Finding the right candidate for a job opening at your company can prove challenging. Regardless of the size of your business, it’s not always easy to find the person with the right experience, qualifications, and personality to fit smoothly both into the role and into your company’s culture. At the same time, hiring the wrong […]
How Behavioral Interviewing Can Get You the Best Recruits
Experience, qualifications, expertise and fit are all important factors when looking for the perfect candidate. But how they handle pressure, how they delegate to their assistants, and how they communicate with others in the work environment are just as important. Behavioral interviewing may help you determine what competencies your candidates have and which candidates are […]
Hiring in Today’s Market – Insight’s Recruiting Experts Weigh In
We asked Kendra Bissonette and Patricia O’Neil Messer, Insight’s HR Business Partner/Recruiting Specialists, to share their insider knowledge on the job market, the hiring practices of companies, and what candidates should know. Here’s what they had to tell us! Q: Statically, unemployment is declining. Do you see a trend in more companies hiring? A: Yes. […]
Employee Practices – Extreme Work Hours
The recent death of an Intern at the Bank of America office in London has raised questions over what seems to be standard practice in many industries when it comes to extreme work conditions and long hours. While the employee’s death cannot be directly attributed to the long hours and he may have had an unknown underlying […]
All hiring managers want to hire the best candidates for their open positions. Yet many job postings list general job requirements and years of experience needed. There is a supply of candidates who may be “qualified” under these generalized criteria, but there is also a pool of talented candidates being overlooked. Because of the heavy […]
Top 3 New Year’s Recruiting Resolutions for Hiring Managers
Your 2013 headcount, goals and budget wish lists have been approved. Now it’s time to make some resolutions that will help you reach your human resources goals while working within your budget. When it comes to recruiting, the status quo isn’t enough anymore. Resolve to improve your recruiting process and reap the benefits of top […]
Recruiting Tip: Interviewers… You are SELLING!
… and the candidate is your customer! I recently received a thank you message from the Senior Manager of a client company. He had just signed some new business as a result of an interview which occurred months earlier. The short story is this; A candidate applied for a mid-level Customer Support position. After reviewing […]
Tip the Hiring Scale in Your Direction
Your company has open positions. Response to your job posting is impressive. Candidates are coming in for interviews. You’re making offers, but your acceptance rate is low. Does this sound familiar? If so, something is weighing you down in the interview process. Not only are you interviewing the candidate, but they’re also getting a first […]
Recruiting – Interview Etiquette for Employers
Much is written in the recruiting process about interview etiquette for candidates – dress appropriately, bring a fresh copy of your resume, be on time, have questions prepared, etc – the list goes on. But, what about the Interviewer or Employer? Employers should be held to the same “Emily Post” standards as applicants! How many times are […]
