You started with 15 telephone interviews, then invited five finalists in for personals. You’ve narrowed the five final candidates down to the one candidate whom you feel is the best person for the job. You’ve completed references, and they came back stellar. Now you’re ready to offer your final candidate the job!
Okay, now what?
The job [...]
Fewer than 10% of managers conduct their own reference checks. When you leave reference checking in the hands of someone else, you’re really rolling the dice with your new hire. Worst of all is the hiring manager who neither conducts references themselves, nor gets a third party to conduct references for them.
Would you ever consider [...]
Answer: Absolutely.
In 2002 and 2003, the employment market (and overall economic sentiment) was absolutely dismal. With the dot.com bubble bursting and recessionary pressures making life tough for everyone, many business managers simply pulled in their oars and braced for the storm. In early 2004, the clouds lifted, budgets firmed up, and businesses starting hiring again.
But savvy managers took advantage of a soft [...]
You’re busy. You’re always busy. And when it comes to recruiting, I’m willing to wager that your wait until you’re scrambling to fill open or replacement positions before you ever think about recruiting, because you spend approximately zero minutes of your time actively managing your team’s talent pipeline.
Recruiting for an open position doesn’t have to [...]
Increasingly, it looks like we’re seeing consensus amongst the lettered financial forecasters that the United States is entering a prolonged period of economic decline. And while recessions are more certainly bad news for business, they do have some positive potential outcomes, particularly in the realm of hiring new employees and upgrading your staff. Start taking [...]