Tag Archives: recruitment

What Do Candidates Want?

After years of uncertainty in the labor market, things seem better. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the first quarter of 2015 possessed more than five million job openings. To put this in context, the last time the … Continue reading

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Finding Your Way More Quickly

Most of us grew up assuming we would know what we wanted to do when the time came, follow that path and gain the training and education that we needed, and realize our dream by working our career in our … Continue reading

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New Job Descriptions

Job descriptions are the building blocks or foundation for managing work in any organization.  Well written job descriptions provide a basis for identifying the specific responsibilities of a job, working conditions, necessary knowledge and skills, tools and equipment, and interaction … Continue reading

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The 3 Q’s of Recruitment

We are fortunate to have a special post from a guest writer. C. Darren Brooks, Ph.D. has spent almost 20 years as an HR practitioner and performance consultant in the private and public sectors. He has extensive experience in strategic … Continue reading

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Job Shopping: The Role of Brand

Recently, one of my children bought a very nice piece of clothing on sale on the internet.   She was very proud that she found a dress made by a big designer at a really good price.  I asked her why … Continue reading

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Recruiting: How to Approach It

Like many human resource processes, preparation will increase the chance of recruitment success.  We discussed the tangible and intangible investment that is made when we add a new team member in the last post and clearly the cost of recruiting … Continue reading

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Recruiting by the Numbers

As we discussed recruiting in the last two posts, a few readers posed questions over the average cost for hiring someone new.  As human resource professionals or managers we regularly make the comment that it is very costly to lose … Continue reading

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Do Not Make Me Hire

We all know that hiring someone possesses a certain amount of risk.  At a minimum, most of us worry about the depth of the candidate’s abilities, the candidate’s ability to fit in with the rest of the team and the … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Cereal Box: Prize Inside

One of my childhood memories is anxiously waiting to open a new cereal box to find the prize inside.  The cereal companies did a great job of combining a child’s natural desire to collect toys and fondness of sugar with … Continue reading

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