Construction recruiters can identify with this: Wide nets won’t be effective in narrow niches. HR and recruiting blogger Jessica Miller-Merrell offers a few suggestions on how to find talent in niches. Hint: Which online sites and groups does your target audience spend time on? http://blog.talentcircles.com/2013/05/how-to-reach…(Read More)
Here’s an attention-grabbing part of LinkedIn that many construction recruiters haven’t discovered just yet. If you have off-beat vacancies to promote, such as a ground electronics technician in Antarctica, take a look at this infographic. It could be a gold mine. http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20130517/linkedin-unique-jobs-to-grab…(Read More)
Well-defined objectives and patience can help lead you to finding the best candidate. Construction recruiters know that bad hires are costly, but there is a way to avoid this pitfall. Sue Bingham, founder of HPWP Consulting, states: “When companies involve their employees in hiring based on the personal attributes of candidates, ‘turnover immediately decreases…(Read More)
Folks at job search engine LinkUp say their research reveals a cautious optimism for the job market through the end of 2013. The reasons? Job growth is spreading evenly throughout the U.S., says LinkUp’s Toby Dayton. He also notes that transportation jobs are increasing. http://www.ere.net/2013/05/14/3-reasons…(Read More)
What do office buildings of the future look like? They must be “public-transit and pedestrian friendly, flexible, adaptable and easily reconfigured both internally and externally, and environmentally sustainable in the way they are constructed and maintained.” That’s according to an article in Architectural Record. A recent competition dubbed, The Office Building of the…(Read More)
Executive level jobs and C-level jobs require very specific job search strategies and some work better than others! In this article I am going to go over the main executive level job search strategies, including the pros and cons of each. Hopefully this information will help you decide what job search methods are best…(Read More)
If your inbox is a constant source of angst, you’ll appreciate this post by Jon Bischke, one of the founders of Entelo, a software platform that helps recruiters network online with talent. Bischke has compiled a list of several tools to help manage your inbox and tasks. For example, there’s Followup.cc. It…(Read More)
“HR teams must adapt to ensure their social recruiting processes are designed to help facilitate sharing of content, jobs, and other employment messages to meet the changing expectations among employees.” So says Ellen Julian on TLNT.com. Julian is Senior Product Marketing Manager for Talent Acquisition at Peoplefluent. To strategically enhance your recruiting, Julian suggests…(Read More)
Don’t write off anxiety-ridden candidates who may be awkward when interviewing. Recent studies say fidgety people who don’t use much eye contact often outperform extroverts, who may talk a good game but under deliver. HR consultant Heather R. Huhman explains that candidates who seem nervous worry about making mistakes, so they are…(Read More)
A bill which would allow private sector employers to give non-exempt workers the option of receiving paid time off instead of money for overtime hours worked is heading to the U.S. Senate. “Comp time is an option that has been available to public sector employees since 1985,” according to the Society for Human…(Read More)
