Posts Tagged ‘Hiring’
How to Headhunt Great Hires—and Avoid Getting Yours Poached
Having a tough time hiring now? I’ll bet that almost anyone who does hiring as part of their job answers “yes” to that. Right now we’ve got the lowest unemployment rate in 10 years, combined with the longest time to hire (around 29 days) and the most jobs ever going unfilled. Basically, all the great…
Read More8 Bad Things You Should Remove From Your Resume Today
Your resume speaks for you. Whether you’re moving to another company or convincing investors to fund your own startup, having a great resume always strikes a chord with recruiters and they look forward to meeting, funding or hiring those with an excellent resume. I have been in the recruiting and HR profession for over two…
Read More5 Ideas for Attracting Today’s Workforce with Tomorrow’s Workplace Perks
Take a quick look around, and it may seem like the future of work is changing faster than employers can keep up with. Worker life expectancies are increasing. Lifelong careers are being replaced by flex-time and freelancing. And some workers are being replaced altogether by rise of the machines. In this article, learn five ideas…
Read MoreHow to Get More Qualified People to Submit Their Resumes
The Internet and digital technology have made life and work easier for most professionals except recruiters. It certainly made the application process more convenient for job seekers and there lies the problem. With so many companies using Internet-based solutions to find talent, recruiters are constantly competing for more people to apply for a job and…
Read MoreFollow These 4 Steps for Fool-Proof Hiring
Are you starting a new business, or getting ready to start one? One of the first questions you’re likely to have is how you go about hiring good people. If you’re not asking this question, you should be. Your initial hires at a new business are a huge factor in your success, if not the…
Read MoreTop 5 Interview Questions to Really Get to Know Your Candidates
In general, interviews only last between 30-45 minutes, so you have a relatively short period of time to find out about your candidates and make a decision on who to hire. The wrong hiring decision can be detrimental to a business, so it is important to find out as much as you can by asking…
Read More3 Obstacles Recruiters Should Avoid to Attract the Best Talent
Good recruiters define a successful recruitment process as one that brings talent to the table. Great recruiters know how to bring that talent to the table. So, how do you make good recruiters great? Lucky for you the answer is simple. You can train recruiters in the art of attracting and retaining talent. All you…
Read More5 Simple Organization Tech Tips for Hiring the Best Employees
Hiring is an intensive process. If you’re like most people in business, hiring is just one of many things you’re responsible for. And hiring by itself has multiple hidden layers of work. You’ve got to get the word out about it, screen initial applicants, setup and conduct interviews, and then respond to the candidates. All…
Read More6 Qualities to Look for When Staffing Your Franchise
Finding the kinds of employees who will work hard for your franchise and stick with you long-term can be a challenge, especially if you’re in a high-turnover industry like food and beverage. And while sometimes you need to hire someone stat, it’s worth taking your time in the hiring process to ensure that anyone you consider meets…
Read MoreToday’s Intern, Tomorrow’s Hire
When you hear the word “intern,” what do you think? Channeling the storytelling style of Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls, let me tell you the tale of a lackluster internship and why it makes so much more sense to give your company’s interns a rich, work experience with meaningful projects that allow them to develop…
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