Recruiting: Protecting Your Investment
In today’s HR environment, employers are taking significant measures to protect their investment. This includes evaluating and refining HR practices, equipment, staff and external partnerships like employment agencies or recruiters. The majority of employers know the costs of hiring the wrong person can be exponential, but what about the costs of partnering with the wrong […]
Personality Tests & Corporate Culture
How important are personality tests in determining if a candidate can fit into a company’s corporate culture? Many companies, including Fortune level ones, have integrated these tests into their hiring process, but I’m curious what you think. Recently, I had lunch with a colleague of mine who has worked for a Fortune-200 company for the […]
References: What to look for when hiring
Checking references to make sure a candidate is a great fit for your company is indeed a skill. Not everyone is an expert at sourcing top talent, but there are some tactics hiring managers can apply when checking references. We can’t give you all our tricks, but we can provide you with these basics […]
3 Surefire Ways to lose a Top Candidate
Getting down to the wire and losing a top candidate happens more times than it should. As recruiters and hiring managers, we’ve all had that happen from time to time. And we understand how challenging it can be to go through the recruiting process only to be left empty handed in the end. To help […]
Recruiting Referral Extremes: Money Talks!
The IT and Gaming industries are spending big bucks when it comes to recruiting the perfect employee. Within the last several months, we’ve seen a few innovative companies making jaw-dropping announcements to entice the right people to work for them. Finding the right candidate for any job can be a challenge, but some firms are […]
5 Myths about Recruiting & Staffing Agencies
Since our business spans over twenty years of recruiting quality candidates for employers, we’ve heard all sorts of misconceptions about employment/staffing agencies and recruiting. What’s fascinating is how these myths keep evolving. In the early stages of the industry, there were many assumptions around the staffing industry. Now, within the last ten years, we’ve noted […]
LinkedIn’s (Another) Job Board
Last month, LinkedIn announced it will start “Aggregating U.S. Job Listings.” What does that mean? In short, it’s another job board. The program was set to start in early June, where LinkedIn will feature collected job postings from other job boards or career sites and will only be available for LinkedIn members. LinkedIn has named […]
Mobile Recruiting – A MUST
Is your company’s website mobile ready? Does it have a tab for recruiting or jobs? Thanks to growing number of mobile users, and according to the 2014 Recruiting Trends, one major way to enhance your existing recruiting efforts is to make sure job seekers can find you on their mobile devices. In fact, according to […]
Linkedin’s Do’s & Don’ts
LinkedIn is a formidable social network when it comes to your own professional career. People have the ability to network with co-workers, former colleagues, businesses, recruiters and well, you already know this by now. The list seems endless at times. We’ve seen how becoming relevant on LinkedIn can get you noticed—in a good and […]
Big News: We’re moving on up!
2014 marks another milestone for Corporate Resources of Illinois and C.R. Temporaries and we are so excited about it! Thanks to our loyal customers and a ton of hard work, we are literally moving on up! Over the last few weeks, we’ve packed boxes, loaded files, moved phone lines and schlepped the great distance of […]
