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Like all social media, those who stand out (which means they have optimized profiles) are the ones that usually get the interviews. Also, never forget that 90% of all recruiters (companies and third-party recruiters) search LinkedIn every day looking for your optimized profile. In a post covid hiring world, it is time to tweak your profile. Here is what you need to know.

With all the craziness for talent acquisition and human resource professionals have been through, the horrible pandemic changed one aspect of the recruiting process forever; video interviews. Using Zoom or Microsoft Meetings has become the “new normal” and, quite honestly, a huge win for employers.

For 2022 and beyond, it is time to take video interviewing seriously since employers will expect minimal hiccups. The honeymoon with video interview technology is over, and employers will be expecting excellence. Here is what you need to know.

In May of this year, New York City requires all employers who post jobs to add in their salary ranges (National Law Review). This new law will be considered "an unlawful discriminatory practice" for an employer to advertise a job without a minimum and maximum starting salary. The name of this movement is called "pay transparency. The goal of adding compensation details to all job postings is to set a clear path to equal pay for men and women in the same job.

. People want to and need to work, and they will start returning in droves. Here are some recruiting tips to help you find the best employees ever!

Akeem Bethea dedicates himself into ensuring that his students have equal opportunity in the employment world. As an Orange County Public Schools ESE Transition Teacher, he’s focused on instilling the youth in his class with basic skills that will prepare them for the real world and allow them to start their employment journey on an even playing field. Bethea shares more with us on how he got involved in the education industry and what he loves most about what he does now.

In this installment of the Project: OrlandoWorks photo series, we spoke with Leah Prendergast, Senior Youth Development Director at YMCA. Read more to learn about the Lasting Impact She’s Making on Orlando’s Youth at YMCA.

Finding a great job right now for many feels impossible. Forgotten in the coronavirus crisis is that many careers have also been put on hold or never started. So many Central Floridians have literally spent the last ten months trying to figure out how they will find a great job once the virus has passed.

OrlandoJobs.com is excited to announce the Central Florida 2020 Diversity Job Fair will take place virtually this year and feature over 60 employers.

Q: I am happy to get the interview, but with COVID-19 keeping everyone at home, this insurance company has scheduled a video interview. Can you give me advice on how to excel during this interview?

OrlandoJobs.com is excited to present our first-ever live virtual job fair where job seekers have the opportunity to schedule a video interview with employers directly on August 11-12.

My fear is job seekers will wait until their unemployment runs out to start looking for jobs. This will cause mass job seeker desperation, and any openings at this time will get tons of applicants.

Employers are starting to think about the next steps for post-COVID-19 hiring. Our Central Florida employer survey last month clearly showed that many people had been furloughed while waiting for the go-ahead sign to get back to normal.

These community resources that are 100% no cost that WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE in helping you through the COVID-19 crisis.

I am in the middle of interviewing candidates for a sales account manager. Like many companies (all sizes), it is very reasonable for the recruiter or human resource professional to call a potential candidate and do an initial phone interview. Seven out of ten phone interviews I had this week didn't go well, and this has inspired me to write this article.  

Anything that potentially disrupts the recruiting process will certainly go through all kinds of scrutiny, especially if it is going to eliminate humans. The bottom line with most of the concerns questions whether any artificial intelligence or machine learning is "learning" and acting on the biases already present in a company's recruiting process.

The 3rd Annual Hire Day Orlando will take place at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando on March 27, 2020.

In helping many companies with job marketing strategy, one of the best ways to increase applications is to treat each job your posting like its own website. For example, at OrlandoJobs.com, you have the ability to make your job posting stand out by adding pictures, your social media, video, employment brand, and employee testimonials.