Dec 5, 2023 | Company Culture, Talent Optimization
Boosting Employee Retention with Effective Onboarding Strategies It’s wise to equip employees for triumph from their initial days. Surprisingly, many firms overlook this, leading to a detrimental impact on retention rates. Workforce.com found that nearly 40% of...
Apr 9, 2019 | Hiring, Talent Optimization
Resumes are dying Did you know that the average recruiter spends about six seconds reviewing each resume? Yikes. If you’ve worked in recruiting or talent acquisition, this should come as no surprise. The average job opening receives as many as 250 applicants, so it...
Mar 12, 2019 | Information Technology
Few professionals are more spoiled for choice than tech talent. Much to their chagrin, recruiters and CIOs across the country are realizing that developers do not, in fact, grow on trees, but are more highly sought after than ever. Anyone who’s recruited for an IT...
Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Trends, Recruiting
Freelance work used to get a bad rep. It was something folks did in between jobs out of necessity—not by choice. Some still romanticize traditional W2 jobs, but the workforce as we know it now sees things through a new lens. 57.3 million people chose freelance work in...
Mar 29, 2018 | Recruiter Fuel
Season 2, Episode 8: How to Win the War for Technology Talent We’re joined by senior technology recruiting consultant Timothy Frendo to get some insight on where to find top tech talent, what they look for in a new role, and how to get them on board as your next...
Mar 13, 2018 | Company Culture, Talent Optimization
No one wants to spend their career stuck in a cubicle. The freedom of being able to skip a morning commute and work from wherever, whenever is a dream for most employees. Not to mention, employers increase retention rates and reduce overhead costs (by nearly $11K a...
Feb 14, 2018 | Hiring, Recruiting
From the get-go, it’s easy for recruiters to overlook qualified candidates. While resumes are a great starting point, recruiters have to pinpoint specific job seekers who meet the requirements of a role but aren’t a solid fit for the client. Ask these questions...
Feb 12, 2018 | Recruiting
Reading resume after resume can be an exhausting process. Many recruiters naturally begin to reject CVs with even minor issues just to thin out the herd. Now, they’re able to present the highest quality resumes to the hiring manager, right? Not necessarily. The...
Feb 12, 2018 | Recruiting
Recruiting in the 21st century revolves completely around social networks and the internet. LinkedIn has around 611,000 results for recruiting-related positions alone. With the market so oversaturated, it’s important to take some time to refer back to the basics and...
