What’s in a job’s name? Sometimes…not enough. Particularly, if the job opportunity your company is trying to fill has an über common job title. So common in fact, that its chances of appearing near the top of search results for your intended applicant audience are nil. In my third installment of the “How to Write […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/optimize-job-descriptions-with-analytics.png577572Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngRandi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCP2013-04-05 10:40:142023-04-28 12:23:28How to Write Job Descriptions Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 3
As you might gather from the title above, this is the first blog in a seven-part series about core concepts your organization can use to improve the efficiency and overall results of your recruiting and hiring process. While not the most glamorous topic out there, I think the majority of people involved with recruiting will […]
It’s pretty easy to find advice about writing compliant job descriptions, but it can be harder to make sure those same descriptions translate into engaging blurbs on job board search results pages…that is, blurbs or “snippets” that are guaranteed to pique the interest of your potential applicants as they pore over pages of competitive job […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/optimize-job-description-snippets-icon.jpg577572Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngRandi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCP2013-03-27 07:45:382023-04-28 12:23:16How to Write Job Descriptions Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 2
I did some window shopping recently and I saw many “help wanted” signs plastered front and center of doors, cash registers, in yards, etc. Many signs said, “See Associate” or “Inquire at (insert phone number)”. If you are hiring, chances are your staff is already stretched thin. Is it in their best interest to be […]
It can be challenging to write a thorough and compliant job description that will satisfy your human resources and legal departments, while at the same time making it…dare I say…sexy enough to cause potential applicants to click through for more information or to apply for your job. After all, most job seekers won’t just know […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/optimize-job-descriptions-icon.jpg577572Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngRandi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCP2013-03-20 07:30:502023-04-28 12:23:02How to Write Job Descriptions Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 1
Considering the ever-increasing number of social media users, savvy recruiting and human resources professionals are now, more than ever, pushing job postings to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media sites in order to generate a larger potential pool of applicants for career opportunities with their organizations. With the right applicant tracking software, reaping the […]
Keeping up with compliance-related EEO and OFCCP reporting tasks is one of the many essential responsibilities for human resource professionals employed by federal contractors today. From assessing whether applicants’ qualifications meet minimum job requirements to including diversity posting sources in your external job board mix to generating applicant flow logs, there are many factors to […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/6124579928_6f1f625afc_z.jpg425640Harlan Schafirhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngHarlan Schafir2013-01-18 07:50:492019-06-13 11:18:46Are You Asking the Right Knockout Questions Early Enough in Your Selection Process?
I’ve read a number of articles over the past few months about how impersonal and cumbersome the hiring process is for most employers. Given the space we operate in, we pay particular attention to those comments, as those same comments may apply to our clients and their applicants. The underlying issues for these opinions appear […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/two-step-employment-application-exacthire.jpg241649Jeff Hallamhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngJeff Hallam2013-01-15 15:15:322020-03-19 12:16:12Make Your Hiring Process Friendly for Applicants
When I hired on at ExactHire, I honestly had NO idea what this company did. I had never dealt with applicant tracking systems and onboarding before. These were words that might as well have been foreign! To make it more interesting, my family and friends wanted to hear all about my new job and what […]
We always hear that first impressions matter. Immediately our minds gravitate toward meeting people in business and social settings, interviews or even sales calls. Why don’t we think of the first impression we make when we add a new employee to our company? The goal at any company should be that the new prospect will […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7722577066_23cb5a24cf_z.jpg439640Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngRandi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCP2012-12-18 12:30:272021-07-27 10:23:15Employee Onboarding: Make the First Days Memorable – in a Good Way!
In my dealings with organizations around the country, I occasionally (though not as often as in the past) hear concerns about moving the hiring process online for positions that are entry-level or blue collar in nature. I especially run across this objection when speaking with individuals from manufacturing companies. When digging a bit deeper with […]
A challenge for many Human Resource professionals has always been getting a seat at the proverbial table. In other words, how can HR and the workforce, in general, be viewed less as an expense and more as an asset? After all, that’s what we all want, right? Speak the Same Business Language One of the […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.png00Jeff Hallamhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngJeff Hallam2012-11-12 13:06:442023-04-28 12:26:01Make a Business Case for Paperless HR Software – How to Talk Your Boss’s Language
It’s no secret that I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for the men and women – past, present, and future – that make up our Military. You will see that every opportunity I have to pay back our military, I will do it without complaint. It boils down to this one sentence, […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.png00Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngRandi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCP2012-11-09 14:59:192018-11-06 11:20:19Have You Thanked a Veteran Lately? Have You Hired a Veteran Lately?
Let me start off by saying that this blog is not about high-level recruitment strategy or your master plan for world recruiting domination. This piece is about sweating the small stuff in talent acquisition – specifically, raising the bar on employer recruiting etiquette…dotting all of your i’s and crossing your t’s. Especially, if your organization […]
https://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/improve-recruitment-brand-engage-applicants.jpg6861030Harlan Schafirhttps://www.exacthire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/No-Gradient-Logo-No-Tag-522x156_b-01.pngHarlan Schafir2012-07-10 16:27:582023-04-28 11:25:11Eleven Small Steps to Improve Your Recruitment Brand and Engage Applicants
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How to Write Job Descriptions Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 3
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPWhat’s in a job’s name? Sometimes…not enough. Particularly, if the job opportunity your company is trying to fill has an über common job title. So common in fact, that its chances of appearing near the top of search results for your intended applicant audience are nil. In my third installment of the “How to Write […]
Improve Your Hiring Process: Thin the Herd
in Hiring Process/by Jeff HallamAs you might gather from the title above, this is the first blog in a seven-part series about core concepts your organization can use to improve the efficiency and overall results of your recruiting and hiring process. While not the most glamorous topic out there, I think the majority of people involved with recruiting will […]
How to Write Job Descriptions Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 2
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPIt’s pretty easy to find advice about writing compliant job descriptions, but it can be harder to make sure those same descriptions translate into engaging blurbs on job board search results pages…that is, blurbs or “snippets” that are guaranteed to pique the interest of your potential applicants as they pore over pages of competitive job […]
Help Wanted: Applicants Needed!
in Hiring Process/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPI did some window shopping recently and I saw many “help wanted” signs plastered front and center of doors, cash registers, in yards, etc. Many signs said, “See Associate” or “Inquire at (insert phone number)”. If you are hiring, chances are your staff is already stretched thin. Is it in their best interest to be […]
How to Write Job Descriptions Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 1
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPIt can be challenging to write a thorough and compliant job description that will satisfy your human resources and legal departments, while at the same time making it…dare I say…sexy enough to cause potential applicants to click through for more information or to apply for your job. After all, most job seekers won’t just know […]
[VIDEO] Social Recruiting Tools
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPConsidering the ever-increasing number of social media users, savvy recruiting and human resources professionals are now, more than ever, pushing job postings to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media sites in order to generate a larger potential pool of applicants for career opportunities with their organizations. With the right applicant tracking software, reaping the […]
[VIDEO] EEO and OFCCP Reporting – HireCentric ATS
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPKeeping up with compliance-related EEO and OFCCP reporting tasks is one of the many essential responsibilities for human resource professionals employed by federal contractors today. From assessing whether applicants’ qualifications meet minimum job requirements to including diversity posting sources in your external job board mix to generating applicant flow logs, there are many factors to […]
Are You Asking the Right Knockout Questions Early Enough in Your Selection Process?
in Hiring Process/by Harlan SchafirMake Your Hiring Process Friendly for Applicants
in Hiring Process/by Jeff HallamI’ve read a number of articles over the past few months about how impersonal and cumbersome the hiring process is for most employers. Given the space we operate in, we pay particular attention to those comments, as those same comments may apply to our clients and their applicants. The underlying issues for these opinions appear […]
Hiring Technology In Layman’s Terms
in Workforce Management/by Christa WynkWhen I hired on at ExactHire, I honestly had NO idea what this company did. I had never dealt with applicant tracking systems and onboarding before. These were words that might as well have been foreign! To make it more interesting, my family and friends wanted to hear all about my new job and what […]
Employee Onboarding: Make the First Days Memorable – in a Good Way!
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPWe always hear that first impressions matter. Immediately our minds gravitate toward meeting people in business and social settings, interviews or even sales calls. Why don’t we think of the first impression we make when we add a new employee to our company? The goal at any company should be that the new prospect will […]
Applicant Tracking Software for Blue Collar Employers
in Hiring Process/by Harlan SchafirIn my dealings with organizations around the country, I occasionally (though not as often as in the past) hear concerns about moving the hiring process online for positions that are entry-level or blue collar in nature. I especially run across this objection when speaking with individuals from manufacturing companies. When digging a bit deeper with […]
Make a Business Case for Paperless HR Software – How to Talk Your Boss’s Language
in Workforce Management/by Jeff HallamA challenge for many Human Resource professionals has always been getting a seat at the proverbial table. In other words, how can HR and the workforce, in general, be viewed less as an expense and more as an asset? After all, that’s what we all want, right? Speak the Same Business Language One of the […]
Have You Thanked a Veteran Lately? Have You Hired a Veteran Lately?
in Workforce Management/by Randi Renee Doerr, SPHR, SHRM-SCPIt’s no secret that I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for the men and women – past, present, and future – that make up our Military. You will see that every opportunity I have to pay back our military, I will do it without complaint. It boils down to this one sentence, […]
Eleven Small Steps to Improve Your Recruitment Brand and Engage Applicants
in Hiring Process/by Harlan SchafirLet me start off by saying that this blog is not about high-level recruitment strategy or your master plan for world recruiting domination. This piece is about sweating the small stuff in talent acquisition – specifically, raising the bar on employer recruiting etiquette…dotting all of your i’s and crossing your t’s. Especially, if your organization […]