Tag: hiring

September 17, 2024 Off

Unlock Your Remote Future: The Virtual Career Fair to End Office Life

By The Admiral Staff

FlexJobs is hosting a virtual career fair on April 16th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, featuring 11 major employers with remote job openings across various fields like healthcare, sales, and social media. Attendees can connect with recruiters, learn about opportunities, and potentially secure on-the-spot interviews. The event comes as demand for remote work continues to rise, and FlexJobs is offering discounted memberships to facilitate participation.

April 17, 2024 Off

Beyond the Buzz: How Inclusive Hiring Benefits Businesses and Employees

By The Admiral Staff

More businesses are recognizing the benefits of hiring neurodivergent individuals—people with conditions like ADHD, autism, and intellectual disabilities—and seeing increased productivity, a competitive edge, and high employee retention rates. Companies like JPMorgan Chase & Co. have reported significantly higher productivity (90-140%) from neurodivergent employees in tech roles. The article highlights 18 businesses, including AMC Theaters, Best Buy, Microsoft, and Walmart, that actively hire and support neurodivergent employees,

January 9, 2024 Off

Beyond the Job Board: Supercharge Your Hiring with Job Ads

By The Admiral Staff

To attract more qualified candidates, companies can create and post job advertisements on platforms like ZipRecruiter, which syndicates postings to over 100 job sites. Effective job ads should include a clear, searchable job title, a detailed description of the role, required skills, company culture, benefits, and ideally, a salary range. Boosting features, like ZipRecruiter’s TrafficBoost, can further increase visibility by elevating listings in search results and job-alert emails.

November 12, 2023 Off

Indeed vs. CareerBuilder: Which Job Board Wins?

By The Admiral Staff

This article compares CareerBuilder and Indeed, two popular job boards for employers. While Indeed boasts significantly higher traffic (600 million monthly users vs. CareerBuilder’s 8.5 million) and a larger resume database (200 million vs. 80 million), CareerBuilder offers more tailored recruitment solutions and add-ons like outsourced screening. Indeed provides free job postings (paid per click) and robust screening tools, but can attract a larger volume of less qualified candidates. Ultimately,