Advice & Best Practices

As the leader in human capital solutions, CareerBuilder is positioned

to provide leading industry advice and best practices to both job seekers and employers. We provide written insight through many different channels, including blogs, micro-blogs, national Web sites and published reports.

Blogs

The Hiring Site
The Hiring Site is a community for hiring professionals and other curious-minded individuals to discuss the attraction, engagement and retention of their No.1 asset — their people.
CareerBuilder writers discuss everything from industry trends and best practices to reader concerns and topical employment issues, and readers are encouraged to participate by leaving comments or starting discussions of their own. The Hiring Site is for anyone interested in the areas of recruitment, employer/employee relations, and management, career, and workforce issues.
The Work Buzz
The Work Buzz is a community for all of CareerBuilder's job seekers. Work Buzz readers can find out what "the buzz" is on career-related topics including the latest employment news, who's hiring and where, job search advice and Q&As from our users. You can also find ideas and tools to help you be a rock star at finding that perfect job.
Micro-Blogs on Twitter
CareerBuilder participates in ongoing 140-character-or-less conversations by providing tips to job seekers and employers about how to succeed in the changing job market. Become a follower of one or all of our Twitter accounts to gain market insight as it happens.

e Books

Social Media
This eBook is about how to use social media for talent recruitment. From how to start and where to begin to best practices and troubleshooting, let this eBook introduce you to a whole new way to attract and retain top talent.
Search Smart eBook
The purpose of this eBook is to teach you the tips and tricks for easier, faster and more effective resume database search – and finding that perfect candidate NOW.

Reports

At times we can't say all that we want to say in a single article or post. CareerBuilder produces in-depth reports that go into further detail about important topics that help you attract, engage or retain your # 1 asset — your people.

Getting the Most from Online Pre-Screening Questions
Talent acquisition is about doing one thing and doing it well – hiring the right people for the right jobs. With so many candidates applying to jobs with great ease, savvy companies are using every available tool to identify the “cream of the crop” as quickly as possible.
Is Blogging Right for My Business?
Blogging can be very beneficial to both your business and your customers, but the world of blogging may be overwhelming if it is unfamiliar territory. This white paper aims to break down the essentials of blogging for you, so that you can take those next steps with confidence.
Filling the Funnel with the Right Candidates
By employing a combination of both multi-channel marketing and targeted recruiting tactics, your company can broaden its candidate searches while still targeting those with the desired range of skills, experience and attitude. Learn how to effectively find the right candidates to fill your recruiting funnels by employing cross-channel marketing tactics.
Uncovering the Enigma of Passive Candidates
This white paper examines the several distinctions that separate passive and active job seekers. Our intention is to help you navigate the characteristics, motivations and behaviors of passive job seekers — and gain the necessary tools to successfully hire and integrate them into your team of talented employees.
Maximizing Expression of Interest to Increase Applications
This white paper explains how you can improve the clarity and appearance of your Job Posting to increase the number of resumes you receive, improve the quality of applicants, and decrease time-to-hire. You will see how CareerBuilder goes above and beyond traditional job sites to improve your desirable candidates' user experience.
Workers With Disabilities: How an underutilized talent pool can help companies gain a competitive edge?
As employers seek to recruit qualified individuals in an increasingly competitive environment, they may be overlooking a significant pool of talent—people with disabilities.
Employment Branding: Defining and Delivering Your Employment Promise
All companies have an employment brand. Few, however, recognize the importance of deliberately and systematically shaping their employment brand—the perception of the unique employment experience they provide. To attract top talent, companies must make a concerted effort to ensure that they stand for something meaningful as an employer, and that potential job-seekers and employees know what that "something" is. They must understand what their target audiences value, know what differentiates their company from their talent competitors and be able to deliver on their employment promise every day.
Beyond Diversity: Achieving Business Goals Through an Inclusive Workplace Culture
An inclusive workplace culture is critical for attracting the best talent and ensuring that all employees contribute fully to meeting their company's business goals. While many organizations are working hard to diversify their employee base by hiring people without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, age or other factors, few have attained a fully inclusive work environment.