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How Recruiters View Candidate’s Social Media Presence
The use of social media in hiring practices is increasing exponentially. Most companies encourage (or even require) candidates who register online to share their social media profiles. And when asked, many companies respond with, “Of course we use social media in our...
How to Hire Quality Employees in Less Time
Hiring the right person for a job can save thousands of dollars in opportunity costs. When hiring new employees, there is a correct way to approach the process. Errors in hiring decisions consume lots of time and money and have a much bigger impact on a company’s...
How to Use Your Existing Applicant Pool to Drive More Candidates
Companies are constantly looking for lead sources or exploring many marketing strategies to find good, quality applicants. Today, everyone is placing ads on job boards, billboards, using email campaigns, the company career page, and much more. Each of these...
Actively Recruit Candidates from the First Contact
We’ve all heard it constantly, “The war for talent still exists.” The reason we keep hearing it is because it’s true. So what are companies doing to win the war? Not too much differently than what they’ve always done; put lots of video on their career page and hope...
New Thoughts on Interviewing Techniques – Differential Interviewing
Companies often have a very structured and consistent process when it comes to hiring; typically using the exact same interview questions for everyone. There are better options. In fact, from our research, we have found most companies do not differentiate between...
What are your Recruiting Goals – People or Numbers?
We all know recruiting is a numbers game, but at the end of the day—you are looking to hire a person; someone with a personality, skills, and traits, unique to themselves. Ideally, you are looking for candidates that have experience and skills sets that assimilate...
Push or Pull – How does your Organization Manage your Sales Talent
Do you pull your talent through leadership and work environment? Or do you push your organization to strive to achieve established goals set by management? Great organizations excel in creating the philosophy that their people “can do” (possess the capability), “will...







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