James Yendrey
Some qualities and experiences are essential if a candidate is going to perform well. These must have qualities, deal-breaker may be obvious, while others require a little investigation. As you put together a list of the most important traits for a position, don’t hesitate to list all the ideal qualities.…
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When hiring a new employee, it can be beneficial to get input from others. The question of who to involve in the hiring process is one of both feasibility and desirability. Every organization is different, but there are generally similar advantages and disadvantages to involving multiple people in the decision-making.…
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Finding the right employee can be a challenge for any business, but the task is even more difficult for companies that require a special combination of talents. Perhaps your business, like many others, has hired employees in the past only to find them ill-suited to the job or work environment.…
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Every business wants to find the right employees: the people who will fit in, become top performers, and contribute to the company’s success. The cost of a bad hire can range from 1 to 5 times the annual salary of that person, the use of multi measurement pre-employment assessments is…
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The overall cost of a bad hire, I have been told by those who research these things, can be as high as two times the annual salary of the employee, especially when they are entrenched. Therefore, the higher and more highbrow the position is—the greater the expense. Using pre-employment assessment…
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Interviews are an art form that while performed on a daily basis by many, is truly mastered only by a few. Those who are able to execute a flawless interview find that they source and hire not just qualified candidates, but will be adding a component to their team that…
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Social media recruiting is at the highest it’s ever been, and is on track to grow even more in 2014. According to a 2013 infographic from Staff.com, 92 percent of companies use social media for recruiting. And it’s working: 73 percent hired successfully using social media, 42 percent of companies…
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You know that the people you hire are the face of your company representing your vision. The people you hire are the assets which underpin your success. As an astute employer, you know that building a happy and productive team means having a dynamic interview and selection process with a…
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Congratulations! When you finished your list of company values, you might have felt much the same way as you did on April 15th when you popped that tax return into the mail slot. It might have felt like a chore to you. Clearly defining your company values had to be…
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By Kingsley J. Wimbush In the Western world we live in a culture that promotes the belief that others cause us most of our problems. We don’t even think about it because it is so much part of the culture, it’s called the blame mirror. But this cultural belief is…
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