Working at Your Company Soon: Gen Z
Even as employers continue to try and understand the Millennial workforce, a new generation has begun to apply for employment.
Category: Recruiting
Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
The Latest Business Practice: Relaxing Standards
Maybe you’ve started to notice it at local businesses you frequent. The cashier at the supermarket looks unkempt. The new receptionist at the salon has no customer service skills. You thank the waiter for bringing the check, but he doesn’t thank you.
Finding Your People: A Unique Hiring Approach from a Foldable Kayak Maker
When you hear about a company that builds foldable kayaks, your first thought probably isn’t, “Neat, how do they hire people?” However, in conversations with other entrepreneurs, we’ve learned that our approach to hiring is like our product – handmade and wildly different from the norm.
Competitive Salaries: The Solution to Finding Great Talent
Organizations compete not only for customers but also for talented employees to work at their organization. For some companies, these competitors may be one and the same—the same competition may create competing products or services and also be vying for the most talented people in the market. For other organizations, the list of competitors for […]
Filling the Gaps: Strong Hiring Plan Requires Assessing Current, Future Needs
Employers can’t develop effective hiring strategies without knowing the kind of talent they already have on board, what they’ll need in the future, and how to fill any gaps. A workforce analysis can identify those gaps so that employers can develop an actionable plan. And HR professionals who take the lead in this workforce analysis […]
Be Sure Your People Know “Why” They’re Important
Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. His experiences in the German concentration camps gave him a unique perspective on the importance of purpose in a person’s life.
Email Still Rules
As recruiters increasingly rely on social media and experiment with texting to communicate with candidates, a new survey suggests a more traditional method may be the best vehicle for communication.
Holiday Hiring Forecast
Despite upheaval in the retail industry that has resulted in thousands of store closures, price cuts on merchandise, and consolidation, there may be high demand for seasonal jobs this year, according to a forecast from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Interviews or Reference Checks?
Where should you focus your recruiting efforts if you want to find out more about a job candidate?
Developing a Pipeline of Internal Talent Important Part of Hiring Strategy
Going external to recruit the most qualified candidates is critical to keep up with the demand for talent in most organizations. But that strategy overlooks two important sources of internal talent – current employees with talent and experience not utilized in their current positions or who have the ability to grow into new roles and […]