There is often nothing more challenging to a business than letting someone go. Not only is there an emotional component involved, but hiring someone new is often time consuming and expensive, and the learning curve and training involved is substantial. That’s why it’s important for companies to fill open positions as soon as possible – […]
Before you can successfully interview an applicant, you need to develop some type of rapport with them. You need to make sure that they are as comfortable and trusting with you as possible, because you want them to be themselves. These four rapport interview questions are designed to do exactly that. Nervous or intimidated applicants […]
In the past we’ve illustrated the way in which it is becoming easier and easier for job interview candidates to prepare answers to questions that might be asked by the potential hirer. Prepared answers are still useful (presumably they’re based on truth, and someone that prepares answers is someone that took the time to prepare), […]
Hiring is about information. The more you have, the more you can ensure you’re making the right decisions with your candidates. The internet has information on almost everyone, including access to social media accounts where you can learn about potential applicants and their personal lives. But should you? There are benefits and weaknesses to looking […]
Interviewing applicants can be a difficult process. Even seasoned interviewers make a lot of mistakes, and at times those mistakes can cost you a great applicant, or lead to the accidental hire of a less great applicant. Inefficiency is one of those mistakes. Many interviews lack efficiency, where the candidate is essentially passed around without […]
Cost is a huge factor when it comes to deciding whether to use a recruitment company or whether to recruit using in-house methodologies. Many people believe that in-house is free, and that recruitment companies are expensive, ergo it makes more sense to use human resources to hire your next great employee. This could not be […]
Navigating the complexities of recruitment is extremely difficult to do in-house without spending thousands upon thousands of dollars in both manpower and investment. But most companies prefer to do it in-house because the vast majority of traditional recruitment agencies are not much better.