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Author: Michelle Sammut (page 6 of 9)

Identifying Gen Y innovators: Recruiting top talent for engineering roles

Recruiting talent for entry-level engineering roles?

Employers across different industries depend on engineers to drive progress and push their business forward, and they are looking for extraordinary young candidates to join their workforce.

Engineering students and grads are eager young professionals with ability, ambition and passion for their discipline. For campus recruiters scouting Gen Y engineers, this presents a unique challenge: how do you identify exceptional engineering candidates in a talent pool of highly-skilled, well-qualified prospects?

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Work-life balance: How accounting firms get it right

When employer brands focus on work-life balance, they strengthen their position as an employer of choice with Gen Y job seekers.

That’s because employees who work in environments where their work and personal lives are respected are often more productive, focused and engaged than those who don’t.

Work-life balance has become a major focus for many employer brands, and is a leading factor influencing the career decisions of top Gen Y talent.

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Extracurricular activities: How to differentiate top Gen Y talent

When it comes to recruiting top talent, details distinguish the best candidate.

Exceptional students and grads are often cut from the same cloth: they’re memorable, have had great academic success and have built a solid foundation of relevant work experience throughout their post-secondary careers.

Recruiting a pool of high-quality candidates has the potential to elevate your employer brand and strengthen your workforce, but when competition for an open opportunity is fierce, narrowing down your top picks can feel impossible.

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Employer branding: How to make a great marketing video

Video content for campus recruitment purposes is on the rise, and it’s because Generation Y likes to consume information they can connect with.

Today’s students and grads have grown up in a very unique environment, one where information has become increasingly visual. From YouTube to Instagram, it’s now better to be seen and heard.

“[Gen Y is] a generation that likes to take in content and have some sort of emotional reaction to it.” Lauren Friese, founder of TalentEgg, explains.

“Visuals are a really great way of doing that.”

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