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9 Elements of a Website that Converts Job Seekers into Applicants

Charlotte Rowe — June 5, 2019 — June 5, 2019 No longer can the Careers portion of your website simply be a list of job postings, or even just a single page. In order to attract and recruit top talent, your website needs to communicate why someone would want to work for you through a … Continue reading 9 Elements of a Website that Converts Job Seekers into Applicants →

After Tons of Job Interviews, Here’s How the Worst Applicants Made an Impact

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John Hodge — April 3, 2018 Follow @johnahodge — April 3, 2018 I’ve been hard at work building a team of marketers, so I’ve kind of fallen off the map in terms of blogging, but I want to talk about how the hiring process went. Before we jump in there are a couple of things … Continue reading After Tons of Job Interviews, Here’s How the Worst Applicants Made an Impact →

The 5 Perfectly Good Job Applicants You Won’t Consider

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Maren Hogan — July 21, 2017 Follow @marenhogan — July 21, 2017 geralt / Pixabay As recruiters get increasingly better with their reach, they are getting more rigid with their screening and vetting processes for job applicants. That sounds great in theory, but that would assume that those processes are screening for the right things. … Continue reading The 5 Perfectly Good Job Applicants You Won’t Consider →

5 Things Applicant’s Attempt To Hide In A Run Up To Background Checks

Job Search

by Brett McIntyre May 16, 2016 Follow @crimcheckMay 16, 2016 There are six words which most job applicants absolutely dread. These words are “subject to passing a background check.” For many applicants, this seemingly innocent phrase feels like a declaration that they won’t get hired. This is true especially for applicants who have a few … Continue reading 5 Things Applicant’s Attempt To Hide In A Run Up To Background Checks →

3 Types of Call Center Agent Applicants You Shouldn’t Hire

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by Suzanna Colberg April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Your call center agents drive a great deal of your business’s success. In recent years, you’ve probably noticed less-than-stellar customer service interactions can go viral in a matter of hours. But when customer service goes right, the results can be seen everywhere from your profit margins to … Continue reading 3 Types of Call Center Agent Applicants You Shouldn’t Hire →

How You Can Stand Out in a “Galaxy” of Other Applicants

Job Search

by Tom Gimbel December 16, 2015 Follow @LaSalleNetworkDecember 16, 2015 NASA announced this month that they will be hiring astronauts for the first time in two years. The last time they looked for new astronauts, the U.S. space agency received more than 6,000 applications, the most they’ve had since they first started recruiting for the … Continue reading How You Can Stand Out in a “Galaxy” of Other Applicants →

9 Statistics Behind What Applicants Want in a Candidate Experience

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by Daniel James November 20, 2015 Follow @FurstPersonNovember 20, 2015 Communication (34%): There’s no second guessing here; the number one thing that makes a positive candidate experience for the candidate is communication. This doesn’t mean personally checking in with the candidate every to tell them nothing of note, but keeping them in the loop during … Continue reading 9 Statistics Behind What Applicants Want in a Candidate Experience →