Phone Screen Tips, Job Transitions, Offer Advice, Workplace Trends - and other recruitment insights

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Catch up on the latest Talent Acquisition insights.

• Phone screens can be stressful and challenging, especially for new recruiters. Here are the most important topics to pin down.

• As a recruiter, it's easy for your day to become overwhelmed with phone screens, intake meetings, and everything else. Here are 6 tips to enhance your productivity.

• Have you ever had a candidate hesitate or become uncertain at the offer stage? Here are some tips on what to do.

Stay informed with the latest Labor Market insights.

• 52% of laid off workers transition into a job with a higher salary, according to a Revelio Labs report that was released last Tuesday.

• US Stock Markets are set to have a losing year, which has only happened 5 other times since 2001. The S&P 500 is down around 20% YTD.

• US continuing jobless claims (the number of people receiving unemployment benefits) drop slightly after weeks of steady increases. This metric serves as an early indicator to the unemployment rate, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics announces on Jan 6th.

Check out the best r/recruiting threads from this past week.

• A Redditor asks for advice after they received a job offer to work in a recruiting firm. The top comment gives them some great advice about how it can be both rewarding, and frustrating at times.

• A Redditor asks what the best etiquette is for sending InMails during the Holiday season. One top comment shares how they position scheduling in their messages.

• A Redditor asks the community what profession everyone focuses on and what the average salary is for the roles they recruit for. Lots of helpful, transparent discussion ensues.

Be in the know about Trending Topics on LinkedIn.

• Here's a fun one - "What Your Ugly Christmas Sweater Says About the Kind of Recruiter You Are" by LinkedIn. Which one are you?

• What if jobs applied to people, instead of the other way around? The idea is called 'Reverse Apply', says this LinkedIn article.

• Which workplaces trends should we lose, and which should we keep, in 2023? Lose unnecessary meetings, keep pay transparency says the list.