talent acquisition

Recruiters and HR professionals must prioritize reducing bias in recruitment to find the best talent to staff their businesses. Candidate pooling is one measure that can minimize recruitment bias for a more inclusive work environment. Let’s go over the types of biases in recruitment before discussing the five reasons that reducing bias with candidate pooling … Read more

Every company has its special hiring methods to onboard candidates quickly and effectively. Some prefer applicant pooling because it helps build a steady stream of candidates over time while other companies desire traditional recruiting for a better focus on immediate company needs. Let’s unveil the similarities and differences of traditional recruiting vs. modern recruitment with … Read more

Hiring managers and human resources professionals come to work to solve a daily problem: filling critical roles fast with modern recruitment techniques like applicant pooling. Finding the right talent is more than filling open vacancies to maintain a company’s operational efficiency. The open positions should be filled with the most qualified professionals with a strong … Read more

Applicant pooling is much like gardening. Rather than planting crops when you need them, it’s best to think proactively in advance and plant seeds so they turn into crops during the season you need to harvest them. When it comes to applicant pooling, your company gathers qualified candidates in advance so your recruitment team is … Read more

If you love cooking or baking, think about the ingredients for making your favorite dish or treat. Every ingredient contributes to an important part of the flavor and texture to make your favorite food what it should be. Applicant pooling is one of the many pertinent ingredients necessary for a positive candidate experience. Just as … Read more

Think about the work of engineers. They need a blueprint plan before they can start constructing a building. Similarly, in talent acquisition efforts, a recruitment team needs a clear strategy for an efficient hiring process. This means identifying the right candidates and crafting a structured approach to start building a pool of applicants.  Focusing on … Read more

Have you ever joined a VIP loyalty program at your favorite retail store? That means you and other loyalty club members gain access to exclusive store-related offers whether it’s saving perks accessible on the store app or increased discounts during special in-store sales events.  In applicant pooling, people enter by showing interest in an open … Read more

Think about the important goal that doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel have to achieve each time they clock in. Their ultimate goal is to treat patients with various ailments which are sometimes life-threatening. Hence, finding the highest quality medical professionals is vital for enhanced patient care.  During seasonal spikes in patient care or internal … Read more

Bringing one to two people on at a time with general talent acquisition efforts is much different than onboarding multiple individuals at once during a mass hiring campaign. Onboarding processes for high-volume hires is the main new tactic that companies are capitalizing on. Industries such as retail and hospitality thrive on mass recruitment efforts, especially … Read more

Did you have a favorite superhero growing up? What was the special power that made them unstoppable against evildoers? Maybe you loved Superman’s super strength and X-ray vision or perhaps Spiderman with his spidey senses and killer agility navigating the rooftops of New York with his webstrings.  Just like a superhero’s special power, a streamlined … Read more

Job seekers usually wait for that phone call from the company in which they are interested in working for them to receive an interview offer. Some companies are advancing beyond phone calls and integrating text-to-apply in recruitment efforts.  What Is Text-to-Apply Technology? Text-to-apply technology is normalizing job seekers completing job applications on their smartphones. … Read more

Think about the ingredients that go into baking your favorite treat. If you do not have one or more of those ingredients, while there may be some viable substitutes, the baked treat may not come out as tasty as if you had the true ingredients. Just like baking, healthcare recruitment has specific ingredients needed for … Read more