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New Feature! Post Jobs on Dice.com

ApplicantStack is excited to announce the ability to post to Dice.com through your job’s Launch Tab. To start using this new feature you will need a paid Dice.com posting account. Any administrator can set this up by going to the Setup menu in the top right corner and then click job boards. Click Edit Settings…

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HR Etiquette: How to Tell Candidates They Didn’t Get the Job.

As an applicant, we’ve all been there – applying for a job, then waiting anxiously by the phone while compulsively checking email, hoping for a status update on where we stand in the hiring process. For applicants, sometimes the hardest part of the process isn’t hearing the bad news that they Didn’t Get the Job…

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What Defines the “Best” in Applicant Tracking Software?

When choosing software, many companies want to know – who’s the best? Unfortunately for the shopping end-user, all vendors claim to be the best so you’re left figuring out for yourself which system truly is the best. Here’s what you should be looking for: Efficiency. When choosing a new applicant tracking software system, or evaluating…

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Is Your Hiring Process “Scaring” People?

OK, “Scaring” might be a little intense, but some hiring processes aren’t that far off. With multiple interviews, lack of communication, and lengthy online applications processes – applicants will actually avoid filling out applications with companies if they’re too time consuming, cumbersome, or don’t receive a response within an appropriate time frame. So why are these…

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Recruitment Tools to Improve Your ROI

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How can a potential applicant look at available careers at your company? What recruitment tools do you have in place to track your applicants? Your recruitment management system should make it easy for qualified people to find and apply for jobs. The Careers Page Applicants are looking for your careers page, so don’t hide it…

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System Updates to support new OFCCP Requirements

OFCCP Requirements : ApplicantStack has added the ability for all government contractors and subcontractors to document and collect quantitative information on the number of veterans who apply to their job postings according to the new OFCCP Requirements Veteran regulations effective on March 24, 2014. Government Contractors can now customize the veteran portion of the default…

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Confirming a Stage Change

Have you ever made a stage change to an applicant stage by mistake? Did you want to make a simple notation as to why an applicant’s stage was changed but you needed an easier way to do it? Or maybe you didn’t want a particular email to be sent when changing this particular applicant’s stage…

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Search- ApplicantStack added the use of Keywords

Many of you are familiar with our search feature. This feature can be used to search for candidates based on multiple criteria including searching for specific keywords inside of the candidate’s resume and / or cover letter. Until recently when you did a keyword search, the search would return all applicants that had used the…

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The Importance of Agility in Staffing

The nature of the global workforce has rapidly changed. The idea of getting a job from one company, working there for 30 years, and then retiring is long gone. Companies need to scale their workforce up and down in order to stay competitive and job seekers have to be more flexible and mobile as well.…

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Online Jobs Ads Increase In Healthcare and Technical Positions

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Online advertising for vacancies in Health Care and Technical occupations were the only bright spots in an otherwise disappointing job climate, according to information released by the Conference Board for the month of August. Overall, 2011 is advertised job vacancies fell by 163,900 from July to August, 2011. This drop followed a previous decline of…

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