Just because a candidate wasn’t chosen for a particular position doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be a great fit for another spot on your team, or for the same position if it comes up again later. Paying attention to the quality of your candidate experience can help ensure your organisation stays at the top of their […]
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Many hiring and recruitment decisions are still based on “gut reactions” about a candidate. The problem with those gut reactions is that they’re not often accurate. Although it can be difficult to remain completely objective during the selection and interview process, leveraging an interview rubric or scorecard can make it easier. As Ben Datner explains
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Recruiting a great new hire can take a long time—often much longer than anticipated. Extended timelines can be challenging for your recruitment and hiring team, but they’re perhaps even more challenging for candidates. It’s hard enough to search for a new job, and if you’re engaged in a protracted interview or recruitment process, it only
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A diverse team is a major competitive advantage, and building one starts with the recruiting process. In addition to dramatically increasing the depth of its talent pool, a diversity-focused recruitment program provides an organisation with the opportunity to experience the myriad benefits of a diverse and inclusive team. According to research shared in Forbes Insights’
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A great remote work program can put your organisation at the top of the list for a much larger audience of talented individuals. Modern communication and collaboration technology have made remote work more effective and easier to manage than ever. Many high-functioning teams successfully leverage a remote work structure. It’s important to remember that remote
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When your goal is to bring in the most qualified candidates, it behooves you to ask them the right questions. This can be different for each organisation, and that’s why it’s such an important area to focus on. A list of interview questions for one company might be grossly inappropriate for another. For software engineers,
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As business evolves, so does recruiting. Just like sales and marketing were required to make a dramatic turn, recruiting is in a similar position. Technology has made it easier for people to learn a great deal about an organisation with a few simple searches. Many of us are aware of the groundbreaking Forrester research claiming
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The EVP serves to define what the organisation would most like to be associated with as an employer and defines the “give and get” of the employment deal (the value that employees are expected to contribute with the value that they can expect in return). So what are the elements required to build a strong
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You’ve likely already found that a top performer produces dramatically stronger results than those around them. Focusing on the quality of candidates instead of volume can be a very effective recruiting strategy. Ironically enough, LinkedIn is looking to broaden its talent pool with this new program, while at the same time dealing with fewer applicants.
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If you’re not accurately describing the position you’re hiring for, you’re at a disadvantage from the beginning. It’s crucial to be honest about the job to make sure that you’re attracting the right candidates. Maybe the job you’re trying to recruit for isn’t glamorous, or doesn’t pay at the top of the scale. If that’s
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