Indeed has always been a poster child of efficiency and minimalism. Through the years, while competitors became increasingly cluttered, Indeed stood, and continues to stand, firm to the ideal that less is more. Adhering to Google’s design playbook, it turns…
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Security Giant Telling Organizations They’ll Get $400 for a Hire
Allied Universal, the 150,000-employee security company hiring about 50,000 new employees over the next few months, is trying a new spin on referrals, offering money not just to employees but to organizations that may need funding. The company is the…
Need Top Performers? Hire Candidates With a Strong Professional Network
Actionable Tips for Hiring Those With Powerful Professional Networks Everyone knows the power of networks. But many hiring managers and recruiters are surprised to learn that the strength of someone’s professional network is also one of the strongest predictors of…
CareerBuilder Launches Talent Discovery to Ease the Pain of Logging In and Out Everywhere
Earlier this month CareerBuilder announced the release of its new Talent Discovery platform. This addition is aimed at decreasing the amount of time recruiters spend filling employment vacancies by combining all of the company’s products into one offering that integrates…
Firms Can’t Be Competitive Without Strong AI, But Even Apple Struggles to Recruit AI Talent
If your firm wants to be dominant, it should follow the lead of the world’s most successful firms. So corporate leaders should take note that each of the CEO’s of the five most valuable firms (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and…
LinkedIn Launches Advertising Solution that Puts Your Ads on Sites Not Called LinkedIn
Ever since Microsoft acquired it last year, LinkedIn has been busy making up for a lot of lost ground to competitors like Facebook. Advancements like news feed ads, retargeting, profile photo filters, and native videos have made the professional network look…
Skype Finally Gets Serious About Being a Video Interviewing Tool
There’s no shortage of video interviewing tools in the recruiting industry. Green Job Interview, HireVue, Take the Interview, Montage, Wepow, Sparkhire, and Vervoe are just a few off the top of my head. Though each one can talk up their…
Another Dating App Wants to Dethrone LinkedIn
The list of dating sites confident they can conquer the world of employment is long, and the list of failures and false starts is equally as long. Think of it as one big dating disaster. Not to be deterred, here…
Facebook May Make ‘Help Wanted’ Signs a Thing of the Past With New Ad Targeting Option
Those help-wanted signs hanging in the windows of your favorite retailers may soon be obsolete, thanks to Facebook. Always at the forefront of advertising solutions, Facebook is giving employers another reason to consider leveraging the biggest social network on the…
Here’s Why It’s Time to Add Reddit to Your Recruitment Marketing Mix
If you’re not yet familiar with Reddit, shake hands and say hello. Similar to the once-mighty Digg, it was founded in 2005 and is an online destination where users share content, comment, and vote up or down. As its website says,…
Clever New Videos Tell You Who a Packaging Company Is *Not* Hiring
What does a 70-year-old company in the packaging business do to stand out among potential hires? Ernest, based in the Los Angeles area, has opted for a series of videos unveiled today that aim to find collaborative, approachable people who…
How to Create a Rising Tide of Talent Within Your Organization
Great leaders lift up the people around them. They help employees harness their natural abilities, guide the development of their skills, and support them along an internal career path. Nurturing team members has many payoffs. Staff members stay dedicated to…
Facebook Takes Another Big Step Into Job Board Territory
Back in February, Facebook introduced the ability to post jobs on through company Pages. “Beginning today, businesses in the U.S. and Canada will be able to post job openings, and their future employees will be able to easily find those…
What Worked and Didn’t Work for Us When Quickly Building a Technical Team
Cities like Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and where we are based — Austin, Texas — are typically underserved with highly skilled engineering talent, making it difficult for large organizations to attract and retain sought after experienced engineers. As a…
LinkedIn Introduces Pipeline Builder; Helps Employers Engage, Capture Passive Candidates
Employers have been searching for effective ways to connect with passive candidates, or those who aren’t actively looking for employment, for years. Facebook likes and Twitter followers were popular for awhile. Jobs2Web’s platform allowed candidates to supply a small amount…
New Class of 500 Startups Has Been Announced; These 4 are Workforce Related
500 Startups is ramping up its next group of companies to go through its early-stage startup program. Announced on August 8, there are 36 startups in the current class. There have been eight employment-related companies go through the program in the past, including Blueboard,…
The Ultimate Guide to Drip Marketing Campaigns for Recruiters
Recruitment drip marketing isn’t just the latest buzz term, but a lot of savvy sourcers and recruiters have woken up to its potential. They’re taking a page from the sales reps playbook and using it with some astounding results. What Drip Marketing…
Study Reveals Best Practices for Email Marketing: Stop Sending Your Job Alerts at 2 in the Morning
It sounds a bit archaic in a world awash in automation and artificial intelligence, but email marketing remains an important and effective component of any digital marketing strategy. In a study by Ascend2 late last year, email placed second, only after a…
‘Elon Musk Has a Secret’ and Other Lessons About Email Subject Lines
If you’ve ever gotten frustrated with a lack of response to your emails, there are some easy ways for you to make them better. We send hundreds of millions of emails per month, and see over 30 million of our…
4 Reasons to Proceed with Caution on Google Hire
Google Hire is officially less than a month old, so it’s understandable there might be some shortcomings. However, this is Google, a company with more resources and brainpower than just about any corporate titan on the planet. So, it’s fair…