Put yourself in an applicant's shoes. When they apply for a job at your organization what is their experience? Do they receive an acknowledgement that their application has been received? Will they be contacted even if they're not a good fit or when they fail at a...
In today's technology-driven world, you might think automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will soon overtake the field of recruiting and hiring. But slow down! Technology plays its part, of course, but human-to-human interaction is still the most important piece...
Recruiters, hiring managers, and anyone else in involved with recruiting - does this nightmare sound familiar? Imagine an overflowing email inbox, a stack of resumes ten inches high sitting on your desk, calls to make and a long list of things to do. Where do you...
Some things are better left to the experts. While Google has proven itself a tech dynasty, it can’t win at everything. Google Hire, the tech giant’s recent venture into the world of recruiting, intended to support small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced plans to close as of September 1, 2020. While Google has launched tools many probably can’t remember living without, the realm of recruiting is a unique, varied world with nuances best understood by experts and practitioners who...
If you are a federal contractor, you are probably aware that there are significant recordkeeping requirements for job applicants applying through the Internet. What you may not have considered is how the Internet Applicant Rule strongly ties to your use of modern recruitment solutions using applicant tracking systems (ATS) for federal contracts. If your ATS fails to follow Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) compliance rules, an audit could cost you thousands. Understanding...
The Applicant Manager (TAM) is proud to announce that G2 has ranked us the best Applicant Tracking System in its Relationship Index for Summer 2019. TAM is #1 out of 70 ATS solutions that qualified to be evaluated. G2 is a technology marketplace where potential buyers go to research products and assess unbiased reviews. These reviews are provided by real end-users using these tools in their day-to-day business functions. G2 exists to provide businesses solutions that help them rise to the top...
It’s understandable why recruiters or hiring managers fall into the habit of posting job descriptions the minute a position becomes vacant. Having a position to fill causes anxiety: There’s more pressure on the rest of the team to pick up the slack, and there’s no telling how long it’ll take to replace the exiting employee, let alone how long it’ll take to train the replacement and get him or her up to speed. Slapping a job description onto Indeed.com feels like a quick win. The problem with...
Today, just about everyone is interested in how to recruit and retain millennials, i.e., the population born between 1981 and 1996. This year, millennials surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living population cohort, with more than 73 million of them in the marketplace. With the unemployment rate at its lowest rate since 1969, recruiting millennials should be an important part of any company’s hiring strategy. Now that millennials are the largest demographic bloc in a work environment and...