Category: Recruiting Effectiveness

06/06/2016

Conducting an Effective Job Interview

Finding and retaining talent is crucial to your company’s success. Job interviews are an important step to finding the right talent. But many business leaders find themselves asking the “same standard questions” and getting the…

02/29/2016

Writing a job ad that recruits the right candidates

In order to recruit the right candidates, you need a carefully crafted job advertisement. A job description is a document that describes the responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for a position. Usually, it follows a…

10/07/2015

Interviewer: What Is Your Body Language Telling Your Candidates?

Picture it: You are interviewing a great candidate whom you want to fall in love with your company. Be careful of the message you’re conveying via your body language. You don’t want to scare off…

08/26/2015

Sourcing the Right Employees

Talent Acquisition should be one of the most important components of your business because hiring the right people can be one of your company’s biggest competitive advantages. Great employees contribute to and enhance your company’s…

04/29/2015

How NOT to Hire!

Sometimes the person with the most knowledge and skills is NOT the best for the job!Many recruiters focus on telling their clients how to make the right hire at the right time, but do not…

03/03/2015

Filling a Key Position Wisely and Economically

Your company needs to fill a key position and management thinks professional recruiting fees will be way too high for your budget. That means many staff hours will be spent creating and posting an ad,…

12/10/2014

The Costs of a Bad Hire

Recruiting and hiring good employees can be the most critical aspect of running a small or medium-sized business. If you don’t hire the right people to begin with, your chances of success are slim to…

06/06/2014

5 Tips for Telephone Interviewers

The phone screen is an important part of recruiting. It can save you a lot of time by letting you assess potential candidates before committing to a face-to-face interview.Warning: Don’t treat a phone interview lightly!Tip…

04/10/2014

Recruiting and Your Brand

Your website is great, your jobs are posted, your candidate tools and company information are ready. Now continue to represent your brand during the rest of your recruiting process. While you’re selling your company as…

03/28/2014

Applicant Interviewing “Don’ts”

“Don’t” Number One – Showing No RespectOne of the quickest ways to run off a great candidate is to cancel the interview at the last minute because you’re disorganized or your day has run away…