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Big Data: An ‘Easy Button’ for Recruiting? Why It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds

Wouldn’t it be nice to have an ‘easy button’ when it came to recruiting? A way to pinpoint exactly where the candidates you need are hiding? A litmus test to predict which candidates will be successful in your organization? A navigation device to show you where you need to focus your recruiting efforts and what message you need to send to bring in a better quantity and quality of applicants? Continue reading

By in Innovation, Technology, Trends

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Minding the Gap: New Initiative Takes On Workforce Skills Shortage

Among today’s most baffling unexplained mysteries – the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, who killed Kennedy, the ongoing success of ‘Two and a Half Men’ – there’s one that is dominating the news lately: Despite the fact that more than 14 million people are unemployed, there remain 3.2 million job openings in America. Continue reading

By in Innovation, Insights & Trends

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The Best Ideas from HRPA’s 2012 Conference–In 140 Characters or Fewer

I was at 2012′s HRPA conference last week, tweeting, blogging, jumping into sessions       about everything from the importance of cultural fit to the prevalence of age discrimination (more to come on those soon). I was also busy sneaking some peach gummy candy (CareerBuilder Canada had the most delicious booth ever, as evidenced by the picture on left of two of our CareerBuilder Canada employees, Jean and Brin, with a myriad of candy). Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, HRPA, Innovation, Talent Acquisition

The Best Presentations You Didn’t See at SHRM 2011

While you were busy hobnobbing with Michael J. Fox, greasing up with the Thunder From Down Under or singing along with da best singer in da world at Caesar’s Palace, here’s what you might’ve missed at CareerBuilder’s booth during SHRM 2011…

The following videos feature presentations given by our recruitment experts during SHRM’s annual conference in Las Vegas this past June, and they cover everything from social media, video and mobile recruiting efforts to the wonders of data intelligence, to what CEO’s really want from HR. Continue reading

By in Events, Innovation, Insights & Trends, SHRM 2011

Klout and recruitment: Good or bad?

Klout and Recruitment: Passing Trend Or Permanent Hiring Tool?

Your hotel may whisk you off to a Cirque du Soleil show, an upgraded luxury suite or a fabulous dinner.

That phone call about your computer issues that normally passes you through four different people may shoot you directly to Susan, the manager. Continue reading

By in Emerging Media, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Insights & Trends, Social Media, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition

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Howard Schultz on How Starbucks Got Its Groove Back

The woman in the grey sweatshirt stood up in front of roughly 100 others at Borders Books’ Chicago State St. location and tearfully told Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, that she’d closed her store and driven all night from her store in Ohio to see him speak in person. Continue reading

By in Book Review, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Insights & Trends, Retention

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The Secrets to Their Success: What Smart Companies Understand About Talent Intelligence

Do you ever wonder how companies like Google, Best Buy, P&G, Harrah’s, Dell, Starbucks and Sysco – to name just a few – consistently rank on Best Places to Work and Most Desirable Employers lists? It’s not just the fancy perks like free gourmet meals, stock options, on-site fitness facilities and flex schedules. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Innovation, Insights & Trends, Retention, Talent Acquisition, Webinars

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A Recruitment Strategy Without Data Isn’t A Strategy At All

Content strategist Mike Loukides recently wrote, “The future belongs to the companies who figure out how to collect and use data successfully.”

While he may have been referring to marketing data, he could easily have been referring to recruitment. After all, recruitment essentially is just another form of marketing. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Innovation, Insights & Trends, Retention, Talent Acquisition, Webinars

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“Women in America” White House Report: How Far Have We Come?

On this 100th (!) International Women’s Day, when women all over the world are celebrating the countless accomplishments of women or being honored themselves, I thought it would be fitting to share results of The White House’s just-released report all about women, called Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being. Continue reading

By in Innovation, Insights & Trends, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Fill Your Pipeline with the Best and Brightest Talent: Introducing Talent Network

Just a couple of years ago, the world watched as Wall Street began to rapidly unravel, and we continued to watch as the weeks and months to follow showed further signs of trouble and revealed cracks in our economy that many of us hadn’t the slightest idea existed. Continue reading

By in CareerBuilder Products, Economy, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Insights & Trends, Talent Acquisition, Technology

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