Hiring and recruitment are necessary for keeping a company going. It’s inevitable to introduce new faces to your organization down the road as teams mature and pass on the baton. But here’s the rub – modern companies face high turnover rates and poor employee retention. People leave their companies at a staggering rate before the… Read more »
Posts about Hiring
4 Ways to Attract Top Talent Through Job Descriptions
In today’s competitive job market, attracting top talent has become increasingly challenging for businesses looking to thrive (and succeed). The ability to draw in – and retain – the best candidates can significantly impact your company’s growth, productivity, and ability to meet market demands. In this article, we’ll explore 4 ways your can stand out… Read more »
5 Top Hiring Trends in 2023 [and beyond]
Is your company thriving in 2023? It all depends on how smoothly you can switch gears and improve your recruitment techniques. We’ve all dealt with difficulties stemming from the economic downturn, like a more competitive job market, difficulty keeping key employees, and elevated turnover costs. But there are even more changes. We aren’t claiming to… Read more »
8 Tips for Internal Communication During the Hiring Process
When you want to fill certain roles in your company, it’s only natural to look at your competition. You want to know what they offer, how you compare, and how you should communicate your job openings to attract top talent. As helpful as this information is, there are some things in the hiring process that… Read more »
How to Build a Talent Pipeline (8 Easy Steps)
Creating a talent pipeline as part of your recruitment strategy can help your company find the right person for your vacant jobs, who will bring new skills and add to your company culture. Building a talent pipeline requires a proactive approach where you identify, engage and nurture prospective talent over time. This can help you… Read more »
The Worst Hiring Mistakes Recruiters Make [on LinkedIn]
LinkedIn is a powerful tool for recruiters – but only if you use it correctly. A LinkedIn recruiting study from Passport Photo Online found most recruiters are making common hiring mistakes that doom their recruitment efforts before they even start. In this article, we’ll look at some of the worst hiring mistakes recruiters make on… Read more »
How to use Weird Interview Questions for Applicant Pre-Screening
Is there a purpose for asking weird job interview questions? There is. Popular brands like Google and Apple love using weird job interview questions in their interviews (and for pre-screening). Why? While your initial reaction might be to dismiss them as “new-age” corporate nonsense, it’s important to note that weird interview questions actually serve a… Read more »
5 Best Practices for Hiring
Hiring is hard. First, you’ve got to find the right person and then convince them to make a big commitment to your business—without guaranteeing that it’ll work out. Add a highly competitive market (since everyone seems to be hiring right now), and you suddenly feel more sympathy for HR managers. But a lot has changed… Read more »
7 Tips on How to Hire a Software Developer
Do you need new ideas for how to hire a software developer? If you manage a tech recruitment team here are 7 tips to help you hire developers. 7 tips for Hiring Software Developers If your focus is hiring a software developer with good credentials, experience, and proven ability, we recommend following the tips below…. Read more »
30+ Co.s Saying “No” to Remote Jobs in Colorado
A bunch of employers like Lime Bike, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Twitter, Oracle & others are facing a twitterstorm over using “except in Colorado” language in their job postings. For example, here’s Lime’s job posting language being called out in a tweet: The reason? Colorado’s new Equal Pay Act requires companies to list salary and… Read more »
Amazon Hires 1,400 People a Day [8 Tips on How They Do It]
The Amazon high volume hiring spree continues. The e-commerce giant now hires 1,400 people a day. “Amazon added 427,300 employees between January and October, pushing its work force to more than 1.2 million people globally, up more than 50 percent from a year ago.” — The New York Times Here are 8 tips on how Amazon… Read more »
How to Avoid Hiring a Job Hopper
The job hopper. It’s a sore subject but well worth talking about. Especially about how to avoid them. After all, job hoppers can make or break a team or company. What is a Job Hopper? Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri should know. He and his co-founder David Duffield are so into hiring that they interviewed the… Read more »
Topgrading for Dummies: The 3 Must-Haves for Hiring an “A-Player”
I know Topgrading really well — and I feel like a Jedi when I use it to hire. In October 2005, a bunch of my favorite friends (including the great Eben Pagan) and I got certified in Topgrading directly from Topgrading book author Brad Smart in his hometown of Chicago. For us hiring nerds, it… Read more »
The 5 Qualities of a Sales Superstar
I’ve been thinking a lot about sales superstars lately — Ongig is scaling up our sales team and I’ve been studying sales pros such as Brian Tracy, Michael Bernoff, Stan Billue and Tom Hopkins. I recently nerded out on The 80/20 of Hiring Superstars (in which I learned that the average superstar generates between $12 million and $100 million per year in revenue… Read more »
Exclusive Stats: The Impact Of Tweeting Job Descriptions
According to ERE.net roughly 30% of all hires come through a referral. A referral pipeline can be easier to build in the early and mid-stages of a company’s growth. People are attracted by the opportunity to get in early and have an impact. As your company grows, the referral pipeline can be more difficult to… Read more »
