At iRecruit we love looking at lists and making lists, so we dug into our website statistics (also love statistics) to find out what our most viewed, and most popular blog posts of the year are (so far):
Tips for Hiring Summer Interns
Spring is in full bloom, which means Summer is not too far off, 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.
10 Things to Ask When Purchasing Applicant Tracking Software #10thingsATS
If you’ve been tasked with researching your next online recruitment software, we have a few questions you should ask during your next demo. This list compiled from frequently asked questions we have received from people attending iRecruit’s demos (Tuesdays, or Thursdays at 2pm Eastern Time).
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.
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.
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 Customers on A&E TV's Reality Show 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.
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.
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:
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. iRecruit has integrated with CMS' WOTC processing service since 2009 providing a simple and easy to use interface, and reporting. Learn about new legislation, what’s upcoming and how much you could potentially save using the WOTC in our upcoming free webinars.
About iRecruit
iRecruit is a hosted, web-based recruitment 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 a
custom 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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Monday, June 3, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Recruiting News Round Up
This week's top recruiting news from around the web:
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.
Two Thirds of U.S. Employers Say Bad Hires Negatively Affected Business Last Year
New research from CareerBuilder reveals that 66 percent of U.S. employers experienced losses in business last year due to bad hires.
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.
iRecruit Webinar Dates May 2013
Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for April 2013. Learn how to take control of your online recruitment and applicant tracking process, and manage your applicants in a centralized, secure, cloud-based database.
How To Craft Standout Job Descriptions
Have you stumbled upon a job description that checked all the boxes for being concise, explanatory and compelling? Great job descriptions are direct response marketing materials in their own right. Their purpose is to attract quality hires and sell the opportunity with your organization. And the first step in attracting quality hires is making sure that people can find your job among a sea of others.
5 Cover Letter Red Flags for Employers
Want to know the cover letter red flags that should capture your attention when you review an applicant's cover letter? The cover letter is an integral component of a job searcher’s job application materials.
4 Ways To Get Hiring Managers Involved in Recruiting - Quickly
Here are some ideas you can immediately implement in your organization to help get hiring managers on board with your recruiting efforts, quickly:
Facebook Lags Behind LinkedIn, Twitter as Social Recruitment Tool
In its 2013 North American Social Recruiting Activity Report, Bullhorn Reach reports that just 22 percent of recruiters used Facebook for recruiting in 2012. Comparatively, Twitter was used by 27 percent of recruiters while LinkedIn dominated the social-media-recruitment landscape with a 97 percent usage rate.
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.
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.
Two Thirds of U.S. Employers Say Bad Hires Negatively Affected Business Last Year
New research from CareerBuilder reveals that 66 percent of U.S. employers experienced losses in business last year due to bad hires.
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.
iRecruit Webinar Dates May 2013
Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for April 2013. Learn how to take control of your online recruitment and applicant tracking process, and manage your applicants in a centralized, secure, cloud-based database.
How To Craft Standout Job Descriptions
Have you stumbled upon a job description that checked all the boxes for being concise, explanatory and compelling? Great job descriptions are direct response marketing materials in their own right. Their purpose is to attract quality hires and sell the opportunity with your organization. And the first step in attracting quality hires is making sure that people can find your job among a sea of others.
5 Cover Letter Red Flags for Employers
Want to know the cover letter red flags that should capture your attention when you review an applicant's cover letter? The cover letter is an integral component of a job searcher’s job application materials.
4 Ways To Get Hiring Managers Involved in Recruiting - Quickly
Here are some ideas you can immediately implement in your organization to help get hiring managers on board with your recruiting efforts, quickly:
Facebook Lags Behind LinkedIn, Twitter as Social Recruitment Tool
In its 2013 North American Social Recruiting Activity Report, Bullhorn Reach reports that just 22 percent of recruiters used Facebook for recruiting in 2012. Comparatively, Twitter was used by 27 percent of recruiters while LinkedIn dominated the social-media-recruitment landscape with a 97 percent usage rate.
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.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Tips for Hiring Summer Interns
Get Ready to Hire Interns
In iRecruit set up a new application form just for your
intern candidates so that you can ask specific questions relating to the
internship.
Set up your new intern job listing in iRecruit. Be as
specific as possible in your job description. What department will the intern
be in? What can they expect to be doing for you? What type of skills do they
need to have? Is the internship paid or unpaid? What are the expected hours?
And how long is the duration of the internship?
Set up two template emails -
one for interns who are not selected, and one for interns not selected after interview.
Interviewing Interns
H2M's Gina Iacobacci shares some tips on interviewing interns:
- Ask the same questions for all interviews. This is great for comparison in order to see which candidate is the right fit for your company as well as to use as guidance for the hiring managers when they are making their decision.
- Make the candidate feel comfortable! Make some friendly conversation before jumping into the questions you are going to ask. I cannot stress this enough. For most candidates coming in for an interview, it may be their first professional interview relating to their desired career. They are going to be nervous! Make them feel at home. If you do that, they are sure to open up and you will be able to get all the information you need in order to properly assess them for the role.
- Find out what their future goals are in order to see if these will be in line with what your company is looking for and supports.
- Briefly share some of the benefits that full time employees receive. They may not be eligible to receive them, but it is good to let them know how much you do value your employees.
- Some candidates may not have any internship experience. If not, be prepared to relate any behavioral type questions related to a group project they have done in school or at another job they may have had in the past in order to get the information you will need.
- Share Successes. If you have any success stories about past interns, make sure to share them! For instance, at H2M, our current CEO who stepped up this year interned here about 25 years ago. I love to tell any intern that story because it really showcases that we are an organization that strongly believes in professional development.
- Be honest about where you are in the decision making process, let them know where they stand, and let them know when they can expect to hear from you regarding a decision.
- Leave the door wide open for questioning. They need to feel like they can come to you whenever they need assistance. Make sure to let them know that they can follow up with any questions they may have.
Some things to keep in mind:
- Interns are not just free labor.
- Set goals and expectations of behavior, dress code, hours etc.
- Don’t just send on coffee runs to Dunkin' or Starbucks. Give your interns real life projects and hands on experience.
- At the end of the internship period, don't forget to thank your interns.
Continue to improve your internship program by asking for
feedback after the intern has returned to college. Keep it simple using
iRecruit forms, or GoogleDocs to create a simple form that will let you collect
feedback, and provide you with an instant report.
Related Links:
Internship seekers should prepare for common interview
questions like “What are your strengths,” or “What are your weaknesses,” but
they can also expect less conventional queries.
How To Hire Rockstar Interns (Slideshare)
Your business is small. Too small to have a fancy
internship program or connections with universities. You may even be located in
a town far removed from a school that has a major that fits your business. You
should consider hiring a summer intern anyway. An intern can bring fresh ideas
at low cost. Plus, you get the opportunity to help someone else learn how to be
a great employee.
To Hire an Intern or Not? (Careerbuilder)
With the ever increasing demand for the highest quality
candidates, finding the best is like finding a needle in a haystack for many
small businesses. One solution is very simple: hire an intern.
The Basics Of Hiring Interns For Your Startup (Founders Network)
Hiring interns is a great milestone for a young company
and the use of interns is on the rise. What is also on the rise, however,
is the number of small businesses and startups getting audited for
misclassifying interns as independent contractors or unpaid interns when
they should have been classified as paid employees.
Tips from Michigan State University.
If you’re like a lot of employers, you’re deep into the
process of trying to find those potentially stellar summer interns. Here are
tips on finding the best ones — and risks you’ll need to look out for.
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.
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.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Roundup: This Week's Top Recruiting Stories From Around The Web
Recruiting news this week: how to improve your search engine optimization of job listings, and all about video interviewing, 12 questions to bring out the best in candidates, and how hiring managers can make mistakes with candidates.
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.
iRecruit Webinar Dates April 2013
Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for April 2013. Learn how to take control of your applicant tracking 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.
Using HR analytics to pinpoint your ‘cost of hire’
Just how much does it cost your company to hire a new employee? HR analytics expert Marco Padovani offers a plan to find out — and points out some of the danger zones you may have to navigate. With compliance dates for the Affordable Care Act looming, understanding your true cost per hire is more important than ever.
The Four P’s of Job Interviewing
We all know that the interviewing process can be a nail-biting, stressful time for some. Particularly if you are applying for entry into a coveted position with a highly sought after company, you might get put “through the wringer” in multiple rounds of interviews. Interviewing however, can be a gratifying experience if you are ready for the process. The 4 P’s of interviewing have gotten me through many interview processes successfully.
12 Interview Questions That Will Reveal the Very Best Candidates
If you’re not getting exceptional hires, it may be because your traditional interview process is simply not designed to excite them. Instead of dwelling on the past, a superior alternative is to ask them to solve real problems, and to demonstrate that they are forward-looking and that they have solutions for the future.
The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century
The sexiest job of the 21st century is not a social media entrepreneur nor Hollywood producer. If you take a cue from the Harvard Business Review, the title goes to data scientists. That’s right. Data scientist, as in, the type of person who can write computer code and harness the power of big data to come up with innovative ways to use it for companies like Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), and Yahoo! (YHOO).
Not Yet Video Interviewing? Now You Have No Excuse
If you aren’t already using video for interviewing, what are you waiting for? More and more employers all the time are finding that conducting at least an initial, live interview can save them both money and time, and can give them a better sense of their candidates than even an in-depth phone screen.
The Top 10 Mistakes Hiring Managers Make When Courting Candidates
It takes two to tango, but only one to tangle things up. Here’s my list of the top 10 mistakes hiring managers make during the candidate courtship.
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.
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.
iRecruit Webinar Dates April 2013
Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for April 2013. Learn how to take control of your applicant tracking 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.
Using HR analytics to pinpoint your ‘cost of hire’
Just how much does it cost your company to hire a new employee? HR analytics expert Marco Padovani offers a plan to find out — and points out some of the danger zones you may have to navigate. With compliance dates for the Affordable Care Act looming, understanding your true cost per hire is more important than ever.
The Four P’s of Job Interviewing
We all know that the interviewing process can be a nail-biting, stressful time for some. Particularly if you are applying for entry into a coveted position with a highly sought after company, you might get put “through the wringer” in multiple rounds of interviews. Interviewing however, can be a gratifying experience if you are ready for the process. The 4 P’s of interviewing have gotten me through many interview processes successfully.
12 Interview Questions That Will Reveal the Very Best Candidates
If you’re not getting exceptional hires, it may be because your traditional interview process is simply not designed to excite them. Instead of dwelling on the past, a superior alternative is to ask them to solve real problems, and to demonstrate that they are forward-looking and that they have solutions for the future.
The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century
The sexiest job of the 21st century is not a social media entrepreneur nor Hollywood producer. If you take a cue from the Harvard Business Review, the title goes to data scientists. That’s right. Data scientist, as in, the type of person who can write computer code and harness the power of big data to come up with innovative ways to use it for companies like Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), and Yahoo! (YHOO).
Not Yet Video Interviewing? Now You Have No Excuse
If you aren’t already using video for interviewing, what are you waiting for? More and more employers all the time are finding that conducting at least an initial, live interview can save them both money and time, and can give them a better sense of their candidates than even an in-depth phone screen.
The Top 10 Mistakes Hiring Managers Make When Courting Candidates
It takes two to tango, but only one to tangle things up. Here’s my list of the top 10 mistakes hiring managers make during the candidate courtship.
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.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Roundup: This Week's Top Recruiting Stories From Around The Web
Recruiting news this week: Hiring Veterans is good for business, video interviewing, the world-wide skills shortage, and perspective on the entitlement of employees.
iRecruit Webinar Dates April 2013
Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for April 2013. Learn how to take control of your applicant tracking 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.
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2013/03/irecruit-webinar-dates-april-2013.html
5 Tales from Awesomely Awkward Job Interviews
Blanking on the recruiter’s name or forgetting to bring copies of your résumé may not endear you to a prospective employer. However, you can take heart in the fact that your error wasn’t so horrible it will be remembered (and shared) for years to come. Not all interviewees are so lucky.
6 Reasons Why Video Interviewing Will Soon Go Mainstream
Enterprise tech is “hot” for the right reasons. The barriers to entry, once the sole domain of the tech behemoths, are diminishing, and it is now cheaper than ever to build software that can be accessed by anyone, from any place, at anytime.
Entitlement: Your Biggest Flaw?
I was on a panel last night at my alma mater Boston University, and someone asked me what one thing someone could do to absolutely, positively, guarantee that I’d never give them their first job. The answer was pretty simple: If they came in with even the slightest sense of entitlement, I’d never hire them. Whether you’re fresh out of college looking for your first break, or the CEO heading to a new CEO position, entitlement can hurt you. No one wants to work with someone entitled. It just isn’t fun. And trust me, if you’re entitled, you won’t have your job for long.
The Skills Gap Heard Round The World
Companies in the top ten world economies report losses in productivity and revenue due to a skills gap, survey finds. Think you’ve got it bad trying to find skilled labor? You should see the other guys. According to CareerBuilder’s most recent survey, the U.S. isn’t the only country that’s feeling the hurt of a skills gap – far from it, in fact. Of the countries with the largest gross domestic product, China seems to be suffering the most from vacant positions, where 81 percent of employers in China say they have open positions they cannot fill.
Hiring Veterans Is Good Business. So Why Don't We Do It More Often?
Ten years after the start of the Iraq War, we're all familiar with the case for hiring veterans: they're mature, responsible, have significant managerial experience, and are used to chaotic, ambiguous environments. Many possess skills that are highly transferable. So why is the gap between veteran and nonveteran unemployment rates 9.4% and 7.9% respectively?
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.
iRecruit Webinar Dates April 2013
Announcing the iRecruit webinar presentation schedule for April 2013. Learn how to take control of your applicant tracking 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.
http://irecruitsoftware.blogspot.com/2013/03/irecruit-webinar-dates-april-2013.html
5 Tales from Awesomely Awkward Job Interviews
Blanking on the recruiter’s name or forgetting to bring copies of your résumé may not endear you to a prospective employer. However, you can take heart in the fact that your error wasn’t so horrible it will be remembered (and shared) for years to come. Not all interviewees are so lucky.
6 Reasons Why Video Interviewing Will Soon Go Mainstream
Enterprise tech is “hot” for the right reasons. The barriers to entry, once the sole domain of the tech behemoths, are diminishing, and it is now cheaper than ever to build software that can be accessed by anyone, from any place, at anytime.
Entitlement: Your Biggest Flaw?
I was on a panel last night at my alma mater Boston University, and someone asked me what one thing someone could do to absolutely, positively, guarantee that I’d never give them their first job. The answer was pretty simple: If they came in with even the slightest sense of entitlement, I’d never hire them. Whether you’re fresh out of college looking for your first break, or the CEO heading to a new CEO position, entitlement can hurt you. No one wants to work with someone entitled. It just isn’t fun. And trust me, if you’re entitled, you won’t have your job for long.
The Skills Gap Heard Round The World
Companies in the top ten world economies report losses in productivity and revenue due to a skills gap, survey finds. Think you’ve got it bad trying to find skilled labor? You should see the other guys. According to CareerBuilder’s most recent survey, the U.S. isn’t the only country that’s feeling the hurt of a skills gap – far from it, in fact. Of the countries with the largest gross domestic product, China seems to be suffering the most from vacant positions, where 81 percent of employers in China say they have open positions they cannot fill.
Hiring Veterans Is Good Business. So Why Don't We Do It More Often?
Ten years after the start of the Iraq War, we're all familiar with the case for hiring veterans: they're mature, responsible, have significant managerial experience, and are used to chaotic, ambiguous environments. Many possess skills that are highly transferable. So why is the gap between veteran and nonveteran unemployment rates 9.4% and 7.9% respectively?
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.
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