Posts by Megan Colins
Candidate Self-Scheduling for Interviews: A Game-Changer for Modern Hiring
Ask any recruiter or hiring manager what part of the hiring process eats up the most time—and scheduling interviews will likely be near the top of the list. Between back-and-forth emails, calendar conflicts, reschedules, and timezone mix-ups, interview coordination can drain hours from already stretched recruiting teams. But there’s a better way: candidate self-scheduling. This…
Read MoreCandidate Trends: How to Track Applicants Without College Degrees
With the growing awareness of the importance of a diverse workforce, companies have started to look beyond traditional hiring criteria and focus on candidates with different backgrounds, experiences and qualifications. In fact, Google, Apple, IBM and many other tech giants are no longer looking for candidates with a college degree. While many recruiters agree that…
Read MoreWhat Does Each Generation Want from Work?
People from different generations don’t expect work to give them the same things. Their expectations are slightly different in their priorities — money, fame, health benefits, wellbeing policies, work-life balance, etc. The problem is that as companies try to make everyone equal, management becomes a zero-sum game. So over time, you can find many people…
Read MoreGeneral Hiring Trends (Part Two)
We all know that hiring is time-consuming and expensive, so it’s important to make the right moves. While there is no magic formula for successful hiring, there are a few things we can do to adapt to the new trends to find the right candidate. In the previous blog, we discussed the changing landscape of…
Read MoreGeneral Hiring Trends (Part One)
Ever since the advent of the pandemic, the entire recruitment market has gone in for a spin. The hiring process that was a norm two years back is nowhere relevant right now. And the companies that are embracing the new phase are the ones at the top. From adopting new strategies and technologies to deal…
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