It can be hard to keep up with new tools and technology in the recruitment space, but employers have "got to put a stake in the ground and start", says recruitment and social media specialist Paul Jacobs.
The single most important strategy to ensure ongoing access to the right candidates is to create a culture where everyone views finding great talent as part of their job, says Aberdeen Group research director, Mollie Lombardi.
The real challenge in hiring workers with a disability lies not in making accommodations for them, but in overcoming other employees' attitudes and perceptions, according to a new white paper on the topic.
Employees who don't feel connected at work are less likely to be happy and productive, but the good news for employers is that creating connectedness doesn't require a big investment.
Employers will increasingly turn to crowdsourcing over outsourcing in the next decade, according to HR experts Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd, who predict social technologies will soon become a driving force in recruitment and corporate innovation.
As organisations increase their use of overseas workers, HR professionals need to ensure they are across complex legal issues, says immigration expert Teresa Liu.
"One size doesn't fit all when it comes to Indigenous recruitment", so any strategy in this space needs to be very flexible, says Indigenous recruitment advisor at Qantas, Jason Timor.
Education, and ongoing re-education, of hiring managers is vital if an internal sourcing team is to be successful, says Deloitte's national recruitment and sourcing leader, Tanyth Lloyd Brown.
Very few job candidates "cheat" during pre-employment testing, but when they do it is most likely on psychometric tests, suggesting employers could do a better job of explaining them, says psychologist Prue Laurence.
Recruitment videos on YouTube are "the gift that keeps on giving" when it comes to engaging potential employees and building your employer brand, says the US-based director of sourcing and social strategy at Bernard Hodes Group, Jim Stroud.
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