Harger Howe Recruitment Marketing Blog

When was the last time you reviewed your application process from the point of view of a job seeker? Do you know where your company places ads? Do you know if they take the time to write out the job descriptions well? Have you ever applied using your company’s applicant tracking system (ATS)? If…

The fact is, if you’re in the recruitment game long enough, you will eventually hire the wrong person. There are many reasons this happens: rushed hiring, incomplete expectations, a company culture mismatch…anything really. In fact, the number of “failures” is pretty high across the board. For a…

Recruiters are skilled at recruiting for many different roles and disciplines, but what happens when you have to recruit a recruiter? It doesn’t seem like recruiter would be a top recruitment title, but that perception is actually very wrong. According to a recent Society of Human Resources…

It’s spring and recruitment is clicking right along. Candidates are now in full swing with their searches and they are willing to commute to do an in-person interview. However, something will change like clockwork on Wednesday June 21st; summer will arrive. Summer is a wonderful time for everyone.…

You’re a savvy recruiter. You’ve read up on work/life balance, creating a warm and accepting company culture and you’ve even tightened up your job descriptions for Indeed. Candidates are applying, but somehow, in the last stage of the recruitment process, you’re losing them. You may not be…

2017 certainly has been a year of change for recruitment strategy. Inbound recruitment marketing has become a widely adopted approach to more traditional outreach methods, almost all of the job boards are marketing themselves with mobile-optimized technology and apps, people are being replaced by…

As a recruiter, it’s really important to position your open roles in such a way that they will appeal to the right candidate audience. Part of that positioning requires learning what job seekers look for in careers. We did some digging and found that candidates are looking for all of the following…

Healthcare recruitment directly drives the success of a health system. How? Well, people and the talents that they bring with them are what helps build a successful healthcare brand, which in turn brings in more revenue. Here are three current recruitment trends that will help you plan an effective…

Lately, “talent community” has become a new buzzword for recruiters. However, unlike some buzzwords that trend in certain age groups or for a limited amount of time like “squad” or “sick,” this word means something in a long-term sense. A talent community is a tool that all recruiters should be…

There are two completely opposite, yet distinctly constant feelings in recruitment. The high you get when you make a perfect hire who is going to fit into your company well and the painful feeling when your best staff member tells you they are leaving. While those feelings are different, both can…