Happy New Year, Recruiters!
I'm sure you're already off to the races building your talent pipelines for Q1, but while you've been in the weeds looking for talent, there's some fascinating stuff happening in the world of recruiting. Here's a couple early 2015 recruitment updates you can't afford to miss.
1. STEM Women and Diversity Hiring Best Practices
It seemed like every week in 2014, a new company was coming forward with data about their workforce. Without exception, the numbers were embarassingly uneven in terms of diversity. Recently, Dr. John Sullivan, a storied thought leader in the HR Space, chimed in with a meaty two-part post about how best to build a more representative organization, and each part is a must read. Part 1, and Part 2.
2. Recruiting Tools Launches Custom LinkedIn Search
The fine folks over at Recruiting Tools today released their own addition to LinkedIn Search, essentially just a Custom Google Search with some added on filters for more precision searches. Check it out here.
3. Hard-Nosed Look at Hiring Culture
Over on Quora, the ever concerning issue of building a Hiring Culture has popped up, and former Google, Starbucks, and Recruiting Toolbox pro Jason Warner has contributed a pretty comprehensive breakdown of what's integral to a solid hiring culture. I particularly like his explanation of peforming QA on the hiring process:
4. 30 Days, 30 Tips!
In case you missed it, January is Recruiter Tip of the Day Month for Entelo blog subscribers! Subscribe for instant, daily, or weekly updates, and in addition to our awesome content, you'll get free sneaky recruiting tips such a X-Ray Strings, uncommon sourcing tools, and email subject lines guaranteed to yield responses. What are you waiting for?
