Hiring and hiring well are two different things. Basically, it’s the difference between hiring an A-level candidate and hiring a C-level candidate. Obviously, if you’ve hired a C-level candidate, you’ve successfully hired somebody. However, just because you hired somebody does NOT mean that you will enjoy hiring success. What happens after the hire is much [...]
Even though we’re in a candidates’ market, there is still competition for the very best jobs in the employment marketplace. That’s because everybody wants one of the best jobs available . . . and that includes the best candidates. As such, there is often a fine line between getting a job that you want and [...]
If you’re an employer, there’s no getting around the fact that you’re going to encounter unhappy or disgruntled employees. It’s simply the nature of employment. (Or perhaps more accurately, it’s the nature of human nature.) There are two main categories of unhappy employees: Unhappy employees who are productive and provide value to the organization. Unhappy [...]
We’ve discussed the difference between active job seekers and passive candidates before in this blog. And you might have read the title to this blog post and thought, “Why would you NOT treat all candidates the same? Isn’t it a good thing to treat people equally?” As a general rule, yes. However, when it comes [...]
Being terminated is a terrible experience in one’s professional journey. However, it does happen and it has happened to countless people in the employment marketplace. But life goes on. The question is how do you explain a termination to a potential new employer? There are, of course, a couple of different ways that a person’s [...]
In our previous blog post, we once again touched upon the topic of “ghosting” and why it’s a dangerous practice for candidates in the employment marketplace. Considering how prevalent this behavior is and how the mindset behind the behavior can seep into a candidate’s overall attitude, we’re back to address the issue once again. This [...]
As we’ve discussed before in this blog, “ghosting” is the practice of not showing up for something related to the hiring process of an organization. That something could be a phone screen, a face-to-face interview, or even the first day of work. Unfortunately, “ghosting” has become more common during the last year or so. The [...]
The Affordable Care Act (or ACA) has been a source of controversy and confusion ever since it was created and enacted under the Obama administration. Unfortunately, that controversy and confusion has not dissipated over time. On the heels of an important court ruling last month, we thought this would be a good opportunity to report [...]
It’s a new year, replete with new challenges, expectations, and personal and professional goals. While your personal goals are your own affair (losing weight, anyone?), this blog post is focused more on your professional goals. And one of the more strategic ways to attain those goals is to align yourself with an experienced recruiter working [...]
We’ve discussed before in this blog about the importance of not “ghosting” on either the offer of employment and especially the first day of work. That means when an employer makes an offer, you simply disappear. (Well, you don’t really disappear, but the hiring manager never hears from you again. So it’s pretty much the [...]