Sending out rejection letters may seem like an old-fashioned notion, but it’s actually more important than ever. Today it’s incredibly easy to apply for lots of jobs at once. At the same time, the sluggish economy of recent years has led many job seekers to cast a particularly wide net. With so many potential opportunities… Read more »
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High Attrition Rates? Planning for and Effectively Handling Turnover
High attrition rates are a lot more than just an annoyance. They are also a major liability for your company, and an indicator that your course is off. For those reasons you can’t afford to ignore high or climbing attrition rates. Use these tips to determine the causes and find the solutions. How to Plan… Read more »
The True Benefits of Employee Recognition
No one wants to toil away in obscurity. And while all of us know this, many employers seem to think that their workforce will be content to do a great job without ever being recognized for it. As counterintuitive as it may seem, neglecting employee recognition is a problem in many workplaces. To illustrate why… Read more »
Strategies to Evaluate a Candidate’s Passion During an Interview
Every recruiter has encountered this frustrating scenario at some point in their career: You hire a candidate with stellar credentials and a sterling track record, only to find that they are unmotivated, disruptive, and disengaged once on the job. Unfortunately, trying to accurately judge how passionate a candidate is, using the interview alone is notoriously difficult… Read more »
How Can a Staffing Partnership Improve Your Hiring Process?
Is your workforce compromised because of a skills gap? Do you have a longstanding vacancy that you can’t seem to fill? Has employee turnover compromised your growth strategy? Are you investing too much time and money on recruiting? If you are facing any or all of these common staffing problems, the solution may be to… Read more »
5 Things You Must Ask Every Top Candidate
As a hiring manager, it is your responsibility to separate bad candidates from good candidates, and then good candidates from great candidates. When you finally do extend a job offer, you want to feel confident that you are extending it to the very best-of-the best. In order to single out that elusive top candidate, ask… Read more »
Exit Interviews: Why is Your Talent Leaving?
When someone decides to leave your organization, it’s important to conduct an exit interview. Some human resources professionals dismiss the value of an exit interview, but in practice it takes a minimum amount of time and resources to conduct one, and you glean valuable resources you can use to improve your entire workforce management strategy.… Read more »
Overcoming Top Hiring Challenges
Is your company struggling to fill a longstanding vacancy? Are you frustrated by the quality of candidates you’re finding? Has a skills gap compromised your ability to grow? If so, you’re like a lot of companies these days. Recruiting is harder than ever and competition for top talent is fierce. Use the following strategies to… Read more »
How to Build Loyalty Within Your Workforce
Why is loyalty an essential quality to have in your workforce? Without it, the team you rely on most will produce less, work inefficiently, compromise morale, and increase turnover. Simply put, staff who don’t feel compelled to work hard for you and commit to your company over the long term only comprise your mission. Use… Read more »
3 Things to Avoid in Your Job Offer Letters
Writing a job offer letter represents the welcome end to what may have been a long and laborious recruiting process. It’s an exciting time, because not only have you successfully tracked down a talented candidate, your company is about to get stronger. Remember, however, that a job offer letter can be a sensitive document, and… Read more »