The stats on recruiting, résumés, and employers are almost mind-boggling. Social network Indeed.com is celebrating as the month of January saw a record number of new visitors. What do 100 million visitors really mean? This infographic explains that “3 billion job searches were conducted on the Indeed network, which equals 67…(Read More)
Would you agree that HR pros are only as good as the recruiters who do their filtering? To avoid having “poorly trained, unapproachable, and lackluster recruiters” tasked with finding your next superstar, check out these tips from Shannon Smedstad, a recruiting and HR social media consultant. She reminds us that successful recruiters have product knowledge…(Read More)
Hiring managers may be busier than usual in the coming months, thanks to the U.S. State Department. Officials have admitted the controversial Keystone XL pipeline could pose substantial environmental problems but issued a draft environmental impact statement concluding there are no viable alternatives. According to USNews.com, the fed’s conclusion preliminarily clears the…(Read More)
When hiring a PM in an industry that’s prone to injury, exposure to hazardous materials, and stiff government regulations, risk management experience is a must. A post written by Balboa Capital, a provider of small business loans, states: “When at a construction site, project managers will be exposed to situations that they may not…(Read More)
What’s the effect of gender wording in job descriptions? A study by Gaucher, Friesen, & Kay concludes that there’s a marked difference in linguistics when jobs are posted in male-dominated industries. The data finds that subtle wording in construction, engineering, and other fields play to the male psyche, leaving female candidates at…(Read More)
