A recent survey shows that the most important recruiting tool for companies is their career website. It is the most valuable resource for job candidates when they are looking at companies, more important than Facebook, Twitter, or any other marketing channels. Almost two-thirds of the job candidates contacted in the survey included it among their… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Recruiting Best Practices
How to Attract Millennial Employees
Millennials have been the focus of attention for some time. Businesses want to know what kind of employees they will be and what kind of customers as well. Naturally, being a younger generation, their skills, values and desires are different from older workers, such as the Baby Boomers. Millennials have garnered a reputation as being… Read more »
Rehiring Former Employees
There is a phenomenon in human resources that is much more common today than in the past because of the changing nature of the workforce. It is the situation that occurs when a worker who has left a company reapplies to that company some time later. There is even a name for these people –… Read more »
Should You Include a Salary Range in Job Descriptions?
There are different opinions about the advisability of including a salary range in a job description, or going with something more vague, like “depends on experience.” But there is mounting evidence to show that including a salary range is actually a good idea, while there is not a lot of support for excluding it. You… Read more »
How to Improve Your Employee Referral Program
Employee referral programs are used by a lot of businesses today. They work well because employees have many professional and business contacts to draw upon. Because these programs have worked so well, some businesses are expanding them. They are not only encouraging employees to refer potential employees, but are also reaching out to former employees,… Read more »
How to Make the Hiring Process More Efficient
For many companies, hiring new people takes longer than it should. This creates a number of problems for a company – lost productivity, losing top talent, lower employee morale. You want to fill a position as quickly as possible, but naturally you want to ensure that you have the best person for the job. How… Read more »
Should You Provide a Salary Range in Job Descriptions?
There are different opinions about the advisability of including a salary range in a job description, or going with something more vague, like “depends on experience.” But there is mounting evidence to show that including a salary range is actually a good idea, while there is not a lot of support for excluding it. You… Read more »
How to Make the Most of Video Interviews
Video interviews are being used now more than ever. These types of interviews have a number of advantages. They allow interviewers to talk face to face with candidates who may be hundreds of miles away, saving the company a lot of time and money. However, if you are a hiring manager, or someone who conducts… Read more »
How to Make Job Descriptions More Appealing
Job descriptions are a staple of the hiring process. In fact,theyare fundamental to it. Every company uses them. But their effectiveness is another story. Many are dissatisfied with the way job descriptions are currently put together. The language is turgid and bland, the terms abstract. They can be full of jargon, yet barely decipherable. In… Read more »
How to Strengthen Your Recruiting Efforts
Recruiting good people who have the skills and experience your company needs is always a challenge. There always seem to be more open positions than workers with the right skills to fill them. As a recruiter, you want to give yourself the best chance at finding the talent you need. To make sure you are… Read more »