People spend an average of five hours a day on their mobile devices. Billions of text messages are sent throughout the world each day. So it’s no surprise that candidates open and respond to text messages more than emails. According to Jobvite’s recent Job Seeker Nation Report, there is a 98% open rate for mobile…
By any measure, veterans are a key demographic within the U.S. population. Roughly 250,000 military members transition to civilian life every year. And as of 2019, nearly 19 million Americans — or about 8 percent of the adult population — were veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. As we celebrate the contributions and sacrifice of…
Let’s face it: just about everything you do as a recruiting organization depends on your online job application. Every paid ad, every email, and every recruiting event drives attendees to complete an online application at some point. So you’ve likely spent massive amounts of time analyzing and designing the perfect job application process — one…
Modern recruiting is…take a deep breath….complex, multichannel, data driven, personalized, integrated, automated, intelligent, results based, and highly competitive. Whew! There are more adjectives we could add, but you get the point. Modern recruiting has a lot going on compared to the early days of cold calling or reactive, “post and pray” tactics to attract talent.…
Throughout life our goals are often centered-on finding the right match – in love, our careers, where we should live, or who we should live with. So many important choices! We sort through these choices using different decision-making tools – and today technology has become involved. For instance, some of you may have family heading…
Jobvite customers have been affected by COVID-19 in different ways. We have some companies, like healthcare organizations and online retailers, experiencing urgent hiring needs that started as a direct response to the pandemic. And we have customers that have paused immediate hiring but are hard at work planning to hire over the next several months. Jobvite wants to be as helpful as possible to all Jobvite customers, no matter…
Now more than ever, people tend to talk about their experiences with a company. And not just customers—-for better or worse, job candidates are likely to share their experiences both in conversations with their peers and on social media. That means a poor candidate experience can negatively impact a business’s reputation and their ability to…
Every business has its ups and downs. Sometimes business is booming, but it doesn’t last forever. Certain industries are susceptible to regular seasonal slowdowns, often during the summer or holiday season. Others will experience a performance-related downturn from time to time, and of course, circumstances that are completely outside of your control can lead to times of uncertainly like…
From entry-level employees to leadership, a workforce with varied backgrounds and experiences brings greater perspectives and drives more innovation. Simply put, workplace diversity improves a company’s bottom line and creates a greater exchange of ideas, competencies, and skills among staff. Recruiters know that getting the best candidates from underrepresented groups can be a tough challenge.…
Today, life revolves around technology. This includes peoples’ personal lives as well as their professional lives. For recruiters, technology such as smartphones, text messaging, and social media can be tremendously advantageous for hiring. They make it easier to find and attract top talent while reducing hiring time. However, even though technology is a valuable asset…
