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Job boards are dying…at least if you believe some people.

The latest so-called evidence of this phenomenon is in this Wall Street Journal online article, which discusses how more companies today are enhancing their own Web sites in efforts to attract talent (a tactic I wholeheartedly agree with); but it also seems to imply that because of this, companies no longer have a need for job boards in their recruiting strategies.  That’s where I don’t so much agree, and here’s why… Continue Reading…

• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on August 10, 2009
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• Categories: Branding, Employee Attraction, Employer Advice, Job Postings, Products, Social Media

Candidate information — you can never get enough of it, can you? Resumes are a great source for a candidate’s work-related stats, but how do you get a more complete picture of that person you’re thinking of hiring onto your staff?   I recently wrote about CareerBuilder’s newly launched Applicant Explorer tool. If you haven’t been paying attention, this candidate snapshot tool is available to you for FREE if you have current Resume Database access.

Applicant Explorer enables you to immediately see the most useful and valuable information out there about that candidate, such as his or her Facebook or Brightfuse profile, dedication to an online engineering forum, food photography blog, or published article about business etiquette. Get access to the details a resume may not give you the opportunity to see — and get a more clear picture of candidates before you say “You’re hired.”

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• Posted by: Amy Chulik on April 29, 2009
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• Categories: Branding, Employee Attraction, Free Tools You Can Use, Products, Social Media, Survey Results, Technology

Every year, when I’m home during the holidays, I try – and fail – to explain to my mother that if she would invest just a little time in learning how to use the digital camera my sister gave her, she wouldn’t have to waste any more money on disposable cameras that, from everything I’ve seen her produce, have about a 20 percent (and I’m being generous here) success rate of producing a decent picture.

It’s not that her hesitation isn’t understandable. It’s the same reason hiring managers and recruiters insist on the old way of doing things to attract talent: they want to stick to what they know, and while their systems might not be perfect, they get by. So why change?  Well, for one thing – at least in terms of business – “getting by” is no longer enough.

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on December 3, 2008
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• Categories: Employee Attraction, Innovation, Products

In concluding this series of tips and tricks to make the most of your job postings, I thought I’d run through some things you might want to avoid. Not to end on a negative note, and some of these may seem rather elementary, but one can never be too careful, because we’re talking about the process of attracting your next employee. You want to make sure the candidates you attract are the right fit, so it’s vitally important your job posting is perfect. Otherwise, you’ll end up with someone who’s not qualified, and will find yourself having to let them go and start all over again.

Avoid the nine items below to increase search relevance and success, and attract better candidates. Doing so, along with the other suggestions we’ve made, will help ensure you get the most out of your job posting efforts. So beware of the following:

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• Posted by: CB Staff Writer on November 21, 2008
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• Categories: Job Postings, Products

Funny Jason Ferrara, VP of Corporate Marketing at CareerBuilder.com, should talk about how data-driven recommendation engines change our lives, because the sudden disappearance of the “recommended for you” feature on my iTunes store homepage seems to have completely disrupted mine.

In the past few months, I’ve come to rely very heavily on this feature for quick, easy help with everything from creating party mixes to adding a little variety to my workout playlist.  It was like having a music-savvy friend – there when I needed it, always with a list of new music it knows I’ll like – only better because I could download the music right away, and I know it can never judge me for owning the occasional Miley Cyrus song.

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on November 14, 2008
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• Categories: Employee Attraction, Employer Advice, Products, Technology

With your job posting, you’ve got the basics down, and your job description is top-notch—selling the position, your company, and providing the right information to ensure only qualified candidates will apply. But is it getting enough expressions of interest (EOI)?

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• Posted by: CB Staff Writer on November 14, 2008
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• Categories: Job Postings, Products