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Difficulty finding candidates
(From Carol Brooksbank) Is anyone else experiencing a lack of candidates for entry level positions? My company is small ( less than 100) and I need to hire 4 new employees this month and 2 next month…
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Employee Referral Bonus Program
Hello My company is looking to revise our Referral Bonus program and I wanted to reach out to other HR professionals to find out how your referral bonus program is structured. We currently offer 200.…
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Recommendations for Recruiting Partner?
Hello! I'm looking for a 3rd party recruiting partner who can help us find Sales Talent. Would prefer a company that focuses on recruiting for Sales Talent and has a good presence in the Midwest US.…
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Anyone else feel shackled to Indeed??
I realize Indeed is the place to go for job searches, but as an employer, I feel taken advantage of! No longer is it ok to just sponsor jobs (which I'm happy to do),…
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Looking for a candidate assessment tool
I am helping a client identify a pre-employment tool to assess a candidate’s fit for their corporate culture. They want a proven, legally compliant tool that would accurately assess a candidate's…
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Offer Letter Best Practices
I am currently researching best practices for offer letters and wanted to get some feedback on the following: 1. Do you put salary in the offer letter for exempt hires at an annual, monthly,…
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Employee Referrals - How much does your company offer?
Hi All, I'm working with my team to hopefully re-vamp our employee referral process and wanted to gain some insight, if possible, from other companies.…
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Tips to limit candidate ghosting?
I'm recruiting for entry-level manufacturing roles in Hebron, KY. We are offering starting pay between $16.50 and $20/hr depending on the role. I'm finding that only 30% of the people I invite to…
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ATS Recommendations for 2021
Hello all! It has been a while since someone asked.. I'm looking at switching applicant tracking systems in 2021. We are a smaller company under 100 and I am the only recruiter.…
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H1-B Visa Sponsorship Question
Hello, I am curious if it is a standard practice for employers who sponsor H1-B Visas of employees to also cover the expenses for their spouse and dependents H4 Visa and/or spouse's EAD (Employment…
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Adding social media activity to background checks
We are considering adding a check of social media activity to our background checking process. Is anyone else doing this? If so, what providers are you using?
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Trailing spouse programs
Good morning HR Netters, I'm in charge of recruiting structural engineers at Schaefer, in downtown Cincinnati. We have a couple engineers who are leaving this summer due to their spouses’ residency…
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Greenhouse ATS User Group
I am looking to form a User Group for companies using the Greenhouse ATS. I find those kinds of groups to be very helpful for discussing strategy and training issues. If interested let me know.…
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Completing I-9s for Remote Workers
(This came to me from Jodi Heisler, a fellow HR peer - Steve) We hire 80% of our employees remotely. With the new I-9 guidelines coming out, we need to know what others are doing who hire remotely…
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Looking for Background Check Company Recommendations
Hello! I am reaching out to see what background check companies anyone is using. We are a small to midsize company (250-280 employees). We are looking to move away from our current background check…
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Stand alone ATS Suggestions - Applicant Tracking Systems
Hi all, I am in the process of researching recruiting/ATS systems that are stand alone. We have purchased Isolved as an HRIS but are finding the recruiting module may not have all the functionality…
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Unique Recruiting Strategies
Hi Everyone, Has anyone come up with or implemented new unique strategies around attracting talent in the midst of COVID-19? It is becoming increasingly challenging (which I'm sure you all know) to…
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Looking for pre-employment assessment recommendations
I support recruiting for production roles at my company and have struggled to assess in an interview if a candidate would excel in the job. Are there any assessments you have used that we can have…
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Is anyone using Indeed Sponsored Jobs?
Hi All - we have been using Indeed Sponsored ads for about a year now and we are spending quite the chunk of change on it. We haven't really seen the return on investment since they changed the…
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ATS Recommendations
Does anyone have recommendations for a ATS for a mid-sized company? Thanks!
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Free resources that organizes niche job boards
I recently launched a new directory for niche job boards called Job Board Hive. It list smaller niche communities you may not have heard of. Over 40 categories from architecture to women focused…
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Internships - Paid or Unpaid?
(This came to me from a Director of Talent Acquisition - Steve) We are looking to have an internship program at our company. There has been discussion and serious opinions on whether internships…
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Fake Job Postings?
I’m hearing from colleagues and HR Student Chapters that they are encountering companies who are posting “fake” jobs just to keep their business name relevant and/or appear to be growing/prospering.…
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Reference Checks - Are they worth the time?
Hi All - HR Consultant here, looking for some insights. I'm working with a company to update its staffing and hiring process. Right now they require reference checks for all new employees.…
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Difficulty Finding Applicants
I know that the labor market has been very challenging? However, I'm currently at a standstill in getting candidates to even apply. I have recently implemented a new ATS (Paycor Recruiting) and the…