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Why the Best Candidates Are Ignored (And How to Fix It)
Why the Best Candidates Are Ignored (And How to Fix It) Recruitment

Why the Best Candidates Are Ignored (And How to Fix It)

According to a report by Jobscan, 75% of resumes are never seen by a human because keyword-based ATS systems filter them out before reaching hiring managers. Many businesses rely on Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to streamline their hiring process. However, these systems often prioritize keywords over actual qualifications, leading to missed opportunities for top talent. While ATS platforms were designed to make recruitment more efficient, they frequently end up eliminating qualified candidates who don’t fit rigid keyword criteria. The Problem: Why Keyword-Based ATS Systems Hurt Your Business Most ATS platforms scan resumes for pre-set keywords, automatically rejecting those that don’t…
Lara Cohen
13 March 2025
Improve your hiring-decisions with performance review analytics
Improve Your Hiring Decisions With Performance Review Analytics Leaders' adviceRecruitment

Improve Your Hiring Decisions With Performance Review Analytics

The challenges of finding the right talent have shone a spotlight on performance review analytics and its importance. By analyzing the performance data of existing employees, the key characteristics, skills, and experiences that lead to success in different roles can be identified. These valuable insights can then be used to create better targeted job descriptions, filter candidates more effectively, and, ultimately, make better hiring choices.
Erik Simins
10 July 2024
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4 of the Best Ways to Personalize Your Hiring Process ArticlesRecruitment

4 of the Best Ways to Personalize Your Hiring Process

In September alone, 64,000 new positions—as Jessy Bains reports for LinkedIn News—were added to the Canadian job market. And while this is three times more than the expected 20,000 economists anticipated, it is still below pre-pandemic job rates. And it is crucial to note that these jobs were added predominantly within transportation, warehouse, and education industries. Meanwhile, numbers of positions in real estate, finance and insurance, construction, information, and recreation continue to fall. So, especially if you're looking to hire in the latter industries, how can you increase the likelihood of catching the eyes of top talent? We recommend personalizing…
Kendra Guidolin
11 October 2023
A Black woman sitting on the floor of her living room is working on her laptop. She has some paperwork and stationary items on the floor beside her. She is dressed in business casual clothing in neutral and pastel colours that match the tones of her boho interior design. She is smiling while working on her laptop.
Does Your EVP Support Your Business Long-Term? NewsRecruitment

Does Your EVP Support Your Business Long-Term?

It's been said time and again that the pandemic has taught many employees the importance of being adaptable and agile in the workforce in order to anticipate changes as abrupt and sudden as the ones we all faced in 2020. But what many overlook or forget from this lesson is that employers themselves too must remain agile in anticipation of rapid and drastic change. After all, the job market is changing drastically regularly, and with demands for in-office work on the rise once more, it is sure to fluctuate even more this quarter. So, how do you remain agile as…
Kendra Guidolin
21 September 2023

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