Avoid hiring 'cookie cutter' candidates, expert says

Hiring a candidate solely for experience does not always turn out to be a good hire.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 13, 2016

ManPower Group: 41% of US workers continuously searching for jobs

Recruiters can leverage this phenomenon if they play their cards right.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 13, 2016

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Top trends in employee development

The pandemic pushed some HR initiatives to the back burner, but employee development may be more important than ever.

By HR Dive staff

Holly jolly holiday hiring trends for 2016

Companies are preparing for a busy holiday hiring season. Within: Updates on market trends and tips for managing a contingent workforce. 

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 13, 2016

New LinkedIn feature signals which candidates are available for hire

It's finally possible to look for a job on the sly, thanks to a new feature available on LinkedIn. 

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 13, 2016

ASA's 10 hardest jobs to fill: Healthcare recruitment woes continue

Is the shortage in surgeons, podiatrists, PAs and others part of a much larger STEM talent gap?

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 13, 2016

Randstad, TalentWave partnership might be game-changer for contractor compliance

Managing contingent workers is no easy job for HR, but this new partnership could help.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 11, 2016

Adecco pledges 10K work-based learning positions by 2020

They hope the work-based skills approach, first used for high school graduates, will close the growing employee skills gap.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 10, 2016

While September's jobs data falls a little short, talent scarcity remains

The monthly jobs reports aren’t telling the whole story, one expert told HR Dive.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 7, 2016

Recruiting will be an elementary task for Watson, says IBM

First he's winning game shows, now he's predicting candidate success. IBM's Watson is bringing machine learning to the recruitment space. 

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 6, 2016

Breaking down bias: How recruitment tech is making hiring more fair

Bias still occurs, often in subtle ways in the U.S. — and employee recruitment is one of its most apparent forms.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 6, 2016

New getTalent mobile app signals rise of real-time candidate management

Brightmatter launched the app at HR Tech. It's designed to assist recruiters in candidate pool development.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 6, 2016

ZipRecruiter study: Gender-neutral wording results in more applicants

Gender-biased words continue to plague many job advertisements, but those words may not be the ones you expect.

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 6, 2016

Is LinkedIn getting too personal?

Recruiters warn HR and company leaders, as well as candidates, to protect their personal information on LinkedIn by not sharing too much. 

By Tess Taylor • Oct. 6, 2016

With predicted 30% ROI, infertility benefits reveal strong impact on talent retention

The benefit is used by less than 1% of the workforce, but its impact on employer savings is strikingly high.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 6, 2016

EEOC and Justice Dept. offer diversity-building report to law enforcement agencies

Public and private HR could take a few tips from the report on how to improve workforce diversity generally.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 6, 2016

Why employee referral success rates continue to impress

Candidates who are referred to the company by others have the highest hiring rate (1 in 16) compared to those who applied through a job site (1 in 152).

By Tom Starner • Oct. 5, 2016

Young women still face recruiting biases, workplace bullying

A recent survey from the 1,000 Dreams Fund suggests employers are not doing enough to support young women looking to join the workforce.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 5, 2016

Why ERGs drive the growth of workplace diversity, and much more

Employee resource groups (ERGs) foster workplace diversity, but new research suggests they can significantly impact citizenship and innovation.

By Tom Starner • Oct. 4, 2016

ICE H-1B New Jersey lawsuit: Another hurdle for visa program advocates

ICE charged a New Jersey IT firm with abusing H-1B system after an audit revealed the company may have misclassified foreign workers as full-time employees.

By Tom Starner • Sept. 30, 2016

Is there a way to eliminate recruitment bias?

Humans are less capable of leaving bias out of hiring decisions than computers.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 29, 2016

Recruitment still ignores a large pool of mobile candidates

When there is no way to apply for a job via a mobile device, you miss out on some of the more tech savvy candidates.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 29, 2016

That software add-on could put your business at risk of fines of $935 per employee

Some companies may be tempted to take shortcuts by purchasing add-ons to save time and avoid tedium.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 29, 2016

LinkedIn reinvents its talent acquisition brand and emerges stronger

How a simple change to talent acquisition lead to a successful overhaul of LinkedIn's company culture and mission.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 29, 2016

Gaming in recruitment: Your top candidate is in another castle

Why Unilever is investing in a new gamification system as part of its recruitment process.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 29, 2016

How 'success patterns' can re-calibrate the hiring process

By looking at high-performers for a given position, recruiters can avoid the buyer's remorse that comes with 20% of new hires.

By Tess Taylor • Sept. 29, 2016