Job boards have gotten a bad rap lately. Despite the fact that they are often the first stop for college grads looking to enter the workforce, or experienced employees looking to change careers, many involved in recruiting and hiring love to criticize job boards and resume posting sites. One reason is that in order to…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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Recruitment is a costly and time-consuming business, and identifying and interviewing the wrong candidates is one of the major issues. Research into 1,000 businesses shows that two-thirds reject between 50-75% of job applicants after the first face-to-face interview. On average, interviews last between 30 minutes to one hour, if you multiply that by the number…
Finding the right people to fill positions can be hard. An online application process may be more convenient for you, but it also opens you up to a flood of applications that you have to wade through to separate the possible from the laughable, and that takes a ton of time. It is highly probable…
Hiring managers aren’t always as good at identifying high potential as they think they are. A range of techniques seek to address this problem, but which is the most appropriate? The problem with intuition For any candidate, a good first impression is essential. But to what degree should a line manager trust their instinct on…
Recruitment rocks! It is an amazing industry that gives you the opportunity to better understand how people work, it helps hone your communication skills and is constantly evolving, so that you are constantly learning. My particular interest is in “Talent Attraction;” what attracts an applicant to apply, what makes them read on, what motivates them,…