Consider this rhetorical question: Do you want to bring top talent to hiring managers? If your online strategy needs a kick, read these tips on how to supercharge your search engine optimization. “Recruiters can use what are considered online marketing tactics to extend the life of a traditional online job posting, help increase your company…(Read More)
Set a call objective, do your homework, and plan for pushback. These are a few of the suggestions that can improve your success rate on the phone. And if you’re one of the many professionals who loathe phone recruiting, this post can perk up your attitude, too. Nancy Parks, founder of HRPartnersPlus, encourages us…(Read More)
This may come as a surprise. The proposed federal mandate that would confirm an applicant’s immigration status will not be required of all employers. Labor and Employment Attorney Daniel Kaplan, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, blogs that E-Verify is mainly a voluntary program. “However, there are a number of companies that…(Read More)
“The big data movement, like analytics before it, seeks to glean intelligence from data and translate that into business advantage,” writes recruiting pro Maren Hogan. She explains HR executives have been collecting data on employees, compensation, performance, and demographics for years. Where do construction recruiters come in? When you’re able to talk hard business…(Read More)
Philly Building Collapse: Did Hiring Managers Play a Part in Contractor and Crew Hires? A federal judge has ordered the site of this week’s deadly building collapse in Philadelphia be preserved as authorities investigate the qualifications of the crews and subcontractors. Some of this could tie back to hiring and construction managers. An article…(Read More)
It’s time to move beyond just cultivating relationships. Construction recruiters can position themselves as ‘lifelong career companions’ to candidates they place. “A professional recruiter will not simply throw a new hire over the transom for somebody else to handle, but will assume the momentary job of directing them to the correct source for answers…(Read More)
Don’t believe the pundits who are predicting the demise of e-mail marketing. Electronic mail isn’t going away anytime soon. This post on SuperFastRecruitment.co.uk explains the fundamentals of launching an e-mail campaign. Wondering what the benefits are to recruiters? “It’s cheap to set up and maintain, allows you to…(Read More)
If you want to better manage your social media efforts, this post from recruiting and marketing pro Christopher Brablc is a must-read. He recommends five easy-to-use tools such as Tweetdeck and Buffer to help you get started. The apps and platforms that Brablc covers allow users to monitor important social streams and…(Read More)
“The tools that help collaboration and eliminate bottlenecks in the three phases of construction—planning, designing, and building—are rooted in tablets, Smartphones, and mobile intelligent hotspots, also known as ‘Jetpacks,’” explains a post on AreaDevelopment.com. The author, Paul Bedard of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, says mobile project management and remote data storage are among…(Read More)
For the first time in 10 years, organizations are going outside of their walls to fill open positions. That’s according to the 2013 Source of Hire Survey released this week by CareerXroads, an HR consultancy in New Jersey. “A new survey shows that nearly 42 percent of 185,450 open positions at 37 large…(Read More)
