long as you are tracking the most relevant activities for you and your team … and your priorities can certainly shift depending on the circumstances.

How to Get an 8x Response Rate to Your Cold Emails to Passive Candidates

The average cold email response rate is about 5%-8%! To put that in perspective, you need to reach out to 20 people to get one response. The key part of this statistic here is “average” and being “average” is not what you want. It’s possible to be an exceptional cold emailer and get a 40-50% […]

How To Recruit Talent At A Conference

Conferences and trade shows can be the perfect backdrop for 'talent spotting'. But before you try your hand at conference recruiting, it’s a good idea to review a few basic guidelines.

7 Recruiting Alternatives to LinkedIn

In 2016, LinkedIn had about 450 million users worldwide. But LinkedIn also has it's pitfalls. Check out these alternative recruiting tools.

What Is Talent Sourcing?

Talent sourcing is the process of identifying, researching, and networking with job seekers in order to hire the best new employees possible. It’s an important part of finding good personnel. Most of the time spent sourcing is looking for ideal candidates and crafting a company brand that people want to be a part of. It’s […]

8 Recruiting Methods Guaranteed To Get Great Candidates

Attracting talent to your organization seems like it might be a simple task, but it’s actually harder than it looks. Depending on the job, requirements or skills may differ, and every company has unique needs and expectations for the individuals they hire. This means human resources and recruiters must use different hiring tactics to appeal […]

How To Create A Social Media Strategy For Your Small Business [2023]

If you’re looking to gain brand awareness or simply have an online presence, social media is one of the best places to start. However, many companies find social media overwhelming. There are a wide variety of different platforms that are constantly evolving. This is why it’s so important to have a comprehensive strategy for social […]

How To Make A Recruitment Video (The Right Way)

Video is one of the most powerful forms of communication, and as a result, it can be a highly effective recruiting tool for companies. If you’re considering making a recruitment video, keep reading: We’ll go over how to make a recruitment video and show you examples of excellent recruitment videos to use as inspiration. Key […]

6 Tips On How To Write A Cold Recruiting Email

When sending a cold email, you have one shot to make a good impression. Here are 6 tips to writing cold recruiting emails that candidates won’t laugh at.

8 Advantages Of Social Media Recruiting

Discover the advantages of using social media as a recruitment strategy, including its ability to reach a large and diverse pool of candidates, cost-effectiveness, and the ability to target specific demographics of candidates.

What Is Talent Acquisition? (And How To Do It)

Every company has some manner of talent acquisition. Everyone hires, seeks out talent, and tries to hold onto the employees they already have. This is just a part of doing business and staying competitive. Talent acquisition, however, focuses on trying to get the absolute best people for your positions. Key Takeaways Talent acquisition is the […]

12 Killer LinkedIn Tips for Recruiters

LinkedIn can be a powerful recruitment tool. Not only can you look up candidates that match your criteria, but you can also reach out to them directly, asking them to apply to your open positions. It can be tricky to know what to say in these messages, though, which is why we’ve written this article. […]

7 Innovative Talent Attraction Strategies

Heather Page shares 5 innovative talent attraction strategies she learned from a recent podcast with Jim Stroud and Paul Slezak.

5 Reasons You Need A Recruitment And Selection Policy

A solid recruitment and selection policy will result in the appointment of the best candidate, based on merit and best-fit with your organisational goals.

8 Ways to Maintain an Active Talent Pool

A talent pool needs to be dynamic for it to be effective. Guest author Jade Parker shares six ways in which you can create and maintain an active and ongoing talent pool.

How To Write Irresistible LinkedIn Messages To Candidates

If you're going to approach candidates on LinkedIn you must stand out from the clutter. Here are some hot tips on writing messages to grab the attention - and the time - of the ones you really want.

What Is Blind Hiring And How Can It Contribute To Workplace Diversity?

Blind hiring is an HR practice that aims to reduce biases during the hiring process. The idea is to promote talent acquisition based on a transparent method and hire eligible candidates regardless of their name, gender, mother tongue, religion, and socioeconomic background. It also forbids hiring managers from asking about the academic qualifications and professional […]

7 Recruiting Metrics You Should Really Care About

Measuring your recruitment activities is critical. Here are 7 metrics you should really care about.

The 8 Advantages Of Internal Recruitment

When new position open up in your company, you’re going to need to hire someone for that position. The question becomes do you hire internally or externally? Hiring internally or externally depends on factors such as the skills needed to fill the position and your needs for the new position. If you have internal candidates […]