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The title of this post may be a little misleading, because we’re actually going to start with the “why” and move on to the “how” as we go. But it is an important question: given all of the possible venues for sourcing candidates in modern...
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Of the seven billion people on this planet, two billion use Facebook at least once a month. Each day, Facebook has more than a billion unique...
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Employer branding isn’t something you have, it’s something you do. This is the reason that so many businesses struggle when trying to measure the...
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As of a few years ago, there were five job openings for every job-seeking developer in the United States. The unemployment rate for developers...
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In today’s red-hot market for top talent, it can be difficult for companies to stand out from the crowd. According to a recent poll, 57% of recruiters
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Marketing automation is all the rage, and recruitment marketing is sure to follow the same trend into the world of automated workflows. But will it...
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There are too many definitions of marketing to count, but one of our favorites comes from Dr. Philip Kotler, who says, “Marketing identifies...
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Not many people think of them in these terms, but job listings are actually important pieces of employer branding. Yes, they often (though not...
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It’s hardly a secret that the Japanese recruitment market is one of the toughest in the world. In Tokyo right now there are two job openings for...
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Let’s say you’re in the HR department at a promising new startup. One day, one of your most talented developers abruptly quits, giving no notice and...
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Somewhere out there, right now, is the developer, or marketer, or manager who’s going to make a huge impact on your business. Let’s be optimists for...
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There’s no denying that in the last few years employer branding has become a much more central piece of the talent acquisition puzzle. Talk to any...
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Anyone who works in recruiting can tell you that competition for talent is the most intense it’s been in years. As a result, most applicants can...
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Recruiting a developer can be extremely time and resource intensive, often taking over a month and costing upwards of $30,000. Given this fact, and...
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They say you shouldn't judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes—good advice for anyone, but incredibly potent when it comes to...
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Your company is a great place to work, and you’ve got a strong employer brand to show for it.
But what do you have to show for your employer brand?...
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For years, most businesses have had things backwards. Conventional wisdom held that the application and interview processes were good ways to test...
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When it comes to hiring, reputation matters. Not only can your employer brand influence people when deciding whether or not to apply for a position...
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Fun fact: recruiting a software developer can take more than 6 months and cost more than $30,000 on average—and that’s without accounting for lost...
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