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Ten Great Recruitment Videos

These companies have set aside vanilla and opted for a more flavourful preview into the employee experience. Here you will find 10 recruitment videos that don’t suck and actually leave an imprint. Let’s take a look…shall we?

Fiverr – We start with Fiverr. This video pokes fun at all of the cookie cutter recruitment videos that likely cost thousands if not tens of thousands to shoot and yet still leave no mark in the job seeker’s mind. Remember, everyone is at a different stage of the recruitment funnel and the video’s job is to create enough of an impression that brand recall occurs.

 

 

 

Vimeo – This one is an oldie but a goodie! It also shows you that you don’t need a serious production crew to film a human, funny, and memorable video. To top it off, this video is credible. Job seekers get to see real employees literally lying on a couch working or figuring out lunch. No smoke and mirrors here…just the raw and real employee experience. The viewer learns so much about the culture through one video. Well done Vimeo!

 

BBH London – “You cannot make a difference if indifferent!” True that! This video is so unique and powerful. Remember that great brands are designed to both attract and repel.  This is what optimizes your recruitment funnel. Opening the floodgates is old school thinking. Let your recruitment marketing do some work for you and that is exactly what this video does!

Natural Light – Relatable, fun, funny, and memorable! This company doesn’t take itself too seriously and as a result builds excitement around their summer intern opportunities. Move over stuffy corporate videos, hello #NattyIntern!

 

Starbucks – Real employee stories never seem to get old. The link to future career aspirations is also a key highlight of this video and a career at Starbucks. Walmart is doing something similar to help launch the careers of emerging talent.

 

Discover.org – This one is human and informative, a wee bit wacky, yet relatable. It tells a story of the company journey and hits all of the key considerations such as commute in the video. Well done Discover.org! 

 

Chewy.com – Chewy rocked this recruitment video! It demonstrated a customer centric workplace that is fun, wacky, and high-performing. Great recruitment marketing helps optimize the recruitment funnel by giving a realistic preview of the employee experience thus helping people opt in or out. Anyone not looking to go the extra mile for customers will understand this is not the workplace for them. There was a strong use of color for a consistent visual identity thus increasing the likelihood of brand recall. If you don’t want to work at Chewy after this video, you will certainly want to be a customer. LOVE! 

 

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department – Take a massively popular trending topic like Game of Thrones, throw in a reference to your field, use your creative mind to bridge the two and you have a solid and playful recruitment video like the one from the Las Vegas police department. This video demonstrates passion for the field…so much so, Sophie Turner is considering a career in police work. This video not only highlighted that the work is interesting but that Las Vegas is the place to do it. Help job seekers answer the questions that are in their minds.

 

Soda Stream – Save the planet, join the revolution! Soda Stream highlights the qualities that enable one to thrive while being playful and funny at the same time. They weave in purpose and environmental conscientiousness allowing job seekers to see how their discipline specific talents may be put to use in bigger ways.

 

Dell – If you are going to create a corporate video, Dell does it right. It doesn’t feel scripted. It discusses the relevant topics on job seekers minds such as flexibility. While it may not scream funny and playful, it is successful in building the ever-sought after “know, like, and trust”. 

Well there you have it! It is possible to create recruitment video assets that are human, provide a realistic picture of the employee experience, and help job seekers descend in the recruitment funnel.

Now go on out there, hit record, and show the world your awesomeness!


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Kohl’s is kicking off hiring for the holidays

Kohl’s is kicking off hiring for the holidays as the war for talent rages on

Kohl’s is getting a head start on hiring workers for the holiday season. On Wednesday, the department-store chain said that it is beginning hiring for an early wave of seasonal positions across almost half of its US stores. Hiring will begin at its remaining stores, distribution, and e-commerce fulfillment centers in August.

We work with employers who are ready to stand out in the war for talent and turn their company from “best kept secret” to “talent hot spot“. And the best part is, we make it feel easy on you as a busy HR professional, not to mention easy on your recruiting budget! We have put together a FREE employer branding webinar to help you rock the talent world! Click here to access it.

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The U.S.-Canada War for Marijuana Talent

The U.S.-Canada War for Marijuana Talent

Canada has blasted out of the gate in the legal cannabis industry, with revenues expected to surpass $7 billion this year according to some reports. Just a single Canadian marijuana corporation, Aurora Cannabis, sold 9 metric tons in the last quarter alone. Since Canadian law made cannabis legal last fall, there’s been an opportunity for explosive growth.

We work with employers who are ready to stand out in the war for talent and turn their company from “best kept secret” to “talent hot spot“. And the best part is, we make it feel easy on you as a busy HR professional, not to mention easy on your recruiting budget! We have put together a FREE employer branding webinar to help you rock the talent world! Click here to access it.

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The Most Powerful Employer Branding Tool

It isn’t only for the Kardashians #TeamKhloe, but it’s also a powerful employer branding tool!

The Gram.

Admittedly much of my belief of the power of Instagram for branding comes from anecdotal evidence (speaking with talent via my client work). Candidates will consume whatever content is available for them to make an informed decision and validate what they have experienced via the interview process.

Seventy-five percent of candidates will consider an employer brand before applying. “Sixty-percent of jobseekers said that research about a company was very or extremely influential in their decision to apply for a position” iCIMS found. And, in the same study, “94 percent percent of jobseekers are more likely to apply to a job if the employer actively manages their employer brand online.”

My belief is that Instagram is a research tool and conversion enabler vs. a hard selling conversion source (thus the data challenge).

Below is some grammunition to help you close the deal on launching an IG careers feed for your organization.

  1. Humans are visual creatures — We naturally process visual information in a more comprehensive and efficient fashion than text. Science has got your back on this one. Did you know that the human brain can process images in as little as 13 milliseconds? Give prospective talent more content to consume than simply review sites. Instagram creates a clutter-free visual storytelling experience that can be both efficient and memorable. And for a more inclusive experience, Instagram has also announced that it is committed to creating a more accessible platform for the visually impaired via automatic alternative text (alt text) functionality.
  2. It’s human and credible — Ditch the perfectly edited stock images and ignite employee pride. Capture real employees in action. Or, better yet, collect employee-generated content to help share your epic story. This can be done by way of social ambassadors who understand the broader content vision and are trained to capture the employee experience. From there, they can be granted posting access. Or for a “safer” process, route all content to a centralized curation team who can caption and schedule content to ensure it is both “on brand” and optimized for engagement. Use fun filters and animation features to humanize any piece of content and show your playful side.
  3. It’s community oriented — In a time when globalized and distributed work is commonplace, create a sense of unity and belonging online. Instagram creates a sense of community both within the career feed and also among a broader business eco-system. From rallying around important causes via compelling visual content and hashtags, to inviting others to share their perspectives and support, Instagram can be a very feel-good digital destination for employees and candidates alike.
  4. You can archive content and create video/image reels — Creating professional video content is expensive and credibility can be questionable if overly produced. Authenticity is where it’s at. With Instagram highlight buttons, organizations can create free video/image reels and categorize them to highlight their employee value proposition pillars (for example: one highlight focused on innovation, another on corporate social responsibility, recognition, etc.). Use content that is raw and fosters trust.
  5. It’s global — Instagram is a global phenomenon. Unify your global workforce by speaking a visual language. Captions can be translated according to the user’s settings and preferences. Use the highlight buttons to categorize content according to region and voila .. free video/image reels that don’t exclude more remote parts of the world (for example: one highlight featuring the Tokyo office, another for New York, Toronto, etc.).
  6. There is discoverability — Instagram has great discoverability features helping organizations reach new audiences via geo-location tagging and building hashtag sets. You can follow hashtags and join the conversation.

For the data stalkers, expect your follower-ship to be largely employees both current and former. While you may get some candidate followers, unless you are Google, chances are that candidates will lurk more than follow.

Instagram is great for top-of-the-funnel awareness building and as well as a lower funnel conversion enabler. It can help talent learn more about your organization, inspiring them to sign on the dotted line.  As such, make sure your content is being consumed via impressions and worry less of about follower-ship numbers. Put yourself in a candidate’s shoes. You would likely be creeping all over a company you are interviewing with but may not hit the follow button for fear they may check out your feed. Candidates love social stalking anonymity. Ask any of your new hires what content they looked at and if they followed or subscribed prior to being an employee … mic drop!

billion monthly active users can’t be wrong. Peel back the curtain and show your raw and real selves. From casual lunch outings to odd desk collections, the name of the game is “document, don’t create” a la Gary Vaynerchuk. Unite your existing workforce while magnetizing others to join the journey with the gram. Now back to some serious Kardashian scrolling.

 

This article was originally published on ere.net and can be found here


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A Day at a Taco Bell Hiring Party

https://www.eater.com/2019/4/29/18518821/taco-bell-hiring-party-fast-food-employment-labor

 

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The Role Of AI In Talent Acquisition

Council Post: The Role Of AI And Machine Learning In Talent Acquisition

We have the ability to create systems that include the best of human experience and AI capabilities. We can use the efficiency of AI and machine learning to give our recruiters the bandwidth they need to turn candidates into hires.

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Grads flock to jobs in arts, social services

Grads flock to jobs in arts, social services over finance

Recent college graduates are more attracted to jobs in the arts, media and social services than graduates were four years ago, according to an Indeed report. Indeed’s findings show job seekers just out of college are less drawn to jobs in business and finance, including roles as economists, actuaries and statisticians.

 

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SMB recruitment hiring

How To Recruit And Compete As A SMB

You’ve heard it all before. There is a war for talent and it’s not getting any easier to fill those critical roles that are fundamental to your organization’s success. If you are like most SMBs, you may be asking yourself how you can compete with the big guys. Come hither friends because we have put together seven steps to help small business attract big talent!

1.Own who you are – This is not a time for “fake it till you make it”. You have a unique value proposition and it’s time to discover who you are as an employer and share that uniqueness with the world. Before commencing a recruitment journey, self-reflection is a great starting point.

 

You may wish to formalize this self-reflection and analysis in the form of an Employee Value Proposition (EVP). To learn more EVPs, click here. Regardless of how deep you wish to go with the process, you can’t attract others to your mission if you don’t know who you are first.

 

2.Design an end to end recruitment process – Now that you’ve uncovered your “secret sauce”, it’s time to build a candidate journey that delivers a remarkable candidate experience while optimizing the journey for efficiency.

Time kills deals! This is as true in recruitment as it is in sales. This is not about how quickly you can hire a body. This is about process excellence and allowing quality candidates to effectively navigate the journey with ease.

 

Not a DIYer? No worries, check out our recruiter training and blueprint…The Powerhouse Process. Still got the DIYer bug? We love that! Keep reading.

 

3.Train your hiring leaders– Your hiring leaders will shape the journey so we best be skilling them up to deliver a first rate experience. Train your hiring leaders on the overall process, what to ask in the interview and what not to ask. Help them see the bigger talent brand picture. Knowledge is power so enrich their skill-set with tools and education to help them rock the recruitment process.

 

4.Clearly define your needs upfront– Now that you have the process down, it’s time to consider the needs of the current vacancy. Many hiring leaders fail to spend the time to consider the true business need, not a wish list or a generic list of skills. What are the REAL requirements based on the actual accountabilities for the role? What skill-set would one need to have in order to perform the role? Next, articulate those needs in a manner that highlights your EVP or the “why” around your organization.

 

5.Select the right channels for advertising – Consider your ideal candidate and ask yourself where might they be spending their time. Select ideal channels and monitor your progress. If a channel is not producing the ideal results, optimize the posting further or select a new channel. Regular monitoring will allow for process speed and ease.

 

Better yet, consider programmatic job advertising where you only pay per applicant and roles are distributed across numerous channels. We’ve partner with a leader in programmatic advertising and can support you through this process. Hit us up here.

 

6.Add personal touches along the way – Once your have shortlisted candidates and have started the journey, make it special! This is where a SMB can shine!!! Many large organizations lose prospective talent by being plagued with impersonal and generic candidate experiences. The interview process is a time for authentic relationship building, not a tick box exercise.

 

Block multiple interviews into one day to help candidates have an easier time attending. Switch up the interview venues throughout the day by moving from meeting room to employee lounge to local coffee shop. Help candidates envision themselves working there, walking the neighbourhood, feeling out the employee experience. This alone is game changing!

 

7.Close out the process with a killer onboarding process– Knock it out of the park with an outstanding onboarding process. This doesn’t need to mean endless curriculum building. This is all about helping talent build a strong internal network quickly, communicating the excitement of their arrival to the team in advance, and planning for a special first week. Double down on people related activities and have a simple checklist to get the routine tasks organized such as technology ordering.

 

Well there you have it! As an SMB, you have a unique opportunity to humanize the recruitment process like no other. It all comes down to strategy, process excellence, and hiring leader development.

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Home Depot is embarking on a massive hiring spree as retail’s war for talent rages on

Home Depot is embarking on a massive hiring spree as retail’s war for talent rages on

Home Depot is on a massive hiring spree for the spring rush. In order to hire around 80,000 store associates, Home Depot is reportedly putting some new in-house technology to use. The home improvement retailer’s campaign features a few strategies that other retailers are unleashing in the war for talent that has arisen in today’s tight labor market.

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