Let’s start off with first identifying exactly what a talent community is not. There is skepticism around the concept because I feel that a lot of recruiters still don’t actually get it.

A talent community, although it has similar benefits, is not an ATS (Applicant Tracking System). An ATS is a software…

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Companies have been swarming Facebook by setting up their corporate presence online. Yet, besides just using their corporate presence to attract candidates, these resourceful recruiters have discovered that Facebook can also be used to dig into a smaller fan base of people who are so interested and invested in the company culture that they chose to join their talent community on the careers page. Recruiters can then use these talent communities to not only showcase their wonderful employer…

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Sometimes the answer is right under your nose. (Hats off to those that made Movemeber a success!)

In recruiting we can’t all grow mustaches, but we can look at the applicant pool “just under our noses”. I pulled statistics on our myStaffingPro applicant tracking client base, and I found…

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Not a single day passes by of late without hearing the dreaded words 'global talent pool', but what does that phrase actually mean in practice, if anything at all?

Consider a typical recruiting scenario. You're looking for a mid-career engineer for a specific location. There is no relocation package on offer so straight away it would be fair to assume that 99 times out of a hundred your likely candidate is going to come from a 30 or 40 mile radius of wherever the business is situated.…

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Resourcing Circle has launched an enhanced version of their software which enables companies to build internal talent pools of reviewed contractors and temporary staff. Resourcing Circle automates the process of capturing reviews of contractor performance, storing up-to-date contractor CVs and…

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“Eat locally produced food.”

“Support the local economy.”

“Recruit from your local talent pool.”

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Originally posted on the SmashFly Intern Blog.



The World Basketball Championships take place in Turkey from August 28 to September 12. The tournament is considered to be the most prestigious international basketball competition in the world, rivaling the Olympics. The American men’s national team is participating in this tournament and… Continue

In the course of our talent acquisition work at Kinetix we invariably see both the good and bad habits of both companies and candidates in the process. One item that regularly bothers me on the company side is a behavior practiced by so many corporate and HR folks that we call it the “Heisman”…. that is to say that they feel so overwhelmed by all the applicants to their job postings…many of which may not be…

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We all agree that there is a difference between great recruiters and good recruiters. Many of us agree that great recruiters are great networkers and relationship builders. A trend I am seeing is one where organizations are becoming better at networking at the executive…

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This was originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing. This week’s topics include what you need to think about when deciding on recruitment…

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Great news- things are starting to turnaround! Before you receive the almighty “go ahead” to post opening, how are you going to prepare yourself for the applicant response rate?



To prevent an applicant pile up; organize and process your applicant data with an applicant tracking system. Most applicant tracking systems provide:



* Interface to manage and post active job openings

* Tools to qualify applicants based on… Continue

When business is booming and time is at more of a premium than gas was a few short months ago it sometimes becomes hard to justify spending the time to source excess candidates and fill your talent pool to the brim. Unfortunately for most, that time is not now.



So, what to do with your free time? Why not source a few A+ candidates?



Sure this takes work, and the time could be spent chasing down leads on jobs to fill. However, if you dedicate a little bit of time each day to… Continue

A recent New York Times article entitled “Economy to Entrepreneurs: Turn Back” (September 13, 2008) written by Julie Bick stated that “Amid the current economic turmoil, many entrepreneurs… and small-business are debating whether it makes sense to seek safety in the corporate life — and deciding that it does.” In the first two quarters of 2008, there were roughly 18,500 business bankruptcies, according to Dr. Chad Moutray, chief economist of the federal Small Business Administration. As an… Continue