Costly Hiring Mistakes
One of our most read blog posts is “What’s the cost of hiring the wrong person?” And in that post, we reviewed how some industries like Finance for example, can cost of up to $50,000 when hiring the wrong person. Whatever the industry the costs can be great in terms of hard and soft costs. […]
Attract the Right Job Candidates
Last year, we wrote about some key ways for employers to attract top talent which included recommendations such as enhancing corporate culture, focusing on referrals and improving company benefits. As 2015 progresses, we’re finding these ways and more are making an impact when it comes to attracting top talent. An annual recruiting survey conducted in […]
Mobile Recruiting Review
LinkedIn’s 4th Annual Report 2015 Global Recruiting Trends, among other studies, have helped shed some light on mobile recruiting citing that “The mobile revolution is in full swing in the talent industry with both candidates and companies increasing their mobile recruiting behaviors.” Since their report published towards the end of the last year, we’ve seen […]
Best Hiring Advice from Top CEOs
Today, practically every business gets bombarded with relentless hiring advice from countless experts. It’s understandable though because making a business successful is all about the people. And hiring the right people is probably one of the most important strategic decisions a business can make. There is an art to hiring the right person than just […]
Outdated Resume Terms That Get You Rejected
How many times have you sent your resume to a prospective employer and never heard so much of a peep from them? If the answer is somewhere along the lines as “I’ve lost count,” then you might want review that resume again—only this time, let’s review it for old resume terms. Some of the biggest […]
Employers: Get the Most out of Career Fairs
Whether you’re participating in a career fair now or sometime throughout the year, a career fair can be a great way to brand your company and meet potential candidates. We’ve created and attended numerous career fairs and believe or not, there is a method to getting the most out of these events. Take a look at […]
Creating Productive Meetings
Not too long ago, Harris Poll, on behalf of Workfront conducted a study on the State of Enterprise Work and surveyed U.S. companies to reveal some not so surprising statistical findings about productivity and meetings. From the report, “Wasteful” meetings was at the top of this list impacting employee’s productivity. As I mentioned, no surprise there. So if it’s common knowledge that meetings […]
6 Seriously Outdated Hiring Practices to Avoid
Sometimes an old habit can seem like an old friend. It can often fit within our comfort zone and prohibits us from improving ourselves and our business. Not all habits are bad, but when you need to recruit the right candidate, old hiring processes can hurt. And yes, even in 2015 there are still […]
Staying Relevant in Your Career
Over the last several years, many job seekers have had to revamp their skills or reinvent their careers in order to land a good job. Some job seekers have even changed fields in order to find gainful employment. For the most part, this could be attributed to the recent recession, but in truth it’s also the […]
2015 Recruitment Planning
As employers work on finalizing their recruiting plans for 2015, there are many factors impacting their decision making, including the unique job market we have today. In fact, Forbes posted an interesting article called, 10 Workplace Trends For 2015, which references some definite parallels with recruiting such as Generation Z interns, Millennial candidates and mobile recruiting. There is much to […]
