James Yendrey
Promoting employees is sometimes seen as a chance to reward your best workers – and that’s often true. If you have an employee who’s perfect for the position, you’re in luck. But the decision isn’t always straightforward or easy. Promoting employees is more difficult if you have to decide between…
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Avoid Overconfidence in Hiring Job seekers aren’t the only ones who need to worry about overconfidence. Once you’ve been hiring for a while, you may take your abilities and judgment for granted. Your company’s long-term success depends partly on finding the right people. The other part of successfully hiring quality…
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Idea sharing is the process of collaborating and brainstorming with others about a topic or regarding a shared problem. In the workplace it can be about developing new policies or working to improve old ones.You need to get the most benefit possible out of the talent you hire, and one…
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The hiring process will undoubtedly look different for each business and is ultimately dependent on the needs and goals of the company. The timeline of the hiring process however, should follow some basic guidelines no matter your company or industry. Both rushed and excessively slow hiring processes can result in…
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Delivering a consistent hiring message and getting others in your company on board with your hiring philosophy and practices can be a challenge. This is especially true if you are making big changes. Here are some tips to help you get your hiring ideas across to partners, staff, and recruiters:…
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Advertising Job Openings: Where to Begin? Post an open position on a job board and you are guaranteed to get responses – probably too many. On the other hand, your ideal candidate may never see a single opening listed on your small business’s website. Reaching out exclusively to people already…
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Technology and the hiring process are nearly inseparable. The affordability of computers and widespread internet access changed hiring in profound ways and continues to do so. From assessment tests to resume scanning, technological hiring tools can have a big impact on the hiring process. This discussion of technology in hiring…
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Many factors affect the speed of the hiring process. Not all are in your control; everyone knows how suddenly we can get sidetracked. It is important to do all you can to keep an efficient pace. There is no exact number of weeks that suits every opening or company, but…
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Hiring temporary workers has become more common in recent years. They are great for short term projects and to cover key roles while looking for a full time replacement. If your company is thinking about turning to temp workers for the sake of budget, efficiency, or as a means of…
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Business owners, HR professionals, hiring experts, and candidates often ask: Do pre-employment personality tests actually work? The key to making personality assessments work for you is to choose well-designed, thorough tests and bypass those that rely on unscientific and easily manipulated questions. Choose a strong, validated test to discover a…
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