An HR manager has a lot on their plate, often balancing everything from recruiting and hiring to compliance and employee engagement. It’s no easy feat, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that there simply isn’t enough time in a day to make a dent in that to-do list. Fortunately, there are tons of free online tools that can save you valuable time and energy, as well was help you become much more effective in everything from recruiting candidates to keeping full-time workers motivated. MightyRecruiter This hiring software offers HR managers an end-to-end applicant tracking system (ATS) that’s ..read more

Successful recruiting starts with a well-written job description. This holds especially true in today’s near-full employment market, where there are fewer people looking for work and more jobs to fill, which makes it harder than ever to make strong hires. In fact, 95 percent of companies in a recent Business Roundtable survey indicated that they are having problems finding workers who possess the needed skill sets. A recent study on the skills gap revealed, however, that part of the problem might be a gap in communications rather than a lack of skilled workers. In short, there is a misali ..read more

You’ve reviewed dozens of resumes and cover letters, poured over LinkedIn pages, and conducted several interviews. Finally, your team agrees: you’ve found the right candidate for the job! But, not so fast. Between the interview process and the extension of a formal offer is one final and incredibly important step. Before you hire you must – and we mean must, must, must – check a candidate’s references. If you choose to believe Mark Twain, past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. This means that recruiters and hiring managers should see checking references as the last line of def ..read more

It’s no secret that small businesses have a daunting task when competing with big companies for talented employees. Apart from vying with widely known reputed organizations that have also successfully created attractive employer brands, it can be challenging matching the hefty basic salaries that the serious players in your industry may offer. But, there is good news—especially when it comes to the latter point. As a small business, you can offer a flexible and adaptable total rewards package that will attract great people. It’s easier than you think. It simply requires some creativity and a s ..read more

With 156 million emails sent every single minute, we all have out-of-control inboxes, yet email is still the most common method used by recruiters to communicate with candidates, especially now that most believe the phone is dead (which it’s not). What’s more, laziness and time restrictions have led to the rise of recruiter spam, which industry veteran Steve Levy and I can’t wait to discuss with you in our webinar on How to #FightSpam and Avoid Follow-Up Fails: Best Practices for Candidate Communication on December 1st. Here are just three of the topics we’ll be talking about. Try another cha ..read more

If you are sourcing on a budget – and let’s face it, who isn’t? – you are likely scouring the internet searching for sourcing tools and strategies that can help you find employees for free. Look no further. MightyRecruiter asked seven top recruiters which free tools they turn to when they are looking for the perfect candidate. Favorite Chrome extension to find employees for free: “When I’m searching for candidates on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Github, I use the MightySourcer Chrome extension for reliable candidate data,” said Rose Dougherty, senior recruiter for BOLD.  “Migh ..read more

It’s no secret that social media is a hiring leader’s El Dorado, laying claim to millions of active and engaged potential candidates. According to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 84 percent of organizations already recruit via social media and 43 percent already use channels like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to vet potential candidates. Not to mention, at a time when fewer and fewer qualified candidates are actively looking for a job via traditional channels, social media can trump job posting sites or resume databases as a top sourcing destination. However, it ..read more

As the adage says, necessity is the mother of invention. Just ask Sara Sutton Fell. Known as the “Queen of Remote Work,” she’s the founder and CEO of FlexJobs, an innovative career website and job board specializing in telecommuting, flexible, freelance, and part-time job listings. Sutton Fell founded the company in 2006 when she was laid off at seven-months pregnant. She became frustrated during her search when she couldn’t find what she needed – a professional-level job that had flexible hours. She also became aware of another truth: There were lots of people who needed flexibility who were ..read more

Perhaps the good news is that your business grew quickly, achieved record-breaking revenues, expanded its customer base, and hired more team members. Because of that, it’s time to hire some senior leaders or executives who will become an integral part of your growth and the scaling up of your business. The bad news is that making a hiring mistake at this level can create employee retention and morale issues, cause negative perceptions of your company, or dramatically slow or even stop your ability to grow and scale your business. Recruiting executives and senior leadership is different from hi ..read more

In this candidate-driven market, companies are now investing more in attracting top talent to open opportunities. But once you’ve got great candidates in the door, how can you keep them interested and engaged with your company as they move through your hiring process? We’ve put together five ways you can build your talent pipeline, engage with passive candidates, and provide a candidate experience that will last well beyond that final interview: Have A Strong Career Portal According to CareerBuilder, a majority of jobseekers consider a company’s career site one of the most important resource ..read more