Understanding Talent Inventory Every organization is filled with talent and skill sets and it is very crucial to know what they are. Why? With the advancements in technology and artificial intelligence, knowing where you stand gives you a bird’s eye view of the current situation, comparing it with industry standards, and planning for the future.…
There’s something about the Holidays that adds so much cheer and joy to everything around us. The festival never fails to arouse a sense of gratitude for all the people and things we’re blessed with. And considering all that your HR does to keep your business thriving with the right talent, you’d want to include them when…
HR has been trying to establish itself as a strategic partner contributing to the growth of its company. While they’re thinking in the right direction, not many have succeeded in doing so. The reason? Recruitment targets that have lost relevance. And we can’t blame them for that. For decades now, recruitment and hiring managers have…
At the end of the day, you bet on people, not strategies – Lawrence Bossidy, Former COO – GE Even with the influx of vacancies in the US job market, unemployment levels refuse to decline. Experts attribute this to the large skill gap that plagues today’s industry. The National Federation of Independent Business stated…
With the gradual shift in workforce trends, office location has begun to play an increasingly important role in recruitment today. A strategically located office could be the tie-breaker for a candidate who is deciding between competing organizations. Not only does location affect recruitment, but is conducive to employee retention, too. We’ve often heard of employees leaving…
Some food for thought for all the recruiters out there – How many emails do you imagine active job-seekers receive as a weekly average? With all the job-boards and hiring organizations, we’d imagine that number to be anywhere between fifty-to-a-hundred. A job aspirant’s inbox is flooded with emails from hopeful organizations looking to entice them…
A 2014 study conducted by Bersin by Deloitte, a leading human capital research firm, concluded: “Today’s HR organization is no longer judged by its administrative efficiency – it is judged by its ability to acquire, develop, retain, and help manage talent.” (Source: Innovation Comes to HR. The New Bold, CHRO) This is where online recruitment…
Tracey, an experienced recruiter for a large medical firm has just been informed of a new opening for the position of content marketing manager. To draw up a timeline, she turns to the records for the years 2015 & 2016 and notes that it took nearly 4 months to close the position, both years. Based…