Archive for the ‘hiring process’ Category

Stop Walking on Eggshells While You’re Asking Interview Questions

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

It was official: Susan hated conducting interviews. It wasn’t like she’d admit that to her boss or anything, but if she was really being honest with herself, she just couldn’t seem to get excited about interviewing and screening candidates for hire. Susan considered herself a pretty likable person, and she got along great with her [...]

Bad Hires Affected Almost 7 out of 10 Companies, Can Cost $25 – $50K

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

We don’t know about you, but there are about a million things we’d rather spend that kind of money on than to recover from the ill effects of one bad hire. So when we read about a survey of 2,494 hiring managers and HR professionals by CareerBuilder that found 69% of employers reported that their [...]

Why Do So Many New Hires Fail?

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

When a new hire fails, whose really to blame? The new employee who didn’t deliver what he or she claimed they could, or the employer who didn’t get it right?

The Year In HR Blogging: Our Greatest Hits of 2012

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

We couldn’t ring out the year without sharing our most memorable blog posts. We covered many great HR topics and events in 2012

NACE Report Shows Promising Hiring Outlook for 2013 Grads

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

2013 college grads will have even more good reasons to be happy, as employers are expected to new-hire 13% more graduates this year than from 2012.

Applicant Tracking Systems: Who Hasn’t Taken the Plunge Yet?

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

hireVision’s partnership offers you significant cost savings and flexibility with a state-of-the-art ATS.

Outsourced Recruitment Process: Your Key to Success in 2013?

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

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A Bad Hire Can Sap Almost a Whole Day Out of a Manager’s Week

Friday, November 16th, 2012

We’ve talked about how much a bad hire can cost you in dollars in the past, but here’s a new way to measure how much they hurt your business.

TALENT HIVES: HR Trend Gets Much Buzz, Won’t Put Bee in Your Bonnet

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

NetSourcing, with it’s use of talent hives and other passive recruiting tools, is a modern version of employee referrals, with a much further reach.

Hiring Managers: Bad Buzz Travels PDQ on the WWW—Mind Your Ps & Qs!

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

If you are in the middle of the very stressful hiring process, don’t forget that how you treat candidates reflects on your company’s reputation.