By the time they extend a job offer, hiring managers are breathing a sigh of relief. They’ve slogged through several weeks of screening applicants, scheduling and conducting interviews, and analyzing results – on top of their usual workload. The hard part is over, right? Maybe – and maybe not. Whether negotiating the job offer itself… Read more »
In an ideal world, a hiring manager has the time and resources to thoroughly scour the background of every candidate, whether or not the candidate came to the company as the result of an employee referral. In the real world, however, hiring managers don’t have this kind of support. Scarce time and resources make it… Read more »
Resumes do a lot of heavy lifting. They introduce a candidate, provide an “elevator pitch,” and sum up the candidate’s match with the job description – all in one page or less. With so much information packed into a small space, resumes give employers a quick but concentrated view of an applicant’s offerings, helping hiring… Read more »
Kids aren’t the only ones who love a treasure hunt. When a hiring manager spots the perfect candidate, the same excitement surrounds the find. Unlike kids, however, a hiring manager’s joy doesn’t end with finding the “treasured” candidate – they still have to match that candidate with the right job. And when the perfect opening… Read more »
What value does your organization offer to top candidates? While every company wants to attract the best talent, few are willing to put in the work it takes to become a company for whom their industry’s established talent and “rising stars” want to work. To become the kind of company that attracts and keeps top… Read more »
When your job postings aren’t drawing in the candidates you need, your hiring manager’s first impulse might be to expand the search to draw in more applicants. However, a larger candidate pool is not necessarily a better one. To improve the quality of the applicant pool and reduce the stress and costs of hiring, consider… Read more »
“The team with the best players wins”, stated Jack Welch, renowned former CEO of General Electric and management guru. High-quality hires are crucial to the short- and long-term success of your organization. Consequently, it’s in a company’s best interest to hire the best people at all times, especially for revenue and profit production positions in… Read more »
When you need new sales and marketing talent or need to find a strong candidate to fill a looming “skills gap” in your organization, it’s natural to want to move quickly through the process. After all, stalling during the hiring process costs both time and money. “Of all the decisions a hiring manager makes, none… Read more »
Companies seeking to hire a top candidate typically know how to appeal to “active” job seekers – those individuals who are on the job-market working every day to find a new job. Fewer hiring managers, however, know how to find the exceptional “passive” candidates, busy working at their jobs and producing above-average results. These individuals,… Read more »