Hiring and Applicant Tracking
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…
Read MoreHR 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreIs 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…
Read MoreRecruitment Tools to Improve Your ROI
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…
Read MoreConfirming 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…
Read MoreSearch- 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…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreOnline Jobs Ads Increase In Healthcare and Technical Positions
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…
Read MoreSHRM Report Indicates Increased Recruiting Difficulty
According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment®, (LINE®), the challenges facing employment and recruiting are increasing. In September, the hiring rate is expected to decline -9.6% in manufacturing and -15.3% in the service sector. This will contribute to the recruiting difficulty. In August, the index for recruiting difficulty…
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