Posts Tagged ‘recruiting’
Screening resumes takes time, methodology, and sometimes, a sense of humor
Sorting through resumes can be a time-consuming, pain-staking responsibility for managers and HR professionals. Depending on the number received, they can spend hours poring over resumes for just one position, eventually deciding on “yes,” “no,” or “maybe.” Many times, there are a few gems to be found. Professional recruiters estimate that 75-80 percent of resumes…
Read MoreHow to make your newly recruited employees feel welcome from day one
After expending time and money to recruit great employees, make sure they have good experiences with your company in the initial days and weeks. These impressions can affect their long-term loyalty and help determine whether they stay with you for the long term. Here are ideas for making new employees feel welcome in your workplace…
Read MoreSeven ways to interview candidates more effectively
What could be easier than sitting down and asking someone a few questions from a list? When put that way, interviewing sounds easy. But as you may know, it’s not as simple as it sounds. The process of interviewing candidates for a job requires organization, preparation, and the knowledge to ask the right questions. Save…
Read MoreNew technology helps recruiters attract, screen temps and full-time candidates
Following up on my recent blog post on how to check references, I now want to talk about several new technologies we’re using to streamline and speed up the recruitment and hiring process, including reference checking. Online tool makes checking references easier for job recruiters To efficiently collect and file candidates’ written references, we now…
Read MoreThe right way to check references before hiring employees
When companies make a bad hire, it can cost a lot of time and money to correct the situation. Many of these bad hires could be avoided simply by checking references of potential employees. But, for reference checks to yield valuable information, managers should know the process to follow and the right questions to ask…
Read MoreHow to retain employees – 5 ways to keep your high-performers
Successful business leaders know that to remain profitable, they must try to retain their best employees. While competitive salaries and benefits go a long way in recruiting industry stars, those rewards aren’t always enough to keep them. A 2017 Nielson survey of 1,600 American and Canadian employees, done for the international HR technology firm Ceridian,…
Read More5 signs that you need a professional recruiter
Many hiring managers have had the experience of recruiting for a position themselves until they ran into trouble and sent an SOS to a recruiting firm. And that’s fine—we know they may have sound reasons to conduct the recruiting process themselves. Sometimes, however, soliciting a recruiter’s help at the beginning is best, because it can…
Read MoreHow to find candidates in southcentral PA’s tight recruitment market
The low unemployment rates in Lancaster, York, Dauphin and Berks counties (from 4.0 to 4.4 percent) may be good for job applicants but present a challenge for employers who have open positions to fill. Some searches are requiring excessive time and patience, particularly for positions that entail specific technical skills. While new college and trade…
Read MoreHow to properly use social media to screen employees
Most companies now use social media research to screen job candidates and learn more about them before interviewing or hiring them. About two-thirds of employment managers use LinkedIn to screen candidates’ professional background, and a similar percentage use Facebook or Twitter to screen for personal information shared by candidates. Those are legitimate tactics because social…
Read MoreBeware of the dangers of small talk in interviews
Most job interviews begin with a bit of small talk, and that’s fine. In fact, small talk before the formal interview serves several useful purposes. It helps candidates relax and express their personality before the questioning begins. It lets interviewers form initial impressions of candidates’ social and communication skills. And small talk offers both an…
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