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LinkedIn Makes Major Updates for Recruiters, Job Seekers
Over the past few weeks, LinkedIn has made headlines by announcing new features to the job search social network. The new updates will help recruiters and job seekers alike and will make the platform more engaging for every type of feature. With the added features, recruiters and job seekers will be spending more time on LinkedIn. Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive a weekly email with fresh and informative content.
How Do I Video Interview…Candidates With a Negative Digital Footprint?
Every candidate comes with their own set of unique interviewing challenges. That’s why we’re tackling how to video interview different types of job seekers with this how to series. Today, we’ll be talking about how to connect with job seekers with a less than ideal digital footprint. Who hasn’t Googled themselves from time to time? Doing a quick Google search of a top candidate’s name is just second nature in today’s digitally-connected world. The online presence of your top talent can certainly tell you something about the individual’s personality and responsibility level. In today’s world, leaving your Google results to Continue reading
Hiring Like a Super Bowl Winning Team in the Video Interview
Are you ready for some football? Last weekend was Super Bowl XLVII, which pitted brother against brother and Baltimore Ravens fans against the fans of the San Francisco 49ers. You don’t get into the Super Bowl unless you recruit the best players for your team. Like hiring for your company, recruiting a great football team takes time, effort and smarts. After all, the Ravens couldn’t have clinched the win at Super Bowl XLVII without a talented team of players and coaches leading the way. Getting the big W on game day comes down to recruiting the right talent and trusting Continue reading
Job Search Confidentiality #INFOGRAPHIC
Do you think you would know if one of your employees was looking for a new job? Since nearly everything these days is done online, it’s exceedingly difficult for job seekers (and your employees) to keep their job search a secret. At the same time, should job seekers that are currently employed be afforded a certain amount of privacy? Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive a weekly email with fresh and informative content.
Interviewing a Candidate That was Fired
When someone gets fired from their job it’s usually an ego-crushing situation. Perhaps they knew it was coming or they were completely blindsided- either way, it’s difficult to recover. However, it’s not like employees that were fired are never going to work again. Eventually, these job seekers will pick themselves up out of their rut and get back on the job search bandwagon. What does that mean for you? Well, that means that as a hiring manager or employer you are probably going to be interviewing at least a handful of job seekers that were fired from their previous position. Continue reading
Spark a Conversation: Employee Retention with Video Interviews
Here at Spark Hire, we want to help companies utilize the power of online video to find the best candidates. We get a lot of questions from readers about best practices for using online video in the hiring process. These posts will address those questions about how to find your next superstar employee. Question: How can I use the video interview to improve employee retention? – Gerard from Chesapeake Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive a weekly email with fresh and informative content.
Spark a Conversation: Criminal Records and Video Interviews
Here at Spark Hire, we want to help companies utilize the power of online video to find the best candidates. We get a lot of questions from readers about best practices for using online video in the hiring process. These posts will address those questions about how to find your next superstar employee. Question: How can I find out about a candidate’s criminal record in the video interview? – Sara from Washington D.C. Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive a weekly email with fresh and informative content.
3 Ways to Catch a Video Resume Fib
Is your superstar candidate stretching the truth in their video resume? Unlike Pinocchio, the animated Disney character whose nose would grow if he told a lie, there’s no surefire way of telling whether or not your candidate is being truthful. It’s always a good idea to be skeptical about the skills, qualifications and experience being presented on a resume. Whether you’re viewing a video resume or scanning over a traditional paper resume the odds are high you’ll come across at least one or two candidates massaging the truth. Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive a weekly Continue reading
The Truth About Lying on Resumes #INFOGRAPHIC
Just last week we discussed an infographic that emphasized how important it is for a company to do a background check on their candidates before offering them a job. Now, to really drive the message home and to show employers how frequent job seekers are lying on their resumes, we bring you the “Truth About Lying on Resumes” courtesy of Visual.ly. Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive a weekly email with fresh and informative content.
One-Way Video Interview Questions #VLOG
So you’ve started using video interviews and noticed right away how awesome and convenient one-way video interviews are for your hiring. Not only that, but they are way better than those pesky phone interviews you are used to conducting. Are you not sure on what questions you should be asking job seekers in these one-way video interviews though? No worries, Spark Hire has got you covered. Take a couple minutes to watch our vlog below to see what kinds of questions you should be asking in your one-way video interviews. Like this article? Subscribe to our HR digest to receive Continue reading
