The difference between being busy and being productive during your search I spend a good amount of time every day talking with people who reach out to me and people who are referred to me for help with their job search. I make time to talk with everyone personally and help in any way I…
A guide to the candidate experience for hiring managers Lately there has been a lot of commentary around something called the ‘candidate experience.’ Personally I think this is just common sense, but I’m coming from the perspective of someone who works with candidates and hiring managers all the time – as a matchmaker. Everyone is…
Candidate Profiles Time to hire is one of the primary metrics we use to measure our success. Regardless of whether you are working internally to fill a position or engaging the services of an outside recruiter – time is money. The faster you can source, attract, interview and hire – the better your return. Every…
Increasing the effectiveness of your talent advertising If you are still using your internal HR job descriptions when you post openings on an external job board or your company website for that matter, then please write a check and hand it to a stranger on the corner for the price of that posting. Either way,…
What will you do differently? Last month we talked about the state of the job market and the lack of available qualified talent. You must change your classic methods of finding and attracting talent if you are going to be able to compete in the New Year. Here are some steps you can take to…
Planning for hiring success in 2012 – Part 1 of 2 It’s that time of the year – again. Time to get your budget together for the New Year. Time to look at all the money you spent on talent acquisition and wonder where it all went. Time to try and figure out how in…
The Art of Recruiting a Passive Candidate The fall hiring season has begun. The market is very active and depending on the skills you are looking for you may find that the candidates you need are working and generally happy in their current position. Finding and attracting professionals who are already fully employed is a…
Boring Job postings net boring candidates So, what is it about job postings on your company website? This month we’re going to talk about the difference between a job description and a job posting. I realize that as a hiring manager you don’t have a bunch of spare time in your day to be a…
Tips for developing a productive relationship with your recruiter This is a highly competitive market. The Wall Street Journal last week published an article stating that although overall unemployment is 9% technology unemployment is only 4%. This means there are more open positions than there are people to fill them. As a hiring manager you…
I have the privilege of working with some of Colorado’s most admired companies. I also get insight into what works – and what doesn’t work during the candidate selection process. Coming out of the downturn, we’re in a highly competitive market – many companies are beginning to hire – and hire in volume again. If…