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It is no secret that healthcare recruiting has become exponentially competitive. However, with unemployment numbers dipping to new lows and an aging population awaiting to receive extended care, HR professionals may not only struggle to find qualified healthcare candidates but also strive to retain their top talent for years to come.

Healthcare is now the largest employer in the United States.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics had estimated that the healthcare industry would make up the largest share of jobs in the United States by 2020. However, healthcare beat those projections and became the biggest employer in Q4 of 2017, surpassing manufacturing and retail for the first time in American history. (Source: The Atlantic)
The increase in healthcare jobs comes primarily as a result of the aging Baby Boomer generation, further compounded by the expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and higher standards for care. Despite being the fastest growing industry, the supply of qualified healthcare workers is not expected to keep up with demand, which spells large-scale shortages in talent pools across the US.

As competition for recruiting top talent continues to grow, more organizations are investing in their employer branding strategy to fully communicate the many benefits of what their companies have to offer. However, building employer brand awareness has its challenges, one of which is in building and maintaining a talent acquisition and marketing partnership.

Many talent acquisition professionals who enlist the branding expertise of their marketing team find a willing and powerful ally, but others can also find their request for collaboration is lost in translation, where both teams are speaking in different languages. So how do you build the mindset required to establish a successful partnership with your marketing team in order to communicate a positive employer brand message?
Talent Acquisition professionals tuned into our “Talent Acquisition + Marketing: Let’s (finally) Be Friends” webinar hosted by Lisa (Chartier) Colella, a leader in employer brand and recruitment marketing to learn the do’s and don’ts of talent acquisition and marketing collaboration.
To help recap this latest CareerArc #talkHR webinar, we’ve highlighted three steps to take in order to build a strong relationship between both departments.  
Watch the webinar >> Talent Acquisition + Marketing: Let’s (finally) Be Friends

We are thrilled to announce that CareerArc has been named a finalist in the Stevie Awards for Great Employers.

As a finalist, CareerArc will be declared a Bronze, Silver, or Gold winner in the following categories:

The Social Recruiting Strategies Conference will be making its second stop of the year in Austin, TX. SRSC brings together talent acquisition and recruiting leaders to...

For years, companies have focused on keeping their customers happy. Like your customers, your job candidates are one of your biggest assets and can form an impression from the first time they engage with your company. However, applying a consumer-centric approach to your candidate’s journey is often forgotten. In order to attract and retain talent in today’s competitive market, you need to create a positive candidate experience that will be sure to make a memorable impression.

Talent Acquisition professionals tuned into our “Win Candidates, Win Customers: The Consumer-Centric Approach to Candidate Experience” webinar hosted by Brian Smith, Senior Associate at Mercer to learn how to develop a meaningful candidate experience.
To help recap this latest CareerArc #talkHR webinar, we’ve highlighted three of Brian’s approaches towards candidate experience that will help impact your talent pipeline.  
Watch the webinar >> Win Candidates, Win Customers: The Consumer-Centric Approach to Candidate Experience

From new features like our Universal Help button that offers assistance with one click, to enhanced layout and functionality that pave new, time-saving workflows—CareerArc 2.0 is now available to experience how social recruiting was meant to be managed.

We are thrilled to announce the recent launch of CareerArc 2.0, the latest significant update to our award-winning social recruiting platform.
We’ve made enhancements to both the CareerArc recruitment software suite used by over a thousand enterprise clients, as well as to our candidate-facing digital products which serves millions of job seekers. Below we highlight some of the added and upgraded features that make this our most intuitive and advanced version to date.

If you feel like recruiting has become harder throughout the years, you’re not alone. The rules of recruiting have changed making it even more difficult to find top talent. In order to stay ahead of the game, you need to unlock the new rules of recruiting and take your recruiting strategy to new heights.

Recruiting professionals tuned into our “The New Rules of Recruiting: How to Win the Talent Game by Playing the Whole Board” webinar hosted by James Ellis, (@TheWarforTalent) host of The Talent Cast Podcast and a leader in recruitment marketing and employer branding to learn what to do differently in order to secure the best talent in today’s competitive hiring climate.
To help recap this latest CareerArc #talkHR webinar, we’ve highlighted a few winning tips to attract the best candidates.
Watch the webinar >> The New Rules of Recruiting: How to Win the Talent Game by Playing the Whole Board

The SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago is right around the corner. One of the biggest HR conferences of the world, #SHRM18 is set to host over 200 concurrent sessions, over 600 exhibitors, and thousands of attendees. Are you ready to take on SHRM 2018? 

Social recruiting is the activity of leveraging social media platforms to advertise job openings, recruit candidates, and communicate company culture. With 70% of Americans utilize at least one social media site, there is no denying that companies should be leveraging social media to search for talent.

The majority of talent professionals already do leverage social media: According to the most recent SHRM study on social recruitment, 82% of talent acquisition professionals are using social media to recruit passive candidates. In order to attract top talent recruiting professionals need to develop a winning social recruiting strategy.
This is probably why so many HR leaders and TA professionals tuned into one of our most popular webinar series to date:“Social Recruiting 101: The Must-Know Tactics & Strategies for LinkedIn, Facebook, & Twitter Hiring,” this time hosted by Jon Thurmond, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Human Resources Manager for Team Fishel, who covered the fundamentals of building a social media presence that targets the right job seekers reinforces positive employer brand awareness and positioning.
To help recap the webinar we’ve highlighted the top shared #talkhr tweets from the event.
Watch the webinar >> Social Recruiting 101: The Must-Know Tactics & Strategies for LinkedIn, Facebook, & Twitter Hiring

Creating an employer branding strategy is crucial for recruiting great talent in today’s highly competitive market. One of the top high-tech companies in the world, Dell, shows us which tools and tactics can give you that competitive edge regardless of your company size or industry.

Talent acquisition and recruitment marketing professionals tuned to our 2018 Essentials List: The Must-Have Tools & Strategies To Compete for Top Talent webinar hosted by CareerArc clients Jennifer Newbill, Director of Global Talent Acquisition COE (Center of Excellence) and Amy Winebright, Global Employment Brand Project Manager at Dell, to learn best practices in order to achieve a competitive advantage in the talent market.
To recap this latest CareerArc the #talkHR webinar, we’ve highlighted some of Dell’s essential strategies to create an effective go-to-market toolkit.
Watch the webinar >> Your 2018 Essentials List: The Must-Have Tools & Strategies To Compete for Top Talent