Recruiting News Roundup

This week's top recruiting stories:


What to Say to the Candidates You Don’t Hire
So you’ve just wrapped up a week of interviewing candidates for an opening in your department, and on Friday afternoon you reconvene with the rest of the interview committee to swap notes. The good news is there’s a clear front-runner, and you’re all excited to make this person an offer.  The bad? There were a couple of other candidates you liked, but who just weren’t quite the right fit. And next week, you’ll have to both let them down gently, and field their “Can you give me any feedback on why I didn’t get the job?” requests.

The 2 Traits Managers Want In Their Next Hire
A new survey by job search engine CareerBuilder looks at what traits hiring managers value most when choosing between two equally qualified candidates. Surprisingly, the survey found an applicant’s sense of humor is most important, with 27 percent of the 2,076 hiring managers surveyed reporting it was the top factor they looked at beyond the resume. The second and third top qualities hiring managers said they seek are an applicant's community involvement (26 percent) and how well he or she dressed (22 percent).

How to Use Psychometric Testing in Hiring
Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. This number is growing at a rate of 10-15% a year according to many industrial and organizational psychologists, as well as the Association for Test Publishers.

Harris Poll Finds that Indeed is Top Job Search Brand
Harris Interactive recently announced that Indeed has received the Brand of the Year Award in the Online Job Search category, ranking #1 ahead of CareerBuilder and Monster. We’re proud to be recognized among top brands such as Amazon, Target and Toyota, all leaders in their respective categories.

Do You Use Phone Interviews to Screen?
Companies that are growing quickly invest a lot of staff time in interviewing and selecting the right candidates for their jobs. Participative companies like to hold small group interviews in which four or five employees meet with each candidate in the first round interview.

Resume Mistakes That Will Make You Go ‘WHOA!’
Creativity is typically perceived to be a positive trait among job seekers – that is, until someone takes the liberty of submitting a music video in lieu of a resume. For those looking to choose this route, might we at least suggest you don’t use a wrecking ball as a prop – or lick a sledgehammer or tool of any kind.


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iRecruit is a web-based applicant tracking software designed to provide any size of business a cost effective, affordable and simple way to handle their recruiting process online. iRecruit provides you with your own career center that will allow your applicants to select the position they are interested in, and apply online through your website!

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iRecruit Webinar Dates June 2013

Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for June 2013. Learn how to take control of your applicant tracking and recruitment process, and manage your applicants in a centralized, secure, cloud-based database.

We have weekly webinar demos scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm Eastern Time (US). Or contact us at 1-800-517-9099 to schedule a webinar at your convenience.

Tuesday, June 4th at 2pm (Register)
Thursday, June 6th at 2pm (Register)
Tuesday, June 11th at 2pm (Register)
Thursday, June 13th at 2pm (Register)
Tuesday, June 18th at 2pm (Register)
Thursday, June 20th at 2pm (Register)
Tuesday, June 25th at 2pm (Register)
Thursday, June 27th at 2pm (Register)



Click here to register today or call 1-800-517-9099, iRecruit demos are free.

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 2pm. Call iRecruit at 1-800-517-9099 if you have any questions. 

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. 

Let's say you're looking for Certified Nursing Assistants. Your job title is "Certified Nursing Assistant".  So, any qualified person looking for a Certified Nursing Assistant position to apply to should be able to find the position.

We can expand on "Certified Nursing Assistant" by adding "CNA" to the job title and "C.N.A." since those are all keywords that might be searched on for this type of position.

Using the relevant keywords in both your job title and description will optimize the listing for organic search and increase your search engine ranking, making your listings easier to find.

The first sentence of your job description should be as succinct and descriptive as possible, since it will show with the job title on the search results.

CNA Certified Nursing Assistant C.N.A. - Full Time
Company name is hiring a licensed CNA Certified Nursing Assistant in a full time role at our Farmington, CT facility. ....

Don't forget to add your City, State and Zip code to the posting. These are also incredibly useful for having the job listing found in search results.

Google's Keyword Tool, typically used for Advertising, is an excellent keyword tool you can use to improve the search engine optimization for your job postings.

Also see: Six Things You Need in Every Job Description

About iRecruit

iRecruit is a hosted, web-based recruiting software designed to provide any size of business a cost effective, affordable and simple way to handle their recruiting process online.

Not only will this applicant tracking software work in conjunction with your company website, iRecruit provides you with your own career center that will allow your applicants to select the position they are interested in, and apply online through your website!

Weekly demos, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm Eastern Time, or call us at 1-800-517-9099 to schedule a demo at your convenience.

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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.

So, this is a re-post of sorts. last year we talked about the Six Quick Ways to Spring Clean your iRecruit Account, and these are still great tips today.

1. Change or update your passwords.
2. Inactivate account holders who are no longer with your company or are not actively hiring anymore.
3. Inactivate old requisitions that you are no longer tracking applicants for.
4. Delete old application forms that are not in use.
5. Archive old applicant data. Call 1-800-517-9099 to arrange for archiving of old data whether it’s six months old, a year old or older.
6. Review your application forms for any errors, or updates that may streamline the process for you.
7. Review any job descriptions, applicant emails, or your company page to check for errors or any outdated links or information.
8. Attend a training class to refresh your iRecruit knowledge, and find out what's new with iRecruit. Training is free for all iRecruit account holders.

About iRecruit
iRecruit is a web-based applicant tracking software designed to provide any size of business a cost effective, affordable and simple way to handle their recruiting process online. iRecruit provides you with your own career center that will allow your applicants to select the position they are interested in, and apply online through your website!

Weekly demos, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm Eastern Time (Register Today), or call us at 1-800-517-9099 to schedule a demo at your convenience.