Trakstar Hire Blog / Hiring Software & Tools

Oh how the standards of the recruiting process have changed. As recruiting technology continues to evolve, so do those standards. Each year brings with it a heightened bar for the candidate experience, as well as the success of recruiters. I refer to this evolution asKeeping up in the HR tech arms race. While there is…

An important part of every business is the human resource department. The HR department is in charge of managing many important functions of the business. An effective and well-equipped human resource department can help streamline the hiring and firing process, saving the business both time and money. What is Human Resources Human Resources, or HR…

Pinterest is the latest rage that has swept across social media users worldwide. It already has over 10 million registered users with over 12 million unique monthly visits. Basically, Pinterest is a virtual pinboard in which you can ‘pin’ images and videos that you like. Anand Patel, the VP of Social Media at Creative Intellects…

Did you know that over 150 million professionals are using LinkedIn? With such a huge network, LinkedIn has become one of the best platforms to discover, engage, contact and hire the best candidates. Here are a few ways you can use LinkedIn to gain real insights about your candidates and understand if they are the…

Did you know that over 40% of the internet users watch videos? Video is now the most popular forms of online marketing. You can rule all major search engines if you market your videos in the right way. Anyone today can create and upload videos on the internet. But only a few people know how…

A 2011 survey found that 91% of the recruiters visited the social networking profiles of their candidates while screening. 69% of the recruiters rejected some of the candidates based on their findings on social networking profiles. Jennifer King, the HR Analyst at Software Advice explores this phenomenon in her article, ‘ Your Internet Persona: What…

Each organization has unique recruiting and hiring needs and those needs change as the organization grows. For some organizations, growth happens so rapidly that it can become nearly impossible to meet recruiting needs unless change is made to the process. In China, Groupon operated as gaopeng.com and began operations in early 2011. Fabian Kast, the…

You are in startup mode. Lots of things going on – your product just launched, a revised version is in the works, marketing efforts are on – and yes – all this is being done by you and your fellow co-founder. In the midst of this madness, you need to hire an employee or two,…

Daily-deal bellwether Groupon is on a hiring spree in the US and abroad. When the site first entered China, they were conducting nearly 500 interviews per week. For an immensely growing company like Groupon, or even for smaller start-ups, managing the hiring process can be a nightmare. Inboxes get spammed with resumes, which then have…

Over the past few months, we have added customers from different parts of the world. Groupon’s China offices are using Trakstar Hire, and so are a few companies across Europe. Exchanging emails with these customers has been super amusing! When we got our first service request in French, we were a little anxious. We wanted…