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ULTA Beauty has emerged as an industry outlier. In a time when many retail companies struggle to keep shop doors open, ULTA Beauty has been growing at a record pace.

On an impressive course to open 500 new stores in five years, ULTA Beauty is set to grow its physical locations by over 70% and add at least 2,500 associates to its existing workforce of nearly 20k in-store employees.
With 100 new stores to staff annually, in addition to staffing existing stores across 47 states, Sean Taylor, Director of Talent Acquisition at ULTA Beauty, looked to ramp up his strategy and technology to meet unprecedented hiring demands, especially during retail’s busiest season of the year—the holidays.

With two billion monthly active users, Facebook continues to dominate the social scene and is fast becoming the largest treasure trove of data for sourcers. However, how many sourcers are actually taking advantage of this gem?

Social Recruiting and Sourcing professionals tuned into our Facebook Sourcing Secrets Webinar hosted by sourcing expert, Todd Davis (@thecandidategen), to learn sourcing tools and hacks for hiring top talent on Facebook.

The topic generated lots of activity on the #talkHR twitter chat, with many attendees sharing some memorable memes and gifs in reaction to some real sourcing secrets Todd divulged during the webcast.
To help recap the webinar, below are those top tweets shared during the event.

As your summer vacation might be coming to an end, you may need to catch up on the latest HR news. Luckily, we’ve wrapped up the week with these five must-read articles that will elevate your strategy.
Recruiter Social Media Do’s and Don’ts – Undercover Recruiter
A first impression can be very difficult to revise, so what perception do your social media profiles give a potential candidate or employee? Check out these great tips on how you can improve your social media handshake presence.
What Most Companies Get Wrong About Employer Branding ROI – Undercover Recruiter
So you’ve invested in creating a strong employer brand, now the time has come to evaluate the effectiveness of your efforts. Where do you start? Undercover Recruiter gives you examples on how to measure your initiatives.  
Related: The True Cost of a Bad Employer Brand
How to Improve Employer Branding Through Recruiting (Infographic) – Social Talent
Showcasing your employer brand serves many benefits including differentiating yourself from competitors. That’s why there is no surprise that over 59% of employers say their employer branding is a key component to their HR strategy, according to Social Talent.  Learn seven ways to improve your employer branding through recruiting.
Young Job Hopefuls Not Hiding Their Social Media Past, Survey Finds – The Washington Times
A recent study shows 68% of soon-to-be college graduates would not hide their social media accounts from potential employers, explaining their social profiles, content, and connections could help them showcase their promotional skills. How will this affect your candidate selection?
Google Cancels Diversity Town Hall Over Concerns for Employee Safety – NBC News
The biggest employer branding news this month so far is none other than the “Google Manifesto” story which continues to make headlines. The so-called manifesto, written by the now-fired engineer, James Damore, highlights the issue of what is, and is not, considered free speech in the workplace.

By Greg Hawkes
Senior Recruiter & Talent Sourcer, MD Anderson
Founder of HRSourcingToolBox @GregHawkesHRSTB

Finding new candidates can be challenging, let alone finding highly qualified candidates. Healthcare recruiting in particular is growing increasingly competitive, and with healthcare poised to be the largest industry measured by the number of jobs by 2020, the demand for talent is only expected to climb.

Which is why it’s no surprise that the healthcare recruiting and hiring community turned out for our Healthcare Sourcing Secrets Webinar hosted by one of the leading voices on the topic, Greg Hawkes (@GregHawkesHRSTB).

At 6,163 store closures and counting, 2017 is already one of the worst years on record for closures at the six-month mark, second only to 2008 during the start of the Great Recession.

However, 2017 is expected to breeze past that record and hit a new low for retail shops and the many retail workers who have already begun to bear the brunt of the fallout. 
Below are the 27 surprising facts and predictions of what has become known as the “Retail Apocalypse.”

Employer Branding strategy is getting more competitive, more informed, and more necessary. In our recent CareerArc Future of Recruiting Study, we found that 97% of companies plan to invest in employer branding efforts in 2017. The majority (51%) plan to increase their employer branding investment.

These trends indicate employer brand management is a maturing discipline in HR and Talent Acquisition. As the fight for great talent grows more competitive, that talent has also grown more selective, forcing employer brands to do more just to be seen. Below is the new list of essential priorities and processes companies must adopt to earn the best hires this year, and beyond.

For organizations in highly competitive talent markets—like defense contracting—employer brand loyalty provides a powerful advantage in the daily fight for qualified candidates. 

DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), Inc. is one of the nation’s leading defense contractors providing the U.S. government with satellite communications services, as well as the mission support experts to execute those services. Partnering closely with agencies and military groups—like the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard—DRS GES, Inc. helps employ and deploy hundreds of satellite communications and technical experts annually.
Operating in a highly regulated and competitive industry, DRS GES, Inc. faced a particular set of hiring challenges.

64% of job seekers say that a poor candidate experience would make them less likely to purchase goods and services from that employer

We surveyed over 1050 professionals about the current state and the future of recruitment and found that job candidates—who are also consumers—are making decisions way before they submit an application or return to a place of business. The infographic below illustrates what happens before and after the job application, as well as the risks and opportunities these findings pose to employers who compete for top talent.