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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Special Notice: iRecruit and WOTC Administration
Special Notice to iRecruit customers using iRecruit's Work Opportunity Tax Credit Administration service.
If you are using iRecruit's WOTC service please continue to have your new hires complete the WOTC paperwork, either online through your secure portal, or via the 1-800 Call Center.
Despite the federal tax credit's expiration on 12/31/2013, we expect the WOTC program will be renewed soon. Applications must be processed within 28 Days of the new hire's start date in order to be considered qualified for the tax credit. Again, please continue to process as normal so you do not lose out on your tax credits. CMS will keep you informed of any updates as we receive them.
Please see this WOTC News Update for additional information.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
If you are using iRecruit's WOTC service please continue to have your new hires complete the WOTC paperwork, either online through your secure portal, or via the 1-800 Call Center.
Despite the federal tax credit's expiration on 12/31/2013, we expect the WOTC program will be renewed soon. Applications must be processed within 28 Days of the new hire's start date in order to be considered qualified for the tax credit. Again, please continue to process as normal so you do not lose out on your tax credits. CMS will keep you informed of any updates as we receive them.
Please see this WOTC News Update for additional information.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
Top 15 iRecruit Blog Posts from 2013
2013 was a fantastic year for us at iRecruit. We've added a lot of new features, and reports and look forward to showing our customers the new iConnect Employee Onboarding features this month. We'll be improving our blogging for 2014, but for now, let's take a look at our most popular posts from 2013.
iRecruit Career Page Website Design Options
iRecruit has a flexible design so that your company career page can be set up in a number of ways. Here are a few examples.
How to Host a Virtual Career Fair
A Virtual Career Fair will help you target specific demographics for your recruitment marketing. The benefits include cost savings over a traditional career fair, and the ability to promote your company and employment branding more effectively.
10 Useful Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With iRecruit
So, you've been using your applicant tracking system for a little while now and are probably quite comfortable. If you haven't attended any of our free training sessions since you started you might not be aware of some of these time-saving and useful iRecruit features.
5 Things To Include on a Company Career Site
Setting up an online career portal for your company website is challenging. Every day potential candidates are clicking on to your Careers page, and then clicking away because they don't see what they like. Tools like Google Analytics can help you track those patterns so you can see where you might need to improve. Keeping a visitor interested in your company career website can be difficult, and the key to keeping visitors interested is as simple as asking, if it were me, "What would I like to know before I apply?"
10 Things to Ask When Purchasing Applicant Tracking Software
Are you planning on purchasing applicant tracking, recruiting software in the near future? Applicant tracking systems allow you to track and manage all of those applicants in one place, prevent discrimination, and save money.
Creating a Custom Job Application for Online Recruitment
Creating a custom job application form for online recruitment is simple with iRecruit. iRecruit's application forms are extremely flexible and customizable. Forms are broken down into sections:
Engage and Attract More Candidates with Social Media
If your company uses these three most prominent social networks for consistent branding, marketing and public relations, you should take advantage of this built-in network of contacts when recruiting new candidates. Making your jobs social, allows you to connect with a built in network of people who are already aware of your company, and interested in hearing news and job openings from you.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Job Postings
What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for job postings? Keywords, that make your job searchable. Think like an applicant. What are you looking for when you're searching for a position? In job aggregators like Indeed.com, that iRecruit posts your positions to automatically, applicants will use keywords, and locations to find positions they're interested in.
Tips for Hiring Summer Interns
Spring is in full bloom, which means Summer is not too far off (hooray!), and that means Intern Season is almost upon us. To help you make the most of your interns we reached out to our iRecruit customers for tips.
Spring Cleaning Your ATS
It's the first day of Spring (finally) and after a long, long winter we can look ahead to warmer days. The first day of Spring always puts me in mind of spring cleaning, being an orderly person who loves lists, I like to look ahead be cleaning out the clutter.
iRecruit and Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC)
Learn why there has never been a better time to take advantage of the Work Opportunity Tax Credits – WOTC, with our WOTC expert Brian Kelly.
Improving the Candidate Experience
A recent article from ERE discusses the frequent buzzwords we hear relating to the candidate experience (culture, employment brand, employer of choice, relationships) and what it actually means from a candidate perspective.
How Candidates Are Finding You
Wondering what's the best way to get the word out that you're hiring? Track the candidate's referral source in iRecruit. Knowing and tracking this important information can help you plan your advertising budget for the year ahead and make informed choices.
iRecruit Customer on A&E TV's Be The Boss
iRecruit customers Signal 88 Security appeared on an episode of A&E TV's Be The Boss this past weekend. The new reality show is a competition-based series that pits two employees of a franchise-based company in the battle of a lifetime, competing for the chance to become the owner of their very own franchise.
Know the Difference between hiring a Rock Star and a Ninja
You may have seen job titles (and descriptions) from companies seeking to hire Rock Star, Jedi, Gurus and Ninjas for key positions within their organization. A quick search on Indeed.com reveals there are 4,719 positions that list "Rock Star" in the job title, and 735 Ninjas.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
iRecruit Career Page Website Design Options
iRecruit has a flexible design so that your company career page can be set up in a number of ways. Here are a few examples.
How to Host a Virtual Career Fair
A Virtual Career Fair will help you target specific demographics for your recruitment marketing. The benefits include cost savings over a traditional career fair, and the ability to promote your company and employment branding more effectively.
10 Useful Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With iRecruit
So, you've been using your applicant tracking system for a little while now and are probably quite comfortable. If you haven't attended any of our free training sessions since you started you might not be aware of some of these time-saving and useful iRecruit features.
5 Things To Include on a Company Career Site
Setting up an online career portal for your company website is challenging. Every day potential candidates are clicking on to your Careers page, and then clicking away because they don't see what they like. Tools like Google Analytics can help you track those patterns so you can see where you might need to improve. Keeping a visitor interested in your company career website can be difficult, and the key to keeping visitors interested is as simple as asking, if it were me, "What would I like to know before I apply?"
10 Things to Ask When Purchasing Applicant Tracking Software
Are you planning on purchasing applicant tracking, recruiting software in the near future? Applicant tracking systems allow you to track and manage all of those applicants in one place, prevent discrimination, and save money.
Creating a Custom Job Application for Online Recruitment
Creating a custom job application form for online recruitment is simple with iRecruit. iRecruit's application forms are extremely flexible and customizable. Forms are broken down into sections:
Engage and Attract More Candidates with Social Media
If your company uses these three most prominent social networks for consistent branding, marketing and public relations, you should take advantage of this built-in network of contacts when recruiting new candidates. Making your jobs social, allows you to connect with a built in network of people who are already aware of your company, and interested in hearing news and job openings from you.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Job Postings
What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for job postings? Keywords, that make your job searchable. Think like an applicant. What are you looking for when you're searching for a position? In job aggregators like Indeed.com, that iRecruit posts your positions to automatically, applicants will use keywords, and locations to find positions they're interested in.
Tips for Hiring Summer Interns
Spring is in full bloom, which means Summer is not too far off (hooray!), and that means Intern Season is almost upon us. To help you make the most of your interns we reached out to our iRecruit customers for tips.
Spring Cleaning Your ATS
It's the first day of Spring (finally) and after a long, long winter we can look ahead to warmer days. The first day of Spring always puts me in mind of spring cleaning, being an orderly person who loves lists, I like to look ahead be cleaning out the clutter.
iRecruit and Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC)
Learn why there has never been a better time to take advantage of the Work Opportunity Tax Credits – WOTC, with our WOTC expert Brian Kelly.
Improving the Candidate Experience
A recent article from ERE discusses the frequent buzzwords we hear relating to the candidate experience (culture, employment brand, employer of choice, relationships) and what it actually means from a candidate perspective.
How Candidates Are Finding You
Wondering what's the best way to get the word out that you're hiring? Track the candidate's referral source in iRecruit. Knowing and tracking this important information can help you plan your advertising budget for the year ahead and make informed choices.
iRecruit Customer on A&E TV's Be The Boss
iRecruit customers Signal 88 Security appeared on an episode of A&E TV's Be The Boss this past weekend. The new reality show is a competition-based series that pits two employees of a franchise-based company in the battle of a lifetime, competing for the chance to become the owner of their very own franchise.
Know the Difference between hiring a Rock Star and a Ninja
You may have seen job titles (and descriptions) from companies seeking to hire Rock Star, Jedi, Gurus and Ninjas for key positions within their organization. A quick search on Indeed.com reveals there are 4,719 positions that list "Rock Star" in the job title, and 735 Ninjas.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Recruiting News RoundUp
This week's recruiting news:
To Make Virtual Teams Succeed, Pick the Right Players
Setting up small, high-performing virtual teams has enormous potential for companies to increase sales, penetrate new markets, improve business processes and come up with the next generation of disruptive innovations. But putting together a great team is tricky.
Part of the problem is that teams—both the virtual and co-located types—are often thrown together without much thought or planning.
Why Hiring Based On Experience Could Damage Your Business
When hiring, the first thing we usually look for is a proven track record. We look for and reward recruits who have succeeded in a similar position elsewhere. However, new research from two European business schools explains why this may not be the best strategy.
On Becoming a Better Recruiter
Congratulations to the great recruiters out there who work hard day after day to find the people required to build great companies.
Are Your Hiring Tactics Unethical?
Hiring is one of the hardest tasks you'll ever undergo as a small business owner. Finding the right person can be a grueling process. But have you considered that, in your quest for perfection, you may have stepped into the realm of being unethical?
6 Reasons We Hire the Wrong Employees.
All employers want to hire the best employees. So why is it that we often find, despite our good intentions and thorough recruiting process, that we still end up with employees who are not a good fit for our organization? This wastes time and money. Why do we do it?
Job Application for Rehires
Do we have to have a job application for employees who are rehired during school breaks – Christmas, spring, and summer?
How to Make a Dream New Hire Experience
Having bagged your dream candidate, it’s important that employers make sure that the new hire does not have a nightmare experience after he or she joins the company, which has been shown to happen in many cases and is evidenced by the findings of a study by The Wynhurst Group. It showed that 22 percent of staff turnover occurs within the first 45 days, which suggests that the new hire, bedding-in period is inherently problematic.
iRecruit Recruiter Training
Please join us on Friday, December 27th at 1pm for iRecruit Training. This month we'll focus on recruiters and hiring managers.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
To Make Virtual Teams Succeed, Pick the Right Players
Setting up small, high-performing virtual teams has enormous potential for companies to increase sales, penetrate new markets, improve business processes and come up with the next generation of disruptive innovations. But putting together a great team is tricky.
Part of the problem is that teams—both the virtual and co-located types—are often thrown together without much thought or planning.
Why Hiring Based On Experience Could Damage Your Business
When hiring, the first thing we usually look for is a proven track record. We look for and reward recruits who have succeeded in a similar position elsewhere. However, new research from two European business schools explains why this may not be the best strategy.
On Becoming a Better Recruiter
Congratulations to the great recruiters out there who work hard day after day to find the people required to build great companies.
Are Your Hiring Tactics Unethical?
Hiring is one of the hardest tasks you'll ever undergo as a small business owner. Finding the right person can be a grueling process. But have you considered that, in your quest for perfection, you may have stepped into the realm of being unethical?
6 Reasons We Hire the Wrong Employees.
All employers want to hire the best employees. So why is it that we often find, despite our good intentions and thorough recruiting process, that we still end up with employees who are not a good fit for our organization? This wastes time and money. Why do we do it?
Job Application for Rehires
Do we have to have a job application for employees who are rehired during school breaks – Christmas, spring, and summer?
How to Make a Dream New Hire Experience
Having bagged your dream candidate, it’s important that employers make sure that the new hire does not have a nightmare experience after he or she joins the company, which has been shown to happen in many cases and is evidenced by the findings of a study by The Wynhurst Group. It showed that 22 percent of staff turnover occurs within the first 45 days, which suggests that the new hire, bedding-in period is inherently problematic.
iRecruit Recruiter Training
Please join us on Friday, December 27th at 1pm for iRecruit Training. This month we'll focus on recruiters and hiring managers.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Recruiting News RoundUp
This week's recruiting news:
The Hunger Games for Talent
The wife and I went to see the movie The Hunger Games 2 – Catching Fire, like most of the free world at this point. The thing I remember most about the movie is how all the people in the ‘capitol’ dressed very flamboyantly, and I think I would like my elected officials and Washington D.C., in general, if everyone was forced to dress like the Hunger Games capitol residents. If I could figure out how to end each sales presentation with a new client by spinning around and my clothes caught on fire and turned into something else, I, also, think I would close more deals.
Why Japan’s Talent Wars Now Hinge on Women
“The majority — 65 percent — of our new recruits are women,” said the head of a foreign multinational I was working with in Japan last week. “We’re just going for the best, and the women are better educated and more mature.” Many foreign multinationals operating in Japan are beginning to understand that gender balancing historically male dominated workforces is proving an effective way to leverage both halves of the university educated talent pool – while shaking up traditional cultures with new, more ‘performance-oriented’ influences.
Succeeding in Search with Job Content that Attracts the Right Candidates
With over 500,000 jobs added to Indeed last week, and more than 16 million listed at any one time, making your jobs stand out to the best candidates can be a challenge. Above all, earning the attention of qualified job seekers requires job titles and descriptions that are optimized for the way people search for jobs today. To help your organization craft top-notch content, Jason Whitman, SVP of Client Services at Indeed, shared these 10 tips:
7 Questions About Your Career Page
The career page is such a huge opportunity to show candidates exactly what you want them to see. This is the one corner of the world wide web where employers have complete control over their brand, image, and message. A career page that simply displays job listings is such a wasted opportunity.
iRecruit Recruiter Training
Please join us on Friday, December 27th at 1pm for iRecruit Training. This month we'll focus on recruiters and hiring managers.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
The Hunger Games for Talent
The wife and I went to see the movie The Hunger Games 2 – Catching Fire, like most of the free world at this point. The thing I remember most about the movie is how all the people in the ‘capitol’ dressed very flamboyantly, and I think I would like my elected officials and Washington D.C., in general, if everyone was forced to dress like the Hunger Games capitol residents. If I could figure out how to end each sales presentation with a new client by spinning around and my clothes caught on fire and turned into something else, I, also, think I would close more deals.
Why Japan’s Talent Wars Now Hinge on Women
“The majority — 65 percent — of our new recruits are women,” said the head of a foreign multinational I was working with in Japan last week. “We’re just going for the best, and the women are better educated and more mature.” Many foreign multinationals operating in Japan are beginning to understand that gender balancing historically male dominated workforces is proving an effective way to leverage both halves of the university educated talent pool – while shaking up traditional cultures with new, more ‘performance-oriented’ influences.
Succeeding in Search with Job Content that Attracts the Right Candidates
With over 500,000 jobs added to Indeed last week, and more than 16 million listed at any one time, making your jobs stand out to the best candidates can be a challenge. Above all, earning the attention of qualified job seekers requires job titles and descriptions that are optimized for the way people search for jobs today. To help your organization craft top-notch content, Jason Whitman, SVP of Client Services at Indeed, shared these 10 tips:
7 Questions About Your Career Page
The career page is such a huge opportunity to show candidates exactly what you want them to see. This is the one corner of the world wide web where employers have complete control over their brand, image, and message. A career page that simply displays job listings is such a wasted opportunity.
iRecruit Recruiter Training
Please join us on Friday, December 27th at 1pm for iRecruit Training. This month we'll focus on recruiters and hiring managers.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows you to track and report on all of your job applicants and positions. Find out more and take a quick screenshot tour on our website at http://www.irecruit-software.com/ or join a demo on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11am or 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions.
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