Recruiting Roundup: This Week's Top Recruiting Stories from Around The Web

Recruiting Roundup: From what you can learn about posting jobs on Indeed.com, what hiring managers don't understand about recruiting, and the role of social media in recruitment, this week's top recruiting stories from around the web.

3 Tips for Posting Jobs on Indeed.com
With a click of a button you can automatically share your iRecruit job listings with Indeed.com, the #1 Global Jobs Site. Here are three tips to attract applicants and increase posting visibility:

Understanding and Recruiting Advanced Technology Specialists
Understanding how new technology is essential to individuals and the ways it affects the office are key to hiring positions that didn’t even exist at the turn of the millennium.

The Role of Social Media in Recruitment
It’s been said for some time now that a key component of any job hunt is getting the social media side of things done well. This includes making sure your LinkedIn profile is up to date, writing a blog and generally getting your name out there online.

6 Things Hiring Managers Don’t Get About Recruiting
Having worked in executive search for more than 10 years, I have had great success in finding candidates but have encountered many obstacles in trying to place those candidates because often many hiring managers mismanage the hiring process. Below are five issues hiring managers must consider when trying to fill their open positions with superstar candidates.

Goodbye, Resume? Not so Fast, Experts Say
The Internet -- along with the advent of social-media tools like LinkedIn -- have markedly changed the recruitment landscape. But the resume remains prominent for the vast majority of HR professionals and recruiters, experts say.

Your Job Ads Suck
Imagine you're a candidate. You're doing the job seeking that we, as recruiters, think we understand so well. Candidate you types search terms into Google, Indeed, Monster or Bing (just kidding, no one uses Bing) and off you go... to sort through job ads like the one below. I challenge you to read it, but most of you probably won't. Why? Because it's boring and it stinks and I will ...

HR’s Primary Role in Recruiting? It’s Really All About Retention
HR doesn’t get as much credit for recruiting as they should. But it’s not for the reason you might think. An organization that seemingly recruits well probably has an HR department to thank for helping to keep and attract employees.


5 Ways to Find Candidates Who Fit Your Culture
A common mistake of managers is hiring based solely on the candidate’s résumé and skills. This is probably why you’ve crossed paths with so many highly skilled jerks during your career.


About iRecruit 
iRecruit is a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking software application that allows any size company to track and report on 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.

Recruiting Roundup: This Week's Top Recruiting Stories from Around The Web

Recruiting Roundup: Learn about rejuvenating your recruiting strategy and video interviewing in this week's top recruiting stories from around the web.

Spinning Your Wheels? 5 ways to rejuvenate your recruitment strategy

Should you rule out candidates who use poor grammar?

Show Me the Money — the Top 10 Revenue Impacts of a Great Hiring Process


Think You’re Helping Students With Unpaid Internships? Think Again

Perk that’ll make your company more attractive to 72% of workers

Comparing Digital and Video Interviewing

Do You Need to Define Your Employment Brand? Five Tests

The Candidate Experience, and Other Stuff HR Wastes Time On

Top iRecruit Posts in 2011

Happy New Year! Please find below our top six posts about iRecruit from 2011!

Save on New Hires with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/01/save-on-new-hires-in-2011.html

CMS Announces New Social Media Sharing for iRecruit
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/09/cms-announces-irecruit-social-media.html

iRecruit Customer Testimonials
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/03/irecruit-customer-testimonials.html

Quote from new customer:
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/10/quote-from-new-customer.html

CMS Announces new iRecruit to support Enterprise Marketplace
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/07/irecruit-enterprise-recruiting.html

Make New Hires Feel At Home
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/07/make-new-hires-feel-at-home.html

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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.

Preview iRecruit's July Updates

CMS is excited to announce some beneficial updates to iRecruit have been scheduled for July 31st. Prior to the updates I would like to invite you to preview what we've been working on.

Updates include:

• iRecruit login accounts for applicants
• Applicants can apply with or without creating account profiles
• Applicant can return and see the status of an application
  

• Beneficial Changes to the Application Form, layout, new standard questions, error checking
• Flexible redesign that allows you to configure colors for your hosted career website
• Flexible layout to fit in with your website
  

• Improved listing options for multiple levels (city, department, etc)
• Affirmative Action Section Update - Veteran questions, control over pre/post application
• Update to URL Links
  

And a whole lot more . . .
Preview Sessions
Preview these upcoming changes on the following dates:

• Friday, July 22, 2011 @ 11:00 am, Eastern Daylight Time
• Wednesday, July 27, 2011 @ 1:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time
  

To receive an invitation please email and let me know which session you would like to attend. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call 1-860-269-0959.