For many organizations in 2022, hiring has thoughtfully slowed. It will eventually resume at full speed, of course; it always does. Here’s how talent acquisition teams are finding critical value in Gem in the meantime.

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How recruiting teams use Gem during downturns

Recruiters must re-prioritize their work when a hiring freeze is called. There are plenty of ways for your team to add value even when your company isn’t hiring. One of the most important things you can do is double-down on building your talent pipeline.

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How (and why) to build your talent pipeline during a hiring freeze

Gem's Application Review simplifies and streamlines how recruiters manage their growing inbound applications, empowering them to quickly sift through their applicant stack and find quality candidates, all at record speed and with minimal headaches.

Take charge of your inbound applications with Gem’s App Review

Gem’s recruiting outreach benchmarks and best practices are drawn from nearly 8 million outreach sequences. They cover everything from most effective subject lines, to best send times by role, to best practices for message content, and more.

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2022 benchmarks and best practices for recruiting email outreach

We’ve been hard at work this past month adding & improving features to make Gem even more valuable for you. We hope you enjoy these updates as much as we do!

Gem product update: October 2022

Talent CRMs aren’t just for recruiters. Each member of your hiring team will benefit from the features and capabilities of a modern talent CRM like Gem. Here's how.

How your Hiring Team can use a Talent CRM

How every person on your hiring team can use a talent CRM

This hiring dashboard takes an in-depth look at where and how your sourcers, recruiters, and interviewers are spending their time as well as the real business impact of their efforts.

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The ultimate guide to hiring dashboards: the interview health dashboard

Our #MeettheGems series showcases Gems from a variety of different teams and locations to get to know more about them and the impact of their work.

#MeetTheGems: Cathy Lee

For many organizations, hiring has thoughtfully slowed. We spoke with talent leaders at Greylock Partners, Human Capital, Mission, Motive, Webflow, and more, to hear what they'd recommend prioritizing now. 

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How top talent acquisition leaders spend hiring slowdowns

Your talent brand is a key differentiator in today's tight labor market. Check out these tips for building a strong talent brand to win top talent.

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How to build your talent brand with recruiting best practices

It can be a struggle to find the right words to keep a candidate excited about your company despite the fact that they didn't get the job. But it can be done. Here are 4 examples of candidate feedback that won't burn bridges with talent. 

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4 candidate feedback examples to cultivate your talent pool

Employer brand is imperative when the market’s in a downturn, says Des Caballero. The last thing any company wants is to go silent, because it will suggest that economic conditions have broken you. Here's how she's approaching Gem's EVP.

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Employer brand and EVP creation

This month we're celebrating Zapier for their remarkable offer-accept rates:

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Zapier’s recruiting team sees a 95% average offer-accept rate

Talent Summit 2022 was one for the books! Read through some of our favorite highlights from the eye-opening sessions on today's hottest recruiting trends. 

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Talent Summit 2022 recap

In this article, we take a deep dive into two essential recruiting technologies: the ATS and the recruitment CRM and explain why you need both. 

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Recruitment CRM or ATS: which one do you really need?

The Gartner® Market Guide for Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) Technologies helps TA leaders understand what technologies are likely to address their hiring needs. Gem has been recognized as a Representative Vendor for its Talent CRM.

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Talent acquisition technologies in 2022: the Gartner® Market Guide

October is Global Diversity Awareness Month and with diversity being one of our core values, it is important for us to highlight what we are doing as a company to celebrate the multiplicity of our employees and support their diverse needs. 

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Celebrating Global Diversity Awareness Month

See what our customers have to say about their experience using Gem!

Why recruiting professionals love Gem

Straight from the mouths of our customers: why recruiting professionals love Gem

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