Hiring & Onboarding

Regardless of how much of a “buyer’s market,” it may be, organizations will lose out on the chance to hire great employees when their recruiting processes are hostile or indifferent to candidate concerns. If you want to ensure that your candidates think twice about working for you (or perhaps decline to consider your company at […]

During the job recruitment process, many companies are making mistakes that may come back to haunt them. It’s widely understood that candidates need to make a good impression on hiring managers, but many companies don’t realize the significance of providing a positive experience to applicants. The Candidate’s Perspective According to a recent study by CareerBuilder, […]

No one is perfect, but when applicants search for a job, they need to be as flawless as humanly possible. For example, just one resume mistake can land a candidate’s application documents - and career aspirations – in the shredder. It's important to know what kind of things will get your resume noticed in a […]

If you are in sales . . . or hiring for sales positions. . . you’re probably glad the predominant sales style has evolved. It’s increasingly rare to experience the aggressive, pushy, high-pressure style stereotypically associated with insurance and auto sales. These industries and others have had to change their approach to connect with today’s […]

If only you could turn back time and prevent the numerous hiring mistakes, you have made in the past! Poor hiring decisions can be expensive when new employees do not prove to be the staffers you anticipated. A study by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) revealed that a bad hire could cost up […]

Ironically, employee orientation is such a familiar concept, but onboarding is far less accepted. Orientation is essentially an administrative function in which the new hire is processed for payroll and benefits, receives a badge or ID, and off they go. However, the concept of onboarding is much broader and, ultimately, more important. It is the […]