As the market for talent has heated up, it's given rise to a new segment of recruitment which is recruitment marketing. I’ve talked a lot about how recruiters can take a playbook directly from corporate marketers to develop a solid recruitment marketing strategy, and content marketing is at the heart of it. In the simplest terms, content marketing is a strategic marketing ... Read Full Article
Technical or Talent Sourcer Job Description Template
The position of Sourcer, also called Talent Sourcer and Technical Sourcer, has a variety of iterations depending on the needs of your company, which make this role very unique for each organization. Writing job descriptions including ones for a Talent Sourcer or HR Sourcer is a challenge. A job posting is part of talent brand marketing while job descriptions like the one you ... Read Full Article
HR and Recruiting Pros Are Invited to Social Siesta at #SXSW
For the last nine years, I’ve hosted the Siesta Siesta Happy Hour designed for a meeting place for HR and recruiting professionals to connect and network away from the crazy and crowds during SXSW. In the past, the event has given local Austinites the opportunity to experience South by Southwest without the parking challenges and traffic that is part of the two-week conference ... Read Full Article
6 Long-Term Benefits of Investing in Employee Wellness Programs
This post is sponsored by PSECU, a Pennsylvania-based credit union. See our FTC disclosure at the end. It's been a long time since employers first began to offer health insurance to their employees, and a lot has changed since then. For one thing, health experts now know that preventative care is more cost-effective than medical treatment. And, of course, preventing disease ... Read Full Article
Are you ready for AI? Take Our HR AI Market Readiness Survey
The subject of AI in human resources seems to be everywhere right now. It's a topic I've been fascinated about as it seems so complicated and involved but a technology that could certainly revolutionize our jobs in HR and recruiting. And so for the last twelve months, I've been personally vested in better understanding AI for myself taking several classes on the subject, ... Read Full Article
ATS Systems ROI: Value in the Candidate’s Experience
When buying any new piece of software, it’s always important to think about the business case and why your company should be shelling out money to make the purchase in the first place. While most of us believe that having an applicant tracking system is table stakes for your HR team to do its job, it’s still important to think about how this solution will add value to your ... Read Full Article
Recruiting Director Job Posting Template and Salary Range
The position of Recruiting Director is a leadership role, and has a variety of responsibilities making it unique for each organization. Writing job descriptions including one for a Recruiting Director is a challenge. A job posting is part of talent brand marketing while job descriptions like the one you see below are meant for your career site and for links in job postings to ... Read Full Article
HR Information Specialist Job Description Template
The position of Human Resource Information Specialist (HRIS) is vital to any company in today’s talent marketplace, as our reliance on technology within human resources increases exponentially. Because this can be a new position at many companies, it is imperative to identify the skills and traits and outline them in your job description (for example, whether you need this ... Read Full Article
Just Say NO to Dangerous Winter Travel
The winter is upon most of us across the nation. For those in the northern half, we have had an extremely cold and blustery start to the new year. For many, getting to and from work has been a challenge on more than one occasion. Whether it be below-zero temperatures, snow storms, rain storms, etc., the conditions are causing broken and disabled trains and subways, cancelled ... Read Full Article
A COO’s Three Secrets to Continuous Performance Management Success
You often hear business leaders talk about how their team members are their biggest asset and their top priority, and as a COO I know this to be true. Over the last two decades we have evolved and shifted our business from service work to providing end-to-end fabrication services, from engineering and design all the way through to manufacturing and installation of commercial ... Read Full Article