Are You Seeking Only Gold Medalists?
Every company wants to hire the best and the brightest, the superstars who have achieved the equivalent of gold medals in their careers.
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Is Attitude Everything in a Candidate? That’s What This Professional Says
Welcome to a special edition of the Recruiting Daily Advisor. Today we’ll be looking at an HR Works podcast episode between our Managing Editor Steve Bruce and HR and Recruiting expert Arte Nathan. If you would like, feel free to listen to this episode (number 28) on our HR Works podcast.
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.
Why Empathy Makes You a Better Recruiter
If asked to name key traits of successful recruiters, you would probably cite the usual: communication skills, which include listening; confidence; patience; and flexibility, among others.
Another Tech Giant Bans Salary History Inquiries
Last month, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, issued a directive to recruiters and hiring managers: nix the salary history questions.
Make the Candidate Experience Your Focus
In part one of this article, we noted how frustrating it can be to lose a qualified applicant during the recruiting process—especially if that person walked away because of something the organization could have done differently. We began outlining some tips for recruiters and hiring teams to improve the candidate experience to minimize how often […]
Is It Love?
There’s no denying the spark. Your eyes lock – yes, lock – and it seems that neither of you wants to be the first to look away. The conversation flows easily – oh so easily; within half an hour, you’re finishing each other’s sentences. And the laughter. The spontaneous, mutual laughter. You’re convinced you’ve found […]
How Stressful Is the Job?
Talent acquisition professionals and hiring managers typically look at a job from several angles. But when recruiting, does your company consider how stressful a job is?
Unlearning Interviewing Techniques to Score Top Talent
Yesterday we heard from Rick Crossland about how to spot a top performer in an interview. Today we’ll hear more from him, specifically about how managers sometimes look at the wrong attributes in their candidates.
Tips to Improve the Candidate Experience
No one wants to go through all of the time, money, and effort required to recruit a good candidate only to have that person drop out at some point in the process because of something that could have been prevented. Thankfully, there are a lot of proactive things that recruiters and hiring teams can do […]