Most of us begin a new year with resolutions for self-improvement. We start diets or physical fitness programs. We commit to spending more time with our families or doing something for others.
But what about our careers? Shouldn’t we be taking care of them, as well? As recruiters and HR professionals, we spend one-third of our day on-the-job, so don’t we deserve more than a (shrinking) paycheck?
Absolutely! And the one best way to achieve that goal is by reading WEDDLE’s books for career success. They include:
Work Strong: Your Personal Career Fitness System. This book introduces a complete regimen of activities that will help you successfully compete for and hang onto the job of your dreams. Its one-of-a-kind program not only tells you what to do, but how to do it and how often.
Recognizing Richard Rabbit. This fable for adults will entertain and delight you and help you out of the boxes that keep you from becoming the champion inside you. It is a novel and engaging way to recognize the talented person you are meant to be.
The Career Activist Republic. This blockbuster of a book provides a provocative yet positive assessment of the changing world of work in the American economy and describes an innovative strategy that will enable you to avoid the pitfalls and capture the opportunities in this new environment.
The books are available at Amazon.com and at Weddles.com.
Maximizing Your ROR- Your Return on Recruiting
What works best when sourcing top candidates? That’s the key question, isn’t it? Sure, it’s interesting to explore new ideas and techniques. But, at the end of the day, job one is to recruit talent in the most efficient way possible for the openings you have right now. So, what techniques do recruiters find most effective today? That’s what WEDDLE’s annual Source of Employment (SOE) survey reveals.
Begun in 1999, the SOE survey is one of the longest running employment-related polls on the Web. The survey is also unique because it tracks the opinions and behaviors of BOTH recruiters and job seekers. That stereoscopic approach provides a much larger sample size and a more comprehensive picture than other surveys that focus on just one cohort or the other. The end result is an accurate picture of what’s happening in the job market and what is working best there.
This year’s survey was open to the public at otaviof11.sg-host.com from January 1-December 31, 2011. Over 2,500 unique respondents shared their views. They were a representative cross-section of both job seekers and recruiters.
Among job seekers, 29.1 percent were mid-level professionals, 14.6 percent were managers, 13.5 percent were senior level professionals, 9.8 percent were entry-level professionals, 6.4 percent were skilled trade persons and 5.5 percent were administrative workers. Almost half (49.9 percent) were employed and either thinking about or actively looking for a job. Their median age was 45 years old.
Among recruiters, 54 percent were male; 45 percent were female. Their median age was also 45 years old. It is interesting to note, however, that when asked how old they were, almost six out of ten (59.8 percent) of the recruiters opted not to respond.
The two survey instruments each included a dozen questions. A sample of the key findings for 2012 follows.
What Jobs Seekers Told Us
When we asked job seekers, How did you find your last job?, the top three responses were:
When we asked job seekers, How do you expect to find your next job?, the top three responses were:
What Recruiters Told Us
When we asked recruiters, Which sourcing strategy provides the best quality applicants?, the top three responses were:
When we asked recruiters, Of the openings posted online, where were the majority posted?, the top three responses were:
So, what works best when sourcing top candidates? No single tactic is sufficient, but the results of our SOE survey make clear that job boards should play a prominent role in the mix. Indeed, those who declare such sites obsolete in order to promote another recruiting technique do a disservice to the recruiting community. Job boards continue to hold the allegiance of both passive and active job seekers, and the best recruiters use that fact to their advantage.
Thanks for reading,
Peter
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WEDDLE’s 2011/12 Guide to Employment Sites on the Internet. This is the 10th edition of the Guide the American Staffing Association called the “Zagat” of job boards and social media sites.
WEDDLE’s Guide to Association Web Sites. This book details the recruiting resources and capabilities that are available at the Web-sites of over 3,000 professional and technical associations.
Finding Needles in a Haystack. This one-of-a-kind guide lists over 25,000 keywords and keyword phrases, across 5,400 job and position titles in 28 industries and professions.
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