Help Your Employees Take Ownership
Most employees treat their jobs the way renters treat their apartments. They move in with great excitement on the first day, but in a little while, they start thinking of the apartment as a place to live
Sample Talent Assessment Test Questions
While most standard staffing strategies involve resume reviews followed by straightforward interviews, a growing number of companies are looking for ways to mitigate hiring risk by adding a few more layers to an otherwise simple approach. Until the process becomes too long and/or too expensive to continue adding value, each data point collected on each potential candidate can help managers make a smarter staffing decision. With that in mind, HR departments are often adding simple aptitude and behavioral tests to [...]
5 Interview Questions to ask Your Candidate
HR research and hiring trends are providing a growing list of support for a simplified interview process. When it comes to questions, less is more and quality counts for more than quantity. If you have to choose between five hard-hitting questions and twenty questions with easily scripted answers that provide no value (and that interviewers probably won
4 Steps to Creating a Positive Candidate Experience
Why should you work hard to impress your candidates, even when you
2014 Salary Trend Report
At the beginning of 2014, salary increases are expected to hold steady. Averaging an increase around 3.1 percent across all industries and geographic areas of the United States. While these increases fall significantly lower than annual averages of the previous decade, they are expected to slowly increase as the recession ends and the overall economy recovers. But at the moment, increases between 3.0 and 3.5 percent seem to be the norm. In fact, more employees will receive pay raises slightly [...]
Top Recruiting Trends for 2014
In order to stay competitive during the year ahead, recruiters will need to stay in touch with a rapidly shifting job marketplace, a challenge that will require close attention to the post-recession relationship between job seekers and the companies that hire them. 2014 will bring critical shifts to the staffing industry, and savvy recruiters will need to adjust in order to keep their clients ahead of the curve. Here are a few of the top challenges they
Hiring and Staffing Trends for 2014
The year ahead will usher in a wide range of exciting opportunities for hiring managers and HR pros, and every opportunity will also come with a unique set of challenges. Do your hiring teams have the knowledge and support they
4 Interview Questions That Will Tell You Everything You Need to Know
Keep your interviews focused, on track, and meaningful by asking targeted questions that provide volumes of information. No matter how your candidate answers the questions listed below, you