Competition for top talent is tight these days. What can hiring managers learn from marketing to attract the best? As it turns out, quite a bit. Recruitment marketing is a strategy increasingly utilized by successful hiring professionals. Recruitment marketing starts with a shift to thinking of potential job candidates the same way marketers think of…
Read MoreHiring Manager Interview Etiquette That Keeps Top Candidates Engaged Some time ago we published an article about “ghosting.” That’s what it’s called when job candidates have interviewed well and might even have a job offer, but then they disappear. They don’t respond to phone calls or email, or they might not even show up for…
Read MoreHiring Manager Interview Etiquette That Keeps Top Candidates Engaged Remote and flexible work arrangements are becoming increasingly common. While they work well for some companies, other organizations have found the disadvantages outweigh the potential benefits. Are employees more productive working on site or remotely? Big companies like Yahoo!, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard have returned to requiring…
Read MoreNetworking Event Tips That Actually Lead to Career Opportunities Is there a more profitable way to navigate a networking happy hour than to grab a drink and a snack and start mingling? Yes, and our networking event tips will help you make the most of it instead of heading straight home after a long day….
Read MoreWhy Hiring Veterans Is One of the Smartest Business Decisions You Can Make How do we thank our military veterans when they return to civilian life? One way to show our gratitude is to hire them for jobs where they can provide for their families and use the skills they’ve acquired. Hiring veterans is not…
Read MoreOverqualified for the Job? 5 Employer Fears and How to Win “I’m sorry. We believe you’re overqualified for this job. We decided to go with someone else.” Getting this news can be confusing, as well as discouraging, to a candidate. On the surface, it’s simple: an applicant with a graduate degree and 25 years’ experience…
Read MoreWhat Recruiters Actually Listen For in an Elevator Pitch Job seekers always need to be “on.” Whether the interview just started or you are at an informal business networking event, you only get about 30 seconds to make that crucial first impression. What you say and how you say it up front matters. In this…
Read More4 Proven Methods to Assess Soft Skills in Job Candidates How important are soft skills in the workplace? Don’t they take second place to technical talent and experience? That’s not what 92 percent of talent pros, who took part in LinkedIn’s latest annual Global Talent Trends research, said. Instead, they considered soft skills in a…
Read More5 Marketing Strategies for Hiring in a Full Employment Market We are experiencing a full employment economy. Unemployment is at a 50-year low, which is good news, obviously. However, talent shortages create a real challenge for companies seeking to add to their teams. An organization’s ability to meet growth opportunities in their industries is limited…
Read MoreWhat Hiring Managers Wish They Could Tell You About the Decision “Why didn’t I get the job?” That’s the mystery when the interview seemed to go well, but then the hiring manager tells you that despite your obvious skills, they “decided to go in a different direction.” We recommend that you follow up a rejection…
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