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Recognition – The bottom line of Employee Retention

Retaining talents plays a major role in the long-term success of any business. The bottom line of employee retention is recognition . Good recognition of the performance motivates an employee rather than any other factor. Being nice and friendly to an employee is not recognition . Try to provide a frequent feedback about the employee’s performance. Make the employees feel that they are contributing highly to the success of the organization. This acknowledgement inspires any employee to stay for a long period.

Ladders.com moving away from a free system for recruiters

ERE.net reported that Ladders.com has made a transition from free system - Effective November 1, Ladders.com will be offering two different services: Premium and RecruitLadder Enterprise - both offer unlimited job posting and candidate database searching. clipped from www.ere.net Months after TheLadders.com first announced that it was moving away from a free system for recruiters, the $100K jobs website has officially made the transition to an exclusively fee-based suite of online recruiting solutions. Effective November 1, the company says all new recruiters will choose from two service options: RecruitLadder Premium and RecruitLadder Enterprise, both of which offer unlimited job posting and candidate database searching.

Free Webinar on Sourcing and Recruiting 2007

Free Webinar on Sourcing and Recruiting 2007 - Key Issues and Lessons for Success clipped from www.ere.net Join HR executives and other technology-decision makers for a one-of-a-kind webinar, "Sourcing and Recruiting 2007: Key Issues and Lessons for Success." There is no cost to attend this event. Simply complete the registration form in full* and you'll be provided with the call-in details and URL for this online presentation. This program has been approved for up to one (1) recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification and recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org .

MySpace Recruiting - Social Network Recruiting Tips

MySpace is the hottest social networking site. HitWise reports that MySpace has surpassed Yahoo Mail as the most visited site. MySpace is currently registering more than 150,000 new users each day and the average time a user stays on the site is close to 30 minutes each day. Recruiters can benifit a lot from MySpace because more than 80% of the site's registered member fall into the age category of 16-32. Recruiters can use MySpace to recruit entry level employees, employees for the service industry and employees for middle level management.

How to attract employees?

Nowadays, employees hop jobs frequently. Not only hunting for talents, but retaining talents has also become one of the responsibilities of HR Professionals. Not all people work for money. Every employee has a different reason to stay in a job. Some may like to face challenges, some to achieve personal goals and others may be interested in specific activities. Find out the activity that inspires an employee by conducting an internal survey. Motivate the employees by organizing different programs that may attract them. This may be a soft-skill training session, games or some fun-filled activities. Such exciting events help you to retain your best talents.

A poem on how a boss should be

Author: Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupery If you want to build a ship don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work,but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. We can relate this poem closely with " What make you a good boss " It was just a thought

Employer Branding - The future of HR

Back again to "Employee retention" - Analyzing the reasons as to why employee quits job . The post below discusses on the impact of employer branding on recruiting and retaining right candidates. The Accenture's latest survey of CEOs shows, 60% of them are worried about the need to attract and retain the best people. The organizations can no more aim to be all things to all people. They should focus more on what it takes to build and sustain employer retention that binds and attracts the right talent.Employer branding is not just recruitment and resourcing. It's a complete organizational responsibility and opportunity. It is definitely something that CEO needs to care about. Employers should understand what engages people and should be clear about what an organization offers and does not. This means you are more likely to recruit and retain right candidates.

Searching for Number Ranges in Google?

Here is a lesser known and under utilized search method you can use when searching for resumes using Google. You can even narrow down your search to zip codes. Let’s say you want to search for resumes in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Type the following string in Google. (resume | homepage) 63000..63199 You can provide a zip code range separated by 2 dots and no spaces in between the two numbers. This technique is not entirely foolproof, as many people do not put their home addresses on their Internet resumes. You would normally try this search, but run a second search using a combination of State and area code information. Source: eGrabber Newsletters

How to screen resumes using ResumeGrabber Pro?

Select Resumes - Select source of resume in the drop box on the ResumeGrabber toolbar and click on the "Grab" button. On click of the grab button, ResumeGrabber grabs the resumes matching title, keyword from the source and does the following: 1. Extracts candidate contact details 2. Extracts years of experience and keywords 3. Displays extracted details in grid Screen Resumes - ResumeGrabber includes functionality to enable rapid filtering of resumes to weed out the ones that don't qualify. To enable rapid filtering of resumes, the following functionalities have been included: 1. Quick Sorting - Enables sorting by location, experience or percentage skills match. Recruiters can now review more resumes rapidly. 2. Snippet View - This view enables you to see resume summaries containing snippets from resume in the context of specified keyword. Recruiters read less and screen more resumes faster! 3. Hot Resumes - Identifies resumes that match specific skill set with a chilli

What make you a good boss?

If you don't get along with your team members, they may quit. You need to be a good boss to make your employees work for you. Because your success always depends on your team members. A good boss has to be action-oriented, approachable and disciplined.Talk to your team and that makes them think that you care for them.Clearly explain your project goals, deadlines. Don't rush them in the last hour. Be available to guide them. Be ready to help individuals who comes with problems and suggestions to improve the processes.

Why Employees Quit Their Jobs?

Why should your employees quit their jobs? Analyze the reasons. - Is it because of low wages? - Is it because of location? - Is it because of the brand value of the company? - Is it because of the change in the area of expertise? - Is it because of his/her boss? - Is it because of the stress level? I'm sure this list may extend. Employee leaves job for many reasons. I'm going to focus on the top most reasons as to why the employee quits in my future posts.

Get resume off the Internet and put it into PC Recruiter Rollup List

eGrabber's ResumeGrabber Pro - Recruiters can now pull the resumes off Outlook email, PC Hard disk, job boards, Google and put it into PC Recruiter Rollup list in 3 easy steps. ResumeGrabber scans the resumes in Job boards, Google web & desktop search, PC folders and outlook email folders and imports them into a spreadsheet like grid. Resume can be quickly sorted by location, experience or percentage skills match. Add resumes to your PC Recruiter Rollup list with just one click. Unlike other resume importing software , ResumeGrabber includes drivers for all popular job boards that includes monster, CareerBuilder etc.., single click sends personalized email to selected candidates, eliminates the data entry,single click attaches selected resumes and sends to client, advanced duplicate check prior to importing into PC Recruiter Rollup list. Download ResumeGrabber Pro today!!

Narrow down your Candidate Lookup

Source: eGrabber Newsletters Information about the candidate’s qualifications, previous employers, skill sets, accreditations etc. are vital for recruiters. They help to screen the candidates based on the requirements of an existing open job position. Contact mangers such as ACT!, GoldMine and Outlook allow you to store such information with the help of user-defined fields. So, every time you create a new candidate record you can key in the relevant data in user-defined fields. Later, when you search for candidates, this information will come handy to quickly narrow down to the relevant ones.

Association Membership Directories

Source: eGrabber Newsletters Successful recruiters make use of the membership directories of associations that support the type of people they recruit. You can find these directories using search engines. For instance, to search for membership directories in a very large electrical engineering society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), try the following string. ieee (~directory | ~contact) (inurl:”membership directory” | intitle:”membership directory”) To get better results, you have to know the name, and/or the acronym of the association you are targeting. The above search in Google will result in links to the main membership directory and other subcommittees and groups.

Free Webinar: Search Passive Candidates on Google using Automated Tools

eGrabber cordially invites you to a free webinar on Search Passive Candidates on Google using Automated Tools Today, finding passive candidates on Google requires recruiters to master and apply advanced search commands and techniques that require time, effort and expertise that many may not have. But being able to quickly zero in on relevant passive resumes on Google, without being a search expert, will be a tremendous competitive advantage for busy recruiters. This free webinar will introduce you to - automated tools to quickly find passive resumes on Google - automated tools to import, organize, screen and transfer resumes - recruiting best practices that will raise the value you provide to your clients Spending just 45 minutes on this webinar will open your eyes to simple solutions that will help you source and manage resumes in 1/5th of the time you normally spend. Webinar attendees will receive an exclusive discount on eGrabber's power tool for finding passive candidates on th

Internships – An effective Recruiting Strategy

Source: eGrabber Newsletters A summer internship is an important aspect of any student’s academic curricula. It gives them a chance to put their theories to test. Tie up with some colleges and shortlist some students as interns. You get to know their skills and whether they fit your company’s requirements and culture; they also get to know your company. It is win-win for both. If you think some will make good hires after graduation, give them a pre-placement offer or promise them a job after they graduate.

Passive Candidate Search Made Simple with ResumeFinder

I read lot of email tips and articles on recruiting passive candidates. I google the web sites they visit. I identify forums, discussion groups and social networks. But I'm not able to find out the best of talent pool for my Clients.Is there a way I could Zero in on the passive candidates without having to spend much time googling and networking? eGrabber ResumeFinder allows any recruiter, regardless of training or ability, to quickly locate the resumes of passive Internet candidates using the Google search engine. By simply entering a keyword or two you can see ResumeFinder go after those hard to find passive candidates for your tough assignments. Download ResumeFinder and Get the FREE trial license key of eGrabber ResumeFinder and the link to download Mark E. Berger's book to your email address. Download and use this fully functional software for three days or for 25 finds; whichever occurs earlier.

COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC - Customer Case Study

Source: eGrabber Inc About COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., established in 1997, is Florida's premier IT Staffing and recruitment company. COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. specializes in Information Technology and Technical Sales staffing. Business Challenge: For COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. speed and expertise drive success. With an established reputation for expertly serving its customers with the right candidate for the available position, the company receives loads of resume every week. According to Karl McHale, President of COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.', the recruiters at COMPUTER CAREERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. receives 1500+ resumes every week and they continually expand and maintain a proprietary databank of potential candidates. The resumes had to be manually entered into ACT!, the time involved in manual data entry and the lack of an effective resume management system handicapped the recruiting process and led t

ResumeGrabber Pro – The Screening Tool for the Internet Era

How Recruiters Can Streamline Their Screening Process Using ResumeGrabber Pro If you are a recruiter seeking qualified skilled candidates, posting the job availability on the Internet today will yield more resumes from a wider array of candidates all over the world than the responses received from an advertisement posted in journals or publication a few years ago. With the advent of Internet, job seekers upload resumes in the corporate websites and via large job boards such as Monster, CareerBuilder and many more. These websites and job boards have increased the volume of online resume by many multiples over the past ten years. Therefore, recruiters are now faced with the task of screening many more resumes than in the past. Recruiters may receive qualified candidate resumes, but they also receive a large quantity of unqualified resumes as many applicants see landing a top position in one of the top firms as a number game. ResumeGrabber Pro seeks to normalize the pool of candidates t

Talk less when Interviewing Candidates

Source: eGrabber Newsletters Interviews are very effective when you talk for only 25% of the time or less. If you find yourself talking too much, it could be because you probably did not plan the questions and assessment methods for the interview. Pre-interview planning will allow you to control your talking time and you can spend as much time listening and probing. Gather information about the candidate before the interview. Decide in advance the best time and place for interview. Finalize the questions to be asked and the assessment methods. Ask many open-ended questions. This will get the candidate to talk more. Make sure you ask only specific need-to-know questions. And finally, take notes. Be a great interviewer by talking only 25% of the interview time!