There is no doubt that we are currently in the midst of a candidates’ market. We’ve discussed that fact previously in this blog. Of course, as the name implies, a candidates’ market favors the candidates. That’s because job openings and employment opportunities are plentiful. (This is in stark contrast to a recessionary economy and corresponding [...]
As an employer, you want to hire the right person. As a result, you want to be careful. While there’s nothing wrong with being careful, especially when it comes to hiring, being careful can cause delays. And in terms of the interviewing and hiring process, delays can be costly. There are two main ways that [...]
We’ve written on more than one occasion about the face-to-face interview. However, what about the phone screen (or phone interview) that typically happens prior to the on-site interview? Isn’t that just as important? The answer to that question is yes! It IS just as important and the reason for that is simple. In the vast [...]
We’ve discussed the topic of successful hiring on a few occasions within this blog. Specifically, we’ve addressed some of the characteristics, both tangible and intangible, that top candidates possess. However, a bigger picture exists. Without an understanding of that bigger picture, it becomes more difficult to address the details associated with successfully hiring top candidates. [...]
There comes a time in every person’s career when they believe they must move on from their current employer. In fact, during the past several years, it’s been happening with more frequency. It used to be conventional wisdom dictated that you spend at least five years at a company before finding another job. If you [...]
As an employer, it’s easy to focus on what you and your organization wants when you’re hiring new employees. After all, it’s YOU that has a need. Specifically, you need to fill this open position with the best candidate possible in the shortest amount of time possible. After all, it’s pretty much common knowledge that [...]
The hiring process is just that: a process. It’s not a snapshot of one day or even one week. A lot of things must happen before an organization can fill its job opening with the person it wants to hire. As such, there’s a lot of give-and-take during the hiring process. Sometimes the candidate gives [...]
When recruiters reach out to candidates about a potential new opportunity, there is no guarantee that the candidate is going to want to explore the opportunity. That makes sense. Just because a new opportunity exists does NOT mean that the opportunity is worth exploring. This is a very subjective topic. What would appear to be [...]
Hiring can be tricky. It definitely is not easy. If hiring quality employees was easy, then every organization would be able to do it. But of course, that’s not the case. In our past couple of blog posts, we’ve addressed the topic of hiring. Specifically, we’ve explored how to hire well. While we’re still going [...]
The hiring process is much more than just the process during which an organization finds a new employee. Sure, that’s part of it, a big part of it from the perspective of the employer, but there’s also another aspect to it. That aspect deals directly with the candidates who participate in the process. Yes, as [...]