Content about Recruitment

December 7, 2011
Screen for Wolves in School Volunteers’ Clothing

The practice of background checks for school employees is standard issue for all employees with access to children. Background checks reduce organizational liability, and help protect children. But background checks often are not done for school volunteers, and this is a big mistake.

By Bill Tate, President, HR Plus

November 23, 2011
Salary Lessons from Wall St.

Wall Street may not be fashionable in some circles, but here’s one statement that’s tough to dispute: Wall Street professionals know how to negotiate a good deal. Last year, even in relatively lean times, 56 percent of Wall Street financial pros reported earning a higher bonus than they earned the year before.

By Constance Melrose

Wall Street may not be fashionable in some circles, but here’s one statement that’s tough to dispute: Wall Street professionals know how to negotiate a good deal. Last year, even in relatively lean times, 56 percent of Wall Street financial pros reported earning a higher bonus than they earned the year before.

October 7, 2011
Training Today: Partnerships and Alliances, Sept/Oct 2011

The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more.

  • Universum Development, parent company of employer branding firm Universum Group, acquired Doostang, a global career networking platform for young professionals. Founded in 2005, Doostang has more than 900,000 members. Members join Doostang to get exclusive access to 15,000-plus hand-picked positions with thousands of employers across finance and investment, consulting, media, and technology industries.
August 24, 2011
Training Employees for the Job Hunt

Whether a job seeker works with an outplacement agency or doesn’t, HR professionals can assist exiting employees by offering a little time and focus. This could be the best parting gift you can give them. Here are five training tips every HR professional or assigned executive should use when teaching exiting employees how reach for the next brass ring.

By Gopal Vemuri, Founder and CEO, JobPadhq.com

August 17, 2011
3 Tips for Hiring Great People

Finding someone to just fill a seat at your company isn’t hard. But finding great people—the ones who fit with your culture, who share your vision, who can make immediate and lasting contributions—can be very difficult. This is true for small and large companies, as the right people can transform any organization.

By Carolyn Hughes, VP, People, SimplyHired.com

Finding someone to just fill a seat at your company isn’t hard. But finding great people—the ones who fit with your culture, who share your vision, who can make immediate and lasting contributions—can be very difficult. This is true for small and large companies, as the right people can transform any organization.

Here are three ways you can better source and hire truly great people for your company.

July 25, 2011
You’re Hired!

Those two words are easy to say, but it’s not always easy to find the right employee. Success hinges on hiring interviews—and they require quite a bit of training to get right.

By Margery Weinstein

May 13, 2011
Building a Successful Referral Machine

As HR departments begin building their referral machine, it’s critical to ensure the final approach is targeted and relevant to the employee base. Rather than implementing new technology in hopes that it will create a community and encourage employee interaction and recommendations, HR should identify the solutions that will help track success and the level of activity to ensure effectiveness.

By Anne Berkowitch, CEO, SelectMinds

Everyone can agree that referral candidates are the best kind. They are more likely to result in hires, they have higher retention rates, and they generally outperform candidates hired from job boards. In theory, this return on investment is a result of the power of the relationships that drive referrals themselves. As this ROI becomes increasingly quantifiable and validated, I expect we’ll see referrals leveraged in the procurement of other goods and services.

April 1, 2011
Hire the Right Person, Not the Right Resume

The resume can be a useful starting point for understanding a candidate’s history and accomplishments (assuming the resume is truthful). In this excerpt from “6 Habits of Highly Successful Managers,” author John Cioffi just wants to caution you against taking it at face value—you need to look beyond the resume and discover for yourself the candidate’s natural abilities that might or might not allow her to be successful in the position you are filling.

By John Cioffi

The resume is a powerful document. It’s been around for decades, and it shows little sign of disappearing any day soon. It’s usually a candidate’s first means of creating an impression with a desired organization, and many companies rely heavily upon it to create a picture of the candidates who apply to them.

March 24, 2011
Hiring the Overqualified

More than 15 million Americans need work. And if you’re a hiring manager, you may have found that the best way to shrink that pile of résumés on your desk is to weed out the seemingly “overqualified” workers first. But says Maribeth Kuzmeski, founder of Red Zone Marketing, LLC, and author of “The Connectors: How the World’s Most Successful Businesspeople Build Relationships and Win Clients for Life,” when you ignore these candidates you’re missing out on the opportunity to add highly qualified talent to your organization.

When a job opens up in today’s economy, it receives a lot of attention. And no wonder: More than 15 million Americans need work. And if you’re a hiring manager, you may have found that the best way to shrink that pile of résumés on your desk is to weed out the seemingly “overqualified” workers first. After all, you reason, those candidates will want too much money and will jump ship the minute they find a better offer. Right?