Do Your Recruiting Methods Prioritize Quantity or Quality? How many job applicants does it take to fill a position? It really only takes one! The challenge, as HR and recruiting professionals understand all too well, is finding that one qualified, enthusiastic candidate as quickly and efficiently as possible. As companies struggle to compete for talent [...]
The Candidate Experience: Making Referred Applicants Feel Special Candidate experience is the new gold standard for the hiring process, as many experts have explored. And while it’s important for HR and recruiters to make every job candidate feel appreciated, candidates who are referred by existing employees should be given additional attention. Not only do referred [...]
Job Referrals Are A Measure of Office Culture & Employee Engagement The rewards of a strong employee referral program are well documented, including the highest applicant to hire conversion rate, greater job satisfaction and retention among referred hires, and a shorter and less expensive recruiting process. What’s not to love? But many Human Resources professionals [...]
Thinking Beyond Cash: Creative Incentives Drive Referral Results When your best and brightest employees are engaged and active in an employee referral program, everyone benefits. The company has access to a full pipeline of qualified and culture-matched candidates. HR and recruiters experience fewer hiring headaches. Employees have the opportunity to serve as change agents by [...]
The Keys to Success: Eliminate These Employee Referral Program Killers Employee referral programs are consistently rated as the top driver of successful, quality hires. According to CareerBuilder, “82 percent of employers rate employee referrals above all other sources for generating the best return on investment.” Research performed by Glassdoor revealed that “referrals are the most [...]
The JobShakers Strategy for Attracting Exceptional Employees At JobShakers, we know that exceptional employees deliver exceptional results and build exceptional companies. That’s why we’ve dedicated our efforts to helping businesses attract exceptional talent through our exceptional employee referral platform. We also know that HR and recruiters face a constant struggle to source qualified talent, especially [...]
Is Your Employee Retention Plan Missing this Important Piece? While low unemployment rates signal a strong economy and positive employment prospects for job seekers, for HR and recruiters they often signal a headache. A rebounding economy is good news for everyone, but low unemployment rates often mean higher employee turnover and a lack of qualified [...]
Your Employee Referral Program Can (and Should) Do Better! The hype around employee referral programs has hit peaks and valleys over the past few decades. While it’s frequently acknowledged that referral programs outperform other recruiting methods in actionable leads, time-to-hire, and time spent in a new position, those pluses have historically been balanced out by [...]
Connect the Dots: Employee Referrals Help Overcome Labor Shortages While a strengthening economy and employment figures have been a welcome development for US job seekers, they’ve reintroduced a major headache for HR and recruiters. When the majority of skilled workers are already employed, companies seeking to expand their ranks face an uphill battle to identify [...]
Looking for Exceptional Candidates? Engage Passive Job Seekers When it comes to recruiting exceptional employees, “passive” probably isn’t on your list of attractive qualities. But what would you think if we told you that passive job seekers should be at the top of your list? Here’s the truth: with US unemployment levels lower than they [...]