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🎙️ How do top companies identify candidates who embody core values like ownership, transparency, and authenticity? 💡 By blending behavioral interview questions with a deep dive into authenticity and humility, Meghan Focht, Human Capital Director at Concurrency, Inc. ensures every candidate aligns with the company's ethos from day one. Take a minute to listen here while she explains. 👉 https://bit.ly/4dQ7IWM Tune in to the latest episode of The Speed to Hire show! ▶️ https://bit.ly/4dSRM63 The Speed to Hire Show 🔥 Hiring Podcast with Josh Tolan #BehavioralInterview, #CandidateEvaluation, #HumanCapital, #CoreValues, #Authenticity, #Humility, #Ownership, #Transparency, #InterviewProcess, #SpeedtoHire, #SparkHire, #Concurrency

🎯 Are you aiming to boost efficiency in talent acquisition? Of course, you are! Who wouldn’t want to cut costs, save time, and prevent burnout by adopting smarter tools and processes? If you haven't yet, it's time to explore the power of an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) with these game-changing features: 📂 Centralized Candidate Management: Keep all your candidate data in one place, making it easier to track, manage, and communicate with top talent. ⏳ Automated Resume Parsing: Accelerate your recruitment by automating resume parsing, so you can focus on engaging the best candidates—not just sorting through resumes. 🤝 Streamlined Collaboration: Improve team collaboration with seamless interview scheduling, feedback sharing, and real-time updates, ensuring your team makes the best hiring decisions together. Ready to transform your recruitment strategy? Read about the 9 Must-Have Applicant Tracking System Features – How to Identify Them Dive in here 👉 https://bit.ly/3AwG7eR #Recruitment #ATS #Hiring #HRTech #TalentAcquisition #TeamCollaboration #SparkHire #TalentAcquisitionSuite

🎙️ On our newest episode of The Speed to Hire Show, Meghan Focht, Human Capital Director at Concurrency, Inc., shares how her team ensures cultural alignment by weaving value-driven questions into the interview process. ✨ She also provides ongoing training for interviewers, emphasizing the importance of cultural fit and authenticity. This approach helps spot candidates who embody Concurrency’s core values and shine when facing client challenges. Catch a sneak peek in this clip below for more tips, and grab the link to watch the full episode in the comments! 📽 🔥 👇 #TheSpeedToHireShow, #CulturalFit, #HumanCapital, #ValueDrivenQuestions, #Authenticity, #InterviewProcess, #CompanyValues, #CandidateAlignment, #TrainingForInterviewers

Are talent assessments getting a bad rap? "Assessments are inherently bias" "Candidates will drop out if you require an assessment" "Assessment results are inaccurate" The concerns are valid–but only when assessments are poorly designed or implemented. When done well, assessments provide organizations standard, tangential ways to evaluate candidates' qualifications. Employers concerned about creating a good candidate experience with assessments should instead focus on ensuring the job relevance of assessments and in managing communications about the assessment process with applicants. Figuring out what assessment works for your candidates and hiring teams starts with understanding what's out there. Patrick O'Connell covers what kinds of assessments are available today and the key differences to keep in mind. Peep the link in the comments for the full guide. #talentassessment #skillsbasedhiring

Improving your recruitment process starts with asking questions. 👉 Which sources bring in the most accepted offers? 👉 Where are the current bottlenecks in the recruitment process? 👉 Which departments lose their selected candidates the most? You can use data to answer these questions, but to truly understand what the data is telling you (and to get buy-in from your stakeholders) it all comes down to how you visualize the information. We kept this in mind when developing our new ATS Custom Reports feature, designed to transform raw data into visual insights that drive better hiring decisions and business outcomes. Want to see for yourself? Check out the video for a first hand look.

Let's get serious about hiring manager experience. In a turbulent talent market, an emphasis on candidate experience has grown into almost an obsession. But that same level of enthusiasm doesn't seem to apply to our other, and perhaps more important customer group, the Hiring Manager. The truth is, candidate experience is an outcome of hiring manager experience. How can talent teams start prioritizing their hiring managers? Melanie S. joins Josh on our latest #SpeedtoHire episode to share how a deliberate focus on hiring manager experience helped Accelerated Digital Media double their team size in just 3 years. Check out the clip below or peep the comments for a link to the full episode 👀 #recruitment #ats #hiring

Friday... Recruiter: "How'd the interview go?' Hiring Manager: "It was okay." Recruiter: "Can you please elaborate?" ⏳⏳⏳ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday... Recruiter: "Bumping up my last message..." Hiring Manager: "Sorry, got busy with the start of the week. Can't totally remember all the details, but they aren't a fit." [sigh] Delayed hiring feedback lacks context. The lack of context prevents you from a) getting back to candidates with meaningful information and b) calibrating on the ideal candidate profile for the job. Ultimately, this causes slower time-to-hire and poor quality interviews. But...it's a symptom - not the problem. Melanie S. figured this out at Accelerated Digital Media and got to the bottom of it. The root of the issue is the missing systems/processes that enable talent acquisition teams to create accountability around feedback. How are you empowering your hiring managers to provide timely and structured feedback? 🤔 P.S. Major props to Accelerated Digital Media for bringing on a Director of People Operations at sub-20 employees. This level of proactive leadership is why they've built a strong hiring foundation for all of their future growth.

Today's the day! 🎉 It's not too late to join Michael Callans and Shannon Mundorf, SHRM-SCP for today's webinar at 1PM CT - peep the comments to register 👀

What you'll learn ➡ practical tips for overcoming hiring challenges What you'll earn ➡ #SHRM credits!

Join Michael Callans and Shannon Mundorf, SHRM-SCP this Thursday for an afternoon of learning and earning. What you'll learn ➡ practical tips for overcoming hiring challenges What you'll earn ➡ #SHRM credits!