Hiring Advice
5 sneaky things you can learn from a cover letter
May 17, 2012 4:15 PM0 Comments
It can be easy to skip over cover letters. But there are a few things you can learn from a cover letter that you just won’t get from a resume. Here are five things you can learn about a candidate, just from reading a cover letter.
Category: Hiring Advice, Recruitment Challenges
The management tip you learned in university (but probably forgot to use)
Apr 11, 2012 10:42 AM0 Comments
Senior management can be hard to get a hold of. So what if there was an easy way to free up some time in that schedule? We discuss a management strategy taken right from lecture halls. Find out why you should run your company like a university professor.
Category: Hiring Advice, Management
Finding the 'wow' factor in customer service candidates
Apr 3, 2012 4:44 PM0 Comments
What is it that makes a customer service employee really excel? We all have a calling job-wise and for some, customer service is it.Recruiter Julie Labrie offers targeted interviewing strategies to help you find those stand-out customer service candidates.
Category: Hiring Advice, Management, Recruitment Challenges
How job hopping can be good for your career (and for your employers)
Mar 27, 2012 9:37 AM25 Comments
There is an outdated notion among some recruiters that people who have changed jobs frequently over their careers make for terrible hires. Here's why so-called job hoppers often actually have outstanding careers and make the best employees.
Category: Hiring Advice, Recruitment Challenges
Candidate assessment: can I trust my gut instinct?
Feb 29, 2012 11:49 AM3 Comments
Your first instinct about a candidate may not always be the right one. Recruiter Julie Labrie shares six important tips for assessing a potential candidate, and qualifying that "gut" instinct.
Category: Hiring Advice, Recruitment Challenges
Four reasons to hire a contract worker
Jan 30, 2012 11:37 AM0 Comments
Could hiring a short-term contract be the right recruitment strategy for your business? Find out four reasons contract work has become increasingly popular.
Category: Hiring Advice, Recruitment Challenges
7 telling interview questions
Jan 27, 2012 2:51 PM1 Comments
Have you ever interviewed a candidate who talked a great talk, but didn’t end up cutting it in the actual job? Recruiter Julie Labrie shares 7 interview questions that can uncover a job candidate’s real potential.
Category: Hiring Advice, Recruitment Challenges
Why your employees are leaving
Jan 10, 2012 9:55 AM0 Comments
Could you be driving your employees away? Get the scoop on what most often causes people to quit their jobs.
Category: Hiring Advice, Management
How to write a better job posting
Jan 4, 2012 8:53 AM2 Comments
The starting point for any recruitment effort is a well-crafted job posting. Here are 10 easy tips to keep in mind next time you post a job.
Category: Help and FAQs, Hiring Advice
Five recruiting rules you should break
Dec 14, 2011 11:34 AM0 Comments
These five "golden rules" of recruiting shouldn't always be followed. Find out which ones they are, and why you might want to ignore them next time you're hiring.
Category: Hiring Advice, Recruitment Challenges
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