Companies grow and change, and their policies must often be adjusted to fit. For employees who are comfortable with the old way of doing things, however, a change in policy can lead to confusion and frustration. Whether your organization is large or small, focusing on an anxiety-free transfer to a new policy can help your …
Category: Staffing Tips & Recruiting Trends
Sorry, You Didn’t Get the Job
In the ideal hiring process, the final step is choosing among several top-quality candidates. Each has the experience, skills and personality fit the hiring manager is seeking. What’s more, they each embody a set of professional ethics that fit perfectly with the company’s culture and goals. It’s a dream situation, except for one fact: you’re …
Is Your Hiring Process the Difference Between Being a Good Company, and a Great Company?
Hiring connects your company to its employees for the first time. It’s a key part of creating a talented team that can drive a business toward its goals. Unfortunately, because hiring requires time, money, and energy outside the company’s regular goals, it can seem like a second-rate priority – and be treated accordingly. Despite the …
How to Discover Those "Hidden Candidates"
When you post a job opening or search for a candidate, you’ll often look at “active” job seekers – those who are out there proactively seeking a position to match their skills and experience. While active job seekers are a great addition to your talent pool, an organization misses a chance to maximize its talent …
Time to Open Up! Why You Need to Be Honest with Your Staffing Partner
Being open and honest with your staffing partner is one of the best things a company can do in order to recruit the talent they need – yet many companies hold information back. Why? …
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Evaluate Candidates with Your Company Culture in Mind
When you’re evaluating job candidates, your first consideration is typically the job-specific skills they bring to the position and when you’ve found a candidate with great skills and experience, it’s tempting to stop there. However, recruiting and retaining top talent relies on more than just a skills match. Candidates who will stick with you for …
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Field Guide to Recruiting (and Retaining!) Star Talent
Getting the best and brightest to accept positions within your organization matters, and so does keeping them. Keeping the star players you have and attracting new talent are key to the growth and success of any business. Here are some tips for recruiting and retaining top talent. …
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Do You Know Your Staffing Vendor’s People Practices?
When you work with a staffing firm, the contract or temporary workers placed in your organization are employees of the staffing vendor. Consequently, the staffing vendor has a duty to treat workers appropriately by following all applicable employment and labor laws. A vendor who is a good match for your company will also share and …
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Exit Interviews Help You Hire Smarter for the Future
When an employee announces he or she is leaving, many hiring managers turn immediately to the task of filling the now-open position. Before you pick up the phone to call your recruiter, however, it’s important to spend some time focusing on the exit interview with the departing employee. …
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