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Avoid the Ten Dumb Mistakes Hiring Managers Make

Are your hiring managers making any of these 10 dumb mistakes? Human resources, hiring managers and recruiters are human. On occasion, they make mistakes. Nobody is perfect, right? The ten most common dumb screening mistakes made by recruiters and hiring managers, as reported in this infographic by Resoomay. Key Takeaways: Seventy-nine percent of businesses say theyContinue reading “Avoid the Ten Dumb Mistakes Hiring Managers Make”

Tips for Hiring the Wrong Person Every Time, Guaranteed!

There will always be poor candidates applying for any given job. Of that, you can be sure. Why are you hiring them every single time? Bad candidates are in any given applicant pool, and their shortcomings are not immediately obvious. However, hiring them does not have to be a forgone conclusion! Even in today’s interconnected andContinue reading “Tips for Hiring the Wrong Person Every Time, Guaranteed!”

Employee Referrals: Mining Recruitment Gold

Employee referrals are much more important, but still remain a (relatively) low priority for human resources departments. Recruitment through human resources departments have traditionally been from a variety of sources used to find skilled candidates. Most of the time recruiters would consider potential employees in a pool of possible applicants through career sites and jobContinue reading “Employee Referrals: Mining Recruitment Gold”

Avoid These Illegal Interview Questions

Interviews can turn out to be a variety of things; from a formal and proper question-and-answer session, to a casual meeting over coffee or lunch. In fact, some of the best interviews with Human Resources, hiring managers or employers will change pace over the course of the meeting; going from a traditional give and takeContinue reading “Avoid These Illegal Interview Questions”

Behavioral Interviewing: How to Be a STAR!

“Tell me about a time you solved a problem.” An interviewer who has never uttered these words is simply missing an opportunity—and is only performing half an interview. This question, and all the different ways it can be worded, is at the heart of the behavioral interview, and gets to root of a company’s currentContinue reading “Behavioral Interviewing: How to Be a STAR!”