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…
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…
For better results in 2011 Happy 2011! The landscape this year is certainly different than a year ago. Companies are making plans to hire – after taking a couple of years off for obvious reasons. The Colorado unemployment rate is going down and the attitude is hopeful. As you set out to begin hiring again…