To optimize your hiring process and get the most out of each candidate interview, gather your hiring team together for a post-game rap session. If you add this move to your interview strategy and do so efficiently and smoothly, you can take some of the guess-work and subjectivity out of the candidate selection process and [...]

Hiring managers, especially inexperienced ones, often believe that the challenges of recruiting and hiring end when contracts are signed and talented employees are brought on board. According to this logic, once the deal is sealed, great employees will automatically feel a sense of binding commitment and company loyalty that will last until the end of [...]

This is an area that has become much more complicated in the past several years. Where suits and ties and dresses, skirts and slacks were once the norm in virtually all business environments, many companies are now much less formal. The problem is, there is often little or no correlation between the type of business [...]

An imbalance in the job market can sometimes lead to distorted perspectives on both sides of the employer-candidate equation. Employers may become overconfident, which can push them to set unrealistic standards for candidates, treat applicants disrespectfully, or encourage groveling on the assumption that desperate candidates will make better employees. And on the employee side, this [...]

The key to a successful interview is planning and arriving prepared. The more planning you do in advance of the interview, the more likely it is that you’ll walk away leaving a good impression and accomplishing your goals. So what are the steps you can take to plan for an ultimate interview? Do your homework. [...]

The role of human resources within an organization can be traced more than 100 years. As America took off during the Industrial Revolution, so did the role of human resources. Over more than 100 years, human resources has continued to evolve. While many see the role of HR as traditional hiring and recruiting, human resources [...]

Think of job descriptions as opportunities to sell your organization and position to the most desirable candidates. Engaging top talent, and encouraging them to join your team, should be some of the primary goals of your job descriptions. How can effective job descriptions help your organization? Just as candidates put their best feet forward on [...]