Shallow talent pool parameters are restricting the number of quality candidates you present to employers. Kelly Blokdijk, a recruiter at Talent Talks in Irvine, Texas, shares this recommendation. “Invest the time to understand the candidate’s potential to hit the mark and take a chance in ‘selling’ the hiring manager on someone that very well…(Read More)
It’s the elite of the online employment industry. Weddles has just released its 2013 User’s Choice Awards. The top few sites on the esteemed list include Dice.com, CareerBuilder.com, CollegeRecuiter.com, and SimplyHired.com. “With more than 100,000 job boards now operating on the web, it’s hard to know which…(Read More)
Would you present an offer to a candidate through social media? That’s one of the points in this post outlining several steps in the social recruiting process. Of course, before you reach the ‘offer’ stage, there’s the attraction, engagement, and sourcing components of online recruiting. Take a look at the five steps suggested…(Read More)
“One thing we can all agree on is that we need more jobs and construction jobs are some of the best paying jobs out there. Unfortunately, a big roadblock to creating more of these jobs is the inexcusably slow review process imposed by Washington on the permitting of new construction projects.” That’s according to…(Read More)
Susan Young, CEO, Get in Front Communications Got downtime? Bored? Complaining that business is slow during the summer? It’s time to kick-start your success. Here are 10 things you can do right now to prepare for a triumphant rest of the year. Granted some of these may not sound like fun, but if…(Read More)
As chatter and analysis continue over the one year implementation delay of the Affordable Care Act, employers must remember that other mandates are just around the corner. Barring any modifications, 2014 brings changes in excise taxes and fees, benefit summaries, and more. Are you knowledgeable about these changes? http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/what-hasnt…(Read More)
Several major office projects in Manhattan, a surge of residential construction, and ongoing capital spending has the New York Building Congress bracing for a busy 2014. The group “anticipates New York will support more than 130,600 construction jobs in 2014,” according to a post on Real Estate Weekly. http://www.rew-online.com…(Read More)
When searching for new talent, it may be time to team up with employers to create snappy video clips. A growing number of businesses are turning to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to share these snippets, which typically run less than 30 seconds in length. HR pro Dr. John Sullivan explains, “Independently created micro-videos can…(Read More)
Construction giant Skanska is seeing red over what it claims is anti-green lobbying by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber supports the American High-Performance Building Coalition, which is fighting “the implementation of a new LEED certification program (LEEDv4) that encourages transparency in reporting the chemical composition of building materials,” according to…(Read More)
HR construction execs looking to develop and retain employees may not like the new survey from Aerotek, a Maryland-based provider of recruiting and staffing services. Their Recruit or Retain report finds that three in five employees would leave their jobs if offered a new position with higher pay. Tanya Axenson, vice president of HR…(Read More)
