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5 Tips to Improve Hospitality Recruiting

5 Tips to Improve Hospitality Recruiting

As a wide industry that often gets thrown around in conversation, hospitality is quite large. One of the main factors of any hospitality company is that they have customer satisfaction as one of their goals. Examples include sectors such as entertainment, travel, food...

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9 Ways to Recruit Talented Employees

9 Ways to Recruit Talented Employees

Employee smiling in foreground as colleagues collaborate in open office environmentBecause of today’s candidate-centric job market, organizations now face steeper challenges when it comes to recruiting. One of the biggest obstacles recruiters face when it comes to reaching top talent? Breaking through all of the online noise to grab job seekers’ attention.

In this post you’ll find nine processes, tools, and technologies that will help recruitment professionals like you understand how to recruit talented employees despite the increased competition for applicants and attention.

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How Much Does it Cost to Recruit an Employee?

How Much Does it Cost to Recruit an Employee?

Recruiter using a laptop and calculator to determine the cost of hiring a candidate.Have you ever taken time to quantify the costs involved with recruiting a new employee? If you’ve never actually tracked the time, dollars, and resources required for finding a single, new employee, you likely only have a very vague, incomplete idea of the actual costs.

Ignorance is bliss, right? Maybe. However, knowledge is power. Instead of continuing to cruise along looking at your recruitment process through rose-colored glasses, let’s dig into the direct and indirect costs of this vital function.

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OFCCP Regulations and Guidelines for Government Recruitment

OFCCP Regulations and Guidelines for Government Recruitment

Diverse cast of government contracted workers discussing ideas at the conference tableDoes your company have any contracts with the federal government or plan to become a federal contractor in the future? If so, you should familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations of the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to ensure you’re up to date on recruiting best practices.

The OFCCP’s mission is to ensure that federal government contractors and subcontractors comply with legal obligations to take affirmative action and prevent discrimination. Sounds simple, right? Yes, but there are specific details you need to be aware of so that you are fully compliant.

Let’s take a look at the OFCCP rules and regulations and how they may apply to your organization’s recruitment efforts.

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

Employees collaborating in creative office environmentYou’ve probably read countless articles and seen numerous presentations highlighting the importance of corporate culture. Unfortunately, most of the news focuses on measuring employee satisfaction.

What’s wrong with employee satisfaction?

Satisfied employees are happy where they are, but they aren’t necessarily engaged and motivated to do more to help the organization excel. Motivated and engaged employees want to push to be better and make the business a better, more fulfilling place to work.

As you consider industry employment trends and your business environment, think about it in terms of engagement. Fostering an engaging company culture is a business strategy that can shape employee motivation and improve your business performance in critical areas.

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How To Conduct an Effective Group Interview

How To Conduct an Effective Group Interview

Interviewer conducting a group interview with three candidatesGroup interviewing is a technique in the recruiting process where a hiring manager interviews several applicants at the same time for the same or similar positions. More and more businesses are embracing this approach. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why.

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The Future of HR Technology

The Future of HR Technology

Man using mobile and desktop Human Resources technologyThe digital revolution is changing how people engage with others and go about our day-to-day tasks. As employees, individuals carry the expectations of a seamless, tech-enabled experience to the workplace, too. The future of HR will require new technologies to improve the employee experience and keep the organization competitive and nimble.

Here are 6 trends that will have an impact on the future of HR technology.

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The Latest Technology Trends in the HR Industry

The Latest Technology Trends in the HR Industry

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The focus of internal HR and company culture has shifted drastically over the last few years. The market now demands new technology to modernize today’s workplace. Your business has the opportunity to be on the forefront of innovation by adopting technology that will revolutionize today’s workplace.

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How HR Technology Affects Seasonal Hiring Trends

How HR Technology Affects Seasonal Hiring Trends

Woman Enjoying View of City BelowWhether your industry follows traditional seasonal hiring patterns or you have peaks and valleys unique to your vertical, you have likely experienced challenges in your recruitment and hiring process. The past year has been a workers’ market, and employers have struggled to fill both temporary and permanent positions. With such a tight labor market, recruiters and human resources professionals must look at new ways to attract talent. Technology is one way to become more competitive.

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The Impact of Technology on HR

The Impact of Technology on HR

The Applicant Manager Blog | The Impact of Technology on HRThe arrival of the digital age has transformed human resources. Human resources professionals no longer have to be bogged down by manual processes or overwhelming amounts of data. HR departments, now more nimble through technology, have greater freedom to make a significant impact on corporate culture and productivity thanks to new solutions that improve human capital management and development. 

Here are three examples of the incredible impact technology is having on HR and organizations at large. 

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