The Four A’s of Recruitment Advertising

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Measuring the return on investment (ROI) of recruitment advertising should be a major priority for any recruiting professional tasked with lowering cost per hire and identifying high-quality candidates.

Where are candidates and hires coming from, and what sources are providing the best ROI? These questions become critical when you consider two factors: most companies don’t know that there is a problem, and it’s those very companies that are spending billions of dollars per year on recruitment advertising.

Candidates, Consumers And Your Global Brand

Despite the global downturn of recent years, leading organizations are still competing for the best talent around the world. Indeed, it is widely recognized that the need to attract the best skills is as urgent as ever, as blue-chip firms reposition themselves in their emergence from the recession. Employers that are succeeding in this ‘war [...]

New Survey Shows Recruiting Practices Impact on Revenues

Global survey urges companies to treat job candidates as potential customers to maximize profitability BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Businesses that fail to align their recruiting practices with their branding strategy risk losing top talent and potential revenue – with social media further amplifying these consequences, according to a new study by Alexander Mann Solutions, a provider of world-class [...]

Towers Watson Survey: Workers in Store for Largest Raises Since Start of Economic Crisis

U.S. employers are planning to give employees this year the largest merit increases since the start of the financial crisis, according to a new survey by Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a global professional services company. The survey also found that the hiring freezes that were put into place during the recession are beginning to thaw, especially for professional and technical workers, and positions that require employees with critical skills.

Imagine Trying to Get to a Career Fair in This Weather

With the nation’s unemployment still above 9%, hundreds of thousands of Americans find themselves looking for work today in intrepid weather. The job search does not take into account such things as weather or travel expenses. You go where the employers are, and if that means battling the weather, then that is what you do. Until now that is! More and more employers and job seekers are recognizing the value of virtual career fairs, and given the winter we have experienced to date, I think we would all agree that it couldn’t come at a better time. Two recent examples of inclement weather forcing scheduled career fairs to be canceled are University of Illinois and Texas Tech College of Engineering, which both canceled due to employers being unable to make it to the venue.

OrcaEyes Announces the Release of SonarVision Insights 2.0

OrcaEyes, developer of SonarVision Workforce Intelligence Software and the leading authority in business-workforce analytics, announces the release of SonarVision Insights 2.0, a talent supply market intelligence tool. The new ecommerce-based application houses demographic information from a variety of sources and presents it in an easily navigable format. In an enterprise environment, it provides the Talent Supply side of the workforce planning equation.

Manpower Recognizes National Engineers Week, Shares Tips for Recruiting the Top Engineering Talent

Manpower Professional observes National Engineers Week, February 20-26, and shares tips for employers looking to recruit top engineering talent. Despite high unemployment, Manpower Professional continues to see increased demand for engineers. According to the annual Manpower Talent Shortage Survey, engineers ranked eighth in the top 10 U.S. jobs most in demand in 2010 and first in 2009.

Over Half a Million Americans Have Visited .Jobs Universe Within Weeks of its Launch

Within three short weeks of its launch, the .Jobs Universe Web site (www.universe.jobs) is fulfilling its vision of providing job seekers easy access to employment listings on the Internet. Over half a million Americans have visited the .Jobs Top-Level Domain (TLD) that includes over forty-thousand geographical, occupational, and country-name domains ending in the intuitive .Jobs suffix.

Demand for TheLadders Hiring Solution Grows by More Than 50 Percent in 2010

TheLadders.com, the leading recruitment solution for professional talent ($100K+), announced today that the hiring solution used by employers and recruiters has grown by more than 50 percent in 2010, culminating with a record fourth quarter. Additionally, more than 1,500 recruiters have joined TheLadders.com in the past 30 days to utilize Passport, a free recruitment solution that launched in January.

Top Jobs for the College Class of 2011

BETHLEHEM, PA—Among college Class of 2011 graduates, accounting majors are currently receiving the most job offers, according to results of a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Responses to NACE’s Winter 2011 Salary Survey indicate private (first) and public (third) accounting positions make up two of the top three spots on the list of top jobs for 2010-11 bachelor’s degree graduates.