You’re probably not going to ask the types of hard-hitting questions that are the envy of veteran journalists when conducting your first job interview. Yet that doesn’t mean you have to flounder through an awkward fifteen to thirty minute conversation with a candidate. If you follow these steps before and during the interview, you can get what you need from a candidate to make a well-informed, effective decision for your company.
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Asking the right questions to candidates during the interview process can be a difference-maker. If you ask the right questions, you could get the right fit. If you ask the wrong questions, you could end up spending copious amounts of your time and resources searching for an ever elusive candidate.
The reason for this is because hiring managers and HR recruiters often get tied up in asking one-size-fits-all questions to every candidate they…
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According to an ExecuNet survey, two-thirds of executive recruiters are increasing or remaining constant with their hiring search, dispelling the old myth that companies don’t hire during the holiday season. One story that you should keep in mind when determining who to hire is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol. Stay with me here.
Though the primary lessons Scrooge learned is that sharing with the less…
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The effects of unproductive employees can plague the overall costs and efficiency of a company, which is why ensuring that your employees are up-to-date on their skills is essential to turning a profit. A lazy employee can be fired but if the source of the problem stems from a lack of skills, it is essential that you bring your employees up to speed through training.
There is no secret that serves as a one-size-fits-all solution for training…
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Most companies, at some point or another, have had to endure a long term vacancy. The position in question is usually integral to critical business, giving hiring managers more than enough reasons to tread carefully to avoid a bad hire. Yet as the days and weeks go by and the position itself goes unfilled, questions should start to arise in any hiring manager’s mind: are expectations for potential candidates too high?
First and foremost, a…
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