How to fix your job postings to attract more applicants
It’s time to rewrite your job posting to get hyper-specific, eliminate buzzwords and reduce implicit bias if you want more responses.
Recruiting
Salary benchmarking: For remote teams, should pay be based on role or location?
Matt Wilson, co-founder and co-CEO of Omnipresent, explains how to salary benchmark global talent without creating pay disparities among employees.
To get women back to work, throw out your resume requirements
Of candidates hired into senior roles following a more skills-based interview, more than half were women.
Benefits Think The talent shortage is the biggest barrier to business strategy success
Vaco’s latest survey found that leaders are struggling to find the talent that will push their business goals forward in a cost-effective way.
Kyle Allen
Vaco
Social media has changed the workforce forever. Here’s what’s next for your business
Social media can be a lot of things — including a window into the souls of the very jobs applicants you're looking for.
Social media’s vital role in the job hunt: Why LinkedIn may make the difference
Elizabeth Edouard, product marketing manager at Lucid, explains how social media helped bridge the gap in her latest career pivot.
TikTok is more than a workplace distraction. It’s a recruiting tool for Gen Z talent
In order to reach the current largest workforce demographic, employers are going to have to have to get creative about where they recruit.
Are your entry-level job requirements keeping candidates from applying?
Data from Skynova reveals that job seekers are feeling discouraged, as over half of listings for entry-level positions require at least three years of experience.
Why the stigma surrounding career breaks is harmful to women
Despite half of hiring managers believing that career breaks are becoming more common, one in five would decline an applicant if they had an extended gap on their resume.
TikTok for work? How social media is changing the workplace
For years social media has been viewed as a threat to companies instead of a resource — but these executives think the tides may be turning.
U.S. jobless claims fall to the lowest they’ve been since the start of year
The drop in claims is consistent with a strong labor market recovering from the omicron variant, which forced some businesses to close.
U.S. companies added more jobs than predicted in February
The greater-than-expected job growth points to a labor market rebounding strongly from the omicron variant’s spread in January.
Indeed and GrubHub are working together to fix the restaurant staffing crisis
In the wake of the pandemic, recruiting remains one of the biggest challenges for restaurants, due to a lack of funds and resources.
10 states where employers are having the hardest time hiring
WalletHub’s latest report spotlights job opening rates, and the locales where employers are struggling to secure talent.
Benefits Think How to implement more efficient DEI strategies
Whether a company’s location is in an area with a diverse population or not, virtual work is bringing more DEI opportunities to the table.
Ilit Raz
Joonko
8 states where the great resignation got worse in December
Nationwide, quits rates are mostly dropping. But some locales are still struggling to retain workforces.
15 most in-demand jobs during the great resignation
Job search engine Adzuna takes a look back at job growth in 2021 and reveals which jobs are the most in-demand.
U.S. tech firms hunt for cheap home-based hires in Latin America
Tech companies are benefiting from a cheaper labor pool abroad, at a time when U.S. businesses are being forced to raise wages because of inflationary pressures.
Netflix boosts number of Black executives and women at work
Netflix has increased the diversity of its U.S. staff as the company looks to have its workforce better mirror the broader population.
How the tech industry is failing Black workers
Nearly half of Black employees say unfair treatment is the leading driver of turnover rates in tech jobs.
