Engage and Retain Millennials in 3 Steps
by Genevieve Carlton, Talent Management Consultant, Caliper
Category: Recruiting
Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
Are Your Employees Ready to Take Flight?
It is more important than ever that companies evolve as quickly as the workforce in order to survive. The quality of talent, of course, has always been a top priority for business leaders and HR professionals. Nevertheless, there remains a lot of work to be done when it comes to retaining employees that have one […]
Want to Hire Great People? Put Your Intuition to Work
by Lynn A. Robinson Finding the right person to fill a position often turns out to be the most difficult part of a manager’s job. Whether you’re an HR staffer, a headhunter, a department manager, or a CEO, you’re going to run head on into the same problems that all seekers of the ideal candidate […]
Hottest Gift this Holiday Season? Work-life Balance
Thanksgiving is behind us, and the holidays are in full swing. Most of us feel busier than ever this time of year. With parties to attend, gifts to buy, and anticipated travel for the holidays, there certainly is a lot going on. How do we find time to get everything done and still do our […]
Building a Better Team: How to Use Personality Testing to Make a Smarter Hiring Decision
by Tonya Lanthier, RDH, CEO of DentalPost Have you ever hired the wrong person? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. According to the Harvard Business Review, 80% of employee turnover is due to bad hiring decisions. So where is the break down? Often, hiring managers mistakenly hire for skills and fire for […]
Get More Qualified Candidates with Less Résumé Spam
by Rebecca Barnes-Hogg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP In a world where time is money, most of us lack the time and resources to wade through a sea of résumés to filter out résumé spammers and get a manageable number of highly-qualified candidates. One of the best ways to attract the best candidates and reduce the number of […]
New Survey Findings Offer Insights into Why Your Last Hire Failed
Recent research from Robert Half Finance & Accounting reflects a continuing trend: Aside from poor performance, failed hires are a result of a mismatched skill set. Nearly four in 10 CFOs interviewed (38%) responded this way, up two percentage points from a similar survey conducted 5 years ago. Another 27% of financial executives think unclear performance […]
How to Win by Losing Strategically
This contribution is the second in a two-part series from BLR Executive Vice President Elizabeth Petersen about business lessons learned through sports. Read the first part here.
Do You Conduct Background Checks? If Not, it Could Cost You
Ever wonder why companies often take so long in deciding which candidate to hire for a particular position? Consider this: the cost of bringing on the wrong person can run into the thousands and thousands of dollars.
Do You Think You Could Possibly Read This? If It’s not a Problem?
By way of introduction, my name is Elizabeth Petersen, and I’m the executive vice president of BLR’s healthcare division.