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Even More on the OFCCP Internet Applicant Definition
You may be getting abit overwhelmed with all of the amount of material on the OFCCP’s definition of an Internet applicant. Here comes some more information, this time a series of Q and As from a widely-respected law firm Ogletree Deakins. Look, you might find an answer to YOUR pressing question there!
Latest Recruiting Trends: Where Do Applicants Come From? What Sources Have the Best ROI?
The latest study, from DirectEmployers Association, summarizes which the most popular sources of job candidates and which sources give the best Return on Investment (ROI). Very interesting results!
KISS Principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Applied to Recruitment: A Basic Checklist For Improving Recruitment
The author compiles a very basic list of questions to help improve one’s recruitment program, based on the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle.
Monster Tackles OFCCP Internet Applicant Definition Changes
Michael and I have been providing readers of this Blawg with updates on the new definition of applicant that reflects the increased use of the Internet in recruiting and hiring. It goes into effect February 6, 2006.
See these prior posts:
“Who is an Applicant?”
“Read All About It: New Internet Applicant Definition Causing Corporate Uproar”
“Q & [...]
Read All About It: New Internet Applicant Definition Causing Corporate Uproar
Still hot off the presses, this posting describes some of the commotion created by the new OFCCP definition of internet applicant. We won’t really know the full impact for a while, after OFCCP starts reviewing companies with this definition in mind.
Vote for Us in the 2005 Recruiting Blog Awards
Yes, it’s getting to be dog-eat-dog out there in the blogosphere, and a blogger’s gotta grab all the attention and free publicity he/she can get.
So we are pleased to call your attention to the 2005 Recruiting Blog Awards, sponsored by Recruiting.com.
Nominations and votes are being sought in a variety of categories. This Blawg has [...]
2005: The Year of the Recruitment Revolution?
Google Base has the potential to change the landscape of recruitment by letting users post or upload anything, tag it with information like job title, make it accessible to the world…at no cost!
All (On)Board: Four Big “No Nos” of “OnBoarding” (aka: New Employee Orientation Program)
An excellent article on the onboarding experience, with examples of how such programs go wrong and therefore increase turnover.
Where Do College Educated, Ethnically Diverse Job Seekers Look for Jobs?
Report of recruitment sources heavily used and not so heavily used by college educated, ethnically diverse job seekers.
Middle Management Job Dissatisfaction Presents Opportunities for Recruiters and Companies That “Get” Current Human Resources Issues
Numbers from an Accenture survey of middle managers tell the story:
Only 48% of 225 middle managers polled were highly satisfied with their employers, down from 67% in the same study in 2004 .
Those dissatisfied nearly doubled to 15% from 8%.
A third described their companies as mismanaged.
56% and 55% were pleased with working conditions and [...]
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for November 7, 2005
I have a strong sense of “place” (as in definition 1 here.) Familiar places evoke memories for me, just as smells and music do. Visiting a place from my past can almost feel like time traveling.
So today I had a strong urge to take the boys to go say goodbye to Busch Stadium [...]
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 1-26, 2005
I’ve been so busy switching to the new format and keeping up with the “Our Recent Reading” page that I’ve neglected to do this update for over a month. (New readers: I had been doing it weekly, publishing on Monday, and it was a popular feature of this Blawg.)
So here comes a [...]
Who is an Applicant?
We just got a tip by email from David Manaster of the Electronic Recruiting Exchange about the new regulation defining an applicant.
See the definition and some questions and comments about it.
David asked for our thoughts.
Sphere: Related Content
Monster Offers Wealth of Job-Related Content
Many web sites (and blogs) are fairly shallow. There isn’t that much meaty content that doesn’t simply recycle the work of others.
Then there are the exceptional sites (and blogs) that are impressive, if not mind-boggling, in their depth and originality.
Monster has been hard at work developing a site and a related blog [...]
Questioning Value of Employee-Referral Programs — and Improving Them
Many recruiters or HR professionals say their employee referral programs are their best source of the best candidates.
Peter Weddle, in the Wall Street Journal, begs to differ.
After his rundown of benefits and criticisms of existing referral programs, he provides some interesting suggestions for a better approach to recruiting passive candidates through personal relationships [...]
