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Growing HR Trends for 2021

Last year, none of us could have foreseen the COVID global pandemic that has reshaped our workplace and workforce. Now, looking forward to 2021, most HR compliance trends pivot around overcoming the changes that face us not only nationally but globally.   Here are the HR trends that we at Ninja Gig anticipate will dominate going […]

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Rejecting a Job Candidate for a Role? Here’s How to Do It the Right Way.

Although a relatively short process, rejecting a job candidate from a role after a short time after the interview takes some professionalism, courtesy and diligence. A bad rejection method can negatively impact your company and culture and can even damage your company brand. Remember, a job candidate is part of your industry, and word of […]

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Get the Gift of Applicant Tracking Systems

The statistics are conclusive: nearly 50 percent of applicants are not qualified for the jobs they pursue. This creates a borage of seemingly endless resumes. Then you’re faced with the mounting task of reviewing and sorting the hills of paper and mountain of emails. This is where an applicant tracking system will transform your life. […]

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Tips for End of Year Employee Reviews

It is that time of year again, and the dreaded end of year performance reviews is right around the corner. However, this time of year does not have to be painful. Ninja Gig has put together a helpful guide to making your end of year employee reviews more positive. Tips For Improving Employee Reviews One […]

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How to Automatically Post to Major Job Boards

One of the primary benefits of Ninja Gig’s proprietary job posting software is that included in our low, flat-rate monthly fee, every online job posting can automatically publish on major job boards. Got your attention yet? That’s right. We said that every time you post jobs online using Ninja Gig’s job posting software, you have […]

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Why You Should Never Ask for Personal Information Online

Human resources departments shouldn’t ask for social security numbers or personal information online or in emails. If you do and your system is not secure, you could be opening the company to an unnecessary lawsuit. There’s a world of hackers and identity thieves out there just waiting to gain access to personal information online so […]

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Hiring for Jobs: Learning How to Trust Your Gut

Always trust your gut when it comes to hiring and online recruitment. Here’s why. Imagine yourself back in high school. You walk into a new class, sit down and meet the teacher for the first time. How long does it take you to figure out if you will like this teacher, get along with this […]

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Liar, Liar: How to Spot a Liar in Job Interview

Exaggerating. Stretching the truth. Padding the resume. Telling little white lies. These all have something in common: they are lies, and when conducting online recruitment, it can be critical to spot these issues before they arise and become a problem. Spotting Liars During the Online Recruitment Process In a study from the University of Massachusetts, […]

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The Top Benefits of Hiring Older Employees

There has been a lot of debate over whether younger, flashier Millennial counterparts are overshadowing mature (older) workers in today’s hiring world. In a recent survey by Adecco, the results were a little surprising.  Over 500 HR managers were surveyed by phone, and one of the key findings was that these managers prefer older, more […]

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How to Weed Out Bad Applicants

When conducting job interviews, it’s hard to look through your crystal ball and make sure you’re hiring who you think you are.  When people submit online job applications, you can’t meet them and you don’t have the luxury of forming a first impression.  All you can do is hope that the words you’re reading on […]