As a hiring manager, you’ve just wrapped up a great interview with a candidate who you’re really excited about. There’s just one question left to ask: should you send a thank-you email after the interview? This is a question that stumps a lot of hiring managers, but luckily, we’re here to help clear things up. […]
Looking Back in 2022: Recruitment Challenges
As the world of work continues to evolve, recruitment is becoming an increasingly complex and important part of business operations. As we look back on 2022, it’s clear that the challenges faced by recruiters have changed significantly from what they were a decade ago. From the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies […]
Things To Consider While Hiring Services to Do Candidate Background Checks
Are you considering hiring a service to do candidate background checks? If so, you’re in for a rude awakening. It’s not as easy as it seems! There are a lot of things to consider before making your decision. For starters, you need to do is make sure the candidate is okay with you running a […]
Turbocharge Your Candidates’ Sourcing Strategies with These Tips
You want the best talent for your company. But you can’t just sit back and wait for the A-listers to come to you. You have to go out and get them. And that means having a strong sourcing strategy. Your sourcing strategy is what will determine where you look for candidates, how you reach out […]
Creating a Job Ad That Attracts the Right Candidates
Create a Job Ad That Attracts the Right Candidates Do you ever feel like you’re swimming in a sea of job applications, but none of them is the right fit? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? You spend hours crafting the perfect job ad, and then only a handful of people apply. And most of them don’t […]
Best Practices in Reducing Time to Hire
As the economic downturn of 2008 becomes a distant memory, a growing number of employers are finding that the tide is turning when it comes to competing for talent. It wasn’t that long ago when employers became relatively complacent from a hiring standpoint—it was an employer’s market. But all of that is changing as baby […]
Older Workers On the Rise
The baby boomer generation has had a significant impact on society—and the workforce. That impact is predicted to continue. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that, while only 11.9 percent of the labor force was 55 years or older in 1990, that percentage will increase to 25.2 percent in 2020. Many Americans are choosing […]
Taking a Marketing Approach to Attracting Talent
In many organizations, the marketing and HR functions operate independently—HR focused primarily on internal communications with employees and marketing focused primarily on external communications with consumer and business audiences that include both prospects and customers. In some organizations, though, these two groups have teamed up to combine their expertise to boost overall communication effectiveness, internally […]
The Balance Between Hiring for Fit and Inclusion
Talent managers these days talk a lot about “hiring for fit” and the concept is sound. After all, to create and maintain a strong corporate culture, companies are well served to ensure that those they hire will fit into that culture. But, there’s a flip side to this commonly held wisdom. Building a culture based […]
Communicating When You Don’t Have Answers
HR professionals are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place these days as they attempt to communicate with employees about impending legislative and policy changes that may affect their healthcare coverage, their benefit options, and more. Employees want answers, but HR and company leaders often don’t have those answers. How can you […]