Gen Z’s Influence on Hiring Practices
Generation Z, defined as people born between the mid-1990s and the first two decades of this century, is on the rise both nationally and globally. As Gen Z makes a larger presence within the job market, understanding their preferences in hiring starts to become more important for employers.It is necessary for businesses to adapt these […]
How to Boost Employer Brand Visibility on Career Websites
Employer branding plays an important role in the recruitment process as it helps to create a focused narrative of your business across different digital channels — and your organization’s career site provides an ideal platform to achieve this.A well-crafted career page offers insights you won’t find elsewhere, such as providing real-world examples of employees experiencing […]
Cost Efficiency in Job Advertising
Recruiting talented professionals is essential for organizations to continue to grow and remain competitive in today’s changing markets. Although job advertising has traditionally been established as a major source of recruitment, balancing efficient utilization of resources with effective outreach remains a perpetual challenge for businesses. This prevents costs from bloating while reaching the right type of […]
How to Harness Technology to Acquire Top Talent
Recruiting and acquiring talented individuals is integral to the long-term success of any organization. Recruiting efforts are constrained by time, scope, and the quality of candidates. Recently, however, this process has been revolutionized with the utilization of technology throughout various stages of recruitment including resume screening, personalizing communication, and engaging hiring teams. Harnessing such technological advancements […]
Key Considerations for Choosing Your Next Applicant Tracking System
Making the right decision when it comes to selecting a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is critical for businesses today. While cost may be an important factor to consider in a purchasing decision, investing in the wrong ATS can result in significant losses over time if performance and features do not meet organizational requirements. In […]
Mastering the Job Interview: 5 Essential Tips for Success
Finding a job is an exciting yet daunting task, and the interview is arguably one of the most important steps of the process. Knowing how to ace this crucial part of your pursuit can mean the difference between landing a great opportunity or continued unemployment frustration. Mastering the job interview takes more than just researching […]
Managing Stress and Pressure in the Workplace
Working in a professional environment comes with increased pressure to perform, creating additional stress–two important factors that can affect an individual’s and their team’s productivity, morale, and resilience. Stress and pressure are commonly confused as the same force when each is actually a distinct force on its own; therefore, learning to understand and recognize these […]
Follow-up on a Job Application (Tips and Tricks)
The job search experience is crucial and often determines a person’s career success. It can be a frustrating process, but carefully crafted follow-up strategies are an important behavior critical to the landing of your desired job. No longer is it almost exclusively enough to submit just one application to employers. Therefore this guide seeks to […]
Employment Gaps: Effective Strategies for Explaining Career Interruptions
You just can’t say “Coz I had no job” when asked about explaining your employment gap, right? The unpredictable landscape of the workplace can result in employees taking periodic breaks from work for a wide range of reasons. Whether such reasons include leaving to focus on education, caring for dependents, responding to changing job markets, […]