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

How to Source and Interview Java Developers
These tips from recruiters will help you source and interview the java developers that will address your company’s IT needs.
Need Interns? Get to Know Generation Z
Plan to recruit summer interns? Meet Gen Z. Their attitudes differ from Millennials in some significant ways.
A hiring manager asks leadership interview questions.
The 27 Best Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
When you're ready to start interviewing job candidates, there are certain key questions that you can use to sort through the applicants and find your next star performer.
Some Staffing Firms Are Maximizing Profits—Can Yours Do the Same?
Low unemployment and an ever-growing demand for workers have brought bigger opportunities for staffing firms. Find out how some staffing companies are making the most of these advantageous but often challenging circumstances.
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5 Ways to Attract Leisure and Hospitality Candidates
The leisure and hospitality industry can be one of the toughest for hiring and retaining top talent. Here are five ways to attract the right candidates.
Best hiring tactics for recruiting tech talent
Read about the most innovative hiring strategies for recruiting tech talent. Find more resources for recruting and hiring at Monster.com

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Military Spouse Jobs and Your Recruitment Strategy
Are military spouse jobs a part of your recruitment strategy? Military spouses often have the adaptability and skills to become your best employees.
Why small businesses should always be hiring—even when they don’t think they need to

Small businesses can’t afford to be caught off guard with a hiring gap or shortage. The smaller a business is, the bigger the impact when you don’t have someone to do key tasks. That’s why it’s important to have a strategy where you’re essentially “always hiring”—or at least in a position where you can do so at a moment’s notice. We asked hiring experts for their advice on how to set this up in the most efficient and effective way.

5 Steps to Make Your Business Recession-Proof
Want to make your business recession-proof? These 5 steps will help you protect your business from the next economic downturn.
How to Close the Job Skills Gap With Your Hiring Process
These five steps can help you close the job skills gap at your organization so you have the right team in place to be successful.
How to Use AI Recruitment in Your Hiring Process
These five AI recruitment strategies can help you streamline your hiring practices and improve the quality of new hires more efficiently.
Tech Recruiter Tips: How to Hire Top Candidates
Here are expert-recommended tips every tech recruiter needs to know to recruit and retain the tech talent they need to be successful.
You don’t have to be a tech giant to recruit like one

Even if you don’t have the recruiting power of an Amazon, Microsoft or Facebook, you can take inspiration from these tech giants when you’re trying to attract the best tech talent. Here are some ways to tailor their winning strategies to your hiring needs, whether you’re a tech firm or just need top tech talent.

How to use text for better recruiting

How much faster could you fill job reqs if all stakeholders responded to your communications in minutes? It would be a game-changer, right?
That’s why texting—especially with candidates—is a revolutionizing the recruiting industry. Here’s advice on the do’s and don’ts of texting with candidates.

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5 Tips to Prepare for Peak Hiring Season
Jobs are posted and filled every day, but some months are busier than others. Get prepared for the January-February peak hiring season today!
How Video Can Help Humanize Your Recruiting

Job seekers expect their digital job search to feel like the rest of their online experience: and that means they want to see plenty of video. If you haven’t added video to your 2019 recruitment strategy, here are some good reasons why you should, and a few tips for how to get started.

Recruiting trends 2019: What large companies need to know

You’ve got your budget set, your KPIs nailed down, and even a list of some of the reqs that you can’t fill until Q4 is up. Now take a look at the trends we think will be important to large businesses in 2019. Yes, AI is on there, but we’ve spotted a few new things that are also worth considering.

How to Build a Recruitment Marketing Strategy
Promote your employer brand and attract potential candidates with an effective recruitment marketing strategy.
Where’s the Human Element in Recruiting?

The next generation of HR technology will leverage data and automation to improve sourcing efficiencies. Yet a successful placement requires a deeper understanding of the candidate, says Monster CEO Scott Gutz. He offers his insights on we can infuse recruiting with a more human touch.

This Top Nursing School Knows What Young Nurses Want and How to Engage Them

As dean of the Lienhard School of Nursing, Harriet Feldman has cultivated a growing pipeline of graduates who are quickly scooped up by employers. She shares what today’s new nursing grads look for in their first job.

Employer Branding Plays a Lead Role in These Healthcare Stories for Good Reason

These healthcare staffing companies have tapped into the power of a clearly-defined employer branding that enables them to woo healthcare candidates who are often difficult to attract.

System Administrator Interview Questions to Ask
These system administrator interview questions will help you efficiently attract and recruit top talent.