Category: Employers

Your Company’s Social Presence Has an Impact on Recruiting

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Social media has completely altered the way we communicate with candidates applying for open positions. Job candidates are constantly reviewing company websites and social media accounts to inquire about jobs available, or just connect in general. Your company brand, and what your employees say about your company, are integral to landing, or pushing away, top… Read more »

Turn that Bad Hire Around

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It can be very frustrating when you realize your newest hire isn’t living up to your expectations. There are a number of reasons the seemingly perfect employee crashes and burns once they start working with you. But that doesn’t mean your first resort needs to be termination. There may be ways to rescue that bad… Read more »

Why a Contingent Worker Could be Your Best Option

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Have you considered all of your possible options for hiring? If you have any open positions, you may want to think about a contingent, or temporary, employee to fill your upcoming need. Why? There are a lot of reasons that hiring someone on a short-term basis might be the best solution for you and your… Read more »

How to Use Behavior Interview Questions to Assess Cultural Fit

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Behavioral interviews have been a favorite technique in the recruiting world for many years. By asking questions that encourage candidates to explain how they might handle themselves in a given situation, an interviewer will be able to gauge their personality, reactions and overall fit with the company and position. How do you determine whether their… Read more »

What Happens When You Don’t Like an Employee?

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There is no written rule that you have to like everyone you work with, but as a manager it is critical that you are able to look past personality differences to get the best out of performance. What happens when you don’t actually like an employee? Your first reaction could be to remove the problem… Read more »

How Can Your Company Overcome the Skills Gap?

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Many organizations are concerned about the skills gap. A skills gap occurs when the requirements for a job are beyond the skills of your available pool of candidates. But experts suggest that the skills gap isn’t a matter of unskilled labor but rather a byproduct of the recession that created conditions for employers to change… Read more »

Focus on the Candidate Experience in 2016

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Have you made your management resolutions this year? If you haven’t thought about it yet, consider focusing on the candidate experience throughout 2016. With a competitive job market and numerous companies looking for qualified candidates, the experience that job seekers get during the job search goes a long way. If you want to know the… Read more »

4 Qualities to Find in a Great Administrative Assistant

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As a manager, you know that the organizational health of your company lives and breathes by having the right administrative staff in place. They can keep everyone on track and handle all the day-to-day functions of your business when you’re concentrating on being successful. So when you’re in need of a new administrative assistant, how… Read more »

Find the Right Staffing Firm for Your Company

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Do you think that all staffing agencies do the same thing? The truth is quite the contrary. Staffing agencies are as specialized as your specific business so it is crucial that you work with the right firm for your company. Before you pick up the phone to call about temp workers, or a direct hire… Read more »

Increase Communication between Recruiters and Hiring Managers

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As a manager, you’ve chosen to work with a recruiting firm to help make the hiring process easier. But do you find yourself easily frustrated by the communication level? Most of the time, there needs to be a give and take so if you’re unhappy with the responsiveness of the agency, you may want to… Read more »