Interviewing appears simple: manage a conversation about the experience, credentials, aspirations of your candidates and align your findings to your opportunity. However, significant problems arise. For example, diversity is literally front and center on the ERE Recruiting blog and it’s covered in many other publications as well. Yet, progress toward more diversity in corporate ... Read Full Article
What To Look for When Interviewing a Candidate
A friend who is job searching recently asked me what I look for in a candidate during an interview. The answer, of course, is that it depends on the role I’m trying to fill, and the company I’m working for. I recently read something on LinkedIn that suggested you look at a candidate’s behavior in an interview and multiply it by 10. Candidate talks a lot? They’ll never shut up ... Read Full Article
Ep 148 – No Bull Recruiting Strategies from @timsackett
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to below 4 percent for the first time in more than 15 years. In the United States, there are now more job openings than there are candidates to fill them. Episode 148: No Bull Recruiting Strategies with Tim Sackett (@TimSackett) Today, I’m joined by a friend, author and recruiting expert, Tim ... Read Full Article
Job Descriptions: Getting Back to Basics
There’s a lot of advice floating around the internet about how to create job announcements that attract attention. Should you try video? (hint: yes!) Should you get rid of old boilerplate formatting? Probably. But at heart, there are four basic things that every job seeker is looking for, and a good job description must include these to attract the right job seekers and find ... Read Full Article
Employee Onboarding: How and Why
You’ve hired a new employee. They are excited for a new opportunity. Now what? Employee orientation is just as important to the employee as it is the company. If a new hire starts off on the right track, they are more likely to stay engaged and stay with the company longer. Maren Hogan, from Red Branch Media, stated “When you train your new employees in the ethos of the company ... Read Full Article
When are Background Checks Issued in the Hiring and Selection Process?
In today’s employment market, companies are competing for talent and must move quickly to make hiring decisions. This means conducting background checks with employment contingent after a candidate has started working, or even for all applicants in high volume recruiting areas like retail, restaurant, and hospitality. This can complicate the background screening process when it ... Read Full Article
Making a Seasonal Hiring Plan for Small Business
Many small businesses rely heavily on seasonal labor, employing hundreds of thousands of Americans for short term contracts, all year round. Whether you're a food and agriculture business that looks to swell its ranks during the harvest, a retail business that needs to staff up over the winter holidays, or a leisure or tourism business that needs students off from school to ... Read Full Article
Making the Effort to Attract What You Need
We have kids graduating from school, looking for work, looking for love – something great! My wife comments that the stories she hears sound the same, should they be job search or dating oriented. I get it - they have similarities. It's probably why eHarmony developed Elevated Careers before realizing it would be happier with Candidate.Guru. And also why Switch, "tinder for ... Read Full Article
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