Editor’s Note

No longer confined to cryptocurrency, blockchain’s capabilities can be extended to sectors such as logistics, fashion, healthcare and even humanitarian causes like we can see with the ID2020 digital identity initiative which aims to provide a global identity solution for refugees.

Talent Acquisition Excellence August 2018 Advertisers

Battling Talent Scarcity

It’s an age-old problem for almost all talent acquisition professionals– not only is there a deficit of talent, but many do not actually know what their ‘strongest candidate’ looks like making the art of recruitment seem a more difficult task then it ought to be.

Top 10 Onboarding Hacks To Improve Employee Experience

One of the areas that most businesses can improve is onboarding. Despite some advanced practices happening in some firms, for many employers onboarding is about nothing more than completing a bunch of tax forms and signing an employee handbook. That’s a missed opportunity and can actually drive people to look for other jobs!

Interviewing A Werewolf

It’s a widely acknowledged fact that we make judgements about new people within just a few seconds of meeting them. The flip side is that, by presenting yourself in a certain way, you have the potential to influence those judgements and in an interview situation, that could result in a recruiter making an expensive mistake. Someone who seemed perfect when you first met them, said all the right things and looked like they’d fit right in joins the business and turns out to be a wolf in a sheep’s clothing; you quickly realize you’ve hired the wrong person.If that sounds familiar, then you could have fallen victim to the interview werewolf.

Are You Missing The Mark On Onboarding?

Our recent study, "The Definitive Guide to Corporate America's Most Broken Processes," found onboarding ranked fifth on our list of the top broken processes in corporate America. The study also found that 71 percent of employees who are looking for new jobs think their company's onboarding processes are broken.

Making The Case For Creating Authentic Connections In Recruiting

Traditional recruiting practices are transactional. A typical process starts when a recruiter posts an unbranded job description on multiple channels such as career sites, job boards, or potentially, on social media. In response, an active candidate will search for a job on these mediums, glance at any number of job descriptions that all look alike and with great abandon, apply for everything everywhere

How To Market Your Employer Brand Toward Interns?

Internships are a vital step in everyone's career path. But as we've seen time and again among WayUp's 4.5 million users, Gen Z and Millennials are selective when deciding on an employer. So, how do you win them over? Well, the first step is to provide an authentic look inside your company. That’s one of the many reasons why having a strong employer brand is so important: If you want to attract top talent, you need to show them why your company is a great place to work. Yet that's only half the equation. You also need to make sure you're distributing that messaging effectively.

Six Companies Hacking The Gender Wage Gap

A popular meme shows two enthusiastic-looking, professional women in “grayge” suits. One holds a briefcase as they victoriously high-five each other. The caption? “Women. Like Men, Only Cheaper.”