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8 creative recruitment strategies to attract and evaluate candidates
From experimenting with social media and gamifying the hiring process, to organizing open house events and using virtual reality...

How to improve your recruiting process
Improving your recruiting process involves crafting clear job ads, enhancing candidate sourcing, building talent pipelines, incr...

Recruiting isn’t “just like sales”
While both sales and recruiting involve pipelines and funnels, recruiting is a bi-directional matching process, not a one-way tr...

How to build your employer brand online and offline
Employer branding is not about advertising that you’re a good employer. It’s about being one. Companies with strong employer bra...

How to attract candidates by improving your careers page
Your careers page is your personal pitch to candidates. It’s a place to show job seekers why your company is attractive, and mak...

Why hiring managers should own their recruiting pipeline strategy
As a hiring manager, I own the success of my team. That means I need to own their recruiting process and strategy too. Without t...

6 ways to build an employee referral program that works
Creating an effective employee referral program involves explaining job requirements, keeping employees updated, acknowledging g...

Are employee referral bonuses worth it?
Employee referral bonuses can be an effective tool for incentivizing employees to refer potential candidates. However, the effec...

The pros & cons of interview scorecards
Interview scorecards aid in structured interviews, providing a consistent method to evaluate candidates. They enhance focus, fai...

Perfecting your recruiting pitch
Perfecting a recruiting pitch involves understanding your candidate's needs and interests, and conveying what your company can o...

How to assess soft skills in an interview
How can you tell whether a candidate who looks good ‘on paper’ will be good ‘in person’? Soft skills make all the difference. So...

Ideas for a successful recruiting event
Planning a successful recruitment event involves clear communication, effective promotion, and creating a conducive environment ...