Few understand the challenges and uncertainties of the dynamic job market better than the nation’s biggest recruiting agencies. From onboarding clients to managing the relationships and the hiring process, larger agencies experience the responsibilities and overhead costs associated with running a recruiting business daily. Reflik’s unique business model tackles some of these bigger burdens head-on. As a result, larger agencies such as Lawrence Harvey and Infinity Consulting Solutions recognize the wealth of opportunity to increase the volume of placements for top clients through Reflik. Here ..read more

COVID-19, or coronavirus, has forced most businesses to rethink how they run daily operations, particularly when hiring. Processes such as bringing a candidate in for an interview are no longer an option for most companies due to office safety rules. However, for businesses that are able to maintain continuity through remote work, vacancies are being filled through a fully online interview process. Is your business looking to hire while unable to call candidates for on-site interviews? Below are a few steps that can help you transition to interviewing virtually and hiring remotely. Ask for Do ..read more

COO & Co-Founder, Ash Geria (left), and, Director of Community & Strategic Alliances, Scott Poniewaz (right), accept The Workies award for “Best Sourcing Technology.” At this year’s Work Awesome conference, Reflik earned the top spot in the category of “Best Sourcing Technology” as part of 2019’s The Workies awards. Reflik edged out finalists in the category, which included runners-up, Greenhouse and JobDiva. Reflik’s COO and Co-Founder, Ash Geria, and, Director of Community & Strategic Alliances, Scott Poniewaz, were on hand to accept the award. The Workies is a unique awards p ..read more

With an increase in cyber attacks, companies and organizations are more focused than ever on increasing cybersecurity and protecting data. While big companies struggle to cope with these security breaches, small businesses are equally at risk. They’re often even a bigger target for cybercriminals because their security defenses are weaker than those of larger companies. This means that cybersecurity professionals are more necessary than ever. But this high demand for security is creating a severe shortage of cybersecurity talent for companies of all sizes. In 2019, companies are becoming mor ..read more

In a tight job market, the costs of hiring slowly are more significant than most hiring managers and talent acquisition teams realize. Current Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that unemployment is lower than it has been for over a decade. Industry analysts warn now that it is too low for long-term sustainability. From a job seeker’s perspective, this is a positive situation. It means they may leave one job and experience no great difficulty in acquiring relevant employment elsewhere. From an employer’s perspective, this buyer’s market makes hiring difficult. Ghosting, where a contact go ..read more

Hiring in IT software and hardware has always been a highly competitive area for recruitment. It’s a landscape undergoing near constant change with new technologies and challenges arriving every year. 2019 is already showing signs as being competitive in most industries; it’s called “The War for Talent” and many businesses don’t feel as though they are winning. The situation in Information Technology is particularly competitive in the world of talent acquisition. Unemployment in general technology is presently 1.9% Unemployment in the computer and mathematical sciences is ..read more

As an industry, engineering and construction have traditionally been areas of high employment. The trend for decreasing unemployment continued through to December 2018 across all sectors, including engineering and construction. As 2019 begins, Reflik perceives an increase of 6,000 job openings in January 2019 alone, up from 157,000 in December to around 163,000 this month. It could be a great year. The unemployment rate for this sector is steady at 1.3% for engineering, and at 3.6% for construction. Management roles in construction are currently low at 0.4%. This is mostly good news, but the ..read more

2018 has been a great year for the financial services industry. Continued shrinking of the unemployment figures saw a ratio of 1:1 of job openings against unemployed figures for the first time since the year 2000. The start of 2019 will likely see 6,000 more new openings across all industries for finance and accounting roles, rising to 163,000 in January from 157,000 in December 2018. It’s looking like a great year, but one with several trends indicating potential problems if not addressed. You can view the full webinar from December highlighting the 2019 trends for hiring accounting & f ..read more

On July 26th, Reflik hosted a panel discussion with three members of the Reflik recruiting community. Hundreds of agency executives and freelance recruiters registered for the webinar and asked some very interesting questions. The panelists spoke at length about talent crowdsourcing and their experience using it. They were thrilled to answer the audience’s questions. Thribhu Chevva, the marketing and communications lead at Reflik, moderated the conversation. Eric Weissman, Jennifer Simmons, and Marzette Henderson were on the panel to discuss how talent crowdsourcing helps recruiting agencies ..read more

Talent Acquisition is the process of attracting, acquiring, and retaining candidates whose skills, experiences, and personalities suit the needs of an organization. Talent Acquisition has become more global and structured over time. Current trends in Talent Acquisition suggest that, going forward, Talent Acquisition will become more cost-effective, efficient, and quicker with the development of automated Talent Acquisition technologies and services. In this blog post, we will cover: The History and Evolution of Talent Acquisition The Talent Acquisition Process The Future of Talent Acquisitio ..read more