New Trends in Online Recruiting Strategies

New Trends in Online Recruiting StrategiesNew Trends in Online Recruiting StrategiesNew Trends in Online Recruiting Strategies Blaszczyk, Managing Editor, Resurce CenterWhat are the new trends in online recruiting strategies? To find out, we asked the experts at CKR Interactive,a recruitment advertising agency founded in 2001 in the heart of Silicon Valley.For three years running,CKR has been named to Inc.s list of fastest-growing private US companies. The company welches a winner at the 2012 Creative Excellence Awards.Monster What new trends are creating a winning online recruitment strategy for todays leading companies?CKR We are seeing a trend of employers embracing emerging media in efforts to be where their target audience is, while strengthening their employer brandas an innovative work place.A big emphasis on a streamlined mobile and social media marketing planhas been key, as has unique, interactive career sites, reevaluating employer brand propositions and positioning, and o ngoing metrics to measure ROI.Employers, now more than ever, need to look at the big picture and plan for the future versus tackling everything one project at a time.As the economy recovers, the war for talent is picking back up and employers need to focus on being where their target candidates are, instead of expecting the talent to find them. Still, an emphasis on utilizing messaging and online assessment functionality is important to ensure that the candidates entering the pipeline are the right ones.Monster Is the objective to engage as many people as possible? Or is it possible to be more selective in attracting specific skills?CKR Its a bit of a mix of both - for the most part the objective is to identify how to get in front of a very specific prospect.However, its also important to maintain a strong employer brand, especially in the social realm where many aim to engage as many people as possible, as your connections there may very well lead to future candidates and/or custo mers.MonsterCan innovative multimedia marketing be done effectively, without breaking the bank?CKR An example of a low-cost multimedia campaign we conducted for ourselves is our agency anniversary campaign, which won Grand Prize for Self Promotion at this years CEAs.As CKRs anniversary falls on April 1st, we decided to launch an April Fools Day campaign promoting several fake (and hilarious if we do say so ourselves) products promising to help employers to retain and even clone their top talent via three topics Cloner, Deployeeand reTension.Utilizing online marketing tactics including video, landing pages, pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns, social media, email campaigns, sales sheets and PR, we were able to stir up a lot of buzz and traffic to our site without breaking the bank.In fact, our social shared when up 300%, our Facebook fan base grew to more than those of our top competitors combined, and we saw a huge increase in site traffic - about a 55% increase from the norm And this is all from a campaign that ran for less than a week.Monster How are companies using online media to build their brand?CKR Companies are now aiming to utilize online media in a comprehensive manner versus a piecemeal approach, taking into consideration placement, timing, frequency, messaging and creative used.Every single detail has an effect on the employers brand and must be taken into thoughtful consideration. Furthermore, avenues such as social media are being used with a focus to strengthen the employer brand and communications with potential candidates, versus solely on recruitment.An example of a successful career website is the site CKR designed for one of the worlds largest and most respected contract research organizations, Covance (a multi-award winner).Site visitors are able to quickly learn about Covance, view their connections and current openings at Covance, and access information on a variety of topics such as university/college opportunities, benefits, various departm ents/career paths, and diversity. Visitors also learn about Covances mobile job search app, which makes it even easier for job seekers to stay abreast of opportunities at Covance.Additional examples of our favorite career sites can be viewed on Our Portfolio page.Monster What three social media activities will be most effective in recruiting top talent?CKR Based on the current trends and successes were seeing, we believe that these three social media tactics will be most effective in recruiting top talent in the months aheadContent strategy that includes targeted status updates to show thought leadership in specific areas and feature online content in context for the organization.Sharing jobs in context with content across the social web.Targeting the right followers/fans and being active on three or more social platforms.

Study Women financial advisors punished more harshly than men

Study Women financial advisors punished more harshly than menStudy Women financial advisors punished more harshly than menAre women punished more punitively for misdeeds at work than men? In the financial advisory industry, they are according to a new working paper from Harvard Business School on the gender punishment eu-agrarpolitik.Researchers used 10 years of data on financial advisors employment information from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an independent nonprofit authorized by the U.S. government to monitor financial firms. The info also contained details about whether an advisor had ever committed misconduct and detailed each infraction.Men misbehave 2x as much, women 20% more likely to be firedMale advisors committed misconduct twice as often as female advisors, it was found. However, when women committed misconduct, there were bigger consequences they were 20% more likely to be fired, and 30% and to have a harder time finding employment afterward.Whil e women are punished more heavily than men for their misdeeds, their misconduct that is 20% less costly to the company women are less inclined toward repeating the misconduct. Men, on the other hand, are more serious, repeat offenders, with higher settlement costs to the firm up to $20% incurred if they are caught.The researchers attributed the unfair treatment of women advisors, and the more laissez-faire treatment towards their male counterparts, to gender bias, especially since the industry is male-dominated.Female managers make a differenceHowever, the gender punishment gap narrowed when the women financial advisors worked at companies with a greater number of females as managers or at the local branch level. This told researchers that the gender punishment gap was not dictated by certain firms or financial niches. Instead, it was a phenomenon called in-group tolerance. Simply put, people are more tolerant of those that are more like them.In the workplace, men are less likely to come down hard on men male executives seem to be more forgiving of misconduct by men relative to women, says the paper which leaves women out in the cold. But in a financial advisory workplace where there are more women managers, female bosses are less likely to respond to womens misconduct with excessive harshness.A recent Wall Street Journal story deals with the same topic on women high positions in their field and the little leeway they are given to make mistakes as opposed to men. Both the article and the above Harvard Business School working paper referred to another Harvard working paper from brde year on surgeons.If a female surgeons work resulted in the death of a patient, physician referrals to her dropped 54%. If the same happened to male surgeons, however, the reaction was not nearly as harsh. The paper noted that this may be because men appear to be treated as individuals.

How to Step Back Into Leadership After Maternity Leave

How to Step Back Into Leadership After Maternity LeaveHow to Step Back Into Leadership After Maternity Leave Youve just experienced a few crazy months- a mix of newborn bliss and stress. Preparing to step back into your pre-mom role, as the leader of a company, can be scary and guilt-ridden not to mention challenging. For a mother who is returning to the office after maternity leave , reentry can be a bumpy ride. After three or so months at home with her baby, she has to shift her attention back to work, a move that can feel sudden and startling. Throw in some sleep deprivation and new concerns like childcare and breast-milk pumping, and its no wonder that some women come back from maternity leave briefly- only to quit shortly thereafter, suggests Manon DeFelice , Founder and CEO of Inkwell, a global flexible work innovator focused on helping startups, small to mid-sized businesses, and nonprofits thrive. If you love your job, and want to stick with it after matern ity leave, there are many things you can do to prepare. As you get ready to step back into a leadership role, use behauptung ideas to make the process more enjoyable and less stressful. You were a fierce leader before, and youll be a fierce leader again. It may be hard to see that when youve been at home with a newborn baby for 3 months, covered in spit-up and unshowered for days. As you step back into your leadership position, revisit your many career achievementsGo back through the last 5 years in your career and list down all that you are proud of. This can be a really great way to reconnect your mind with your skills and capabilities. To step back into that work identity. Even more so, it reminds you that you are a very capable woman, suggests Michelle Sorrenesen , leadership and mindset coach.Do this in the weeks leading up to your entry back into the office, as you wrap your mind around what it means to be a full-time employee and leader again.Time away from the office has li kely done a lot for your leadership skills. As a mom, you have a new way of looking at the world, and therefore will return with new priorities and leadership tactics. Use this as an opportunity to re-think your leadership role, hone in on how you can do your job best, and turn those new skills into styles that can address the various needs of your job and employees.According to leadership experts at project management startup Unito , there are four main leadership styles to think aboutHow do your old and current skills lend themselves to these leaderships styles? How can you use your new mom mindset to be a better leader? After fine-tuning your skill set and style, youll step back into the office feeling confident and ready to take on the challenges ahead of you.Instead of jumping back in full-time, slowly rejoin the team on a part-time basis, if you can. This is especially important for focus, and if you want to be a full-time working mom long-term. As a leader, theres a lot expe cted of you, and getting back into that role slowly may be better for you mental health. Lauren Smith Brody , founder of the Fifth Trimester movement explains Focus is an enormous issue when you first go back phasing back in really helps, according to numerous studies and many of the mothers I spoke with. Unsurprisingly, women who experience those distracting daily re-entry regrets most likely intend to leave their jobs. Also unsurprising- but so important- is the fact that women with shorter leaves have more of those regrets. If you can extend your leave, even only part-time, you increase your chances of staying at work long term.If you cant come back on a part-time basis, ask to have one extra day off each week, or to work from home one day each week . This slow re-entry into work as a leader will be critical to managing the stresses that come with it, in addition to the new mom guilt youll be feeling.You may be experiencing a range of emotions with each passing day that youre back in the office. You may feel alone in that, but youre not. Lori Mihalich-Levin, founder of Mindful Return - an organization that helps new moms and dads navigate the uncertain terrain of working parenthood - shares her experience When I went back to work after leave, there was an unspoken rule that I wasnt supposed to talk about how hard it was. Or that I was struggling. Or that I had changed and grown as a person and employee. There were plenty of other women in my office who had gone on maternity leave and returned, and yet I felt isolated.Then one day after my second return to work, I sat down with a colleague who had just recently come back herself after maternity leave. We shut the door and found so much power in talking about our shared experiences.Instead of holding it all in, find your community at work. You may discover that people you never connected with before are now the only ones who understand what youre going through. Its hard to be vulnerable in this way, b ut it will make for an easier transition. You may even find new leadership allies that never existed before you left.The business has been humming along without you, which means there have been changes, from new hires to upgraded tools. Before stepping back into your leadership role, do the background work. When checking-in, ask forWhen maternity leave ends, its time for you to step back into your role as a company leader. Use these ideas to make a potentially-bumpy transition easier to manage. Remember why youre a successful leader, focus on phasing back in if possible, and get any prudent information before your first day. All of this will ensure a successful transition and ensure that you feel happy with both your new job and your old one.

Gender Neutral Interview and Business Clothing

Gender Neutral Interview and Business ClothingGender Neutral Interview and Business ClothingIf your day-to-day attire doesnt conform to a traditional gender norm, your interview clothing doesnt have to, either. In this day and age, there should be no position that requires you to dress in a way that makes you uncomfortable. Gender Neutral Attire Whether youre a woman who steers clear of overtly feminine apparel, a man who prefers a more gender-neutral look, or a non-gender-conforming or transgender person, youll be able to dress for success without a problem. The key is to find clothing that fits you properly and looks polished and professional. Thats true regardless of what you opt to wear. Ideally, all you have to worry about is fulfilling those three categories. Heres what that means Clothes should bedrngnis be too large or small, tight or baggy. (Suggestions for androgynous business clothing sources are below, but also consider visiting a tailor if necessary.)As well as fitti ng properly, clothing should be clean and wrinkle-free.When in doubt, neutral colors- such as black, taupe, beige, brown, blue, and gray- are good options. Tips for Deciding What to Wear If youve never felt comfortable in a dress, you shouldnt force yourself to wear one to an interview. Confidence is key during an interview, and its hard to be confident when youre feeling uncomfortable in your clothing. Ultimately, you shouldnt feel pressured to present yourself in a way that doesnt align with your identity. If youre worried about being discriminated against, you should consult theHuman Rights Campaignwebsite to learn more about discrimination laws in your state, including whether or not you are protected by law and what to do if you feel you have been a victim of discrimination. Also, if you find yourself stressing out about how to present yourself in an interview,you should keep in mind that your well being at work is a huge factor in your professional success. You probably wo uldnt want to work at a company that would pressure you to dress in a way thats at odds with your identity, so in the long-run, its best to wear clothing that reflects you as an individual. So, if youre a woman who rocks a blazer or a bow-tie way better than youve ever worn a dressso be it Employer Dress Codes What you wear to a job interview is your choice. However, the employer may have a dress code in place that impacts what you wear to work. TheHuman Rights Campaignrecommendsthat If an employer has a dress code, it should modify it to avoid gender stereotypes and enforce it consistently. Requiring men to wear suits and women to wear skirts or dresses, while legal, is based on gender stereotypes. Alternatively, codes that require attire professionally appropriate to the office or unit in which an employee works are gender-neutral. Employers can legally implement gender-specific dress codesas long as they are not arbitrarily enforced and do not favor or affect one gender over another. Once you secure a job offer, you can consult with the companys human resources department or the hiring manager to inquire about the company dress code and how it might impact you. Androgynous Clothes for Interviews and Work If youre looking for style advice, check outQwear, an excellent resource for people with gender-non-conforming styles. And, if youre ready to do some online shopping, check out behauptung stores that sell androgynous business clothing, as well as formal menswear for women, that will work well for an interview outfit Haute Butchhas an extensive clothing collection for women who prefer a masculine style of dress.VEEAis a popular source of androgynous fashion, selling dress shirts, jackets, cardigans, vests, and accessories.GFW Clothing(that stands for gender-free world) sells shirts that are designed to fit body types, rather than genders.Although technically a store for menswear,Topmanis known to provide masculine clothing in fits and sizes that cate r to women.

10 Common (and Corrosive) Job Reference Mistakes

10 Common (and Corrosive) Job Reference Mistakes10 Common (and Corrosive) Job Reference MistakesIn the job hunt, there is so much focus on the resume and the interview that your professional references dont get enough attention. But there are several mistakes that many job applicants make with their references that could easily be avoided.1. Youve got References Upon Request on your resume. Employers and recruiters know they can get references from you at the appropriate time. Its a given. Youre actually wasting valuable real estate on your resume when you do this, and youd be better off filling that space with more job experience, skills, or education information.2. You send your list of references without being asked. Its not necessary to send your references to every kompetenz employer. For one reason, you could inundate your references with calls, and they wont even be prepared by knowing what position youve applied for. Instead, focus on only giving references to employers who a re serious about hiring you, and give your references a heads up to prepare for the call.3. Your references arent prepared. Piggybacking on No. 2, its important to have your references know a little about the position youve applied for so they can discuss your most relevant skills and provide you with the strongest possible reference. Applying for a variety of positions without letting your references know is equivalent to throwing both them and yourself under the bus.4. Your references cant speak to your job experience. When youre young, you may not have that many people who can give a recommendation on your professional experience, but resist filling the list with your friends and family. Instead, look to past college professors, internship or volunteer coordinators, or mentors to talk you up. If you have relevant job experience, your most recent employers and colleagues will be your strongest reference. Typically, the more recent the reference, the better. References tend to forg et many of the specifics of working with you over time.5. You havent asked your references for permission. If you list former baboes on your reference list and they are unaware of it, you risk them being taken by surprise, and even possibly giving a shaky recommendation. Always ask for permission to use someone as a reference, and give them as much information about the jobs youre applying for as possible.6. You list bad references. Make sure youd get a good recommendation from anyone you put on your reference list. Some employers will not formally give any more information other than dates of employment and information on your eligibility for rehire. If the answer is no, youve lost your chance at the new job.7. Your contacts are outdated. Before providing your references, you should make sure all the contact information is updated, so that you dont waste the time of potential employers. You dont want to hold up the reference-checking process because you can no longer locate one of your references. Checking in periodically is a good way to stay in touch and reconnect as well.8. Your references are old. If you use a boss from 10 years ago as a reference, potential employers might scratch their heads and wonder why you dont have anyone more recent who can vouch for you. If you do use an old boss or mentor, make sure its someone you still stay in touch with and you have more recent references to send along.9. Your reference list is long (or short). No employer is going to call a lengthy list of contacts, so unless youre asked differently, aim for three to five people- and ask what types of references the employer wants. Some employers only want to talk to previous bosses where others may want to hear from a client as well as a boss and a junior colleague.10. You didnt bring your references to your interview. Always be prepared and bring extra copies of your resume as well as your reference list to the interview. Better to have it and not need it than to be caught empty-handed.Lindsay Olson is a founding partner and public relations recruiter with Paradigm Staffing and Hoojobs.com, a niche job board for public relations, communications, and social media jobs. She blogs at LindsayOlson.com, where she discusses recruiting and job search issues.

What Everybody Else Does When It Comes to Resume Formatting Tips and What You Should Be Doing Different

What Everybody Else Does When It Comes to Resume Formatting Tips and What You Should Be Doing Different The Most Popular Resume Formatting Tips When you format your resume you wish to make certain your leave enough margin space to permit for printing. From time to time, a small adjustment of your margins can eliminate the issue of aleidher page with just a few lines of text on it. Its necessary to make a fantastic first impression. So if youre aiming to create your very first impression through the fonts that are aesthetically appealing, youve got to choose the best fonts. If youve got an on-line presenceand you shouldlist your social networking accounts like LinkedIn and Twitter. Effectively Format Your Professional Experiences You need your resume to be readily scanned. Make certain all your information is accurate. Formatting Name and Contact Details Here are a few ideas about the way to format your contact information for greatest effect. The Start of Resume Formattin g Tips Odds are, when you have a resume that you are using since high school, major updating may be required to bring this up to par for university-level and professional positions. In addition, its always advised to comprehend the tradition of the organization youre applying for and the sort of job that you are applying for. The principal focus is to emphasize the work history. The ideal way to approach a resume is to use it in order to convey your top strengths. The Resume Formatting Tips Pitfall Employing a custom resume instead of a generic one is going to greatly increase your odds of an interview, as youll be a better match in the view of the reader. You would like to print on paper heavier than that which you traditionally find in photocopiers. Because the letters begin to look the very same, words in all caps are more difficult to read. Along with writing a resume, you will need to compose a compelling cover letter. Resume Formatting Tips - Overview Inevitably, you re going to be requested to do something or expected to know something you dont yet know or understand how to do. Thus dont change your head before you even appear at work. The very belastung thing you wish to do is receive a job that you cant do. It is preferable to go with easy and formal layout bearing in mind the ATS robots. Well, it is, but only as long as you understand what youre doing. Thus you will call for professional resume format. So you are going to want to make certain its simple to read, easy to comprehend, and simple to digest. Again, you would like to make certain that your resume is readable. The Hidden Facts on Resume Formatting Tips Keep in mind, you were hired because managers believed in your capacity to find the work done. It is possible to also follow organizations to stay updated on whos hiring. Unless your intended industry employs the Morse code to communicate, employers will want to realize that youre up to speed with technology. Understandin g how to compose a resume is vital to your job search. Finding out how to compose a five-star resume will be able to help you simplify your work search, place you higher on callback lists, and boost your odds of landing that dream job. When youre in search of work, your resume plays a significant role in getting you selected for an interview. Our writers will allow you to get noticed by your targeted employer. Your resume writer will get in touch with you to clarify details. As soon as you have made direct contact with a possible employer, a hiring manager will probably need a replica of your formatted version. The work description might also earn a difference. For instance, under Professional Experience, youll want to list each appropriate job youve held (including job title, school, place, and dates employed), as well as correlating job responsibilities and achievements. Clearly state what kind of a job that you need and know what skill-set and experience is necessary to s ucceed in that job. Resume Formatting Tips and Resume Formatting Tips - The Perfect Combination You may offer a concise description of accomplishments and duties for each. Career Objective section Write your objective to turn in an application for the specific job mentioning your important work experience and techniques in not more than two lines. Think of the bigger groups of skills you use in you job to find out what headings you might utilize. Based on your experience, you might have more than 5, but simply dont over-do it. When you start the procedure for creating a resume you must be in a position to realistically evaluate your abilities and key skills. Optimizing your resume to guarantee cohesiveness is an essential step if you desire employers to really read it and consider you for the position. Prioritize your expertise Make certain to prioritize your expertise that is quite relevant to the possible position.

6 Executive Recruitment Strategies that Employment Agencies Must Adopt - Spark Hire

6 Executive Recruitment Strategies that Employment Agencies Must Adopt - Spark HireForget the top ranked recruitment job sites on the internet. Getting registered as an employment agency on any of the top job sites will not help in locating the best candidates for your clients. Your high profile clients looking for Harvard MBAs, managing directors, vice-presidents (country heads), CEOs, personal secretaries, etc., are completely dependent on your selection. Being a recruitment agency, you cannot keep sifting through a pile of poor-fit resumes. You have to develop some strategies to reach the efficient and deserving candidates rather than following the traditional employee-hunt approach.Here is the list of the top six strategies that can help your recruitment agency stand out from the crowd. The innovative strategies are listed below1. Open houseThe internet has thousands of resume samples available for different industrial domains. Furthermore, the online resume builder services help in creating the detailed bio-data, which impresses everyone. Therefore, to analyze the good and the efficient, you need to develop a layer between the resume-submission process and interview. Call the candidates for open-house discussions where they debate on various topics provided by you. Divide the crowd among different groups and watch out for communication skills, interest, working knowledge, behavior and character. Also, look for candidates that have leadership and team spirit qualities. This strategy helps in filtering the eligible candidate easily. The open-house strategy simplifies the screening processes and provides error-free recruitments.2. ActivityTo make the executive recruitment process highly creative, you need to develop a few brainstorming activities for selecting the most intelligent candidate. The activities may include speeches, rapid fire questions, an aptitude test, etc., which can display the candidates confidence and presence of mind.3. Show them They are important and requiredOnce you have selected your dream candidates, demonstrate your willingness to go out of the way to help them avail better job opportunities in different industrial domains. Organize a small party where you can award the selected candidates with some electronic gadgets or wristwatches. Such nobility will make them feel that they really stand out from the crowd.4. Search talent across the placesEvery corporate company primarily requires three basic qualities in every employee. A). Employees who have a passion for success. B). Employees who understand the urgency and their presence. C). Employees ready to go the extra mile to meet the targets. Targeting only Fortune 100 places might help find candidates easily, but, your applicants might face rejection due to not possessing the above-mentioned qualities. Therefore, also search out in all remote and urban places for the candidates who fulfill the professional and other qualities to qualify for the job.5. Organize events not job fairsJob fairs are good for the freshers and the candidates looking for a job change. But, there are people who might not like to visit such fairs as they already have a job or are not interested in a change. Therefore, platzdeckchen up events that include conference, discussion, demonstration of new trends related to technology, marketing, management, etc. Furthermore, exchange the contact details, and lastly arrange the lunch or dinner for the visitors. Such events help in meeting talents who can turn out to be your best candidates.6. Use media and videosAvoid advertising the job requirements in the newspapers. Use video or podcast to reach the potential candidates. YouTube, social networking sites and media channels are the effective alternatives of paper advertisements. Viewers do not only get the complete information about the corporate company, but also they listen to the speeches provided by the top notch authorities in the given video. This helps to boost the brand image of your client among the job seekers.Besides the six mentioned strategies there are four more processes used by the recruitment agencies. They advertise using their ideal candidate, use social networking sites, consider past candidates or the rejected candidates, and encourage referrals.All such strategies help in screening the eligible candidates easily. Your job recruitment services do not only provide great career opportunities to the candidates but also boost the brand image of the company. Your strategies help select candidates having skills, experience, and talents pertaining to the different industries and domains.Leave us a comment below with your thoughts on the articleIMAGE Courtesy of Flickr byDaniele ZeddaAbout the Author Will Smith is an active article writer who likes to share employment or job related advice which can help job seekers and employers. Follow Will Smith on Google+ to find UK recruitment agenciesto get a dream job in Londons top notch companie s.