With the right preparation and follow through, career fairs can be good places to find new employees. But if businesses are not ready for the stream of job seekers and piles of resumes they will get, fairs can also quickly become boondoggles. To get the most out of a job fair, companies need to be… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Recruiting Best Practices
Essential Interview Questions
During an interview, to get a more well-rounded look at a job candidate, hiring managers often use what are called behavioral questions. As the name implies, these kinds of questions attempt to assess what a candidate’s behavior or performance is likely to be for certain skill areas. They are an attempt to get past the… Read more »
Sizing Someone Up
One of the activities we are constantly involved in is sizing up people. Whether at work or outside of work, whenever we meet someone, we are judging them, trying to take their measure. It is not an easy task, since people are complex, and there are often many different signals we get from them. When… Read more »
Recruiting with Social Media
Social media has become part of the culture at many companies. It is an effective way to market the company, to build name recognition. Companies are already using social media to recruit as well. If your company does not, it is something it should consider because there are many advantages. With the rise of social… Read more »
On Camera
With the job market being so competitive, those looking for work are doing whatever they can to help themselves stand out in a crowd, and many are using the advantages technology can provide. More job hunters are using social media, blogs and video resumes. So, if you are an employer, how do you handle such… Read more »
What not to ask a Job Applicant at an Interview
There are many regulations and laws in the United States designed to protect people from discrimination in employment. Because the laws are so numerous, it may be confusing as to what questions are acceptable to ask during an interview. When interviewing, it is important to keep in mind that questions should pertain only to the… Read more »
Job Titles and Hiring — What’s in a Name?
Employers routinely complain about the lack of skilled people available for job openings companies have. But there is now some evidence to show that companies to some degree might be part of the cause of the talent shortage they bemoan. In a recent survey of more than 2,000 companies, half of the hiring managers said… Read more »
How Not to Brand
To hire the best people they can, companies, like individuals, seek to develop a distinctive brand, one that will attract attention and talent. In developing a brand, you want to show what is unique and compelling about your organization. With the pervasiveness of social media, companies are using this platform create and disseminate their brand…. Read more »
Bringing a new Employee Onboard
Job orientation, what is referred to as onboarding, is an important process and should not be taken lightly. It could, in fact, play a significant role in the success of a new employee at a company. Bringing new people onboard should be done with care and planning. What you should avoid is a very long… Read more »
Resume Fraud
It is common knowledge that people tend to exaggerate a little on their resumes. However, hiring managers are reporting that there has been a significant jump in the number of people who are making outright false statements. It is becoming a growing concern among companies. Job candidates tell outright falsehoods, or they will leave out… Read more »