Recruiters and hiring managers have long had a history of a relationship in need of improvement. A major area that they can improve on is communication. Communication, just like it does in any other relationship, plays a vital role between the hiring manager and the recruiter. Specifically, a needed aspect of communication between the two is feedback from hiring managers …
Expanding Your Talent Pool
Nearly 700,000 people (1 in 3 adults) are released from prison each year. These are people with criminal records that have served their time and yet as employers, we are often quick re-sentence them by locking them out of the job market even though we are facing a human capitol crisis. Why is this? Part of our human flaw is …
Stop Hiring for a Culture “Fit”
Company culture is all the buzz. We’ve learned that culture weighs heavily on a candidate’s decision to apply to a job and to accept an offer. Companies have worked hard in the past few years to really improve and nurture their culture to be a part of their attractive talent brand. The problem is that with this new and improved …
Stop Rejecting the “Overqualified”
Many job seekers over 40 share the same experience of applying for a job and not getting it with the reasoning being that they’re “overqualified”. What does overqualified actually mean? Overqualified is just another word for age discrimination. It’s another way to say, “You’re to old to work for me”, or, “You have a lot of experience and we don’t …
Attracting Passive Candidates
With job openings reaching an all-time high at the start of the new year and unemployment rates hitting a historic low, it’s no surprise that the current labor market situation has influenced the “job-hopping” trend. A record number of candidates are quitting their jobs for the first time since the numbers have been recorded. So, what does the current market …
Developing Employee’s Soft Skills
Companies today are facing hiring challenges as a result of a tight labor market and large skills gap. Not only do employers want to find talent quickly, but they want to find candidates that have future-proof, flexible soft-skills. As LinkedIn reported in January of 2019, the soft skills that are in-demand most right now are creativity, persuasion, collaboration, and time …
The Shortage of Skilled-Trade Workers
Going to a four-year university to get a bachelor’s degree has become the societal “norm”. The idea that one must go to college and get a four-year degree to be successful in life has been drilled into the heads of high school students for years. Only recently, is it becoming obvious that getting a four-year degree does not always pay …
A Solution to Vacant Tech Positions
The amount of tech jobs in the U.S has greatly increased and yet many go unfilled. This is because employers are struggling to fill the skills gap. Having unfilled positions negatively impacts the top and bottom lines of business in ways that hiring managers tend to never even consider. To make matters even more challenging for employers, the market is being driven …
9 Interview Tips to Land the Job
Have you ever been qualified for a job, selected for an interview, felt that you interviewed well, and then gotten the standard, “Thank you for your interest in XYZ company. We chose to move forward with a different candidate. We will keep your resume on file blah blah blah.”? If so, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Many people that feel …