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How to Instantly Elevate Your Company Brand: 5 Ways

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Alicia
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5 Ways to Instantly Elevate Your Company Brand A positive brand image is a company’s lifeline in the digital age. In every facet of running a business, reputation and image mean everything, whether you want to recruit new talent or generate more revenue. In fact, improving brand image is one of the top HR Trends through augmenting the candidate experience and company culture on a holistic scale. Therefore, building a reputation built on great brand values is part of a …
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How to Craft a Leadership Development Plan That Builds Future Superstars

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Alicia
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How to Build Future Superstar Leaders It’s no secret that raising existing employee through leadership training is the most cost effective way to obtain strong leaders, especially if you want someone to carry legacy knowledge for years to come. However, this plan requires a solid leadership develop program and a conscious effort to mentoring and raising team members to become future effective leaders. Mitch Golob, president and founder of Corporate Navigators, reflects on the value of building strong leadership within …
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The Top 10 HR Trends of 2025

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Alicia
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Top 10 HR Trends What HR Trends are shaping the workforce in 2025? At Corporate Navigators, we did some research to discover the common changes sweeping the professional world. As employer and candidate expectations continue to evolve, you can be sure that these trends will continue to change throughout the year. 1. Skills-Based Hiring Dominance While college education still has value, more employers want to hire based on skills than a diploma. Therefore, prioritizing capabilities over credentials is accelerating, with …
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Deepfake Job Candidates: A Shocking Reality

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Alicia
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Fake Job Candidates: A Growing Threat in Recruitment How easy is it for a company to mistakenly hire a North Korean spy among its sea of job applicants? Well, according to the FBI, easier than you think. Hiring a fake candidate has happened to more than 300 companies, including Fortune 500 ones. With deepfake technology, artificial intelligence, and other deceptive measures like IP Spoofing, fake candidates can pass job interviews when the interviewer isn’t aware of common red flags. The …
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The Costs of a Poor Candidate Experience

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Alicia
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The Hidden Costs of a Poor Candidate Experience Not too long ago, we published an article that explained why offering a positive candidate journey is so important. From initial contact to completing the job interview process to onboarding, the entire hiring process has a direct impact on both the candidate and the employer. While providing a positive candidate experience delivers benefits such as increased employee retention and loyalty, a negative candidate experience does the opposite. In fact, a negative candidate …
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How to Use an Applicant Tracking System in 9 Easy Steps

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Alicia
Developing a strong employer brand: Did you know that 95% of Gen Z checks a company’s brand reputation before deciding to work for them? This makes a solid brand reputation a must in the future of talent acquisition. Create a compelling image of your organization as an attractive workplace to draw in top talent. Implementing strategic sourcing: Use targeted sourcing channels to connect with a wider pool of potential candidates, including job boards, social media, and employee referrals. Hiring Corporate Navigators to source candidates and call into companies for even more information will provide even more candidate options. Leveraging technology: Technology can save you a lot of time with the basic tasks of recruiting that used to take up a lot of time, such as screening resumes, online profiles, and more. Utilize applicant tracking systems (ATS), AI-powered tools, and other recruitment technologies to streamline the hiring process and improve efficiency. Focusing on the candidate journey: An excellent candidate journey is critical to retaining candidates in the application/screening process and after they are hired. To do so, provide a positive experience for candidates throughout the hiring process, including clear communication, timely feedback, and a user-friendly application process. Use data-driven insights: With feedback, you can continue to improve on your practices. Employ analytics to make informed decisions, optimize recruitment processes, and improve the quality of hires. Review periodically to see what is effective and what you need to change in your strategy. Prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): To Gen Z, the most diverse generation yet, diversity and inclusion are strong motivators to join a company. This means that using DEI initiatives to build diverse teams can lead to more candidate choices. Building talent pipelines: Develop relationships with potential candidates for future positions, even before they become available. Also known as candidate pipelines, this list of candidates is already vetted for their qualifications and interests, saving you time when a job posting opens. Personalizing outreach: In the talent acquisition process, engage prospects with personalized messaging to increase the effectiveness of recruitment efforts. This helps your talent pool feeling connected and valued. Collaborating internally: A great recruitment strategy doesn’t just focus on external hiring. Plenty of talent can be found within your company through upskilling or reskilling employees into different departments. In this way, you can work with various stakeholders, including hiring managers and team members, to identify the people internally who have the right skills and cultural fit for open positions.

A Step-by-Step Guide for Recruiters, Business Owners, and Leaders Hiring top talent is one of the biggest challenges for recruiters and business owners. With hundreds of applications flooding in for each job posting, manually reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and tracking candidates can be overwhelming. That’s where an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) comes in. An ATS helps streamline recruitment, automate tasks, and improve hiring efficiency so you can focus on finding the best talent for your company. It can also be …
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The 10 Best Soft Skills for Workplaces

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Alicia
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The Best Workplace Soft Skills for Professionals Hard skills and soft skills are two distinct categories of abilities that play important roles in the workplace. While hard skills (aka technical skills) are measurable, job-specific abilities, soft skills are interpersonal traits or behavioral characteristics that relate to a person’s ability to work effectively with others and adapt to various situations. Important soft skills include communication prowess, teamwork, adaptability, and problem-solving, which are transferable across different jobs and industries. If you need …
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What is an ATS?

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Alicia
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What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)? An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is software that helps organizations manage the recruitment process. It saves teams and hiring managers time by automating various stages of hiring, from posting job openings to processing applications, screening resumes, and managing communication with candidates. It functions similarly to a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) in that it organizes data and uses artificial intelligence (AI) as support, but is more recruitment-focused. These systems are designed to simplify and …
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Can You Rely on a Resume?

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Alicia
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Can You Rely on a Resume? Is the Classic Resume Losing Its Footing in the Modern Job Market? In the business world, your team is your greatest asset, and hiring the right people is paramount to success. You need more than just a warm body to fill a role too. You need the right person – someone whose skills, experience, and even personality align with your company’s needs and culture. But how do you find that perfect fit? The key …
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Will The 4-Day Work Week Become a Trend?

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Alicia
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      Will Four-Day Workweeks Be The New Trend? The idea of a four-day workweek has been a hot topic in recent years, with various companies experimenting with the concept and some countries even considering national policies. What do trends look like in the United States right now, and can we expect to see the traditional five-day, 40-hour workweek go the way of the dinosaur? While 5 days have been ingrained in society for decades, shifts in work culture, …
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The Undeniable Value of Candidate Retention

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Alicia
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Maximize Your Candidate Pipeline’s Potential As the search for qualified talent only becomes more competitive in the modern job market, building long-term relationships with high-quality candidates should be the cornerstone of your recruitment strategy. When you build a candidate pipeline, simply identifying people fit for future roles isn’t enough. Maintaining a relationship with them is also crucial for your organization’s long-term success and favorable employee retention rates. This concept, known as candidate retention, is becoming increasingly important as companies recognize …
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DeepSeek Disrupts the AI World

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Alicia
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DeepSeek: The Friendly Blue Whale Disrupts the World of AI Who’d ever thought that a friendly blue whale would rock the boat? A newcomer in the world of artificial intelligence has made quite the entrance, with large language model’s DeepSeek’s meteoric rise to prominence. Its low cost paired with functionality that rivals more expensive AI models has sparked a new fervor in the world of AI. This intrusion has not only shaken up the tech world but also sparked significant …
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Creating an Impeccable Candidate Journey

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Alicia
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Creating an Impeccable Candidate Journey Studies show that a positive candidate experience makes employees more than three times likely to be satisfied with their future job and feel connected at work. This makes treating them well from the job seeker stage an important part of your hiring process. By investing in your employee’s happiness even before they sign an employment agreement, you set the foundation for higher retention and engagement. So how do you make a great candidate journey? Creating …
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What is a Boolean Search?

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Alicia
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What’s Boolean Searching in Recruiting? You can use a lot of useful tools in modern recruiting, and employing Boolean search with ATS software is just one trick of the trade. A Boolean search uses the “Boolean Operators” (And, Or, and Not) to customize a search for information. Boolean operators clarify the relationship between your search terms, making it possible to refine your results. By narrowing your results or linking two terms together, you can sift through a high volume of …
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The 9 Most Wanted Job Candidate Qualities

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Alicia
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The 9 Most Wanted Job Candidate Qualities In an ever-evolving recruitment landscape, employers are looking for above average job candidate qualities. This means there are more than just technical skills desired in their search for new talent. While industry knowledge and expertise are still important, many companies are seeking more “balanced” candidates who can navigate workplaces with finesse. These individuals possess a blend of interpersonal, leadership, and problem-solving abilities that set them apart from the crowd. If you’re aiming to …
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How Employer Branding Influences Talent Acquisition

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Alicia
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How Employer Branding Influences Talent Acquisition To attract the most qualified candidates, organizations can’t just sell a job—but they must also sell a culture, mission, and a vision. This makes employer branding a critical factor in attracting top talent and ensuring long-term employee retention. No longer are adequate salaries and benefits enough, but a definitive employer branding strategy is essential to build a foundation of trust to increase the likelihood of candidates being interested in working with you. But how …
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Return to Office, Hybrid, vs Remote: What’s Best?

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Alicia
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RTO, Hybrid, or Remote: Which is best for you? With big companies like Amazon calling for return to office 5 days a week, this begs the question, why, and what are the benefits of the full in person model, hybrid work, or full remote? When considering work arrangements, full-time in-office (RTO), hybrid, and virtual models each offer distinct advantages and challenges that can impact both employees and organizations. What are they and which model is right for your workplace? Corporate …
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Creating a Holistic Work Environment

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Alicia
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Creating a Holistic Work Environment for Well-Being and Productivity In the modern workforce, more employees than ever are feeling overworked and overwhelmed. In this context, the importance of a holistic work environment cannot be overstated. According to SHRM’s Employee Mental Health in 2024 Research Series, 44% of 1,405 surveyed U.S. employees experience burnout at work while 51% feel “used up” at the close of the workday. Creating a holistic workplace can combat this burnout. This approach reevaluates traditional workplace practices, …
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5 Powerful Reasons to Pay Your Employees More

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Alicia
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5 Powerful Reasons to Pay Your Employees More In the modern job market in which a talent shortage is amping up every year, organizations must recognize the profound impact of employee compensation on overall success. Making an effort to pay your employees equal to or more than the industry standard isn’t merely a financial decision; it’s a strategic investment that can drive motivation, enhance talent retention, and foster a positive workplace culture. By prioritizing fair compensation, companies can not only …
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