THE BROADBEAN BLOG

Here is where we display the latest news, insights and advice from Broadbean on the recruitment and technology industry.

Media Buying Company: Veritone Hire

What to Expect From a Recruitment Media Buying Partner

Posted: 26 June 2025

A successful recruitment campaign depends on advertising exposure across platforms your target candidates actively use. A media buying partner ensures your campaigns reach the right audience, contributes to your overarching strategy, and provides continuous insight to improve…

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Media Planning and Strategy

How to Build a Recruitment Media Planning Strategy

Posted: 18 June 2025

As a recruiter, your media planning and strategy will be the starting point from which you acquire job applicants that your hiring managers want to meet. It should include research into likely advertising platforms and budget allocations,…

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Media Planning and Buying

A Guide to Media Buying in Recruitment: Process, Benefits & Strategy

Posted: 18 June 2025

In today’s competitive hiring landscape, simply posting a job ad and waiting for applicants isn’t enough. Recruiters must be strategic about where, when, and how they advertise to reach the right candidates quickly and cost-effectively. That’s where…

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Programmatic vs Non-programmatic Advertising​

Programmatic vs. Direct & Google Ads: Choosing the Right Strategy

Posted: 16 May 2025

Advertising has evolved, and recruitment advertising has moved with the times. In recent years, there has been a growing trend toward programmatic advertising. It offers distinct advantages over traditional manual job board posting and the time-consuming process…

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Data-Driven Hiring: Recruitment

The Recruiter’s Guide to Data-Driven Decision Making

Posted: 23 April 2025

Recruitment is often seen as a form of qualitative decision-making, but implementing clear measurables can improve outcomes. Data-driven hiring uses metrics and analytics to make unbiased, well-informed, and, above all, efficient hiring decisions. It reduces subjectivity and…

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What Recruiters Need to Know About the Executive Order 11246 Repeal

Posted: 31 March 2025

On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed a new executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which repealed Executive Order 11246. This marks a significant shift in the hiring landscape, especially for federal contractors…

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Best Practices for Job Advertisements

The Complete Guide to Best Practices in Job Ads

Posted: 20 March 2025

In a competitive labour market, HR professionals vie with each other to attract the best talent. With many organizations falling back on generic-looking job ads, a little attention to detail can make your job ad a stand-out…

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Machine Learning Recruitment Advertising

The Role of AI in Programmatic Recruitment and Advertising

Posted: 27 February 2025

Recruitment has seen a profound shift in recent years, with AI and automation reshaping the way companies attract, engage, and hire talent. Driving this change is AI programmatic advertising, which leverages machine learning recruitment strategies to place…

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Job Posting Advertisements: Attract Top Talent

Job Posting Advertisements: How to Attract Top Talent

Posted: 27 February 2025

Your job posting or advertisement helps you to connect with candidates who may be a good fit for a role you’re trying to fill. While some people distinguish between job posts – online advertisements – and job…

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Talent Attraction: Finding Ideal Candidates in Recruitment​

The Ultimate Guide to Attracting Ideal Candidates for Recruiters

Posted: 15 January 2025

As a recruiter, finding ideal candidates can be challenging. You want to present a diverse pool of highly-qualified candidates to your hiring manager – people who are just right for the job and the company. This article…

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Job Posting for Recruiters

Crafting Job Postings That Stand Out: A Guide for Recruiters

Posted: 14 January 2025

There’s tough competition for high-quality candidates these days, and your job postings need star quality if you hope to beat your competitors. The figures tell their own story. Only 4.2 percent of the US working-age population is…

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Skills gaps that U.S. employers need to close in 2025

Posted: 29 November 2024

In certain fields, recruiters can easily access highly qualified applicants. They can choose between hundreds who have the skillset they’re searching for. But in others, skills gaps exist and recruiters struggle to find candidates that match their…

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