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amtrust bank: the high price of success

Monday, May 4, 2009

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By Ron Bower - AmTrust Bank grew its employee referral program from 28% of hires in 2006 to 78% in fiscal 2008. We did this by being creative, having a lot of fun, and implementing some top notch best practices. Then, things got tough. In April 2008 we had the first significant across-the-board reduction in force in our 120 year history, recruiting volumes dropped dramatically, and expenses were being scrutinized like never before.

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amtrust: power to the people, pt 2

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - AmTrust Bank, a financial institution headquartered in Cleveland with retail branches in Florida, Ohio, and Arizona, has the highest employee referral rate in the country, according to AmTrust's Senior Recruiter Annette Fernandez. Their award-winning recruiting team has been spotlighted at ERE and ERC's NorthCoast99 awards several years in a row. I sat down with Fernandez for Pt. 2 of our session to discuss their health and wellness program, recruiting Gen Y, and how their employees can get their daily Seinfeld fix.

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amtrust: power to the people, pt 1

Monday, September 8, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - AmTrust Bank, a financial institution headquartered in Cleveland with retail branches in Florida, Ohio, and Arizona, has the highest employee referral rate in the country, according to AmTrust's Senior Recruiter Annette Fernandez. Their award-winning recruiting team has been spotlighted at ERE and ERC's NorthCoast99 awards several years in a row. I sat down with Fernandez to talk about their referral program, what sourcing tool she can't live without, and why she thinks using job boards is a last-ditch effort.

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