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Sneak Preview: "Kick Butt" Thank You Letters - finally

So here's the deal. For the past couple of months, customers using our applicant tracking software have been asking for an efficient way to acknowledge candidates that don't make the cut. At first blush, this seemed easy enough. But, as our product team began researching and designing the feature, all sorts of complexities became evident.

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Added by Joel Passen on November 13, 2009 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Does Free Technical Support Make ATS Software Better?

by Steve Hazelton, Head of Products, Newton Software “Please contact support.” Makes you cringe, doesn’t it? At Newton we encourage people to contact support—by email or phone. No, I’m not kidding. We call it “Support Driven Design”. I’ll explain thi… Continue

Added by Joel Passen on November 6, 2009 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Hiring the Newton Way: A Framework for Interviewing Knowledge Workers

To say that I think a lot about recruiting and hiring is an understatement. Before I co-founded a technology company that builds recruiting software, my business partner and I, started and ran a couple of recruiting firms, an RPO and over the years managed dozens of corporate recruiting departments. In addition to helpi… Continue

Added by Joel Passen on October 28, 2009 at 3:42pm — No Comments

When will Applicant Tracking Software Get the Message?

We were not able to identify your contact e-mail address. Your login e-mail address will be used as your contact e-mail address instead. Please be aware that this contact e-mail address will be used to contact you." The message above was sent to a prospective candidate from an… Continue

Added by Joel Passen on October 13, 2009 at 7:44pm — No Comments

iCIMS' iBlog

Hello! I just wanted to share a link to iCIMS' newest pet project, the iBlog! Since we're connected on Talentbar, I thought you might be interested in iCIMS' views on the world of HR & recruitment. Check it out, sign up for the feeds, and please share your feedback. http://www.icims.com/blog/ Continue

Added by Susan on July 21, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Why the Recession is Good for You, the Buyers of Software. 3 Emerging Trends

“You better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin’” Bob Dylan

The Fishbowl A couple of weeks ago I learned that my co-workers call the office that I share with our CEO, “The Fishbowl”. The Fishbowl is the nerve center of Newton Software. Given our small footprint, the Fishbowl acts as the… Continue

Added by Joel Passen on July 16, 2009 at 6:01pm — No Comments

Summer Plans Revealed: More Innovation, Less Fishing

We Wish: Yes this is Us: Joel Passen on the far left, Steve Hazelton on the far right “Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s jobs with yesterday’s tools.” Marshall McLuhan I was at a barbeque in San Francisco this weekend and while everyone agreed that it’s nice that summer has finally arrived, our conv… Continue

Added by Newton Software on July 1, 2009 at 9:44pm — No Comments

What's in a name? How we screwed up naming in Newton once and why we won't ever again.

Be really (really) careful how you name things. And, NEVER use the same word to describe two different things. Sloppy naming can lead to minor frustrations, or it can lead to some really big problems for your users. The road to sloppy naming is paved by the careless use… Continue

Added by Newton Software on May 1, 2009 at 6:29pm — No Comments

If you need to explain how something works, it probably won’t. Why keeping it simple matters.

At Newton, we think that the people who use our software the most aren’t necessarily the people that are critical to its success. Our “Critical User” is the person that uses Newton intermittently, every now and then, once a day, once a week, or maybe even less. Up to this point, companies have designed business software almost entirely for what we might call a “Power User”, i.e. people that are going to use it day in and day out. If you have ever trained a new hire on one of your company’s prog… Continue

Added by Newton Software on April 20, 2009 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Interview Podcasts from ERE Expo now on Total Picture Radio

Had a very productive trip to ERE Spring 2009 in San Diego, and have started to post interviews: First up: Charee Klimek, Chief Marking Officer, Guardian Angel of JobAngels - 16 minutes. If you're not familiar with JobAngels, I encourage you to get acquainted. This interview contains a full transcript, for those who prefer to read! The CyberSleuth - Shally Steckerl far ra… Continue

Added by Peter Clayton on April 9, 2009 at 2:20am — No Comments

Report says working long hours damages your brain

I was reading Personnel Today and stumbled across this article about how long work days damage your brain. The study, conducted by University College London and the Finnish… Continue

Added by Advorto on February 27, 2009 at 11:48am — 2 Comments

Reducing recruitment costs

We have just launched a brand new report about how you can use low cost Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and social media channels to really drive down the cost of recruiting without sacrificing quality. How will the job boards and recruitment agencies survive once you've read this report (tongue in cheek of course!). You can register for this report at www.hirestrategies.co.uk/lowcost. Enjoy. Continue

Added by Peter Gold on February 19, 2009 at 3:59pm — No Comments

91% of HR professionals want to know how to use social media as part of their people strategy

We are running a survey to look at how HR can use social media internally. All participants will get a free summary of our findings which will be available mid-April. Already with only a few huundred responses in we are seeing a clear indication as to the level of interest by HR in social media. If you would like to take part in the survey please visit our website at: www.hirestrategies.co.uk/surveyone. Continue

Added by Peter Gold on February 19, 2009 at 3:53pm — 2 Comments

Are Job Seekers now having to deal with Interviewers that have returned to the Dark Side?

Just like Star Wars has been enjoying a resurgence of popularity with the good that is, Luke Sywalker fighting the evil that is, Darth Vadar, it seems like the Evil

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Added by Andy Headworth on February 10, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Do you want to know why people won't Follow You in return on Twitter?

As Twitter is rapidly becoming a more widely used social networking platform, well publicised by the celeb twitters such as

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Added by Andy Headworth on February 5, 2009 at 6:28pm — 2 Comments

Should you put your photo on your CV?

This is a topic that does cause heated discussions between job seekers, recruiters and hiring companies, because they all believe they know the answer! Well, the truth is that there

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Added by Andy Headworth on January 29, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments

The Monster hack – are they really storing passwords in clear text?

So, you must have heard about the hack at Monster yesterday, and as you can imagine I have plenty of thoughts on it, however, I’ll share just one with you for today. What is Monster doing storing passwords in plain text? There’s obviously an issue with data loss to fraudsters – that in itself is very serious. But have you considered that if these cretins have your password as well, they can probably go roaming around the internet… Continue

Added by Advorto on January 28, 2009 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Radio 4 article about social networks in business

Worth listening to and only a few minutes. What should employers do about employees complaining about customers on Facebook? youandyours20090122.mp3 Continue

Added by Peter Gold on January 23, 2009 at 9:57am — 3 Comments

Does Your Business need a Recruitment Pinch Hitter now?

I am sure that many of you are not fans of Baseball, so first let me explain what a pinch hitter actually is:

They are simply defined as a substitute for another person,

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Added by Andy Headworth on January 15, 2009 at 11:07am — 1 Comment

Social media policy

With so many people using Facebook at work, Twittering away, reading blogs and many more social media activities how should employers deal with this? Well, BA just sack them! OK a bit harsh, but if you don't have clear guidelines around what employees can and cannot say in the virtu… Continue

Added by Peter Gold on January 13, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments