Moneyball for Recruiters: How Data-Driven Analytics Are Revolutionizing Corporate Hiring

Sarah White, Principal & CEO of Sarah White & Associates, LLC

Interesting discussion today at HuffPost Live about how the same data-driven analytics that revolutionized talent evaluation in pro sports are now being applied to the broader marketplace. Will the evolution away from traditional sourcing techniques, resumes, assessments, and other traditional hiring practices and toward new technology help or hurt?

The consensus — as well stated by my friend, Sarah White — was that the new techniques will help employers and candidates alike as the new technology will help the two connect even if they’re not aware of each other.In addition, the new technology is enabling employers to move away from flawed personnel selection tools such as Myers-Briggs and other personality tools.

Some of the most interesting aspects of the discussion to me were: Continue Reading

CollegeRecruiter.com Founder Selected to Present at 2013 NACE Annual Conference

Steven Rothberg of CollegeRecruiter.com

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, December 17, 2012 – Steven Rothberg, President and Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com, has been selected as one of the presenters at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2013 Annual Conference in Orlando next June.

“It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had the opportunity to deliver a presentation at the NACE annual conference and I’m excited about doing so again next spring. NACE conferences are always very well attended by hundreds of the world’s leading employers of university students and recent graduates and even more college career service office professionals. The organizers are always laser focused on delivering the content that their members want, regardless of whether those members are new to the field or have decades of experience,” said Rothberg. Continue Reading

Free Hiring Analytics Report for Employers Who Love Metrics

CollegeRecruiter.com is in the process of building out a whole new reporting system that we feel will eclipse anything offered by any other major job board. To help refine the job posting analytics report, we’re offering a free report to any of our employer clients who are willing to spend a few minutes providing us with feedback.

As you can see in the Sample Hiring Analytics Report, the report will provide you with invaluable insight into the visibility of your job postings, how many candidates your posting is attracting, how well your job description sells your posting, how well the candidates who are applying fit your requirements and preferences, what your postings say about your organization, and what kinds of candidates apply to your jobs. In short, if you feel that your postings could be better but you want metrics to show you what and how to improve them, then this report should greatly help. Continue Reading

IT Expanding Demand, Expanding Salaries

Anna Mathieu, Redfish Technology

The Information Technology sector continues to expand so far in 2012. Investment continues both in infrastructure and in staffing. Software developers, Health IT, and Security Cleared IT are in high demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that from 2008 to 2018 Computer Software Engineers 283,000 jobs will be added. This adds to the competition for talent.

Along with the increased competition for IT talent, are increased salaries, according to the 17th annual Redmond Salary Survey. Salaries stagnated for some years but many employers are seeing the wisdom of salary increases to current employees in order to stay competitive and retain technical talent. Continue Reading