Archive for the ‘How To Hire Good Employees’ Category

Never Underestimate the Power of Good Background Screening

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Yeah, yeah. We know. Conducting proper background screenings is expensive and most companies these days needed that new hire yesterday. Does that make it OK to bag the screening process when a candidate looks, you know, pretty legit? Or maybe do a “light” background screening? In a word: No! Any bad hire is costly to [...]

Bummed Out by Benefits

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Health insurance coverage today is a big bummer. A new USA Today/Gallup poll tracking 13 specific job aspects indicates that, when compared to how they felt before the global economic collapse in 2008, American workers today are most unhappy about their health insurance, followed by their chances for promotion and on-the-job stress. The poll results [...]

Yikes! Roughly a Third of New Managers Don’t Succeed at Their New Jobs.

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

According to a new blog post over at the official American Society for Training and Development (ASTD ) blog, less than 36 percent of executives hired from outside an organization will succeed and perform well in their new jobs. About 30 percent of new managers and executives fail at their new jobs and leave within [...]

Hiring and the Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

Monday, March 7th, 2011

By now most of us are aware of the influence social networking sites have had on the hiring process. We’ve heard the stories about what sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and especially Facebook have done to help or hinder candidates in the job application process. Some of those stories are doozies, too. But that’s not the [...]

Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Recruiters?

Friday, February 11th, 2011

We recently came across a great article at CNNMoney.com‘s Fortune blog called “10 tips for entrepreneurs looking to build great teams” by Craig Driscoll. It made many good points about the importance of good hiring practices, but the one that really got our attention was this: Leverage recruiters where appropriate. Chances are you’re starting a [...]

Don’t Dismiss the Benefits of Pre-Hiring Testing

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Looking to cut corners during the hiring process is understandable in the current economic climate. Who doesn’t need to reel in spending? But if you are considering skipping a solid pre-employment testing process before you hire your next employee, we ask that you consider the long-term costs that can result. What will it cost your [...]

If You Missed Tina Hamilton’s Nationwide Webinar for iCIMS…

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

On Thursday, February 18th, Tina Hamilton, hireVision Group’s president/CEO presented the webinar “The 8 Biggest Hiring Mistakes for 2010″ for iCIMS, a worldwide leader in providing Applicant tracking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). “It was my first ever nationwide webinar,” says Hamilton, “and it was a really incredible experience to reach such a wide-spread audience in such an [...]

hireVision Provides Eastern PA Business Journal with Expert Advice on Employee Background Checks

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Our own Tina Hamilton was spotlighted in the news again in the Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal’s cover story “Suits, security fears spur deeper background probes,” published on February 22, 2010. The article discusses how and why businesses are putting more effort into background checks during the hiring process. Click here for a PDF of the [...]

Tina Hamilton on Front Page of Yahoo!

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Here are some secret tricks that real recruiters and hiring managers use to weed out candidates:

They inspect your car.

Tina Hamilton, of hireVision Group, knows a corporate president who would find out which car belonged to the candidate he was interviewing. “The receptionist … would then go outside and look in the candidate’s car to see how neat and clean the car was, if there were food wrappers … how well maintained the car was,” says Hamilton. “The owner considered this a definition of the candidate’s character.”

AUGUST SEMINAR EVENT

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

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