You’ve been searching for the right employee(s) to join your organization, but due to the national labor shortage it’s been more of a challenge than expected. You increase wages and beef up the benefits package in the hopes it will increase qualified applications, but still no luck. So what do you do now? How do … MORE >
Tips for Getting Hired After a Temp Assignment
Categories: Interview Tips, Workplace CultureTags: hiring, hiring process, temp-to-hireYou’ve just landed a temporary position. First off, congratulations! Take a moment to savor the moment. You successfully articulated your skills and work ethic to obtain the position. So, what’s next? Not all individuals in temporary positions are seeking full-time employment but for those who are, how do you turn “temp” into “permanent?” The approach … MORE >
Hire For Attitude. Train for Skills.
Categories: Interview Tips, Management Tools, RecruitingTags: attitude, employee failure rates, hiring, Interview tips, recruitingA new position opens in your company. You’re in charge of filling it. The natural tendency is to make a list of the technical skills needed to do the job, program an algorithm, and watch the resumes flood in through LinkedIn or your company’s online job portal. Unfortunately, strong or weak technical skills aren’t usually … MORE >
Why Diversity in the Workplace is Vital for Your Workplace
Categories: DiversityTags: diversity, hiring, hiring process, staffing, workplace diversityCreating workplace diversity requires the effort of everyone on your team. It’s about hiring people from a wide range of backgrounds, but also utilizing what they have to offer. The benefits of making a workplace more diverse include higher stock returns, better relationships between employees and lower employee turnover. Diverse workplaces are also linked to … MORE >
Job Portals: Perfect for Making Your Hiring Process Duller and Less Effective
Categories: Management ToolsTags: hiring, job portals, job postingsSome companies have begun using job portals to search for new employees. In essence, such a digital recruiting program scans resumes, its algorithms seeking certain qualifications. Eventually, it will select a small group of potential hires for a particular opening. As you can imagine, the main attraction of these portals is that they save employers … MORE >
Principled Positions: What Start-Ups Reveal About Values-Based Jobs
Categories: RecruitingTags: business owners, employees, hiring, recruiting, workplace benefitsThere was a time when you could offer promising job candidates high salaries, corner offices and other materialistic perks and be guaranteed that they’d join your company. These days, many young professionals look for a corporate culture that rewards personal and workplace values over monetary gains. Millennials generally want to make positive contributions to society … MORE >