Utilize an Effective Pre-Employment Screening System A resume is a candidate’s one chance to shine; an initial first impression to grab your attention as the hiring manager. But what about candidates who use this opportunity to highlight fabricated achievements and work timelines to make themselves appear more competitive in hopes to be selected for the … Read More
10 Minute Phone Screen and Done
Eliminate Nightmare Candidates Quickly with a 10-Minute Phone Screen Phone screens provide a unique opportunity to assessing candidates that in-person interviews do not. During a phone screen, you are relying on only the voice on the other end of the line and not as many other cues that in-person interviews provide. This enables you to … Read More
Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Mo?
You have great candidate lined up for your open Project Manager role that you’re really excited about. In fact, you’ve even interviewed her, had her complete your pre-employment assessments, and are ready to move on to reference checks when your top-performer salesperson announces that his friend, an established Project Management professional has just relocated from … Read More
Considerations on Giving and Taking: A TED Talk
Well, which is it? Are you a giver or a taker? This particular issue of “Givers” vs. “Takers” is one we grapple with everyday for clients. We all love the “Givers” but struggle to help them reach their optimal effectiveness. The “Takers” sometimes seem like rock stars to later discover a tremendous amount of damage and … Read More
The State of Things: Q3
How the heck are we in October already!? Keeping pace with this speedy year so far is employment, with all non-farm payrolls increasing by 156,000 jobs as of August 2017. Unemployment remains unchanged and as low as ever at 4.4 %. Employment among workers in specific groups, such as adult men and women, teenagers, and … Read More
Let’s Get This Party (AKA: Writing Job Ads) Started
Woooo! If you want to attract good candidates, take the time to create, curate, and develop a job advertisement that speaks to your target audience, your “A Players.” It takes some time and effort up front, and you might think you don’t have the time to do so. Remember, nothing great comes from doing something … Read More
The Truth About Candidate’s Interview Questions
Typically in an interview, the interviewer does most of the question-asking. As any good interviewer knows, it’s important to allow a candidate to ask their own questions, usually at the close of an interview, as this can show genuine interest and thoughts a candidate has about a job. In fact, if a candidate does not … Read More
5 Awesome Qualities You Want In Every Candidate
Resumes are a great place to start when looking for new hires, but you won’t find the great candidate strictly from a piece of paper. As a hiring manager or recruiter, it’s your responsibility to use a resume as a checklist, making sure only great candidates make it to the interview rounds. During those interviews, … Read More
Problems With a Slow Hiring Process
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 you must avoid excessively slow … Read More
The Pre-Employment Assessment Testing Timeline Explained
To test or not to test is obvious at this point, right? OF COURSE, we are going to advocate that you TEST, TEST, TEST AGAIN, and do it often! The real question, though, is when’s the best time to test your candidates using pre-employment assessments? This is a very common query that comes up regularly … Read More