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Recruiters, It's Time to Start Texting Candidates

Cornerstone On Demand

A version of this article was originally published on the SmashFly blog. This weekend, it stood at 12,576. And while email is still, of course, the preferred method of communication for recruiters looking to connect with potential job candidates its getting as easy to ignore and delete as T.V. So, how do you stand out?

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AI in Recruiting – Salvation at Last?

General Information Services

But thanks to ground-breaking apps with whimsical names such as SmashFly and Mya, the heavy lifting part of recruiting the most qualified talent is becoming vastly faster, easier and more accurate than anything we could have imagined even five years ago. But of course there are risks. So how exactly can AI specifically help recruiting?

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PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 267 - Recruitment Marketing, Branding, and Technology

Steve Boese

Recorded live at SmashFly Transform in Boston, Massachusetts. This was a fun show, thanks to Jared for sitting down with us, and thanks to SmashFly for having the HR Happy Hour at the Transform event. And of course, thanks to our HR Happy Hour Show sponsor Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com.

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Improve the Candidate “Shopping” Experience

TalentCulture

As a board member for the Talent Board , you’ve hopefully witnessed my advocacy for candidates; Of course I also offer kudos to employers who are taking strides toward improving the journey from stranger to employee. Data from SmashFly states that 74% of candidates drop off of the apply process. This post is sponsored by SmashFly.

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Top 4 Reasons Talent Pipelines are A No-Brainer

TalentCulture

Let’s take a look at the U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at a low 4.9 The thought that any company starts at ground zero for each new job opening makes me twitch. A talent pipeline, of course! According to SmashFly, make your career network accessible from as many ways as possible and keep it simple.

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The Nature vs. Nurture of Sourcing

TalentCulture

With the deep analytical skills that sourcers possess, we know they are driven to organize and look at each potential lead to find the perfect candidate for their organization. It’s critical thinking at its finest. This post is sponsored by SmashFly and was previously published on the Smashfly blog. You have the nature.

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My 2017 Recruiting Challenge — Get More Sourced Candidates Interested

Jeff Waldman

The holidays are over, you’re broke, you ate too much food, already lost your sought-after tan you got on vacation in the Caribbean and you’ve inundated yourself with articles about predictions for 2017. In my most recent gig as Head of Talent at Security Compass (Toronto-based software security firm) this was a real challenge.