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How Google Will Help Informed Candidates Find Jobs Faster

Industry Trends

February 19, 2019

With the tightest labor market in decades, candidates are going out of their way to be better informed, and strategic in their approach, when exploring new job opportunities. According to a 2018 study done by Aptitude Research Partners, companies def ...

Scaling Recruitment: How Isagenix Increased Its Applications 2000% in Just Two Years

Industry Trends

February 13, 2019

Rapid growth makes keeping up with headcount and business demands challenging for Isagenix International, a health and wellness company that offers nutrition and lifestyle solutions. Isagenix implementation manager and senior corporate recruiter, Luk ...

Employers — Plagued by Talent Shortages — Must Shift Focus to Front of Hiring Funnel

Industry Trends

February 8, 2019

Imagine employers’ frustration. Employers invest an estimated $200 billion on recruitment worldwide, according to Josh Bersin, the founder, president and chief editor of Bersin by Deloitte, an analyst firm that covers the recruiting industry. O ...

3 Secrets to Combat a Shrinking Manufacturing Workforce

Industry Trends

January 23, 2019

More and more manufacturers are short-staffed, and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. The industry is enjoying a period of modest growth; coupled with the fact employees are retiring faster than recruiters can replace them, and manufacture ...

The 5 Trends Driving Change in Healthcare Recruiting

Industry Trends

January 17, 2019

In the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st century, retail and manufacturing were the largest job providers in the United States. But by 2018, healthcare reigned supreme. Over the course of almost 20 years, manufacturing and retail yielded ...

4 Predictions for HR and Talent Acquisition in 2019

Industry Trends

December 11, 2018

It seems like the recruiting industry was in a constant state of change throughout 2018. In the last 12 months, we faced a historically tight labor market, the initial impacts of Google’s entry into the talent acquisition space and geari ...

The Myths & Realities of the U.S. Gig Economy

Industry Trends

November 30, 2018

The “gig economy,” “on-demand economy” and “contingent workforce” consist of people taking short-term jobs instead of open-ended full- or part-time employment, and the participants fall into four categories: indepe ...

The Missing Pieces of the Hiring-Strategy Puzzle

Industry Trends

November 13, 2018

Think of hiring like solving a puzzle. Employers can only determine their hiring strategies after they put together numerous pieces of information that provide them with a full picture. First, they must look inward. What areas of the bu ...

Our Essential Guide to Better Recruiting

Industry Trends

November 1, 2018

For the first time ever, there are more job openings (7 million) than Americans (6.5 million) actively looking for work. Competition for talent is fierce, and power has shifted from employers to candidates. So, what do employers need to do bette ...

3 Big Takeaways from the 2018 HR Technology Conference

Industry Trends

October 8, 2018

It’s the most wonderful time of year at iCIMS! Thirty-four employees have just returned from the 2018 HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. From September 11 through September 14, iCIMS had a major presence in the HR Tech exhibition hall – but i ...

Shifts & Trends in Tech Talent Qualifications & Needs

Industry Trends

September 17, 2018

Technology companies are often regarded as highly desirable workplaces, known for positive work cultures and often offering unique perks to attract and retain top employees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of computer and info ...

The Candidate Experience Report

Industry Trends

Today’s available jobs are outpacing the number of active job seekers in the market, according to recent unemployment reports, making it a competitive job market for employers.If companies do not put time and care into the candidate experience they ...