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The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Software
Learn actionable strategies to overcome hiring challenges, reduce bias, engage top talent, and create a seamless screening and selection experience.
The Complete Guide To Effective Candidate Screening and Selection
Learn actionable strategies to overcome hiring challenges, reduce bias, engage top talent, and create a seamless screening and selection experience.
How to Write an Effective Job Description that Works For You, Not Against You
Start at the End: Who Are You Actually Hiring? You’ve made it this far so before you write a single word, ask yourself “What does the…
The Huge Impact of Technology on Your Hiring Process
Vast Candidate Opportunities Years ago, when technology in recruitment was only a dream, the only sources of potential employees were candidates who saw your job posting…
Candidate Experience

How to Write an Effective Job Description that Works For You, Not Against You
Start at the End: Who Are You Actually Hiring? You’ve made it this far so before you write a single word, ask…

Then vs. Now: How the Hiring Process has Changed
More Expansive Candidate Reach Before social media and the internet, a person looking to expand their team had to hope that a…

Navigating DEI Hiring in 2024: Insights from Spark Hire and Checkr
Interested in listening to the full episode of our latest podcast: Aligning DEI with Your Hiring Strategies in 2024? Click below and…
Distributed Hiring

The Role of Candidate Assessments and ATS Integration in Distributed Hiring
Fair and Accurate Candidate Assessments Fair and accurate candidate assessments are essential for fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Biased…

Hiring for Remote Teams: 4 Best Practices for Business Owners
Remote work has become increasingly popular because of its opportunities for flexibility, better productivity, and improved work-life balance. In this guide, we’ll…

9 Soft Skills for Effectively Navigating Work-Related Stress
Diplomacy Diplomatic ability is a skill that people might overlook when talking about stress management, but it is an essential one given…
Hiring Managers

Nonprofit Organizations: 4 Ways to Drive More Collaborative Hiring
Encourage Team Members to Help Promote Open Positions A successful recruitment process starts with advertising your organization’s open positions. To…

The Importance of Hiring Managers in the Screening Process
What’s The Hiring Manager’s Role in the Screening Process? (And How It Differs From HR’s) Most collaboration problems in screening…

Connecting the Hiring Process to Employee Engagement
The Role of Hiring in Long-term Employee Engagement Think about a new employee’s first day on the job. After getting…
HR Tech

AI in Hiring: The New Rules for Candidates and Companies
A Quick History of AI in Hiring Just a few years ago, automation in hiring was mostly happening behind the…

The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Software
Learn actionable strategies to overcome hiring challenges, reduce bias, engage top talent, and create a seamless screening and selection experience.

The Impact of AI in Hiring and How to Best Assess AI Solutions
How Do People Feel About AI In Hiring? The sentiment around AI in hiring is complex and often contradictory. A…
Interviewing

How One-Way Video Interviews Improve the Candidate Experience and Reduce Hiring Bias
Common Misconceptions About One-Way Video Interviewing The concept of one-way video interviews gained traction in the early 2000s with the rise of companies like HireVue, VidCruiter,…
How to Create Industry-Specific Interview Questions
Revisit Role Requirements and Job Descriptions First, ensure your public-facing job listings are up-to-date and accurate. Communicate required skills, education, or certificates early in the hiring…
Then vs. Now: How the Hiring Process has Changed
More Expansive Candidate Reach Before social media and the internet, a person looking to expand their team had to hope that a qualified professional saw their…
A Complete Guide: Expert Tips to Boost Your Speed to Hire
HR technology such as video interview software and applicant tracking systems enable hiring teams to make more collaborative, data-driven, and faster hiring decisions. But even the…
Screen Candidates

Behavioral Assessments vs. Personality Tests for Candidate Screening
An Introduction to Personality Tests vs. Behavioral Assessments Just because you have an open seat doesn’t mean you want to…

9 Steps to Reduce Hiring Bias in Your Screening Process
What Is Hiring Bias? Hiring bias is when personal preferences, assumptions, and stereotypes influence your hiring decisions instead of focusing…

The Impact of AI in Hiring and How to Best Assess AI Solutions
How Do People Feel About AI In Hiring? The sentiment around AI in hiring is complex and often contradictory. A…
Time to Hire

Scaling Up: 3 Hiring Strategies for Organizations Looking to Grow
1. Leverage Technology for Recruiting Efficiency Technology is quickly evolving to replace manual tasks and support operational efficiency across various industries. Automation helps to streamline manual…
Connecting the Hiring Process to Employee Engagement
The Role of Hiring in Long-term Employee Engagement Think about a new employee’s first day on the job. After getting hired, they might feel excited about…
How To Measure ROI on Spark Hire
The best way to view the ROI of a hiring software like Spark Hire is through the financial impact on the organization. Let’s walk through how…
The Huge Impact of Technology on Your Hiring Process
Vast Candidate Opportunities Years ago, when technology in recruitment was only a dream, the only sources of potential employees were candidates who saw your job posting…