Corporate branding through employees
Even for the best of companies, getting employees to talk/write positive things about their company is next to impossible! This is not because there is nothing positive to write, it is just that the employees don’t find the right avenues to do so. After all, it looks very artificial if one were to write “My [...]
The 4 Ms to a successful employee referral program
Every company knows that the best source of good candidates is through referrals - especially employee referrals. Yet, most companies fail to ensure good participation by their employees in their referral programs. The truth is, even in the best of organizations, less than 10% of the employees actively refer candidates. This, despite significant monetary incentives [...]
Talent acquisition requires organization-wide participation
Many organizations believe that all recruitment is the sole responsibility of the talent acquisition group(TAG). Nothing could be farther from the truth. While the TAG is primarily responsible, any good talent acquisition strategy must involve every employee in the organization. The success and quality of the new talent is in fact dependent on the rest [...]
Employers have a spanking new site now.
As you would have noticed, we have reorganized JobsByRef.com over the weekend. So now as an employer, you have a separate section for yourself under employer.jobsbyref.com.
While this is the most obvious change, this is not the only change you will see, by any means. We have made the employee referral process and the social recruiting [...]
Finding talent is never easy
Now that the economic revival is truly on, there are a lot more job seekers out there in the market. Yet I hear employers are continuing to find talent acquisition a difficult process. The truth is whether we are in boom time, bust time or in between times, finding the right talent is never easy.
One [...]
Never apply without an employee referral
Here is the shortest route to your next job.
1. Find a job opening that you like.
Search the net, job boards, job aggregators until you find an opening that takes your fancy.
2. Find a contact in that company.
Over the years you have already built your connections - your past colleagues, your classmates, your friends and acquaintances. [...]