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9 Books Every Recruiter Needs to Read at Least Once

Linkedin Talent Blog

And we wondered, which books have made an impact on recruiters by changing their viewpoint, career or professional development in a major way? So we asked around - here’s what recruiters listed as their top reads: 1. Originals: How Non-Conformist Move the World. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.

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Hiring outlook still strong despite rumors of recession

Business Management Daily

The total outlook score of +20% is the highest recorded since 2006. Recruiting is no walk in the park, according to new research from the Robert Half staffing firm. Making an offer to a candidate isn’t the end of the recruiting road. Biggest hiring challenge: Getting applicants’ attention. Reviewing application materials: 13%.

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Book Review: Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) by Wayne Cascio and Herman Aguinis

Workplace Psychology

8]; (2) recruitment [Ch. As a result, most cases also include a determination of whether the challenged practice had a statistically significant impact on the plaintiff group. The second topic is recruitment. Whenever human resources must be expanded or replenished, a recruiting system of some kind must be established.

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Luxembourg’s Path Toward Shrinking the Gender Pay Gap Under EU Directive

Trusaic

Thus, employers should act now to update their HR practices and policies to prepare for the in-depth requirements of the EU Directive. Account for intersectional discrimination in pay practices and consider the needs of workers with disabilities. Current calculations also compare only average wages , not wages for equal work.

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5 Examples of Racial Bias in Hiring

Ongig

The Brown Paper Bag Test was allegedly used in the past to compare a person’s skin color to determine certain privileges. Amazon engineers have built an internal wiki page with alternative phrases to help remove unconscious bias from the workplace. .” Twitter and Amazon engineers are stepping up to remove bias.

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How HR Can Tackle Diversity Using the Rooney Rule

Visier

During the White House’s first-ever Demo Day , over a dozen major technology companies committed to ensuring more diverse recruitment and hiring practices, including Facebook , Amazon, Microsoft and Box. With the war for talent at an all-time high, more inclusive and diverse hiring practices are critical to a company’s success.

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This Workplace Merry-Go-Round Never Slows

TalentCulture

Hey, hiring plans across the board are favorable: According to the recent Vistage CEO confidence index survey , 62 percent of respondents plan to expand their workforce in the year ahead, up from 56 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the highest since the first quarter of 2006.