Recruitment Sourcing Magic: What’s in a Title?

When you are sourcing candidates, do you source by title, skills, or both? When recruiters tell me they search by titles only, they may be attempting to recruit the wrong candidates. Why? In the US we sometimes seem too concerned about titles and not enough about the work to be accomplished. Therefore, janitors become maintenance engineers. Then maintenance engineers in LEED Certified buildings become Directors of Green Facilities (I made that title up – I think!). Sales professionals become Business Developers, Account Representatives, Account Managers, etc. At Microsoft, recruiters become Staffing Consultants.

Hasson Associates Uses Staffing Agency Software to Build its Growing Recruitment System Around Bond Adapt

WORTHING, England, April 16, 2012 –/PRNewswire/ — Hasson Associates bases entire recruitment infrastructure around recruitment agency software, Bond Adapt -

Hasson Associates, a market research recruitment specialist, has enjoyed ongoing success and a strong professional relationship with Bond International Software, the global provider of recruitment agency software & human capital management software & services, since deploying Bond Adapt staffing agency software in July 2008.

Are You Overwhelmed by Email? 8 Tips to Handle Email Overload

The amount of email in your inbox is probably increasing each month. Have you ever tracked how much time you’re spending answering email? Are your unanswered emails costing you frustration and stress?

Your challenge is to read, sort, organize and assimilate the massive amounts of data you’re exposed to daily. It’s easy to understand how you can become overwhelmed.

Identifying ‘Teamability’ in Your Candidates…and Why You Should Care

Here’s something big to think about….

How many times have organizations focused on hiring ‘the best and the brightest’ people, and how many times have those people failed? According to a recent three-year study by Leadership IQ, 46% of new hires were deemed failures within 18 months, and only 19% were considered unequivocal successes.

Survey Reveals that Driving Workforce Productivity Key to Controlling Hiring and Retention Challenges in India

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Monday, March 12, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — An India-specific survey commissioned by Kronos Incorporated and conducted by People Matters with HR leaders across the IT/ITes, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail sectors reveals that while HR is saddled with hiring and attrition challenges that are tactical in nature, HR needs to focus on improving workforce productivity which is the real underlying challenge. However, organisations have little or no means of measuring workforce productivity. The survey explored the factors that affect employee productivity, highlighting the importance for organisations to look at measures to ensure that people are enabled to drive organisational performance.

Key Skills to Identify in Sales Recruitment

LONDON, ENGLAND, March 07, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — In a tough economic climate, hiring managers can be cautious to increase headcount and want to be confident that any new hires will add immediate value. With that in mind, what are the trends we’re noticing for skills in demand in sales recruitment?

Launch of Aon Hewitt’s Annual Best Employers in Canada Studies Brings Employee Engagement Back Under the Microscope

TORONTO, March 5, 2012 /CNW/ – With employee engagement firmly established as a critical factor in business success, the 14th annual Best Employers in Canada studies present employers with an opportunity to assess and understand the retention risk within their workforce.

The launch of the studies, announced recently by Aon Hewitt, provides participating organizations with a chance to not only measure their employees’ engagement level, but understand the next steps on the path to higher employee engagement.

Intern Hiring Up 8.5 Percent

February 28, 2012 — BETHLEHEM, PA — Employers expect to hire more college students for summer internships this year, according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Employers taking part in NACE’s 2012 Internship & Co-op Survey report plans to increase internship hires by 8.5 percent over last year.

Nearly all expect to pay their interns.

Checkers® and Rally’s® Drive New Operational Efficiencies With JobApp

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan – February 13, 2012 – Tampa, FL-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, the nation’s largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants, knows that people drive its success.
When the national quick service chain decided that one of their core corporate values, “Obsessed with Excellence: Uncompromisingly High Standards” could be enhanced by investing in talent management technology, Checkers gave JobApp Network a tall order. Bring excellence. Bring an ROI that won’t quit.

Infinisource Launches Human Capital Management Solution For Small to Mid-Size Companies

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinisource, a national leader in human capital management, today announced the launch of new technology to help small and mid-size companies take the hassle out of managing a workforce with a unified, easy-to-access platform called Infinisolved Human Capital Management® (HCM). It is the first expanded product offering since Infinisource received a majority investment from private equity firm Accel-KKR last fall to boost its growth and broaden its suite of products.

“We surveyed companies across the country and found that small to mid-size employers and their employees are struggling to find a way to simplify benefits administration and other workforce programs so they can focus on doing their best work,” said Infinisource CEO Gary Trainor.