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The Gen Z Effect on Hiring

The Gen Z Effect on Hiring

Through the pandemic, many were furloughed, let go and suspended due to the work environment or costs that could not be upheld. Workers under 25 experienced furlough rates 73% higher than those older than 25 and were let go at rates as high as 79% higher according to...

One Question That You Can’t Ask Job Applicants

One Question That You Can’t Ask Job Applicants

In an effort to continue working toward closing the gender wage gap, more states are enacting laws that prevent an employer from asking a candidate or applicant for compensation history. As of August 2020, there are 19 states that have banned the requests of salary...

Job Posting Best Practices for Hiring Managers

Job Posting Best Practices for Hiring Managers

The number of job openings have reached a 15-year-high, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In fact, there are an estimated 15 million active job postings on LinkedIn alone. With so many postings online, it can be a challenge for yours to stand out—especially as it’s currently a candidate-driven market. Just having a simple job posting is not enough to attract a suitable candidate. Rather, you need to be smart and creative about how you write your posting. By following the provided...

Best Practices for Hiring Non-Profit Talent

Best Practices for Hiring Non-Profit Talent

With 2020 (finally!) behind us, 2021 brings a sense of change and hope possibly greater than ever before. While last year was a difficult year for non-profit organizations and donations, we know the future looks bright for the industry and expect it to bounce back after the year of hardships. According to a 2020 report from Johns Hopkins University, the nonprofit sector is still the third largest in the economy, with over 12 million jobs. With a rebound in fundraising and private sector...

How to Get the Most out of your HR Software

How to Get the Most out of your HR Software

Many recruiters make use of an applicant tracking system, otherwise known as recruiting software. This investment in a software can help keep track of candidates, job orders and even help make the placement process much more efficient.  Along with it are features that typically try to stay flexible and helpful for the recruiters use case. Often though, there may be features that are simply overlooked or not taken advantage of quite as much - but could be used in a really powerful way....

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 industry, events, HR, sales, marketing and even education. In such a wide range of fields, there is always an increased demand for the upkeep of these operations. This can also make it hard to have a strategy because there is...

How COVID-19 shaped 2021 Hiring Trends

How COVID-19 shaped 2021 Hiring Trends

The past year has no doubt been an impactful one. Still in 2021 and beyond, we will see and feel changes to our processes in the workforce. This includes the recruiting and hiring industry. As 2020 wasn't the greatest year for job outlooks, we look forward to different approaches to hiring and new talent acquisition trends to ease us along. As COVID vaccinations become more and more common and it is more dealt with, businesses will be able to return to somewhat of a normal state. For many this...