How Can You Hire for Personality if You Don’t Meet the Candidate?
With recruiting technology rapidly replacing in-person interviews, hiring managers are beginning to miss something very important: the personality of the candidate.
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The Secret to Attracting and Retaining Millennial Talent
Shifting demographics in the workplace has necessitated a changing approach to how companies attract and retain their top talent. The Millennial workforce has come in like a lion to control the conversation about the impact it will have and the steps its companies need to take to attract and retain it. Millennials now account for […]
How Can You Hire for Personality if You Don’t Meet the Candidate?
Today we are pleased to present an excerpt from Dan Schawbel’s book, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connections in the Age of Isolation. With recruiting technology rapidly replacing in-person interviews, hiring managers are beginning to miss something very important: the personality of the candidate. Without further ado, here is that excerpt:
4 Current College Trends and Practices that Are Hindering Workforce Readiness
According to a recent survey, only about a third of college students feel like they’re prepared and that they’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the job market and in the workplace. And there’s good reason for this because, unfortunately, there are currently four college trends and practices that are […]
Now Is the Best Time to Ensure Your Workforce Is Inclusive and Disability-Friendly
We are in a critical moment in the history of diversity—and this moment is especially prevalent in our workplaces. The workplace of tomorrow is taking shape, and one group we need to make sure comes out of the shadows is individuals with disabilities.
Holiday Hiring Woes? Reskill Workers to Solve Holiday Shortfall
Black Friday is right around the corner, and for retail employers who are struggling to find talent, the key to a successful and profitable holiday shopping season may lie in reskilling your existing workforce.
How to Handle Unemployment Periods on Your Résumé
One of the most difficult tasks for a job applicant coming off a period of unemployment is to explain that gap in dates on their résumé. This was a common challenge for many jobseekers following the Great Recession.
Pros and Cons of Hiring Externally
In yesterday’s post, we talked about the idea that there are clear pros and cons involved with choosing to hire or promote from within the organization vs. hiring an external candidate. We took a quick look at some of the pros and cons of hiring from within. Today, we will continue the conversation by outlining some of […]
Examine Your Interview Process: Is It Effective?
Being able to identify employees with long-term potential is truly an art form, and companies that get it right typically outperform those that don’t. The companies that excel have a well-defined system in addition to having key decision-makers highly engaged early on and throughout the interview process. Furthermore, companies that are successful in identifying great […]
Vast Majority of Recruiters See Résumé Lies as Deal Breakers
A résumé is often the first impression a potential employer has of a candidate. Absent a referral or previous relationship, that piece of paper (or, increasingly, digital document) trying to list as many credentials and as much experience as possible is what will often make or break the applicant’s chance to move on to the […]