5 Ways to Attract the Best New Employees and Win the Competition for Talent Some recent Dilbert comic strips have had fun with the tight hiring market, showing the fictitious company so desperate for talent that they hire a hardened criminal who ends up stealing all...
How to Hire Leaders and Team Members Who Can Adapt to an Ever-Changing Workplace Hard skills are no longer enough. Soft skill competence among your leaders and employees is becoming the key to differentiation. And that means hiring for soft skills is your new top...
5 Under-the-Surface Hiring Mistakes That Will Erode Your Company Culture and Growth There was a great column recently written by A.J. Mirabedini, the CEO of GKIC, a small-business marketing training company. A.J. offers the wisdom of experience, revealing several...
How to Fill Your Most Crucial Positions While Having More Free Time Irony is a funny thing. We want the economy to do well, because that means our businesses will grow. But now that businesses are growing, unemployment is super low. And low unemployment means it’s a...
Are employee referrals an effective way to hire? This question comes up a lot. The idea is to leverage your employees’ networks and get referrals to candidates they already know are qualified. The advantages of referral-based hiring are obvious. Fewer unknowns, easier...
5 Secrets to Making Your Job Descriptions Compel People to Apply
What do you really care about when hiring someone? Is it their degree, or their work ethic? Their previous experience, or how well they get along with people? Of course degrees and experience matter. But lots of people have them. That’s the easy part of hiring. All...
Why Does Hiring Have to Take So Long? Short answer: It doesn’t! Sad answer: For most companies today, it’s getting worse. Scary answer: Your company is at risk of falling into the Unfilled Positions Vortex. According to a well-known Glassdoor study, the average...
Employers hate them. Job-seekers hate them. But for some reason, everyone continues to treat resumes as the primary gateway to hiring. Take a look at just a few of the reasons no one likes resumes. Employers hate resumes because… It’s too hard to find relevant...
How Will You Find Qualified AND Self-Motivated Employees? You’ve got the plan. You know the technology. And your customers are desperate for it. Sounds like the perfect place for a business, right? Many Information Technology companies are sitting right there – at the...
