Samara Parker

How to Work Better, Work Happier, and Get Along With Your Coworkers

February 11

Where do you work? Whenever I ask that questions what I really mean is, what is your workplace like? Not whether you work in an office downtown or in a truck… but whether you work surrounded by coworkers, alone in an office, in a group workspace, or in the comfort/discomfort of your own home. I am curious because I work remotely, and as much as flexible work is trendy and totally Gen Y, I do miss being surrounded by colleagues. I am also curious about what other people’s workplace interactions are like. Whether the environment is one of happy collaboration, all work all the time formality, or a festering den of resentment and gossip. Fascinating stuff!And, why his week’s link love is dedicated to the workpla……Read More

How HR Tech is Automating Your Hiring

February 9

Automation has developed beyond pushing job posts to online job boards and scanning resumes for key words. Complex HR tech can automate social recruitment, candidate outreach, employee referrals, and a multitude of other repetitive tasks, improving and simplifying the hiring process. From LinkedIn developing mechanized outreach systems to FedEx using an algorithm to determine culture fit, the automation of hiring is everywhere!From Weeding Out the Week to Finding the Best Originally, the algorithms designed to help HR sift through applicants was focused on excluding unqualified candidates rather then finding top talent. Today’s best HR tech is focused on finding qualified candidates. - Click to TweetZao, a……Read More

The Best Facebook Recruiting Apps, House of Cards in Your Office, and the Evolution of Work

February 4

I hope you’re all having a fantastic week so far! Here are a few awesome reads to make your workweek even better:Are You Making the Most of Social Media Recruitment? – Sarah Willis Sarah gives some great advice for making sure that you use your social networks to their fullest possible recruitment potential.#FirstInHR: Using the Power of Social to Recruit - HR Kitchen I like this article because it explains the all too often neglected topic of candidate’s rights. Definitely worth a read!New Ways of Working Report: Road Map For How Workplace Will Evolve - China Gorman China Gorman provides a summary of the recently released New Ways of Working report. The report explains what key drivers are changing the……Read More

HR Tech Game Changers: Candidate Matching

February 2

Candidate-matching is basically alchemy… Except that it actually exists in real life! The ability to match qualified candidates to the right job with the click of a mouse would revolutionize hiring in a way we haven’t seen since the introduction of online job boards. Imagine never having to sort through stacks of junk resumes again. Imagine submitting a job description to an online job board and instantly being connected to 10 qualified candidates. Now imagine what you would pay for a tool that makes this dream a reality. This is why every job board and HR tech company is chomping at the bit to offer effective candidate-matching tools. Many have tried, but for the most part, haven’t delivered, because effective matchin……Read More

Snapchat Recruiting, Employees on Facebook, and The Best of HR on Twitter

January 28

If the midweek doldrums have set in and you just can’t brig yourself to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, then it’s probably time for a reading break. No, I am not advising you to slack on the job, not at all! This list of articles will help take your mind off the Wednesday hump and provide you with some motivating recruitment insights. This week’s top recruitment blog posts are:Are We Ready For Recruitment via Snapchat? - Roxanne Abercrombi Maybe I’m getting old and curmudgeonly, but I don’t know if I think Snapchat is ever going to be a great tool for recruiting. I’m probably wrong. Apparently it’s a hotbed for Gen Y and Gen Z talent!In 2015, Should Facebook Access Be Banned at Work? - Katrina Collier Yo……Read More

HR Tech Game Changers: Employee Referral Systems

January 26

Number two on our list of HR tech game changers is the employee referral system. Employee referrals have stood the test of time as the most effective source for quality hires. - Click to TweetEmployee referrals are the number one source for volume of hire and the top source for quality of hire, even beating out social recruiting! According to HR thought leader Dr. John Sullivan, if 50% of your company’s hires aren’t coming from referrals, then you need to get proactive with your referral program! Creating an effective employee referral program is no cakewalk. Employee engagement ranks highest on the list of human resources challenges according to a study by SHRM. Employee referral programs rely entirely on em……Read More

Hiring Humans Not Cyborgs, Choosing an ATS, and Fighting Turnover

January 21

Time for another round up of the best recruitment, HR, and workplace themed blog posts of the week! Here are our top 5 picks:Combating the Modern Recruiter’s Unrealistic Expectations – By Matthew Kosinski Despite the much-bemoaned skills gap and it being a job seekers market, according to a recent Career Advisory Board study, recruiters have unrealistic expectations of candidates. Matthew’s article explains the negative consequences of waiting too long for the ideal candidate and urges recruiters and hiring managers need to adjust their expectations. This Is What Companies Do When They Are Getting Kicked by Entry-Level Turnover... – Kris Dunn More war for talent inspired writing, this time from the won……Read More

5 HR Tech Game Changers

January 19

Out of sheer curiosity (read, nerdiness) I spent my Sunday morning clicking through a Ceridian Slideshare presentation on the history of HR technology. Yes, my life really is that exciting! Comparing tech from the 1960’s to that used by HR professionals today made me feel an overwhelming sense of sympathy for the human resources departments of the past. Completely manual payroll systems, no ATS, no Excel... Oh the humanity! Access to personal computers and the internet has revolutionized HR and recruitment helping to facilitate the wealth of fantastic HR tech tools at our disposal today. As someone who works in the field of recruitment technology, it’s my job to stay informed about the latest trends and innov……Read More

The Risks of Social Recruiting, Reaching Passive Candidates, and HR Trends

January 14

This week’s link love has some excellent articles to satisfy your thirst for recruitment knowledge.You’ll learn tricks for sourcing in demand passive candidates, what recruiting tech talent in 2015 is all about, and another way to assess the risk vs reward of using social media to reach job seekers!Here’s our list of the top 5 HR and recruitment articles this week: The 7 Steps for Recruiting Hard-to-find Passive Candidates – Lou AdlerLou walks you through the steps he took to successfully source top talent for a difficult to fill tech role. He explains the techniques needed to find, attract, and recruit the best passive candidates.Recruit Tech Talent in 2015 by Going Back to the Basics – Holly GloverOut of LinkedIn’s recently releas……Read More

Top 7 Benefits of Social Recruiting

January 12

Recruiting with social media is the new normal. For years we’ve written (and read) about how social recruitment is the next big trend in HR, how it’s just about to take off, and we’ve worked pretty hard to show employers and recruiters the effectiveness of using social media to hire… Despite the positive statistics and encouraging research, social recruitment remained just a trend. Something people talked about but didn’t necessarily practice. I’m not sure exactly when that changed, but it has. According to Jobvite’s latest research, 94% of recruiters are using social media to hire. – Click to TweetHere are 7 reasons we think that social recruiting is here to stay:1) Increases Job Visibility Facebook has over 1.35 billion activ……Read More

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