Candidate Experience

Improving Connections with Candidates and Hiring Managers

Since The Great Reshuffle, the job market now favors both candidates and current employees within an organization — and the companies that offer the most attractive culture and experiences for candidates will win and retain top employees. Communication between recruiters, talent acquisition (TA) leaders, and hiring managers is essential to building a strong employer brand,…

Why the Candidate, Recruiter, and Hiring Manager Experiences are Essential

Recruiting teams around the world are feeling the burn right now as they flex all the muscles available to acquire the right talent as quickly as possible. When about half of the recruiters see competition from other organizations’ recruitment teams as their biggest challenge, it goes without saying that going above and beyond to elevate…

How Can a Unified Talent Suite Transform Talent Acquisition?

Right now, there is intense competition for talent. And perhaps for the first time ever, organizations are truly understanding how important talent is in driving business results. Yet the complexity of talent acquisition has accelerated in the last several years, making it more difficult than ever to attract, recruit, and hire top talent. Given the…

How to Apply Lessons Learned From Talent Acquisition Week Throughout 2022

Talent Acquisition Week had it all this year. During the last week of January, the TA community came together for a virtual event that focused on reinventing talent acquisition to move forward in 2022. From strategic budgeting, employer branding, candidate experience, and technology optimization to the essential focus on DEI initiatives and the importance of…

How to Build a More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce

In today’s competitive, candidate-focused job market, a diverse and supportive work environment is more important than ever. Jobvite research shows that 49% of candidates ask about a company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs during the interview process and 44% say an organization’s commitment to DEI is a key factor in accepting a job offer.…

Take the Quiz: Is Your TA Technology Holding You Back?

During the excitement of Super Bowl LVI, it seemed everyone was asking “Are you ready for some football?” Well, as exciting as the Super Bowl is each year, at Jobvite, we’ve noticed there is quite a lot of buzz around talent acquisition in 2022. And we want to know “Are you ready for a TA…

What Lies Ahead for Recruiting? Here Are Five Trends to Watch in 2022

If we’ve learned anything in the past few years, it’s that nearly anything can happen. But keeping up with industry trends is one of the best ways to prepare for whatever the future may bring. At Jobvite, we keep our finger on the pulse of talent acquisition to help customers recognize potential opportunities and make…

How to Write Effective Job Descriptions

Hiring great candidates begins with your job description. When a potential hire performs a job search, they’re like anybody else reading the search engine results page. They want to see fast and concise results on the first page, and usually within the first three listings. Writing an effective job description is critical not only to…

The TA Tech You Need to Recruit and Support a Hybrid Workforce

Recruiters started 2022 with the challenge of quickly hiring top talent in a market that’s short of qualified workers. Talent acquisition (TA) teams have ramped up hiring activity, but some are stumbling at the gate due to outdated technology and resources. They’re losing top talent to competitors because of things like poor candidate experience or…

Here are 3 Ways to Make Applications Faster and Easier

There’s no question that the current employment market is tough for talent acquisition pros. In August 2021, there were 11 million job openings in the US – nearly twice the open positions reported a year earlier. This puts job seekers in the driver’s seat and leaves employers competing fiercely for top talent. In fact, recruiters…