Identifying Leaders During Recruitment
A focus on individual experience as a primary means of determining the right candidate might just be a big mistake.
Tag: recruiting
The Benefits of Hiring Veterans and How to Recruit Them
We’re currently experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates for veterans in the United States since the Great Recession of the early 2000s, at 3.7%. However, veterans are still extremely underemployed, meaning that they’re not applying for or acquiring jobs that truly meet their experiences, strengths, skill sets, and capabilities.
How to Create and Promote an Employer Brand to Attract Desirable Candidates
Although 60% of CEOs think that their employer brand lies solely with them, research also indicates that 69% of job applicants are more likely to apply to a job for employers that actively manage their employer brands. So, recruiters should be heavily involved with creating and managing their employer brand, too.
Avoid Making These 8 Common Human Resources Mistakes
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are the remaining eight common human resources mistakes that you’ll want to avoid.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media Screening
It’s tempting to check out someone’s social media profiles—be it a first date, a new neighbor, or a potential or current employee.
Despite Labor Shortage, Businesses Can Benefit from Hiring and Training ‘On Demand’
With the U.S. unemployment rate at an all-time low and job openings at a 17-year high (with a reported 6.6 million openings as of June 2018), it’s hard to imagine that job growth has slowed and even stagnated in parts of the country. The fact is, rural areas and smaller cities are scrambling to find […]
Avoiding Candidates with ‘Too Much Experience’ Could Land Employers in Hot Water
A 58-year-old attorney had too much experience to seek an in-house legal position with a healthcare products company. In a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—decision, the court considered whether the “disparate impact” provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) covers job applicants or only current […]
Popular Wisdom May Not Match the True State of the Gig Economy
There’s quite a bit of buzz these days about the gig economy—and its growth. As it turns out, though, popular wisdom might not actually be that representative of the true state of affairs.
What is Employee or Applicant Ghosting?
In the dating world, the term “ghosting” refers to a situation in which someone you’re dating simply disappears without any communication—never to be heard from again. Like a ghost, they were there, and then gone without a trace and without explanation.
More Ways to Increase Offer Acceptance
In yesterday’s Advisor, we talked about how frustrating it is to get all the way through the recruiting process and finally find a good candidate, only to have the job offer be rejected. We outlined a few options for improving offer acceptance rates, and today we’re continuing with that list.