As a recruiter, your goals include sourcing, hiring, and onboarding top candidates. With the sheer amount of competition amongst various companies, when hiring the top talent, the ‘best of the best’ isn’t always easy to find. This article covers tips to help you write better job descriptions—and make sure...
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Is the one-way video interview the new phone interview? The first round of interviews used to be done over the phone. Now many hiring managers are turning to one-way video interview software to assess candidates more efficiently. One-way video interviews (also known as asynchronous interviews) serve as an audition...
In 2017, The Economist boldly declared data as the new oil—and the world’s most valuable resource. But if data is the new oil, most HR teams are still figuring out how to refine it. One invaluable piece of HR data, talent analytics, is poised to revolutionize the recruitment process....
Hiring new employees is a complicated process. And there are several challenges that can trip you up if you are not careful. Here are the seven most common hiring mistakes you should try to avoid. Hiring mistake #1: Spending too long on the hiring process One of the hardest...
When deciding how to hire a marketing manager, it’s important to find a way to properly assess candidates and avoid expensive mishires. You don’t always have time to pore over resumes or conduct time-consuming interviews with unqualified candidates, so you’ll need to develop a process that will allow you...
Your marketing team is responsible for making sure your company puts its best foot forward. The results of their efforts are customer-facing, so they have a huge impact on the way your brand is perceived. That’s why it’s crucial to get the right people in place. In this post,...
It’s hard to think of an industry for which customer service isn’t a necessary part of doing business. And since customer service is the primary means through which your customers interact with your brand, it’s important to get it right. Not all companies have the resources to hire a...
One of the chief concerns when looking for talent is time to hire. The faster you can get through the hiring process—while still making excellent hires—the better. That’s because you’ll be more likely to hire top talent before your competitors, and the sooner you make a hire, the sooner...
Planning to hire freelancers for your company? Wondering what the hiring process looks like when contracting freelance talent? If so, we got you covered! Freelancers are a great alternative to in-house employees. You can get more done without adding as much overhead as you would with a part- or...
How much time do you spend evaluating resumes? According to a 2018 study by Ladders, recruiters spend an average of 7.4 seconds per resume. That’s 1.4 seconds more than reported in earlier Ladders study, but not by much! Of course, there’s a reason for that. There are too many...