Zoho Recruit turns 10 this year, and we are dedicating this special milestone to our huge family of happy recruiters. Being part of the recruitment industry and understanding the impact a profession like this can create, is out-of-this-world. It’s also one that grows on you. 

“Elementary, my dear Watson.”

"Houston, we have a problem."

Recruiters are often stuck in a spiral that’s difficult to break. They’re constantly tweaking processes to find the best hire for every job opening, and doing it in as short a time as possible. But what if the right talent isn’t applying? Or if your job opening isn’t reaching your potential candidates? And when you have both, there are still obstacles, like budget, time to fill, employer expectations, pay scale, and more. Most HR teams and recruitment agencies face this struggle of attracting talent that meets their needs.

Candidates rule the market
We’re now part of a predominantly candidate-driven landscape. Competition for talent is fiercer than ever, and e...

Investing time and effort into hiring a new employee is essential. Recruiters are constantly revisiting and revising their hiring strategies, looking for better sourcing channels, more stringent assessments, and automated workflows that ensure candidate engagement. However, despite all this effort, very little thought actually goes into candidate screening.

Why background checks are important
The truth is that bad hires cost you time, money, and effort. Running background checks on candidates helps you maintain safe, compliant, and inclusive hiring practices. Therefore, screening candidates is a necessary evi...

If you are peculiarly looking for a tool that permits you to control recruits, an applicant tracking (AT) device akin to Zoho Recruit (which is free for one recruiter and up to five active jobs per thirty days) presents greater robust functionality that ties in properly with your entire software ecosystem or if you've already purchased into the Zoho ecosystem for customer relationship administration (CRM), docs, e mail and performance management, Zoho Recruit might be the next logical step in your utility-as-a-service (SaaS) event.