Posts Tagged ‘hiring process’

A Poor Pre-Hire Process Promotes Problems (Try Saying That 10 Times Fast!)

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Everybody 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, 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 [...]

What Recruiters Can Learn from Oprah

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Sometimes 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, 2011

Securing 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 [...]

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 [...]

New-Hire Negotiations: Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Accept Your Offer

Friday, January 14th, 2011

After a very careful search, you’ve found a great candidate. Slam dunk! Yay, team! Everybody high-five and let’s get back to work, right? Not quite yet. New-hire negotiations require more than just an outline of what you plan to offer and a pen to sign on the dotted line. While some new-hires don’t really question [...]

Suddenly, “Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years” Doesn’t Seem So Intriguing

Friday, December 31st, 2010

We just saw this article at Huffingtonpost.com, and had to share it on this last day of 2010. It’s called “15 Ridiculously Hard Job Interview Questions From Top Employers Like Google, Goldman Sachs”, and the title does not exaggerate. As seasoned hiring management specialists, we thought we’d heard them all, but we found some new [...]

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 [...]