Collapse your interviewing process to reduce your competition I’ve read a bunch of articles lately about how companies are taking weeks and months to fill open positions. Most of this press is attributable to large companies with many layers of decisionmakers. If you are lucky enough to be a hiring manager for a small company,…
Be interested – and interesting The media is full of news about companies who would hire, but can’t find qualified candidates to fill open positions. Translation – there is a war for talent going on. If you are a big company with deep pockets, a large recruiting team and a strong employment brand you won’t…
From an unemployed professional In my role as an executive search consultant I split my time between hiring managers who are trying to hire and candidates who are trying to get hired. As we continue our path toward economic recovery there are still deeply experienced, highly skilled executives who are trying to navigate their paths…
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…