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Culture is no longer just a corporate buzzword, but a vital part of an organization’s hiring strategy. Today, companies recognize that finding candidates who align with their core values is just as important as finding those with the right skills and experience. Interviewers are often told to find candidates who are a “great culture fit,” […]
If your hiring process is feeling stale or you aren’t sure why new candidates aren’t working out, try treating your next hire like a research project. It will give you a fresh perspective on what you should be looking for, and where your current evaluation process may be falling short. Every good research project starts […]
States may be slowly reopening, but we won’t be back to pre-pandemic normalcy for months. And even when life does get back to business as usual, it is likely that remote work won’t go away. Demand for remote work options has been on the rise for years, and COVID-19 is only accelerating interest. A new […]
In last week’s post, we discussed the techniques and benefits of job analysis. This week we’ll discuss how to use the information gathered from job analysis to inform hiring decisions. Create your “A-performer profile.” Job analysis uncovers the desirable competencies of your ideal candidates. Using this information, you can develop a job profile that helps you determine the critical competencies […]
“Always be closing.” It’s the mantra of salespeople everywhere — including recruiters. Whether tasked with finding the company’s next leader, filling a high demand tech role, or hiring front line workers, speed is always the goal. Recruiting professionals ranked time to hire among their top three measures of success, according to Linked In’s Global Recruiting Trends report, […]
You’ve created the perfect recruiting strategy. Your job postings are carefully written. Your career site highlights the driven-but-quirky culture at your company. You are targeting all the best job boards and career fairs to find great talent. Yet, you still aren’t hiring the best people. So what’s going wrong with your candidate recruitment? It could […]
Hiring managers often struggle to strike the right balance of talking and listening in an interview. When you are trying to break the ice, it is natural to want to do the talking. And once you are talking you may not realize how much you are talking! Aim for the candidate to do 80% of […]
Interviewing is one of the most important steps of the hiring process, and getting multiple perspectives of a person helps you make more informed decisions. When conducting secondary interviews, include people who can assess skills you aren’t familiar with, draw on a depth of experience you don’t have, or add a level of objectivity you […]
When we ask recruiters what roadblocks they face, we hear a common theme: interview consistency and interview effectiveness. Interviewing is a team effort, and hiring managers play a pivotal role. Yet they often struggle to ask effective interview questions. In fairness, knowing what questions to ask can be difficult. This is where pre-interview assessments come […]
Consider you are a hiring manager knee-deep in the interview process. You’ve narrowed down your candidate pool, and you’re having a hard time deciding which one is the best fit for the job. You’ve interviewed each person once and you’re thinking another set of eyes would give you some interview help. Should you ask someone […]