We’d like to take a brief break from our holiday activities to share some very timely information regarding temporary and seasonal workers, courtesy of our friends at Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Are you aware that, while they may only be with you for a short time during the winter, holiday workers are still [...]
Archive for the ‘hiring process’ Category
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la…huh? Same Rules Apply for Seasonal Employees.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011A Poor Pre-Hire Process Promotes Problems (Try Saying That 10 Times Fast!)
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Everybody agrees the company needs to fill that position ASAP. Everybody agrees that hiring the right person is critical. Nobody questions the job description or salary and benefits package or even the timetable for hiring a new employee. Great! You are all set for hiring success. Let’s go to lunch.
Or not.
Never Underestimate the Power of Good Background Screening
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Yeah, 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 [...]
Bonnie Levitt, MSW, PHR, Promoted to Director of Hiring Mangagement Services at hireVision Group, Inc.
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (July 25, 2011) hireVision Group, Inc., recently promoted Bonnie Levitt, MSW, PHR, to the position of Director of Hiring Management Services. Prior to this new role, Bonnie performed the roles of Hiring Manager and HR Manager, where she excelled consistently and with great results for the company and it’s clients. In her [...]
Hey, Bosses, Guess What? When It Comes to Employees, You Reap What You Sow.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011We read with interest the New York Times blog article “Before You Blame Your Employees” that was written by Jay Goltz and posted April 12 of this year about entrepreneurs and managers who point to employees as the reason why they find themselves frustratingly working more on the front line of their business instead of [...]
What Recruiters Can Learn from Oprah
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011Sometimes we run across a blog posting that makes us think, “Man, we wish we wrote that!” (OK, this happens more than sometimes, but for literary purposes, let’s just roll with it.) One of these great reads was posted last week over at Human Capital League and is titled “‘The Oprah Effect– Even Recruiters Can [...]
Small Businesses Benefit From Applicant Tracking Systems Too!
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011Securing a great hire is a huge victory for any company. Nobody is going to deny that. That’s why successful companies of all sizes spend so much time, effort and money in acquiring their talent. Unfortunately, sometimes financial limitations can prevent good organizations from using valuable resources that exist to help with this task. Point [...]
Yikes! Roughly a Third of New Managers Don’t Succeed at Their New Jobs.
Thursday, April 14th, 2011According 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 [...]
