Talent Acquisition blogs
Prior to 2020, many enterprise organizations took a build-your-own strategy to their talent acquisition tech stack by layering best-in-breed point solutions on top of their existing applicant tracking system.
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By Patrick Amaral
Fil Farinaccio D'Urbano is the head of people and culture for Ardene, a fashion retailer with more than 300 stores in Canada and the United States, as well as multiple locations beyond North America.
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By Annette DeHaven
Many of the themes explored by conference presenters and panelists participating in the recent virtual HR Technology Conference & Exposition reflect the impact of the pandemic on the future of work and the ongoing cultural challenges associated with a remote workforce.
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By Annette DeHaven
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we went straight to GR8 People’s favorite sources of inspiration—CEO Diane Smith and Chief Product Officer Jayne Kettles.
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By Annette DeHaven
It’s not easy to go more than a few days without seeing another new report or article examining the desire employees have to continue working from home long after the pandemic subsides.
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By Alex Adams
One of the main reasons organizations avoid replacing sub-par talent acquisition technology is the time-intensive nature of implementation.
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By Alex Ockford
For some, Groundhog Day brings to mind tradition in the form of top hats and Punxsutawney Phil.
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By Annette DeHaven
Operational excellence has always been a primary objective of successful businesses, from the productivity of people to the efficiency of systems and processes.
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By Diane Smith
For many Americans, ringing in a new year also means kicking off a new job search.
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By Annette DeHaven
I think there’s one thing we can all agree on—any predictions regarding what 2021 has in store for the talent acquisition and management industry is pretty much an exercise in futility.
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By Diane Smith
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
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By Diane Smith
As America received welcome news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—the October jobs report showed a gain of 638,000 jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate to 6.9%—a closer look at the tech industry reveals that competition for technical talent is on the rise.
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By Jayne Kettles
What a difference a year makes. Held virtually, this year’s HR Technology Conference and Exposition echoed many of the themes that were on the agenda in 2019, such as employee experience, the need for better tech strategies and using data to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) outcomes.
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By Annette DeHaven
Thanksgiving may be just around the corner, however, many retailers are still determining exactly how many workers they will need to meet projected demand.
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By Kendra Van Nostran
Pressure on organizations to improve their internal mobility programs was felt well before COVID-19 disrupted the workplace and accelerated digital transformation among corporations worldwide.
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By Kendra Van Nostran
As organizations spent the summer examining the need to vastly improve their workforce diversity efforts, many recognized that not only is it just the right thing to do—it’s also crucial to their ability to perform well during a recession.
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By Jayne Kettles
Survey upon survey would lead us to believe that workers aren’t just happier working from home, we’re far more productive, too.
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By Kendra Van Nostran
Who could possibly have imagined as we entered 2020 that talent acquisition would face extraordinary disruptions to hiring strategy, process and candidate experience—and in a matter of days, no less.
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By Diane Smith
Last fall, as part of GR8 People’s independent research into the influence of artificial intelligence and automation on the practice of human resources and the profession’s future, we asked current HR and talent acquisition leaders to weigh in on whether they would recommend HR as a career path to the next generation of professionals.
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By Annette DeHaven
As the labor market begins to rebound from COVID-19 impacts, talent acquisition teams within the finance and insurance sector are recognizing they must act quickly in order to ensure their organizations attract and retain the A-players needed to steer the business to a full recovery.
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By Kendra Van Nostran
It’s no secret that an intuitive UX drives technology adoption and ensures that users get the most out of a product or service.
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By Jayne Kettles
For the past several years, technical recruiting has been defined by an extreme talent shortage, one in which the unemployment rate for tech professionals dipped below two percent in 2019.
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By Kendra Van Nostran
When most people, whether they’re on the employer side or the job seeker side, think about the traditional hiring process, agile usually isn’t the word that comes to mind.
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By Curie Gooden
Over the past few years, talent acquisition teams and hiring managers lamented a lack of qualified candidates.
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By Stacey Jones