3 Major Issues to Keep in Mind When Recruiting Millennials

3 Major Issues to Keep in Mind When Recruiting Millennials

Each generation of workers can be characterised by unique skills, personality traits, and experiences. Millennials, who were born between 1981 and 2000, are one of the more unique generations of our time. This generation has had access to an incredible amount of technology for most of their lives, and they are exceptionally technologically savvy.

They are also used to being able to instantly find out how to do things with a simple Internet search or learn what friends and family members are up to with a quick look at social media accounts. These are only a few of the characteristics that differentiate millennials from others, and you should keep in mind some important things if you plan to hire them in the near future. Here are three major issues to consider.

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How to make your job adverts stand out

How to make job adverts stand out from the crowd

The first piece of literature a candidate reads when searching for a new position is a job advert. Whether it’s a candidate actively seeking a new role, or a passive candidate who’s been sent the description by a consultant, an advert will only have 49-seconds to make an impact on a job seeker.  So how do you make your advert stand out from the crowd?

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Other offers and the Panic-Euphoria spectrum

Other offers and the Panic-Euphoria spectrum

The ‘other offer’.

Even as I write those words I can feel my face begin to itch.

It’s like the other wo(man) in a marriage, because, let’s face it, the interaction between a good recruiter and a candidate is a relationship (of sorts). You just want their sole attention, their focus, them to only use you and for you both to end up driving into the sunset with ‘Just Placed’ attached to the car bumper.

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5 Ways to Get Creative with Employer Branding

5 Ways to Get Creative with Employer Branding

A great majority of companies tend to invest a lot of resources in the branding of their products. That is why we often associate a company with a product and soon enough, the product becomes a sort of a foundation for their brand.

But for some time now, companies have been using employer branding as a source of attracting new talent. This strategy was usually specifically created for recruitment, but soon enough, companies realised that this was also a perfect way to get them closer to clients.

There are several things that need to be included in creating the overall company brand, and they range from various recruiting policies to the work environment and reputation. Below, you will find ideas that will help your business become the brand for the best talent out there.

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5 bad social media habits recruiters should stop today

5 bad social media habits recruiters should stop today

The potential that social offers recruiters is now well understood. The benefits are many and as a result social media has now become not just accepted – but expected – in recruitment. But nothing is ever perfect.

And, just like anything, it’s easy to fall into bad habits. As everybody knows, habits can be harder to break than they are to make. Here are 5 bad social media habits recruiters should stop today.

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