Look for Candidates with the ‘I’ Word
There is no “I” in team, but there is an “I” in business—and yours should hire with attention to certain characteristics, including one that begins with “I.”
Tag: Questions
Put the Ball in Their Court—Effective Job Interview Techniques
In light of March Madness, it seems appropriate to think about your job interview techniques in terms of effective offensive and defensive moves. Best way to start? Put the ball in the job applicant’s court.
The Women in Leadership Problem: Where Do We Go from Here?
by Elizabeth Petersen This week’s Oswald Letter is a guest post from Elizabeth Petersen, a Project Director for Simplify Compliance.
Social Networking Tools: A Q&A with Rebecca Barnes-Hogg of YOLO Insights
As social media sites gain more traction in the employment and recruitment world, it’s essential for recruiters to stay up to date on the latest and most popular sites and tools. After all, 21st-century candidates live online. Anyone with access to the internet can post a job opening online, but there’s so much more out […]
10 Tips for Hiring the B.E.S.T Workers from RecruitCon 2018 Keynote Bob Kelleher
Many organizations don’t have an engagement issue; they have a HIRING issue. Does this sound like your organization?
Insurance Giant Nixes the Prior Pay Question
Progressive, one of the largest providers of insurance in the United States, has announced its hiring plans for 2018. It has also announced that it will no longer ask job candidates to disclose salary history.
4 Ways to Boost the Customer-Employee Bond
In part one of this article discussed how the level of connectedness between your employees and customers plays a growing role in your organization’s customer-retention success. Today we examine some employee-centric client strategy.
Is It Time to Kill the Job Description?
If you have a job opening, you need a job description? Right? Not necessarily! Let’s take a step back and examine the assumption that job descriptions are a useful piece of the recruiting puzzle.
The Current State of the Candidate Experience
Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience with data benchmark research, has released its 2017 North American Candidate Experience research report. The organization’s research covers the best practices, platforms, and processes that enable companies to provide an exemplary recruiting experience to their job candidates.
Where Interviews Succeed and Fail
A recent survey of nearly 9,000 talent acquisition leaders and hiring managers worldwide, conducted by professional networking site LinkedIn, provides insight into the interview process, including where to focus for maximum results.