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Agency vs. In-House Recruitment: Pros & Cons Part I
“There’s never enough time.” It’s a common complaint for everyone involved in the employment process, from recruiters and directors to supervisors and hiring managers. Actually, it’s a reasonable complaint for anyone with a pulse. We are always hunting for new ways to...
[EMPLOYERS] A Look at State-By-State Job Openings in the U.S.A.
HireTalk: Best Practices for Communicating With Job Seekers
When it comes to communicating with job seekers, employers have improved at engaging the masses. Whether through career-focused social media accounts, a job fair, or a help wanted ad, recruiters tend to hone their marketing efforts during the sourcing stage, but what...
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How do the individuals behind our 750+ Member companies benefit from DirectEmployers Association? Watch this video to learn how we help these and other HR professionals with OFCCP compliance and recruitment marketing efforts.
What is a TLD? 90 Second Video
A lot has happened in recruitment marketing over the last decade. Social media and job aggregator sites have replaced traditional advertising methods such as in-column classified ads, and the technology now available to target and engage candidates has exploded. You...
How to Customize Who Sees Your Facebook Posts
How many friends do you have on Facebook? Half of all adult users have more than 200 friends in their network.[1] But let’s be honest – are all of your updates relevant or even appropriate for all of your connections? While you’re thinking about that, consider that...
Unplugged with Vantiv’s Tom Poole: Social Media and Customization Best Practices
Member company Vantiv is the nation’s largest PIN debit acquirer (The Nilson Report, March 2013) and one of the nation’s fastest growing technology firms. You might not realize it, but they’ve driven many of the changes that prompted the shift from cash to electronic payments.
Vantiv is also an innovator when it comes to customization and social media recruiting. Director of Recruiting Tom Poole sat down with us and discussed how the company developed a highly social recruiting model that has increased referrals, reduced agency spend and increased quality without adding headcount or incurring additional costs:
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Member Spotlight Series: Workforce Planning to Address Gaps in Utilities Sector
A shortage of skills in the labor force, projected turnover and historical difficulty attracting talent for engineering and skilled trades positions were just a couple of the unique challenges faced by Member Colorado Springs Utilities. This led the organization to...
Member Spotlight Series: Creating an In-House Search Group
Recruiting executives and other hard-to-fill positions bring their own unique set of challenges, which is why it it’s not uncommon for companies to invest in outside firms and pay high fees to get the job done. Member Emory University was no exception, but they wanted...