>Jen Dewar

About Jen Dewar

Jen Dewar is a marketing consultant in the HR technology space with a focus on developing educational content for recruiters, corporate HR professionals, and staffing agency owners. She has spent the past 10 years working with a wide variety of companies — from corporate marketing for healthcare organizations and recruitment firms, to startup marketing for both Identified and Bright.com, prior to their respective acquisitions. When she's not doing marketing, you can find Jen snowboarding in Tahoe with her husband, traveling abroad, or enjoying a night in with friends and a good bottle of wine. She's a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a degree in Socio-Economic and Political Global Studies.

The Delicate Balance Between Time to Fill and Employee Retention

We're just catching our breath after having an amazing time at #ERE17. This conference was all about the future of talent acquisition, and we sure have a lot to look forward to. One major theme was using data and metrics to improve your recruiting efforts, and our very own Jason Putnam moderated a roundtable discussion around benchmarking and analytics. Here's what we learned: Time to Fill is On the Top of Everyone's Minds Over and over again, we heard the most important KPI was time to fill—and with good reason. According to DHI Hiring Indicators, time to fill has been trending upward for the past 8 years. Time to fill was 27.8 working days in February 2017, up 1.1 day from January, and only 1.8 days below the historical peak. BountyJobs data shows time to fill increases by 15% for C-suite-, VP-, or Director-level roles, and 41% for roles with salaries of $150,000 or higher. The competition for [...]

By |2017-07-28T16:37:53+00:00May 1st, 2017|Categories: Talent Acquisition Trends|Comments Off on The Delicate Balance Between Time to Fill and Employee Retention

What are your Agency Recruiting Challenges? [Survey]

The key to maximizing the success of search engagements between employers and agencies is understanding what works and what doesn't (on both sides of the table). What are your agency recruiting challenges, and what are you doing about them? Share your insights through our Third Party Recruiting and Collaboration Performance Survey. Employers: Take this survey and tell us about the challenges you face working with third party recruiting agencies. How could third party recruiters improve? How do you track and maximize ROI? How do you plan to overcome current challenges? Agencies: Take this survey and tell us about the challenges you face working with employers. What things are employers doing that kill your search? What can employers do to get better quality candidates? In which areas do you plan to improve this year? Take this 10-15 minute survey today, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win win one of five $250 Visa gift cards. [...]

By |2017-07-28T16:37:53+00:00March 21st, 2017|Categories: Talent Acquisition Trends|Comments Off on What are your Agency Recruiting Challenges? [Survey]