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5 Reasons Virtual is Transforming Talent Acquisition

John Garcia on August 2, 2022

Job Boards do not Deliver the Same Results

Ask any hiring manager or recruiter and they’ll all say, you no longer get the same results when you post an ad on Indeed or Zip Recruiter. There are many factors including the great resignation and the shift in the workforce, but it goes beyond that. Many job seekers and employers will use those platforms, but they don’t expect much in return. It seems like a ‘necessary evil’ for both parties, but success stories are few and far between. It’s hard to pinpoint the lack of success from job boards, but we see an overall lack of engagement and follow-through. Either the ATS systems are kicking too many qualified candidates out, or job seekers are not taking the time to customize a resume and cover letter for each application they send in. Whatever the reason, it’s clear the entire hiring landscape has undergone a fundamental shift, away from job boards and towards virtual hiring events, and virtual hiring rooms. These virtual job fairs allow job seekers to meet directly with hiring managers and recruiters, and get real time feedback resulting in faster hires.

Ability to Host Hybrid Events (in-person and online)

As the fundamental shift to virtual hiring events continues to accelerate, we also see the frequency of hybrid events increasing as well. Why wouldn’t you want to be able to host an in-person hiring event, and collect all the data electronically at the same time. That’s what a hybrid event lets you do. Your attendees scan a QR code, and then upload their resume for easy access and follow-up. No more handing out cards and collecting resumes that you have to bring back to your office and scan, instead everything is handled electronically. This means you can print reports at the office with all the stats of the event, how many attended, interviewed, applied and more. Turning in-person events into a wealth of data is now as easy as adding a virtual hiring platform to your event.

24/7 Virtual Hiring Room

The best platforms now offer virtual hiring rooms for 24/7 hiring access. Why wait for a virtual hiring event when you can meet with qualified candidates any time of the day. No need to meet in person, wasting time traveling and incurring additional expenses. Virtual platforms have built in interview schedulers, that allow recruiters to hop into the virtual hiring room whenever it’s most convenient for the job seeker, increasing efficiency and effectiveness.

All-In-One Virtual Recruitment Suite

The most sophisticated of virtual hiring platforms can be used as your complete recruitment tool. They now can host events, interview days, workshops, open houses, training, and more. Gone are the days of using them just for hosting hiring events. Add to it the integration with ATS systems, using an Open API, and all the data is easily transferred and stored in your tracking programs for easy access and follow up.

Analytics and Reporting

When you add a virtual platform you can access a great deal of data that was not previously available. The Premier Virtual platform collects over 58 different data points, resulting in detailed reports containing hyper-detailed information of the entire event, from the day it’s set up, through the follow-up period after the event. (see chart). The reports and easy to access dashboard and integration with ATS is what most users of virtual hiring platforms state as the most powerful feature. It allows successful hiring managers to see everything at a glance, and the ability to drill down to find information that can help with marketing future events, that is so crucial to find the best possible candidate for your company.

For more information, or to schedule a demo visit www.PremierVirtual.com today.

Recruiting Strategies for Sourcing Talent on Global Scale

John Garcia on July 19, 2022

The global labor force provides employers with a number of benefits such as access to a larger candidate audience and options for hiring remote employees at competitive wages. However, it isn’t without its challenges. For instance, today that employers target has changed dramatically. The world is your platform and tapping into the talent of the global workforce becomes important.

So, it stands to reason that recruitment strategies must be improved as well. There are 3 ways to ensure that you source the right candidates from the right talent pool:

Be sure you target the right talent pool – the old “throw something against the wall until it sticks” mentality is not going to work when it comes to recruiting the best talent. Acquiring the best talent requires finding the right audience or talent pool. It may be the job boards for some employers while others might use social media platforms. If you do use social media, make sure that you’ve optimized your recruitment strategy based on your preferred target audience.

Sell candidates on your company’s mission and vision – unless you have the time to waste trying to outbid other companies in wage warfare, the best plan of attack is selling your company’s mission and vision. Whenever you interview a candidate, be sure to promote your corporate dream in hopes of finding the right one for the job. Employer branding is a very effective recruitment tool and will help you communicate your company mission and vision to the candidates you attract, especially if they’re a good fit for your organization. Using our platform allows employers to host a ‘meet and greet’, or workshop to allow job seekers to get to know your organization more intimately before they apply for the position.

The best strategy for sourcing job candidates is to involve a team in the hiring process – although an HR individual will make the final hiring decision, teams can help trimming the number of candidates down to the top 3, 4, or 5 individuals. Remember, each of those team members took the same journey before you hired them. Thus, they will likely find talented candidates for your company in the process. Offering your team virtual access to pre-screen candidates through the platform is another efficient advantage that reduces time and cost to hire.

These candidates could be contacts they met at the same previous job or fellow employees from that job. They might even have been college roommates at one time. The key is to create an environment where you can encourage team members to make hiring recommendations as well as one that pays attention to employee referrals. In so doing, you’ll help the team grow and increase its unity.

If you’re tired of jumping from one virtual recruitment platform to another and are looking for a more cost-effective, efficient means for targeting the best talent, Premier Virtual has the software you’re searching for. Call us today at (561) 717-9717.

5 Tips to Improve Online Recruitment

John Garcia on July 12, 2022

Over the past 3 years, remote work has become increasingly more prevalent among the labor force, not only here in the US, but on a global scale as well. As of last year (2021), nearly 5 million Americans were working remotely. When “shelter in place” or stay-at-home orders became the norm, the popularity of online job fairs and recruitment events spiked dramatically.

Whether you have an entrepreneurial start-up and are looking for a virtual recruitment platform to reduce company overhead or you have an established company and want to expand on your candidate recruitment options, Premier Virtual can help. Here are 5 helpful tips for effectively recruiting remote workers online:

Determine what you’re looking for – online recruiting creates a never-ending pool of hiring choices. Unfortunately, you can’t just explore every option in the hopes of landing the most desirable candidates. Instead, you have to know exactly what you’re looking for where a candidate’s abilities, experience, and traits are concerned.

Engage candidates in video interviews – this will enable you to connect with career candidates face-to-face during online virtual recruitment events. It will be easy to determine their communication skills, job fit, motivations, and personalities without having to schedule in-person interviews or pay for costly travel expenses.

Finding the best talent involves asking the right questions – if your goal is finding the most outstanding talent, you have to ask the right questions such as:

How did you cope while working under pressure?
How did you handle working with an individual whose personality and work style differed from yours?
How did you stay on track when you had to be prudent with your time?

Make sure you always check a candidate’s references – statistics have revealed that job candidates aren’t always truthful. Believe it or not, roughly 30% of all job candidates admitted that they bent the truth or lied on their resumes. Always ask their former employers about their job performance, personality, and working style.

Utilize social media platforms – the initial reason social media platforms were created was to enable families and friends to keep in touch with one another. Since then, it has evolved into numerous platforms for connecting with family members and friends as well as strangers, dating, joining movements for change, networking, and reading the news. Use these platforms to market your company to job candidates and assess them based on their social media activity.

For more information about our virtual event solutions, please call Premier Virtual at (561) 717-9717 today.

What’s the Future for Online Recruiting Events?

John Garcia on July 5, 2022

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020 triggered a tsunami of canceled concerts, exhibitions, and sporting events. Consequently, online recruiting events, were not an exception as career fairs were postponed and networking meet-ups were re-scheduled well into the future. Companies were forced to reassess their daily operations as longer periods of isolation were imminent. It seemed that life as we once knew it grew further out of reach.

At Premier Virtual, we’ve spent the past 3 years designing recruiting event software to bring the best talent to the right companies. If there’s one thing we’ve learned during that time, it’s that putting job fairs and recruiting events online will continue to be met with desire and excitement for companies and talented individuals as well. Here is what we’ve learned so far:

Accessibility is the key – in terms of accessibility, the importance of online job fairs and recruitment events cannot be overstated. The most exciting aspect of developing our platform was the realization that we would be reaching a global audience that wasn’t restricted by disabilities, distances, or socioeconomic factors. This access opens the doors for diversity and inclusion as well. There is a much higher registration and attendance to these events which can be attributed to the comfort level job seekers have with virtual.

Adapting and learning are the priorities – unfortunately, whenever you launch a new product, mistakes are going to happen. As with so many other aspects of life, we had to learn from those mistakes and for us, that meant learning how our new platform would work with real individuals in real-time. So, gathering feedback and learning became the #1 priority. It helps to connect directly with the target audiences and enhance the recruitment pool of participants. Now we offer an all-in-one virtual recruitment platform, we call our Virtual Recruitment Suite. It has evolved to be so much more than just hosting virtual events that you may not need much more than your ATS to attract and hire the best talent possible.

Building the right platform is essential – we didn’t start from scratch when we built our online job fairs and recruitment event platform software. We already had nearly 10 years of hosting in-person job fairs, and we took all of that experience to build Premier Virtual. In fact, our first thought was that we built this platform, “by recruiters, for recruiters”, and that’s one of the things that separates us from so many other event platforms on the market. Still we did not rest there. We often conduct focus groups and webinars to ask our clients and prospects what they want most out of the platform, and we’re continually publishing new upgrades.

Opportunities needed to be explored– when we started our business 10 years ago, we felt that recruitment organizers needed a technological shake-up in their industry. Granted, offline experiences are still invaluable. However, the “New Normal” we’re living under prohibits that approach from being as effective as it once was, and adding virtual makes them more efficient and effective. The fact that we anticipated this shift, and developed our platform before the pandemic has cleared away the fear factor to the extent that the future looks extremely bright for online career events.

The one thing that online recruitment events must do is enable individuals to make the connections they’re searching for. To learn how we can make that happen for you, call Premier Virtual today at (561) 717-9717.

How “Flexible Work” Benefits Companies and Employees?

John Garcia on June 28, 2022

For years, “flexible work” was advantageous for freelancers, independent contractors, and part-time workers. However, global events have altered the traditional business landscape and affected the way we work. At the same time, this has given rise to more flexibility in work schedules, shortened work weeks, and work-from-home opportunities. As a result, flexible work has proven to be beneficial to companies and their employees. If you’ve thought about developing a more flexible work culture, here are 7 advantages or benefits that you’ll enjoy:

You’ll attract top talent – whether you’re hoping to build and develop efficient teams or hire the top experts in your industry, a flexible work environment just might be the ideal way to attract the top talent in your field.

You’ll boost productivity levels – flexible work can lead to increased productivity. Although it may seem counterproductive, flexible work typically comes with better time management, fewer distractions, and a sharper focus on what needs to be done. All of this equates to increased productivity.

You’ll improve employee engagement – engaged employees know the role they play in the companies they work for and understand their importance. Creating a supportive working environment that empowers and respects its employees fosters a culture of engagement and teamwork.

You’ll improve your diversity – if you limit your candidate pool to only a couple of areas, you’ll only be able to access a small group of individuals. When the target audience is this homogenous, the workforce is considerably less diverse. By going virtual, you can tap into a larger audience and enhance the target group.

You’ll increase employee retention – one of the perks that prospective employees look for in a company is flexible scheduling. So, adopting flexible work could enable you to hire and retain the top talent you’re searching for. Considering the trying times, flexible working becomes important for the workforce.

Flexible work promotes better choices – in addition to saving on overhead, flexible work could have significant environmental benefits by supporting sustainability. Flexible scheduling and hybrid or remote work equates to less commuting, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of a company and its employees.

Flexible work supports better mental health – the relevance of today’s average 9 to 5 workday is questionable at best because it can impact your employee’s well-being significantly. With scheduling flexibility, stress levels have been greatly reduced overall.

If you’ve been searching for virtual and hybrid event software solutions, we can help. At Premier Virtual, we specialize in virtual recruiting events for small businesses and large corporations. To speak with a company representative and learn more about us, call us today at 561-717-9717.

How Does Zoom Differ from a Virtual Event Platform?

John Garcia on May 24, 2022

As businesses and corporations in ever-increasing numbers turn towards utilizing online meetings and virtual hiring events to save effort, money, and time, it may be difficult to understand how certain events and platform functionality differ. This is especially true when you need to deliver a great hiring event experience to your target audience.

What is Zoom Video Conferencing?

Video conferencing, as offered by a company like Zoom is a straightforward meeting format that offers video participation for those in the meeting. It’s similar to a video call that you can make on your smartphone, but it includes other features such as recording and transcription capabilities. Video conferencing tools typically refer to such elements as:

permissions and settings designed to limit participation as well as who can be heard
screen sharing
virtual whiteboards

This works effectively for remote office meetings and smaller conferences. However, when it comes to hosting or sponsoring a virtual event such as a conference, online class, or webinar (web seminar) you’ll need to invest in a virtual event platform.

What is a Virtual Event Platform?

Virtual event platforms, like Premier Virtual are online spaces where conferences, hiring events, and other types of conferences can be held or hosted. Granted, there are dozens of virtual event platforms available today. However, it’s important to understand that no two are alike. Nor is every platform suited for every type of event. This is because some of them lack basic functionality such as break-out rooms for large-scale events.

Virtual event platforms are designed to provide digital events that your target audience would expect in an in-person trade show. If you’ve been searching for a way to deliver a memorable industry event without spending the effort, money, and time involved with an in-person event, find a virtual platform that best facilitates your needs. You’ll want one that is secure and readily accessible for you and your attendees. That is why it is important to have the right platform.

The Key Differences

If you aren’t sure when you should utilize virtual event platforms, here are the 5 most important differences between them and video conferencing:

video conferencing is integrated into virtual event platforms and enables you to use the integrated tools you specifically need
virtual event platforms are capable of handling the most complex agendas
virtual event platforms are in-person meeting simulations
virtual event platforms utilize automation and registration to help you understand who is attending your event
virtual event platforms were designed to accommodate larger audiences

To learn more about our virtual event platforms, please call Premier Virtual today at (561) 717-9717 for additional information.

6 Ways to Make your Virtual Hiring Event Stand Out

John Garcia on May 17, 2022

If your virtual hiring event is nothing more interesting than the company’s CEO lecturing the audience about how great your company is to work for, you’re not going to attract many sign-ups. If you want to hold an engaging virtual recruiting event that is engaging and enjoyable, here are 6 features that will help yours stand out:

AMA sessions – with an Ask Me Anything session, you’ll be able to answer questions from attendees. For instance, they may want to know about benefits, their specific role in the company, or the workplace environment. By encouraging attendees to do this, you’ll build trust and demonstrate your commitment to honesty and transparency.

Job applications – if your goal is to recruit employees for certain positions within your company, why not provide them with the opportunity to apply during the event. You could take this a step further by conducting one-on-one chats with management and other hiring personnel in a separate room. That will ensure better participation.

Live chats – your attendees will feel more like engaging with you and your associates if they can ask questions and share their comments in real-time. It will also help the more nervous interviewees relax and feel more comfortable during their attendance. This is especially important if you’re holding a panel discussion or training workshop.

Virtual morning coffee and happy hours – if there’s one thing we enjoy, it’s a freebie. But unfortunately, virtual hiring events don’t enable you to hand out company-branded items to anyone that passes by your booth. Why not consider handing out a gift card for a cup of coffee and a pastry to each attendee.

Virtual office tours – one of the more outstanding features you can include in your virtual hiring event is a virtual office tour. By providing prospective employees with an exclusive tour of your offices and workplace, you’ll be adding a more personal touch to your event. You could show them the best cafes or restaurants in the area or a meeting room where they can socialize with other employees.

Virtual stands – with this option, you can easily customize a virtual stand that features engaging video content, leverages eye-catching images, and shares links to relevant content for communication purposes.

You’ll need a good social media campaign and a virtual event page on your company website to encourage individuals to attend your career hiring fairs. Call Premier Virtual at (561) 717-9717 today so you can learn more about our hybrid and virtual event solutions.

Engagement & Marketing Tools for Virtual Hiring Events

John Garcia on May 10, 2022

About this webinar

The Engagement & Marketing Tools for Virtual Hiring Events webinar will be hosted by Premier Virtual CEO, Steve Edwards.

He will be joined by a group of panelists to discuss how to attract and engage the most qualified candidates for your virtual and hybrid hiring events.

Joining us will be Todd Goldstein and Abby Strauss of TopResume, a Talent Inc. company, the world’s premier resume-writing service, analyzing millions of resumes and LinkedIn profiles each year. TopResume has partnered with Premier Virtual the leading virtual event software platform to provide its clients and their event attendees with access to a complimentary resume review.

Learn more about this engagement tool and how event attendees will also have the opportunity to upgrade this complimentary resume review service and work directly with a professional writer and industry expert to redefine their personal brand and stand out from the crowd during the job-search process.

We will be updated our list of recruitment marketing firms that will provide you with actionable items to attract the right candidates for your open positions. These tactics continue to evolve, and if you’re not implementing the most effective ones you could be wasting a lot of time and money.

We hope to see you here on Tuesday, May 24th starting at 2pm.

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Understanding the 4 Different Types of Virtual Hiring Events

John Garcia on May 4, 2022

With the advent of COVID-19 and the impact it’s had on the economy and job market, it’s easy to see why in-person job fairs have stepped aside and let virtual hiring events take center stage. Virtual hiring events are online events that were designed and developed to connect employers and hiring managers with prospective employees. Job candidates are allowed to learn about what jobs are available, network with company representatives, and submit resumes to the companies they’d like to work for.

Furthermore, as an employer, you have the opportunity to market your company and connect with a broad range of talent. Because of the pandemic and the inconsistencies, it has created within our economy and the job market, recruiters and other hiring personnel have had to turn to technology to counteract its impact. We offer 4 virtual hiring platforms for corporate CEOs, employers, human resources directors, and other hiring organizations which we’ve listed below.

Virtual Career Days

To collect resumes, identify top candidates, and market their company brand to those prospective employees, some businesses and organizations will choose this platform for their recruitment efforts. Those in attendance will be able to engage with hiring personnel, learn more about prospective employers, and speak with some of each company’s existing employees.

Virtual Career Fairs

Virtual career fairs usually target college graduates. As such, they enable candidates to engage and network with several prospective employers at the same event. In some cases, job candidates are required to create an online profile before the event. An online virtual job fair will enable you to connect with hiring organizations and human resources directors.

Virtual Professional Development Events

Professional development is the #1 priority for the serious job candidate. These events include masterclasses, seminars, and job training thereby helping employers attract the right candidates. More specifically, they will target only those individuals who desire to learn new skills or want to sharpen the skills they’ve already acquired. Considering the hybrid nature of learning and working in the pandemic, virtual development events are the right opportunity.

Webinars

Where virtual hiring events are concerned, web seminars, or “webinars” as they are more commonly referred to, are less interactive. However, they are a great way for human resource departments and hiring managers to reach a broader range of job seekers. It’s also an ideal way for companies to market their brand and showcase the top aspects of their workplace environment.

To learn more about our hybrid and virtual event solutions, call Premier Virtual today at (561) 717-9717.

Premier Virtual Recruitment Suite

John Garcia on April 26, 2022

The latest acquisition by Handshake, a company with 21 million students in its database, is another example of the importance of virtual and hybrid hiring events. Their investment, estimated in the $10-$50 million dollar range in a virtual platform shows the future of hiring will remain virtual, and the sooner your company embraces this transformation the more successful your hiring endeavors will be.

But virtual platforms are much more than a place to host hiring events. By integrating the latest enhancements on the Premier Virtual platform, you literally have access to an all-in-one virtual recruitment software that allows you to do everything in one place. In addition, the ongoing ATS integrations mean you can seamlessly download and access all the data right from your own applicant tracking system.

What Does a Virtual Recruitment Suite Offer?

When you apply your Premier Virtual Recruitment Suite to its fullest extent, you are leveraging very powerful tools that give you the best opportunity to make the right hire. Features include:

Group Video
1 on 1 Video Interviews
Video Resumes
Interview Scheduler
Internal Chat
Live Reports
Setup Wizards
Custom Lobby & Booths
Post Event Reports
QR Codes for Hybrid Events
24/7 Virtual Hiring Room

Beyond Virtual Job Fairs and Hiring Events

The platform is so versatile, you don’t have to wait for a hiring event to meet qualified candidates. Now, your platform is also a virtual hiring room that can be accessed 24/7 by interested job seekers. You can also promote your virtual hiring room on job postings and on your website so candidates can ‘stop by’ certain hours of the day when your recruiters will be available to meet and answer questions.

This strategy is quickly becoming an integral tool for recruiters to pre-screen candidates. It’s also become the preferred method for job seekers who want to gather some information before applying. Giving applicants that kind of access and immediate feedback is a tremendous competitive advantage over other employers, especially in today’s labor market.

The future of hiring is virtual, and a the virtual recruitment suite by Premier Virtual is your all-in-one solution to your hiring needs. If your recruitment team is not leveraging this tool, or if your current platform provider is not delivering on your expectations, please contact us or visit www.PremierVirtual.com today to schedule your free demo.

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5 Reasons Virtual is Transforming Talent Acquisition

Recruiting Strategies for Sourcing Talent on Global Scale

5 Tips to Improve Online Recruitment

What’s the Future for Online Recruiting Events?

How “Flexible Work” Benefits Companies and Employees?

How Does Zoom Differ from a Virtual Event Platform?

6 Ways to Make your Virtual Hiring Event Stand Out

Engagement & Marketing Tools for Virtual Hiring Events

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