Get out of neutral Last month we talked about how your companyâs reputation has an impact on the candidate profiles that you attract. Thatâs great if you are happy with the level at which your team is performing, the personality that emanates from your internal community and the people in that community. But what if you want to initiate a change? …
The law of (candidate) attraction I get a lot of comments from hiring managers that they just canât seem to attract the right people to their open positions. The perception is that there isnât good talent out there and that is one of the primary challenges affecting company growth. While I agree that we need to continue to promote education…
9Â reasons you canât fill your open positions Welcome to 2014! Â I hear rumors that many of you are going to be hiring this year â WOOHOO! Â If itâs been a few years since you were able to add net new positions and actually think about GROWTH then you are pretty excited. Â You might also be…
Donât just go with your gut Hiring is not on the top of the list of activities that most leaders enjoy. The process is tedious, long and fraught with errors. If you make the right hire your world will be beautiful â your customers will be happy, your team will enjoy blissful camaraderie, you will…
Using a blended interview format for better outcomes Interviewing techniques are all over the place â each hiring manager has their own style whether learned, imparted upon or self-created. I will assert that for the most part, you are interviewing from the job description and evaluating candidates based primarily on the bullet points in this…
Tips for getting your candidate flow going again In Colorado and in some other parts of the country (primarily those with 3 or 4 seasons) we see a tremendous erosion of candidate activity during the summer months. There are a number of reasons for this phenomenon: Vacations and summer family visits; kids are out of school and that disrupts the…
It looks like itâs finally Springtime in Colorado! Wow……that was one long snow season, huh? Spring means college graduation for thousands of newly minted professionals who are eager to begin their careers. It’s also the time of year when current college students are looking for some relevant work over the summer……keyword internship. If you are…
Your candidates are not professional resume writers If you are a hiring manager or someone who reviews resumes regularly you may use the resume as a method for screening candidates â either screening them IN â or screening them OUT. Most often, resumes are used for screening candidates OUT. I believe this method may be…
Collapse your interviewing process to reduce your competition Iâve 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,…
6 uncommon ways to build a strong brand If you work for a good company, where people are recognized, and feel that their contribution has an impact you most likely have a strong culture and are surrounded by smart people. This reputation doesnât happen overnight. It also doesnât happen because your marketing department publishes that you are a…