Posts Tagged ‘pre-hiring process’

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 [...]

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.

What’s the Real Cost of Picking One Bad Apple?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and anew CareerBuilder survey on the cost of a bad hire. The survey also found that 69 percent of employers reported that bad hires lowered their company’s productivity, affected worker morale and even resulted in legal issues. Ugh!

Not Sure How to Use Social Media to Mine for Talent? Have No Fear. NetSourcing Is Here!

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

So you think social media is nice and all, but it’s not really a big deal in the competitive world of recruiting? Maybe you should think again.

The Three P’s of a Successful Hiring Persona

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

There’s a lot of advice out there for applicants and job seekers on how to present yourself during the hiring process. In this post, we’d like to take a moment to talk about how employers and their hiring staff ought to come across. Sure, you are offering a new career opportunity for the lucky applicant who gets your offer. But, if you want to reel in a prize catch, it would help to lure them in with your best behavior during the hiring process.

Leonardo da Vinci Had a Resume?

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Not only that, he wrote the first resume. That’s according to a very fun historical slide show we watched called “The 500-Year Evolution Of The Resume”. We thoroughly enjoyed this history lesson, and hope you do too.

What’s on Your HR Radar for 2012?

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

With just a couple of months left until we ring in the new year, we’d like to know what human resources issues are on the top of your priority list. Please take a moment to take the poll below. Thank you, and if you haven’t already, please check out our November newsletter. In this issue: [...]

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 [...]