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May18
Be the Change Employees Want to See in the World
Whether you’re socializing online or in person, you can sense emotional fatigue everywhere. There’s a lot going on right now — post-pandemic stress, world events, the …
Apr26
Why TikTok Ads are the Future of Recruitment Marketing
TikTok is the fastest-growing social media platform at the moment, and its enormous success is changing recruitment marketing. With TikTok becoming a part of everyday …
Apr18
5 Key Benefits of Using Recruitment Technology
What’s your day like as a recruiter? You probably spend long hours writing job descriptions and posting them on boards. Perhaps the rest of your …
Apr18
How to Attract Passive Job Seekers
As a talent acquisition professional, you already know that passive job seekers are critical for your company to stay competitive. Being employed, they are presumably …
Mar27
Hiring Gen Z: Effective Strategies to Attract the Next Generation of Talent
Gen Z is the future of the labor force: due to their young age, they have just started their careers so they are full of …
Mar03
How to Manage Your Star Employee and Maintain Healthy Team Dynamics
Wow, that’s a star you hired! Well done! But hang on a minute. Are you prepared for what’s next? Every now and then, recruiters come …
Feb24
Facebook Jobs Shuts Down — What Does This Mean for Recruiting?
Meta closed its popular Jobs boards platform last month, so you might be wondering: ‘How does that impact my talent acquisition strategies?’ As a result …
Jan26
Fallen Off Your Recruitment Goals Already? Follow These Tips to Get Back on Track
Last month you made resolutions to smash 2023: let’s do it even better this year and attract quality candidates like never before. So how are …
Jan19
How Social Media Can Humanize Your Candidate Experience
Can’t find qualified candidates? Your hiring process might lack the human touch. As a result of the big shift in employee attitudes, humanizing the candidate …
Dec22
Quiet Quitting: What Is It and How to Prevent It?
Over the past few months, quiet quitting has been all over the media, so I think we must dig deeper — why is that? Although …
Dec19
Have You Texted Them? Boostpoint’s Innovative Text Message Recruiting Solution for Talent Acquisition Teams
Today, text messaging is the most effective way for recruiters to follow up on leads. People like getting text messages for short and important communication …
Nov24
New York City’s Pay Transparency Law: Here’s What You Need to Know
New York City’s new pay transparency law went into effect on 1 November, requiring the majority of employers to report salary ranges in job postings. Supporters …
Nov16
How to Create the Workplace of the Future in 2023
Employers will be facing a host of new challenges in 2023 from helping employees tackling financial pressure to redefining company culture. With workers reevaluating their …
Oct24
Recruiting and Retaining Millennials in Manufacturing
If you are a manufacturing organization looking to increase profit, one of the best things that can happen to your business is Millennials because they …
Oct16
3 Important Tips to Nurture Your Interns and Co-ops Even After They Leave
Although 2 in 5 companies in the U.S. consider internships to be a valuable resource, most businesses don’t realize that staying nurturing their former interns …
Sep25
5 Excellent Employer Branding Examples and What You Can Learn From Them
The majority of world-leading, innovative brands have realized that recruiting talent goes far beyond simply filling job openings; and competitive pay and compelling benefits won’t …
Sep19
Recruiting Seasons: When Are Candidates Most Likely to Apply?
If you ever assumed that seasons and job seekers’ demand are related, you were right. Just as old leaves shed, winter gives way to spring, …
Aug29
How to Build a Compelling Employer Brand in the Manufacturing Industry Through Social Media
Attracting skilled and motivated manufacturing employees can be challenging even for the most seasoned talent acquisition teams. Talent in this industry is often scarce and …
Aug14
How to Navigate Political Disagreements at The Workplace
I’m sure you have heard a co-worker expressing their views on a political matter. Perhaps you’ve even been involved in a conversation about a divisive …
Jul19
5 Things Recruiters Wish They Had Known Before Starting Their Careers
I’m sure it’s no secret to you that recruiting has its pros and cons. And whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, pinpointing …
Jul15
How to Attract Dream Candidates While You’re on Vacation
Whether it’s the ocean, the mountains, or a stay-cation that is calling you, I’m sure you’re ready for vacation. But taking a leave of absence …
Jun28
You Can’t Always Give Your 100%. And That’s Fine.
In recruitment, you actually have to leave no stone unturned every day to fill a position. And most people think that you can only achieve …
Jun16
Shorten Your Application Process and Improve Time-to-hire for Entry-level Positions
Entry-level positions are on high demand in the home care, food service, and retail sectors. An entry-level employee can be an excellent resource for your …
May19
Imposter Syndrome and How to Tackle It as a Recruiter
Being a recruiter is amazing, right? But it’s true that you must work really hard to succeed. Despite the experience and the enthusiasm, sometimes things …
May12
Social Media Advertising: The Magic Tool for Successful Recruiting
What if I told you that there is a recruiting world where finding the perfect candidate is no longer an obstacle? A magical place where …
Apr19
The Great Resignation: How Did the Labor Market Change?
Although the unemployment rate slightly decreased over the past 3 months, the number of unemployed people is still nearly double the number of job openings, …
Apr18
TOP 6 Reasons Being a Recruiter is Amazing
In recruitment, no two days are the same. One second you are jumping with joy, the next you feel totally lost, murmuring over your coffee, …
Mar14
The Reason You Can’t Find Employees And What to Do About It
‘Why can’t I find workers even as millions are unemployed?’, hiring professionals keep asking themselves these days. The answer is quite complex yet very simple: …
Mar03
Optimize Your Hiring Process with These Recruitment Tools
Although hiring should move fast especially now as the number of vacancies is constantly increasing in the US, the average time-to-hire is 3-4 weeks. Data show …
Feb15
Data Driven Recruiting: The Importance of Tracking and Reporting on Candidates
Hiring professionals who rely on traditional recruiting methods alone can only guess why their campaigns weren’t effective. They can’t find the hiring gap that weakens …
Feb09
February 2022 Updates to Facebook Jobs Boards and Their Impact on Boostpoint®
[The official Boostpoint® response to our customers.] You might have seen in recent headlines or perhaps received marketing emails raising an alarm on changes …
Feb08
Why Recruiters Can’t Rely on Traditional Job Boards Like Indeed Alone
The current hiring crisis has affirmed that advertising positions on job boards like Indeed alone is no longer enough for finding the right employees. Attracting …
Jan24
4 Steps to Build a Successful Employer Branding Strategy
Employer branding is your reputation and popularity as an employer. It is how your current employees and people on the job hunt see your organization …
Jan10
The Secret to Employee Retention
Growing your business today starts with finding and retaining the talent you need. Thus, in the current hiring crisis where millions of Americans quit their …
Dec16
Facebook Boosted Posts vs. Ads: What’s Best For Your Hiring Campaign?
Facebook advertising approaches are the most effective instrument for candidate attraction, and when you invest in ads, you want to make sure that your campaigns …
Nov14
How Social Media Has Changed the Game for the Recruiting Industry
Technology is revolutionizing, the recruitment process is changing. Workplaces are undergoing a digital metamorphosis, and thanks to the rise of social media, the way people …
Nov01
4 Ways to Build Authentic Candidate Relationships Before the First Interview
Candidate experience begins before application and it affects recruiting results. Prospects who like your brand prior to the first interview are 38% more likely to …
Oct25
TOP 5 Benefits of Using Facebook for Recruiting
Competing for excellent talent has become increasingly difficult and posting jobs on job boards alone will no longer be enough for building an amazing team. …
Oct11
How to Avoid HR Burnout
Keeping teams together in the current employment crisis imposes a heavy burden on HR leaders. As U.S. vacancies hit record high due to COVID-19 worker shortages, recruiting managers feel the strain of workload and lack of finding candidates.