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Posts tagged: Recruiting Tips

Choosing Between Top Candidates: What To Look For

You've sifted resumes, conducted interviews, checked references, and weighed the value of each candidate. Now, you're ready to make a hiring decision. Except, there's a problem: you can't choose between your two top candidates. The result of your long, intricate hiring process is a tie. In many ways, this is one of those "good problems." [...] Read More

Recruiting Trends For the Remainder of 2020

Remember December? That nearly mythical before-time, when a mass pandemic only seemed relevant as the premise for a Netflix-original series? Well, way back then, you likely finalized your recruitment plans for the upcoming year. Well, forget those expectations. It's time to take a new look at the recruiting trends for the remainder of 2020. The [...] Read More

Avoid Getting Ghosted by Candidates With These Tips

Why does getting ghosted feel so much different than being rejected? Part of it has to do with the mystery involved. Where did they go? What did we do wrong? What's happening here? Ghosting in personal circumstances is one thing. In business, it can have concrete financial consequences. A disappearing job candidate, especially late in [...] Read More

Is AI Completely Changing Your Hiring Process?

As it already has in a number of other industries, artificial intelligence is poised to drive major changes in the HR field. By adding AI to your hiring process, you can streamline your recruitment operation and improve your results. There’s still time to gain a competitive advantage by adding AI. A study conducted by CareerBuilder [...] Read More

Most Common Mistakes When Hiring Temp Employees

Temporary employees provide a great way to augment your team. They offer flexibility and the ability to handle sudden surges in orders. However, hiring temp workers can be tricky. You need a good process to make sure you get the highest level of productivity you can. Without the right procedures in place, temps can become [...] Read More

6 Reasons Why You Need to Start Recruiting Finance Talent on LinkedIn

LinkedIn has become a central pillar of any recruiting effort. It has particular value for targeting candidates with specific skills or refined expertise, the kind of workers that are difficult to find through a traditional job search. That makes the social media giant perfect for recruiting finance talent. Workers in the financial sphere often require [...] Read More