Talent Acquisition

Topics include: attracting employees, company branding, effective job postings, acquiring job candidates, interviewing, hiring practices, onboarding, employee referral programs, talent sourcing, the engagement cycle, and more.

Featured Talent Acquisition Guides

Write a Job Description that Stands Out
Write a job description that attracts the right people, those who will be as committed as you are to taking your business to the next level.
A diverse pool of job candidates waiting for their interviews.
How to Comply With Hiring Laws and Reduce Legal Risk
Smart employers know that complying with hiring laws not only protects you from litigation, but it also helps you build a better workforce.
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How to Find Qualified Candidates in a Sea of Applicants
Do you need to find qualified candidates quickly? Here are a few tips to help you sort through your applications and land your next hire.
Job seeker, laying on her couch staring at her phone, wondering what led to job ghosting.
Why Job Ghosting Candidates is Bad for Business
Don’t let your hiring process become a ghost story: Job ghosting applicants may be on the rise, but it’s bad for business and your brand, and easy to avoid.
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9 Common IT Hiring Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
If you’re looking to attract top tech talent, you’ll need to avoid these 9 common IT hiring mistakes in order to find the right fit.
A hiring manager utilizes tips for hiring millennials.
Recruiting Millennials: Strategies for Finding and Hiring Gen Y
Millennials are becoming the largest generation in the workforce. These tips for hiring millennials will help you build your team.

All Talent Acquisition Guides

5 tips for hiring manufacturing workers in Pittsburgh
Hiring in Pittsburgh? Use these tips to find the best candidates in the Pittsburgh area, plus post jobs for free on Monster.
5 tips for hiring manufacturing workers in Philadelphia
Hiring inthe Philly area? Use these tips to find the best local candidates, plus post jobs for free on Monster.
5 tips for hiring manufacturing workers in Hartford

As an industry, manufacturing continues to thrive, yet hiring for manufacturing in the Hartford area can be challenging at best. As just one example, finding skilled workers for factory hiring to fill the gaps in this booming field as people retire is becoming more difficult by the year. In fact, 89% of manufacturing executives agree…

5 tips for hiring manufacturing workers in Tampa

As an industry, manufacturing continues to thrive, yet hiring for manufacturing in the Tampa area can be challenging at best. As just one example, finding skilled workers for factory hiring to fill the gaps in this booming field as people retire is becoming more difficult by the year. In fact, 89% of manufacturing executives agree…

5 Ways to Improve Data Hygiene in Your Recruitment Process
The value of recruitment tech depends on the data quality. Here are 5 ways to maintain data hygiene during the recruitment process.
5 Tips for Hiring Manufacturing Workers
Are you hiring manufacturing workers? You can follow these five tips to attract and retain quality candidates.
Recruitment Video Strategies and Examples
These recruiting strategies and examples can help you create your own professional recruitment video to get the candidates you need when you need them.
How to Keep Your Talent Pipeline Warm During a Hiring Freeze
A hiring freeze doesn’t mean your recruitment efforts need to cease completely. Learn how to expand your talent pipeline.

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How to attract candidates amid recession fears
How do you convince passive job seekers to make a move when recession fears loom?The solution: Position your company and the job itself as a place where the candidate can grow, no matter what happens. We turned to the experts for tips on how to do just that.
How to Write an Interview Request Email
Mastering how to write an interview request email can improve your candidate experience and burnish your employer brand.
Hiring Freelancers for Your Business: 5 Steps
Here are the benefits of hiring freelancers for your business and a five-step process to help you find the right freelancer for every project.
How to Create a Successful Employee Referral Program
Often the best job candidates are friends or contacts of your current staff. Learn about creating an effective employee referral program (ERP).
5 Ways to Refine Your Talent Acquisition Strategy
If you’re just recruiting when you need to hire, then you’re not doing enough. These tips will help you devise a winning talent acquisition strategy.
How to Find and Recruit Passive Candidates
The best person for the job might not have applied yet. Here’s how to attract passive candidates so you can build the strongest team.
What You Need to Know About Hiring Blind and Visually Impaired Workers
Here's how to create an inclusive hiring practice that welcomes blind and visually impaired candidates.
How the human cloud could shape the future of the staffing industry

In case you haven’t heard, online staffing models, aka “the human cloud,” have begun to permeate the staffing industry. In fact, talk of this tech trend was a recurring theme at the Staffing Industry Association’s SIA Executive Forum in February 2019. So do staffing professionals have a real worry on their hands? Industry leaders don’t seem to think so – at least for the time being – but it’s not a topic that can be ignored.