Successfully hiring the best candidates available in the marketplace is one of the most important things that a company can do. In fact, it could be argued that it’s the most important thing a company can do. If you think in terms of professional sports, the team...
In this newsletter, we strive to provide case studies regarding actual events in the marketplace. We believe this is one of the best ways to address issues that are happening right now and affect people just like you. We have two more case studies this month, and...
In this day and age, it is often common practice for some companies to run an online job advertisement when they want to fill an open position. However, unless companies take a closer look at their specific needs and analyze the situation thoroughly, running an online...
There is no doubt that company officials are constantly immersed in the day-to-day operations of their business. There never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done. As a result, it becomes a matter of priorities, in other words, which tasks...
There is often a disconnect between what candidates believe they have to offer in the marketplace . . . and what companies believe those candidates have to offer. Of course, the more that a particular candidate and a company looking to hire are on the same page, the...
There are many things that candidates can do to help grow their careers. Some of these things they should be doing all of the time. One of the “all of the time” things is business etiquette. What do I mean by that? Well, I happen to have a case study that...
There’s no doubt that companies not only want to attract the best candidates available in the marketplace, but they also want to hire them. However, what they’re offering to these candidates isn’t always enough to accomplish both of these things. A disconnect often...
As you might imagine, some candidates and job seekers don’t do themselves any favors during the hiring process. They make mistakes that are very much avoidable, and those mistakes often eliminate them from serious consideration for better employment opportunities. Of...
There is no doubt that talent is highly coveted in the employment marketplace, and that’s the case regardless of the condition of the economy. Every organization has a goal to hire the best candidates as employees. In addition, every organization desires to keep its...
Nothing happens in the world without desire—specifically, a person (or people’s) desire to make something happen. This also applies to the world of employment, including the hiring of employees. For example, let’s say that officials at a company decide they want to...
There’s no question that your resume is one of the most important tools of your job search. It’s quite possibly what gets “your foot in the door” at a company that’s looking to fill an important position. As such, there’s a good chance that you’ve taken meticulous...
Hiring the top talent in the marketplace is not a “crapshoot.” It’s not a matter of “dumb luck” or “good fortune,” either. As a company, either you’re doing what it is necessary to find, recruit, and hire the top people in the industry—or you’re not. I was recently...
There’s no doubt that you’re busy, and there’s probably a rather good chance that you believe you’re too busy to give the proper amount of attention to your resume. “Why bother?” you might be saying. “My job is secure. There’s no reason to update my resume.” As we...
Let me start by saying that I can certainly understand why companies would want to outsource all or part of their recruiting activities to an external service provider. After all, hiring is a crucial part of a company’s ability to compete and grow in the marketplace,...
Recruiting is not the easiest job in the world. However, it can very rewarding, especially when you receive an email like the one I recently received. That email was sent to me by somebody who I’ve placed in two positions so far in their career. The email contained...
Accepting an offer of employment from another company and starting down the path of a great new career opportunity is certainly exciting. However, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. After all, you have to resign from your current employer. To be sure, this situation...
The employment marketplace is much different than it was five years ago. It’s even different than it was three years ago. In short, employees—especially top employees—no longer feel “lucky to have a job.” (It could be argued that they never felt that way; after all,...
Quite often in our newsletters and blog posts we share real-life stories that illustrate what to do and what not to do during the interviewing and hiring process. These case studies serve as excellent examples of how to brand yourself within the industry and position...
No matter the unemployment rate, the degree of difficulty involved in finding top-tier talent remains the same. That was true before the Great Recession, and it’s true today. Actually, it could be argued that for companies attempting to find the candidates they need...
We’ve discussed on more than one occasion (in both our newsletter and our blog) the importance of treating passive candidates differently from active job seekers. That’s because what motivates one group does NOT motivate the other group. The most important...
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