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Article by Elaine Orler found on Ere.net There have been several recent articles on the importance and, in some cases the lack of attention on, the candidate experience. One article goes so far as to call out the Candidate Experience Award winners and question why they are silent on the topic. As the chairman of Talent Board, the nonprofit organization that delivers theCandidate Experience Awardseach year, there is plenty I can say about the power of a positive candidate experience… 

by Lance Haun on lancehaun.com I was asked to chair this week’s Recruiting Innovation Summit, put on by my former employer ERE Media. At it, we explored some of the leading edge ideas from people who are as passionate about making recruiting better as I am. It was also the first time I ever emceed an event. That experience is probably another post altogether… To read full article, click here…  

by Case-Mate Careers We recently posted a position for a Director of Information Technology. I received 328 resumes within 12 days, schedule 7 interviews and have made it half way through the interviewing process. So what about the 321 candidates not selected? The honest answer; it’s impossible to go through every single resume. The 7 selected for the next phase of the process were due to the following reasons; To read the full article, click here…

Leading Talent Acquisition Technology Provider to Support Third Annual Candidate Experience Awards and Mission to Promote a Positive Candidate Experience SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 8, 2013) -  The Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience, today announced thatAvature, a leading provider of innovative Web 2.0 talent acquisition solutions delivered as SaaS, will support the Candidate Experience Awards (CandE Awards) as a Global Platinum Sponsor. “The Avature platform was created to allow recruiters to transform the candidate experience and align it with their brand and the culture of their organization,” said Dimitri Boylan, CEO of [...]

By Kevin Grossman on reach-west.com On a plane bound for Boston and corporate training with my new employer Peoplefluent, I’m reading the chapter in Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In where she discusses social science’s “bias blind spots,” and how the more our bias actually rears its ugly when we think we’re truly being objective in activities like recruiting and hiring new employees and reviewing their job performance.. During this reading time, my attention is periodically drawn away to the little TV monitor on the back of the seat in front of me whereNew York Times arts and entertainment news shorts stream in a perpetual loop. [...]

Mark Finn, CEO of TalentBox, talks with Gerry Crispin, SPHR, about the Candidate Experience Award, and plans to bring the popular awards program to Australia this year. Gerry shares observations from the the launch of the UK CandEs Awards.

By Ben Gotkin on recruitingtoolbox.com Candidates hate your hiring experience.  Well, maybe not yours specifically, but overall, candidates are not happy campers.  Online applications are lengthy and cumbersome, interviews can be as well.  And the ‘resume black hole’… Don’t get me started… The truth is that while active job seekers who need your job will jump through rings of fire and are willing to be battered and bruised to be considered for your job, top employed talent isn’t going to waste their time with a crummy experience.  Here’s a few facts: Read full article here…  

Posted on talentRISE HireVue, now in its ninth year, continues at the forefront of changing people’s lives – helping them to tell their story through digital interviews, anytime, anywhere. HireVue is a disruptive technology leader and they continue to forge ahead with this new era in recruitment where innovation is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Read full article here…  

Posted by Linda Brenner on designsontalent.com Whether you are a well-known corporation, a startup or somewhere in between, getting the best talent is a key to business success.  And your careers site is one of the most important tools you have to convincing potential candidates that your company would be a great place to work. Read full article here…

Talent Board Announces Open Registration for 2013 Awards and Benchmarking Program; Participation Is Confidential and Complimentary for All North American Employers SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 17, 2013) - Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the promotion and elevation of the candidate experience, today announced its open registration for the 2013 Candidate Experience Awards. Designed to evaluate the job candidate experience companies offer through the recruitment cycle, the competition and benchmarking program enters its third year to recognize those organizations who implement outstanding strategies to provide a consistent and positive experience, and identify areas where generic recruiting practices fall short of [...]