Recruitment Tips, Employer Trends, and Hiring Insights from CareerBuilder

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Temperatures Aren’t the Only Things Rising This Summer

There’s more to look forward to this summer than just beach trips, baseball games and… Continue reading

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31 Percent of Employers Plan to Hire Executives–But Where’s the Diversity?

Things are looking up for experienced talent. That’s right — the hiring landscape for executives is… Continue reading

Small Business Hiring

Small Business Seeks Big Talent: A New eBook from CareerBuilder

It sounds simple enough: company meets potential employee, company gets employee, employee leaves company, so… Continue reading

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Contributing to a Stronger Economy: How Coinstar Empowers Employment

As one of today’s fastest-growing companies, Coinstar, Inc. is in the unique position to hire workers across multiple functions and contribute to economic growth. Learn more about how Coinstar is empowering employment in the following video, or read the Q&A below with Coinstar’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Raquel Karls. Continue reading

By in Corner Office, Empowered by CareerBuilder

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CareerBuilder Finds Its Way by Defining Its Employment Brand

“If a candidate comes into your organization and asks three different people, ‘What is your employee value proposition?’ every one of those people should be able to provide a similar answer,” says Rosemary Haefner, on what it means to have a clearly defined employment brand. Continue reading

By in Corner Office, Employment Branding

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Survey: Working Moms Taking Less Maternity Leave

Stars: they’re just like us! They buy their own groceries, they pump their own gas, and they even cut their maternity leaves short and struggle with work-life balance!

According to CareerBuilder’s annual Mother’s Day survey, one in four (26 percent) working moms who have had a child in the last three years reported they did not take the full maternity leave allowed by their company, and one in ten took two weeks or less. Continue reading

By in Insights & Trends

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Why Your Onboarding Should Be More Than a PowerPoint Presentation

Ninety days is the amount of time most new hires have to lay the foundation for success in their companies. And according to positive psychologists and neuroscientists, it’s also the number of days it takes to make a new habit a way of being. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Leadership Development

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Do We Assume Too Much About Diverse Candidates?

Diversity is important in today’s business world. At least that’s the claim many employers make, despite not having sufficient diversity initiatives. Why the contradiction?

Perhaps in an effort to attract candidates, some organizations are only saying what they think candidates want to hear. Continue reading

By in Diversity, Insights & Trends, Talent Acquisition

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Think You Can Spot a Fake Resume?

According to one CareerBuilder survey, 38 percent of employees have embellished their job responsibilities at some point, while 18 percent have lied about their skill sets. Other common lies surrounded information about employees’ start and end dates of employment, academic degrees, previous employers and job titles. 

6 Ways to Keep Candidates Legit
Use the following tips as you evaluate candidate resumes moving forward: Continue reading

By in Selection, Talent Acquisition

Matt Ferguson, CareerBuilder CEO

April Job Numbers Show Slow Gains, but Job Market for Graduates is Improving

Today, Matt Ferguson, chief executive officer of CareerBuilder, spoke with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop” about the April employment report and the outlook for the U.S. labor market.

Payrolls climbed 115,000, the smallest gain in six months, after a revised 154,000 rise in March that was more than initially estimated. Continue reading

By in BLS Reports, Talent Factor

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Recruiting By the Orange Book: Q&A with Concentra’s AVP of Recruiting

“Every day, I hear stories from new hires about how happy they are to have found their home at Concentra.”

Tara Petty is the Assistant Vice President of Recruiting at Concentra, a national health care company where, she says, “employees are the company, and the ones who make a difference in the lives of our patients.” In the following Q&A, Petty details what it means to empower employees at Concentra, and how her team finds the talented individuals on whom Concentra’s success ultimately depends. Continue reading

By in Corner Office, Empowered by CareerBuilder, Health Care

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How To Communicate Expectations to New Hires

When a new hire goes rogue or fails to meet expectations, employers are often blind to their role in the failure.  Instead of asking, “Could I have better supported my employee?” they instead say, “I hated to do it, but I had to let Suzie go” or “I had to put Bill on probation.”

We erroneously have a habit of viewing underperformance or shattered expectations as the fault of one person. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Leadership Development

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How to Craft a Candidate Rejection Letter or E-Mail (Yes, You Have Time To Do It!)

None of us likes getting rejected. In the past, many of you have cited “not enough time” as a reason you don’t send job rejection letters or e-mails. The reality is, we’re all under various types of constraints in our jobs, and while some things are prioritized, others fall by the wayside. Continue reading

By in Free Tools You Can Use, Talent Acquisition

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