The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted how organizations and institutions recruit, screen, assess, and hire talent across multiple industries. When PwC’s Technology survey suggested that 58% of companies want to invest resources to attract and retain top talent, HR and talent acquisition managers have been left with one option – to turn to intelligent recruiting …
Recently, I had the opportunity to lead a session on tools at the SourceCon digital conference where I highlighted the platform HackerRank. It is a coding assessment tool that verifies a software engineer’s coding skills and overall technical abilities. The platform offers a wide range of technical roles and skill sets to test for during …
Nowadays, most recruiting communication and correspondence starts online, and that presents new challenges over more traditional forms of outreach, like cold-calling. Communication and engagement have vastly evolved within the past 5 years. More than ever candidates communicate on social media and other channels online. So, it’s more important than ever to grab the attention of …
Talent sourcing is a crucial aspect of recruiting that requires significant time and effort. However, with the availability of advanced tools, sourcing quality candidates no longer necessitates extensive manual labor. Still, finding top talent in this market is more important than ever, and it’s not easy. Besides the fact that 2021 has been a candidate-driven …
To excel as a recruiter and become a leader on your team, it’s important to establish daily routines and set achievable goals. Recruiting requires a significant amount of hard work and dedication. From my experience in the field over the past decade, I’ve found that top-performing recruiters have a few key practices in common, such …