Couldnt Make #ERE15 Here Are 5 Notes You Would Have Taken

Couldnt Make ERE15 Here Are 5 Notes You Would Have TakenCouldnt Make ERE15 Here Are 5 Notes You Would Have TakenLast week was a whirlwind of talent acquisition management and leadership best practices courtesy of the ERE Media Recruiting Conference in San Diego, CA.If you couldnt make it to the conference in person, were sorry to say that you missed out From captivating presentations by lead talent acquisition managers at top brands like Charles Schwab, Talbots and SAP, to spirited networking and engagement opportunities, there wasnt a minute of downtime.We could never capture the spirit and intensity of the event in a single blog post, but fortunately we were taking notes the entire time. If you missed the live event, heres a look at five key themes and insights from the conference that you can chime in on via social media.1. Speed-to-hire is 1Rob McIntosh, Chief Analyst at ERE Media, Inc., emphasizes that time to fill has always been important. However, in an increasingly tougher j ob market, its becoming more and more of a pain point for HR Managers in the field. For every recruiting segment represented in his presentation, he cited overwhelming difficulty with speed-to-hire over other challenges such as inconsistencies within the process, technology, quality, cost and people.Whats keeping recruiting pros up at night? Speed-to-hire is 1. You snooze, you lose. ERE15 TheRobMcIntosh- Kevin W. Grossman (KevinWGrossman) April 28, 2015 2. Struggling with quality? It needs to be trackedHR Managers continue to discuss quality as a critical KPI, yet theyre not tracking those metrics to gauge long-term improvement. And in a business environment in which What gets measured, gets managed, we can all agree that measuring and tracking candidate quality will be a critical element in improving recruiting outcomes in 2015.Analytics that are not being tracked. Quality is so important but nearly half dont measure it ERE15 pic.twitter.com/p5UsQZmgs7 - Jason Hopkins (JHopp12) A pril 28, 201532% of ERE_net survey dont track Cost Per Hire. 40% dont track Hiring Mgr satisfaction. 34% dont track source time. ERE15- Nicole L (NicoleJibe) April 28, 2015What gets measured, gets managed ERE15 data pic.twitter.com/v92BmLg6Tx- Suzanne Black (SuzBlack) April 28, 20153. Employer Brand takes center stageEmployer Brand continues to be top of mind for recruiters, especially as getting named on those top employer lists can cause a boost in the quality and size of a companys candidate pool. Many speakers shared statistics about the benefits of investing in Employer Brand as well as tips for improving it.Getting ranked on top employer lists will have a big impact on hiring. ERE15- Sam Hammond (SSHammond1) April 29, 20154. Employer Branding and candidate quality can join forcesSpeaking of the importance of Employer Branding, Dr. John Sullivan gave a provocative talk that shared a few actionable recommendations on how to deploy Employer Branding that actually improves cand idate quality. His presentation shared a new definition of strategic and encouraged recruiters to follow a more scientific path to improve these metrics over time.5. Simply Hired helps the best of the best get betterFinally, we were in for a little surprise of our own as Dr. Sullivans listed the top 12 companies with the most strategic recruiting functions. Of this independently-selected list, Simply Hired works with five of the top ten companies to help them develop higher quality recruiting programs.Did any of these themes leap out at you? Leave us a comment below or tweet us at SimplyHired to share your experience