Newton Software’s Recruiting Software Blog was recently listed as one of the top 50 recruiting blogs on the web. Beyond content specifically related to our award-winning applicant tracking software, our blog is a great resource for people that want to stay on top of trends in the corporate recruiting space, HR Technology and more.
Indeed finally unveiled its resume search service officially taking them from the world’s largest search engine for jobs to a more conventional employment site. We say bring it on. Indeed has always done a good job at keeping their tools easy-to-use and with the added functionality, we’re glad someone is giving the traditional sites (Monster, CareerBuilder) a run for their money. With that in mind, the resume search service on Indeed.com is free (for now).
The resume search is a straightforward search tool, identical to the site’s job search. Searches can be easily narrowed by simply selecting from a menu that appears with search results. We think one of the coolest features is the ability to roll over a job seekers name to reveal a preview of the resume without a click. Nice design.
Job seekers will appreciate the simplicity of the system. It accepts all forms of resumes and will import a user’s LinkedIn profile. Users can elect to keep the resume private and not findable in a search, or make it public. In the latter case, the contact information is stripped out. Employers use a form to contact the job seeker, who decides whether or not to respond. Job seekers can also apply to jobs they find on Indeed with their resume.
As with any candidate profile, Newton users can simply cut and paste a profile of the applicant into the system and use the parsing engine to add a candidate to their applicant tracking software.
We’re proud to announce that Newton has moved to the Cloud providing Newton customers with the fastest, most reliable, most scalable corporate applicant tracking software available. Moving to the Cloud makes Newton even more agile and provides existing and future customers significant advantages. Newton was born on the web and now is leverage the world’s most cutting edge web-based infrastructure to deliver modern, reliable, secure and affordable enterprise applicant management technologies to growing companies.
And as always, Newton customers will continue to enjoy the key elements that have set Newton apart from other recruiting software from day one like:
The Newton Home Page, your dashboard that serves as air traffic control for your recruiting program.
The Newton real-time analytics dashboard, the industry’s most advanced recruiting performance metrics at a glance
And, of course, patent pending workflow that drives the decisions that drive corporate hiring. Green is go. Red is no.
Newton Software’s Head of Marketing, Joel Passen, was asked to provide his predictions of the top 3 trends in the mid-market applicant tracking software industry that all HR executives and corporate recruiting leaders should be aware of going into 2011. Primarily based on conversations with 100′s of HR executives and corporate recruiters around the US and UK, Joel’s trends are taken from buyers themselves.
Listen to the Podcast to learn what to expect from the applicant tracking industry in 2011.
When you are a marketing person, it’s easy to take what you perceive as ‘the little’ things for granted. Here’s an example. The other day, a good customer sent us list of suggestions for our product. At the end of the list he added a marketing idea; put a list of all of the web browsers and OS logos that show which Newton is compatible with. Newton works on any browser on both Mac and PC platforms. You can bet that the next iteration of our home page will have some new logos.
Newton is applicant tracking software that works with any commercial web browser. We specifically test Newton for use with Google’s Chrome, Mozilla’s FireFox and Window’s Internet Explorer. Newton works on Safari but who cares? Just sayin’. And, given that Newton is completely web based, it doesn’t matter if you’re a Mac or a PC, we’re platform independent – use Newton as you wish on either platform.
Out of curiosity, I took a poll to see what browser Newton employees prefer.
70% Chrome
30% FireFox
We all have IE installed on our machines.
We all have FireFox installed on our computers too.
Steve is the only one with Safari installed on his computer. He says it’s for testing Newton.
Newton Software has joined technology industry leaders like IBM, Microsoft and Netflix by moving our popular applicant tracking software to Amazon’s EC2 cloud computing environment. Moving to Amazon’s EC2 platform makes Newton even more agile and provides existing and future customers significant advantages.
Social media is changing the recruiting landscape. And while people are racing to figure out how to harness the power of social recruiting (and even define it), issues related to discrimination and equal opportunity employment are imminent. As you can imagine there’s information available on social networking sites that violates anti-discrimination laws. And, recruiting exclusively with social media can potentially lead to disparate impact. What does this mean? It means that it’s time to better understand the impacts of social media and the implications that it has on recruiting – and your recruiting program.
During this special episode of NED we’ll discuss recruiting via social media and the potential for disparate claims impact claims with Dr. Stephanie Thomas, the Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of Minimax Consulting.
About Dr. Stephanie Thomas: Stephanie Thomas is the Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of Minimax Consulting. She specializes in the application of economics and statistics to questions arising in employment decisions. Dr. Thomas has more than a decade of consulting experience, and has provided expert economic and statistical testimony in federal and state courts throughout the country. She has published several papers in professional journals and regularly speaks on equal employment topics. Dr. Thomas is the author of a blog, Statistical Analysis in Employment Law, and hosts “The Proactive Employer” podcast.
About NED: NED is a series of interactive, web-based discussions sponsored by Newton Software, makers of Newton, popular, easy-to-use applicant tracking software. NED showcases recruiting industry influencers and innovators who share their tips, tools, techniques and knowledge with our diverse audience. Whether you’re a recruiter, HR professional, business leader or someone generally interested in talent acquisition, we provide valuable information relevant to the business of recruiting. Tune in live or catch up when it’s convenient.
This installment of The Proactive Employer with Dr. Stephanie Thomas features Joel Passen, the Vice President of Marketing at Newton Software. Topics include: Recruiting software best practices and trends, EEO and OFCCP compliance, and recruiting software analytics.
Favorite out take:
“Newton is pioneering this trend in the recruiting software space and other vendors will either have to adapt or will fade away. New vendors in the space will definitely perpetuate this trend. ” – Joel Passen talking about the new business model in HR technology: Providing easy-to-use, affordable, best-of-breed, collaborative products with a pure internet distribution model. “
Based on eyetracking studies, researchers have determined that the heyday of the banner ad is long gone. Since 1997, internet users have consistently been paying less and less attention to banner style advertising on content sites. The ability to avoid banner ads has developed into a full blown phenomenon known as “banner blindness”.
Plain text, human faces and private body parts like cleavage are the three site design elements that remain the most consistent attention magnets. While the general attention level for those three elements has held constant among internet users, the ability to visually filter advertising material has improved. This phenomenon has pressured advertisers to use unethical tactics to regain interaction with their message.
Based on recent research, banner ads that mimic a site’s design are one of the most effective ways to attract a viewer’s attention. This unethical practice blends the line between editorial content and advertising. In some cases, the advertising material will mimic site forms and actually trick users into clicking through to the advertiser’s page. This unsettling trend appears to be a clear sign that the banner advertising sector is struggling. While unethical advertising may show effectiveness in eyetracking studies, it is important to note that ethical business practices will ultimately produce the best long-term results.
Social media is changing the recruiting landscape. And while people are racing to figure out how to harness the power of social recruiting (and even define it), issues related to discrimination and equal opportunity employment are imminent. As you can imagine there’s information available on social networking sites that violates anti-discrimination laws. And, recruiting exclusively with social media can potentially lead to disparate impact. What does this mean? It means that it’s time to better understand the impacts of social media and the implications that it has on recruiting – and your recruiting program.
About Dr. Stephanie Thomas: Stephanie Thomas is the Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of 
This installment of The Proactive Employer with Dr. Stephanie Thomas features Joel Passen, the Vice President of Marketing at Newton Software. Topics include: Recruiting software best practices and trends, EEO and OFCCP compliance, and recruiting software analytics.