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The most important HR skills and how to master them
The most important HR skills include organizational skills for managing various tasks and deadlines, communication skills for cl...
The most important skills recruiters need and how to cultivate them
Beyond writing good job descriptions, evaluating candidates and sourcing potential hires, great recruiters cultivate a set of so...
What is the average time to hire by industry?
Time to hire is the number of days between when a job requisition is approved and the day an offer is accepted by the candidate....
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...
Why are you still using hiring spreadsheets?
Hiring great people is the key to building a successful business. Given this, you’d think most companies would use specialist hi...
Time to reboot the gamification of recruitment
It’s safe to assume that Casey Wardynski didn’t foresee the scale of what he was starting back in 1999. As chief economist of th...
How to be a great recruiter
As you embark on your recruiting career, you’ll encounter a number of challenges that you may not have expected. We’...
Social media recruiting: trends and features to watch
Social recruitment can evolve as quickly as social media features do, leaving recruiters feeling overwhelmed. Here’s a rou...
Key HR metrics: The most important metrics you should track
HR metrics measure how effective the results of your HR operations are, including elements such as employee retention and recrui...
Recruiting skills you can learn from non-HR disciplines
Online courses can help you sharpen your recruiting skills. Instead of going back to school to brush up your recruiting knowledg...
11 recruiting email mistakes to avoid
To make your recruiting emails to candidates more effective, all you need to do is go back to the basics. Forget fancy words or ...
Pre-employment testing: pros and cons
Pre-employment testing can predict the quality of hire under certain conditions. These tests should be legal, job-related, and w...